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Getting Started Using InfoLit

Getting Started with Information Literacy–Core
This document describes strategies for working information literacy instruction into your course and tips for when and how to use Information Literacy–Core multimedia and assessments.
Aligning Information Literacy–Core to Your Research Assignment
This document shows an example of how an annotated bibliography research assignment can be scaffolded into multiple stages for students, and be supported by targeted Information Literacy–Core multimedia.
Aligning Information Literacy–Core to your Curriculum
This document shows an example of how information literacy can be scaffolded through a general education and programmatic curriculum, with reinforcement and increasing complexity.
Information Literacy–Core Standards Mapping
The multimedia in Information Literacy–Core are mapped to many different standards bodies, including: ACRL, AAC&U, and international IL standards.
Teaching Guides: Information Literacy–Core
Not sure which multimedia to use in your class? The Teaching Guides for Information Literacy–Core can help you determine which multimedia will best fit with your course.

Designing Effective Research Assignments

Designing Effective Research Assignments tutorial

Does designing effective assignments to assess student learning feel tedious or challenging?
Are you ever unsure if your assessments are measuring learning effectively, or if your students have the proper skills to complete them successfully?

This tutorial will focus on how to structure assessments effectively in order to provide students with an authentic opportunity to display their knowledge and skills.