Information Literacy Instruction

Faculty can work with librarians to design and deliver tailored instruction sessions that teach students critical research skills and effective use of academic databases. Librarians can also assist in creating course-specific research guides and embedding information literacy outcomes within course syllabi and assignments.

In-class Instruction

Contact your subject librarian to schedule library instruction for your class in person or via Zoom. Please provide at least two weeks notice and plan to attend with your students. Instruction can be tailored to your course and/or assignments. Topics can include search strategies, using specific databases, evaluating sources, citation formats, and more.

Collaboration with Librarians

Librarians can work with instructors to create course-specific research guides and embed information literacy outcomes within course syllabi and assignments. Contact your subject librarian to discuss the specific research skills and resources most relevant to your course objectives and to plan co-teaching sessions or library assignments. Librarians can:

• Create course guides, web pages, video tutorials, and other learning objects.
• Design research assignments tailored to our library resources.
• Collaborate with instructors to assess students' progress and adapt instruction as needed.

Also consider:

• Adding your subject librarian’s contact information to your course syllabus.
• Adding your subject librarian to your Canvas course in the Librarian role.

Tutorials in Canvas

The Library Tutorials will help your students find, use, and evaluate information resources. Available tutorials include:

• Scholarly Articles
• Using OneSearch to Find Books and Articles
• Plagiarism and Citing (basic)
• Preventing Plagiarism (advanced)
• Research as Inquiry
• Credible Sources
• Evaluating Sources
• Conflicting Information
• Open Minded Researcher
• Finding Surveys and Instruments
• Artificial Intelligence and Academic Work

The tutorials are available in Canvas, and students can access them by self-enrolling in the Library Tutorials course. Share this link with students for instructions on how to enroll: https://library.fresnostate.edu/info/learn-on-your-own

Students will earn a badge with each tutorial they complete, so you can assign tutorials as part of your course and have students submit the badges they earn as evidence. If you would like to remix, reuse or change any of these modules, search for the tutorial by title on Canvas Commons and embed it in your course.