Creating Engaging Information Literacy Tutorials
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 1220B
Proposal
Academic and public librarians are increasingly recognizing the value of online tutorials as a means of providing patrons with the ability to learn information literacy concepts and explore library tools at their own pace and at the point of need. However, a static tutorial video cannot compete with the dynamic, engaging information content that patrons encounter in their everyday lives, and they often fail to produce lasting learning. Studies have shown that providing students with content that requires interaction and participation more successfully keeps their attention and ensures more permanent recall. This presentation will demonstrate several steps librarians can take in creating online tutorials to make them more engaging for patrons and, in turn, more useful. In addition to discussing various tutorial platforms and their capacity for engaging elements, I’ll also describe how to construct tutorials in an engaging way and assess tutorials based on direct student feedback. This presentation will be based on my own experiences creating and assessing tutorials at my university and will include examples of tutorial scripts, assessment activities, and links to the tutorials themselves.
Short Description
Want to engage your students or patrons with online information literacy tutorials? This presentation will demonstrate several steps librarians can take in creating online tutorials to make them more engaging for patrons and, in turn, more useful. In addition to discussing various tutorial platforms and their capacity for engaging viewers, you'll also learn how to construct tutorials in an engaging way and assess tutorials based on direct student feedback.
Keywords
information literacy; tutorial; active learning; engagement; instruction; assessment
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Goodsett, Mandi, "Creating Engaging Information Literacy Tutorials" (2014). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 70.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2014/2014/70
Creating Engaging Information Literacy Tutorials
Room 1220B
Academic and public librarians are increasingly recognizing the value of online tutorials as a means of providing patrons with the ability to learn information literacy concepts and explore library tools at their own pace and at the point of need. However, a static tutorial video cannot compete with the dynamic, engaging information content that patrons encounter in their everyday lives, and they often fail to produce lasting learning. Studies have shown that providing students with content that requires interaction and participation more successfully keeps their attention and ensures more permanent recall. This presentation will demonstrate several steps librarians can take in creating online tutorials to make them more engaging for patrons and, in turn, more useful. In addition to discussing various tutorial platforms and their capacity for engaging elements, I’ll also describe how to construct tutorials in an engaging way and assess tutorials based on direct student feedback. This presentation will be based on my own experiences creating and assessing tutorials at my university and will include examples of tutorial scripts, assessment activities, and links to the tutorials themselves.
