Resources for Information Literacy Instruction

Assignment Ideas

These are ideas for introducing and applying information literacy concepts and are not intended to be assignments to use for gen ed outcome assessment reporting.

Evaluating Information 

• Publication format and audience
• Distinguishing among Formats of Information Links to an external site. (scholarly vs. popular; primary, secondary, & tertiary; trade/professional journals)
• Sample class exercise: scholarly reference in popular press Links to an external site. 

• Websites
• Samples of four worksheets Links to an external site.
• Yes/no checksheet Links to an external site.
• Sample class exercise: comparing two .com sites Links to an external site.

• Selecting Sources
• selecting additional sources for evaluating given piece of information Links to an external site. 
• investigating author credibility Links to an external site. 

Documentation/Use of Information

• Using Cited Material to Understand Scholarly Work Links to an external site. (demonstrates why to cite sources)
• Cite sources you use for class Links to an external site. (formally or informally)