Tutorial: Why Information Literacy MattersUse this tutorial to show students how information literacy is relevant to their day-to-day lives. Students will become familiar with their own information seeking habits, privilege, and skills used in their personal, academic, and professional lives.
Video: Life in the Information AgeTechnology is changing the way we locate, analyze, and share information. Use this video to introduce students to the evolving information landscape and their roles as responsible information consumers and creators.
Videos: The Research ProcessUse this video to demonstrate the value of pre-research. Students will learn how to align their initial exploration to their assignment requirements.
Tutorial: Developing a Research FocusIn this tutorial, students will be introduced to pre-research techniques to determine the scope and depth of their research focus.
Video: How to Narrow Your TopicDo your students have trouble selecting a topic for a research assignment? This video will outline the process to help students hone in on a compelling research topic with appropriate scope using strategies like strategic searching. Students will also understand the importance of open mindedness and flexibility in the research process.
Tutorial: Background Research TipsDetermining a manageable research question can be challenging for students. Use this tutorial to introduce strategies for aligning a research focus with assignment guidelines and research tools such as concept maps.
Videos: Beginning Research with Wikipedia/GoogleThis video will help students understand the process of background research by introducing techniques for gathering background information using Google and Wikipedia.
Video: Thesis StatementsUse this video to help students identify the purpose of their research efforts and construct evidence-based statements. Students will learn how to narrow in on a topic, conduct background research, and synthesize the existing body of evidence in order to craft a compelling argument.
Tutorial: Scholarship as ConversationUse this tutorial to encourage students to develop a scholarly mindset. In this tutorial, students will learn how their projects help build the body of work in a given field. Additionally, students will become familiar with the process of attribution and critical evaluation.
Video: What is Authority?Use this video to introduce students to the concept of authority, how it relates to research, source selection, evaluation, and attribution.
Video: Introduction to BiasThis video introduces the idea of bias and prejudice and the importance of awareness of one’s own bias and the bias of others when evaluating sources and situations, and responding to arguments.
Video: Types of BiasThis video builds on the introduction to bias video by discussing specific types of bias such as social bias, confirmation bias, and communal reinforcement.
Quiz: BiasThis quiz corresponds with the video on bias.
Video: Evaluating SourcesUse this video to encourage students to think critically about the information they encounter in print and online. Students will become familiar with strategies for evaluating sources based on these criteria: authority, accuracy, currency, relevance, and objectivity.
Tutorial: Evaluating InformationStudents will learn how to evaluate a range of resources in order to select the most authoritative sources on their research topic.
Tutorial: Choosing the Best Web SourceWith so much information available online, it’s important for students to be able to locate reliable, high quality information. Use this tutorial to introduce strategies for navigating the open web and evaluating web sources.
Video Tutorial: Understanding MisinformationThis video tutorial will review the common types of misinformation and introduce you to strategies for evaluating news items found online.
Tutorial: News Reporting Vs. Opinion Pieces in JournalismAs an informed individual, it’s your responsibility to distinguish between the different types of news available. This ability is not limited to evaluating the news in front of you; it also includes seeking out supporting and opposing information to contextualize your understanding of key issues.
This tutorial will focus on two types of journalism: news reporting and opinion
Tutorial: Evaluating Digital Sources Using Lateral ReadingThis tutorial explains the process of lateral reading, which helps you determine a source's credibility, intent and biases by searching for articles on the same topic by other sources.
