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InfoLit Modules Faculty LibGuide

InfoLit Module Topics

  1. Introduction
  2. Pre-Test
  3. Getting Started With Research
    1. Introduction
    2. Tutorial: Why Information Literacy Matters 
    3. Video: Life in the Information Age 
    4. Video: The Research Process 
    5. Tutorial: Choosing a Topic 
    6. Video: How to Narrow Your Topic 
    7. Tutorial: Background Research Tips 
    8. Video: Thesis Statements 
    9. Quiz: Thesis Statements 
    10. Tutorial: Scholarship as Conversation 
    11. Quiz: The Research Process 
  4. Sources of Information
    1. Introduction 
    2. Tutorial: Information Has Value 
    3. Video: Data, Information, and Knowledge
    4. Video: Primary & Secondary Research 
    5. Video: Primary & Secondary Sources 
    6. Quiz: Primary & Secondary Sources
    7. Video: Peer Review 
    8. Quiz: Peer Review 
    9. Video: Types of Sources 
    10. Quiz: Types of Sources 
    11. Tutorial: How To Read Scholarly Materials 
    12. Video: How to Read Scholarly Materials 
  5. Searching for Information
    1. Introduction 
    2. Video: Choosing a Database 
    3. Tutorial: Choosing & Using Keywords 
    4. Quiz: Choosing a Database 
    5. Quiz: Choosing and Using Keywords 
    6. Tutorial: Search Techniques, Part 1 
    7. Tutorial: Search Techniques, Part 2 
    8. Video: Refining Search Results 
    9. Quiz: Search Techniques 
  6. Evaluating Information
    1. Introduction 
    2. Video: What is Authority? 
    3. Video: Introduction to Bias
    4. Video: Types of Bias
    5. Quiz: Bias
    6. Video: Evaluating Sources 
    7. Tutorial: Evaluating Resources 
    8. Tutorial: Choosing the Best Web Source 
    9. Video: How to Identify and Debunk Fake News
    10. Quiz: Fake News
    11. Video: Objectivity in Reporting 
    12. Quiz: Evaluating Information
  7. Presenting Research and Data
    1. Introduction 
    2. Video: Synthesizing Information 
    3. Tutorial: Synthesizing Information 
    4. Quiz: Synthesizing Information 
    5. Video: Anatomy of a Research Paper 
    6. Quiz: Anatomy of a Research Paper 
    7. Video: Writing Help 
  8. Citations and Academic Integrity
    1. Introduction 
    2. Video: Why Citations Matter 
    3. Tutorial: Why Citations Matter 
    4. Video: APA Citation Style 
    5. Tutorial: APA Citations 
    6. Quiz: APA Citations 
    7. Video: MLA Citation Style 
    8. Video: MLA 8th Edition Citation Style 
    9. Tutorial: MLA 8th Edition Citation Style 
    10. Quiz: MLA Citations 
    11. Video: Turabian Citation Style 
    12. Quiz: Turabian Citations 
    13. Video: Harvard Citation Style 
    14. Video: Chicago Style Book Citations 
    15. Video: Chicago Style Journal and Website Citations 
    16. Video: Academic Integrity 
    17. Video: What is Plagiarism? 
    18. Video: Copyright 
    19. Quiz: Academic Integrity 
  9. Post-Test
  10. Faculty Module​​​​
    1. Teaching with Modules Guides
    2. Video: Why IL Matters to Faculty
    3. Tutorial: Designing Effective Research Assignments
    4. Promoting the Modules
    5. Standards Mapping

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