Creating an Online Open Educational Resource Textbook for Information Literacy: A Collaborative Process
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation
Conference Strand
Critical Literacy
Target Audience
Higher Education
Second Target Audience
Other
Librarians or others that would like to publish OER
Location
Session 1 Papers
Relevance
This project brought together faculty and librarians from diverse disciplines to create an OER textbook about information literacy. The differing viewpoints represented by the cross-curricular team served to provide a more robust tool for the teaching and learning of information literacy concepts. The resource supplements information literacy instruction in the classroom, gives students a one-stop shop for learning information literacy and research concepts, and provides educators with a resource to refer to when students have questions.
Proposal
This presentation describes how a small two-year college in central Florida enlisted faculty and librarians in creating an information literacy textbook. The presenters’ experiences were detailed as a case study in the upcoming ACRL publication, Intersections of Open Educational Resources and Information Literacy edited by Elizabeth Dill and Mary Ann Cullen. The intent of the case study was to relate the presenters’ process as a guide for those interested in creating a collaborative Open Educational Resource (OER) for themselves. The original case study and this presentation looks at the textbook content, project structure, licensing considerations, hosting platforms, and accessibility. Cason and Rackley are also interested in illuminating their next steps and how the book will be enhanced.
Short Description
Librarians and faculty from a small two-year college in Florida combined their diverse disciplinary perspectives to develop an Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook on information literacy. This presentation outlines the creation process as a guide for those interested in producing a collaborative OER textbook for themselves.
Keywords
Information literacy, OER, faculty-librarian collaboration
Publication Type and Release Option
Event
Recommended Citation
Cason, James H. and Rackley, Nora, "Creating an Online Open Educational Resource Textbook for Information Literacy: A Collaborative Process" (2022). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 9.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2022/2022/9
Creating an Online Open Educational Resource Textbook for Information Literacy: A Collaborative Process
Session 1 Papers
This presentation describes how a small two-year college in central Florida enlisted faculty and librarians in creating an information literacy textbook. The presenters’ experiences were detailed as a case study in the upcoming ACRL publication, Intersections of Open Educational Resources and Information Literacy edited by Elizabeth Dill and Mary Ann Cullen. The intent of the case study was to relate the presenters’ process as a guide for those interested in creating a collaborative Open Educational Resource (OER) for themselves. The original case study and this presentation looks at the textbook content, project structure, licensing considerations, hosting platforms, and accessibility. Cason and Rackley are also interested in illuminating their next steps and how the book will be enhanced.
