Information Literacy Program at Decker Library

This course is designed to be taught synchronously and in person. Register your class here: https://calendly.com/requiredlibraryinstructionrequests/drawing-tradition-and-innovation

If teaching in person:

1. Go through the slide-deck lesson plan and hand out the worksheet.

• These slides will walk students through: Artsy, Google Arts and Culture, and our Library Catalog.
• In advance, pull the following books to show as examples from our Special Collections:
• Codex Zouche-Nuttall
• Codex Espangliensis

3. Have the students hand in their worksheets once they've returned with a book.

This lesson should take about 1.5 hours to complete and can be followed up with additional instruction.

Assessment Process

• Collect the printed worksheets at the end of class
• Enter your initials or a check mark in the appropriate category of the rubric (e.g. "Developing")
• Return the completed assessment to the mailbox of the Information Literacy and Instructional Design Librarian

Program Learning Outcomes Associated with this Lesson Plan

• Search and Organize PLO 1: Students will be able to search for appropriate information and organize their research as needed.
• Search and Organize PLO 2: Students will be able to identify core concepts, keywords, and subject headings for discovery of relevant information.
• Evaluate and Analyze PLO 3: Students will be able to develop an effective search strategy, modify their topic and search terms when necessary, and ask for help when needed.
• Synthesize and Create PLO 5: Students will be able to explore ideas, test topics, and refine a research question in context.

Relevant Frame from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework

• Information Creation as a Process: Information in any format is produced to convey a message and is shared via a selected delivery method. The iterative processes of researching, creating, revising, and disseminating information vary, and the resulting product reflects these differences.
• Research as Inquiry: Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry in any field.
• Searching as Strategic Exploration: Searching for information is often nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops.

• Scholarship as Conversation: Communities of scholars, researchers, or professionals engage in sustained discourse with new insights and discoveries occurring over time as a result of varied perspectives and interpretations.

AY 2021-2022 Assessment Report

156 individual worksheets scored and assessed. Any missing worksheets are likely because they weren't turned in by the faculty member or the students. They were scored on a scale of 1-3 (3 = accomplished, 2 = developing, 1 = insufficient).