Information Literacy Workshop Association of Architecture School Librarians

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 nonscholarly 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