Wondering how LibraryLEARN (CREDO Instruct) works in real-life classrooms? This brief case study illustrates how Teri Catanio, an instructor and Director of the Career Center at Cairn University, PA, used LibraryLEARN (CREDO Instruct) to increase her students' research and writing abilities--the gains were immediate and persisted long-term, making the professors work easier and the students more successful.
Sample mapping of LibraryLEARN content to a variety of courses: Click Here
CCBC Librarians are available to help with the selection and alignment of learning modules to particular assignments. Please contact Shaune Pyle, spyle@ccbcmd.edu, for help with online learning modules, tools, and resources.
Here are 3 ways you can utilize LibraryLEARN in your course:
1. Before Library instruction
Do your librarians have limited time with students to teach them research and information literacy skills?
2. Scaffold throughout your Course
Are you concerned about having enough time to cover your course’s content and incorporate research instruction into your syllabus?
3. As a Developmental Tool
Do some of your students need a refresher or additional help with how to do research (transfer students, non-traditional students, at risk students)?
Information Literacy (IL) refers to the ability to recognize a need for information and to find, analyze, and synthesize related material from books, articles, websites and more.
A CCBC graduate:
1. Understands the research process is dynamic and begins with building background knowledge. |
4. Locates appropriate resources using search functionality and strategies. |
2. Recognizes there are different types of information used for different purposes. | 5. Chooses information sources based on criteria appropriate to the situation. |
3. Refines a broad research topic into a focused research question. |
6. Values facts and multiple lenses in reviewing and selecting information resources. 7. Uses information ethically and legally. |
For more information on using LibraryLEARN Information Literacy Tutorials in your class, contact Kwangsoo Han or Shaune Pyle.