Digital Learning: Teaching Information Literacy through LibGuides

Thursday, February 23, 2012 | 2:30PM–3:30PM | Pavilion, Plaza Level
Session Type: Professional Development
Academic librarians endeavor to build collaborative teaching relationships to better integrate information literacy into curriculum discipline areas, but time constraints often dictate that structured student/librarian interaction is limited to a single in-class session. To address this problem, librarians at UT Arlington Library have built instructional content into course- and subject-specific LibGuides. This presentation will focus on the methods we have used to increase the effectiveness of LibGuides as a teaching tool and how these guides can put students at the center of their own learning experience. These methods include developing curriculum collaboratively, Kuhlthau's information search process, and usability testing.

Presenters

  • Andy Herzog

    Librarian, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Boglarka Huddleston

    Instruction & Information Literacy Librarian, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Gretchen Trkay

    Instruction & Information Literacy Librarian, University of Texas at Arlington