Creating a For-Credit Information Literacy Course From Scratch
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation
Conference Strand
Critical Literacy
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Session 4 Papers
Relevance
The presentation is about developing a college course in information literacy
Proposal
In fall 2019 I was asked to develop a for-credit Information Literacy course – from scratch, to start in just a few weeks. Having only done one-shots in the past, I went looking for resources to tell me how to begin designing this full course, but I found very little. So, having now taught this course successfully 4 times, in multiple formats, this is the presentation I wish I could have attended before I designed my class! I will discuss all aspects of creating an Information Literacy course from scratch, including developing learning objectives, structuring your content, open source learning materials, syllabi, and other concepts that are helpful in designing such a course. I will also share my experience revising the course as I teach it each time, and considerations for teaching in person vs. online (thanks to COVID, I did it both ways). Participants will leave the session armed with tools and knowledge to create or revise their own for-credit Information Literacy course of any length or format. Though geared towards a for-credit course, many of these concepts can also apply to a one-shot session or workshop, so all librarians involved in instruction will benefit.
Short Description
I was asked to develop a for-credit Information Literacy course – from scratch, to start in just a few weeks. I went looking for resources to tell me how to begin designing this full course, but I found very little. So, having now taught this course successfully 4 times, this is the presentation I wish I could have attended before I designed my class!
Keywords
information literacy, teaching, course, course design
Publication Type and Release Option
Event
Recommended Citation
Little, Lara, "Creating a For-Credit Information Literacy Course From Scratch" (2022). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 24.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2022/2022/24
Creating a For-Credit Information Literacy Course From Scratch
Session 4 Papers
In fall 2019 I was asked to develop a for-credit Information Literacy course – from scratch, to start in just a few weeks. Having only done one-shots in the past, I went looking for resources to tell me how to begin designing this full course, but I found very little. So, having now taught this course successfully 4 times, in multiple formats, this is the presentation I wish I could have attended before I designed my class! I will discuss all aspects of creating an Information Literacy course from scratch, including developing learning objectives, structuring your content, open source learning materials, syllabi, and other concepts that are helpful in designing such a course. I will also share my experience revising the course as I teach it each time, and considerations for teaching in person vs. online (thanks to COVID, I did it both ways). Participants will leave the session armed with tools and knowledge to create or revise their own for-credit Information Literacy course of any length or format. Though geared towards a for-credit course, many of these concepts can also apply to a one-shot session or workshop, so all librarians involved in instruction will benefit.
