Information Literacy Workshop Association of Architecture School Librarians Houston, TX – April 27, 2008

Learning Outcomes for Session Attendees will be able to: Create learning outcomes based on assignments Create activities/content to teach to those learning outcomes Assess students’ achievement of learning outcomes

Information Literacy: ACRL Definition An information literate individual is able to: Determine the extent of information needed Access the needed information effectively and efficiently Evaluate information and its sources critically Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally

Learning Outcomes Identify what your students will know and be able to do by the end of your instruction activity Useful tools for creating learning outcomes: –ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education and ACRL Standards Toolkit –Information Competencies for Students in Design Disciplines –Bloom’s Taxonomy

Selected Learning Outcomes Students recognize that encyclopedias provide topic overviews and background information. (ACRL Standard 1) Students select keywords to represent different aspects of the building’s history, materials etc. (ACRL Standard 2) Students formulate searches using AND and OR (ACRL Standard 2)

Selected Learning Outcomes Students recognize that books can be located using the Library Catalog and article citations can be located using a subscription database (ACRL Standard 2) Students recognize that images can be located on the web, in subscription databases and in print sources (ACRL Standard 1) Students select appropriate databases for the types of articles they need (ACRL Standard 1)

Selected Learning Outcomes Students evaluate websites, books, and articles for authority, accuracy, bias, currency and relevancy (ACRL Standard 3) Students differentiate between scholarly and non- scholarly sources (ACRL Standard 1)

Active Learning Create learning outcomes for your assignment

BREAK Meet back in 15 minutes

Creating Content & Activities Tie content/activities to learning outcomes Appeal to a diversity of learning styles

Active Learning Create content/activities for your learning outcomes

Assessment What to assess How to use assessment data Easy ways to get started: Muddiest point, 1- minute essay, faculty feedback, etc. Assessment tied to learning outcomes: Pre & post-tests, research logs, etc.

Wrap-up Questions Session Evaluation Presenters: AJ Johnson & Michele Ostrow Library Instruction Services University of Texas Libraries