Creating engaging and effective information literacy activities for a hybrid world
Type of Presentation
Workshop
Conference Strand
Critical Literacy
Target Audience
Higher Education
Second Target Audience
K-12
Location
Session 3
Relevance
The proposed workshop focuses on interactive activity design, with specific examples that focus on teaching information literacy skills.
Proposal
Designing engaging and effective learning experiences is a high priority for anyone teaching information literacy skills, regardless of the format of instruction. In this workshop, an information literacy librarian will model teaching strategies and share examples of a variety of interactive classroom activities that are designed for a hybrid world. These activities vary in length from two to twenty minutes, use free instructional technology tools, and have been tested in face-to-face, synchronous online, and asynchronous information literacy instruction settings. Tools used include Mentimeter, Padlet, and Google applications (primarily Docs, Sheets, and Jamboard), but many other tools are available either at no cost or through institutional licenses that offer similar functionality.
After engaging with these examples, participants will create or adapt an activity that they can use in their own teaching practice. Participants will use a backward design approach when developing these active learning exercises, considering the outcomes they want to achieve, how student learning will be assessed, what types of activities might be effective, and what free online tools would be the best fit for those activities. Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas with other attendees and ask questions both during and after the workshop.
Presentation Description
Designing engaging and effective learning experiences is a high priority for information literacy instructors. This workshop will offer examples of interactive activities designed for a hybrid world – flexible enough to work in a variety of online and in-person environments. Participants will design an activity to use in their own teaching practice, sharing their ideas with other attendees both during and after the workshop.
Keywords
Information literacy, media literacy, teaching, online learning, hybrid, instructional design
Publication Type and Release Option
Event
Recommended Citation
Dale, Jenny, "Creating engaging and effective information literacy activities for a hybrid world" (2022). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 19.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2022/2022/19
Creating engaging and effective information literacy activities for a hybrid world
Session 3
Designing engaging and effective learning experiences is a high priority for anyone teaching information literacy skills, regardless of the format of instruction. In this workshop, an information literacy librarian will model teaching strategies and share examples of a variety of interactive classroom activities that are designed for a hybrid world. These activities vary in length from two to twenty minutes, use free instructional technology tools, and have been tested in face-to-face, synchronous online, and asynchronous information literacy instruction settings. Tools used include Mentimeter, Padlet, and Google applications (primarily Docs, Sheets, and Jamboard), but many other tools are available either at no cost or through institutional licenses that offer similar functionality.
After engaging with these examples, participants will create or adapt an activity that they can use in their own teaching practice. Participants will use a backward design approach when developing these active learning exercises, considering the outcomes they want to achieve, how student learning will be assessed, what types of activities might be effective, and what free online tools would be the best fit for those activities. Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas with other attendees and ask questions both during and after the workshop.
