Download the IL modules into your Blackboard course:
- Follow the Blackboard download link to Dropbox.
- Download the zip file to your computer
- In your Blackboard course, select “Packages and Utilities” from your Control Panel options.
- Click “Import Package/View Logs”
- Click “Import Package”
- Browse to find saved file
- Select course material to import:
- Content Areas (required)
- Grade Center Columns and Settings (recommended)
- Tests, Surveys, and Pools (recommended)
Research 101 Information Literacy Modules
Includes six units, each comprised of an interactive Research 101 tutorial, quiz and summary of objectives.
Basics
Upon completing this unit, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Internet in order to search it effectively.
- Distinguish scholarly from popular communication, and primary from secondary sources in order to select appropriate sources for research.
Information Cycles
Upon completing this unit, the student will be able to:
- Identify stages in the information production and distribution timeline in order to recognize how information about a topic or event changes over time/select appropriate sources for research.
- Identify differences among information source types in order to select appropriate sources for research.
Topics
Upon completing this unit, the student will be able to:
- Select a topic, generate a research question and select key concepts and terms in order to search for information.
- Demonstrate how a research question can be focused in order to suit the limits of time available, length of assignment, or scope of the problem to be solved.
Searching
Upon completing this unit, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of databases, field searching, logical operators and related strategies in order to effectively and efficiently search for information.
Finding
Upon completing this unit, the student will be able to:
- Read and use citations in order to find information sources.
Evaluating
Upon completing this unit, the student will be able to:
- Develop a basic set of criteria to evaluate a search strategy
- Evaluate information sources in order to select appropriate material.
Customize IL modules in your Course Menu
The IL modules are ready to go as soon as they have been imported into your course, but you may wish to customize their appearance in your Course Menu. Here are some options you may wish to consider.
- Separate the IL modules from your course content in the Course Menu. The IL modules will appear at the bottom of your course menu, but you may wish to add a Divider Line or Subheader to separate them from your course content. Click the "Add Menu" button at the top of your Course Menu and select "Create Divider" or "Create Subheader".
- Remove modules. If you don't plan on using all 6 modules in your course, you can remove or hide the buttons of the unused modules from your Course Menu. Click the Menu Items Option button on the item you wish to remove and select either "Hide Link" or "Delete".
- Add content to a module. Once you import the modules into your course, they are yours to do with as you wish! Feel free to add content to any module just as you would to your own course content.
- Edit Quiz points. The default point assignment for IL module quizes is 1 point for every correct answer. You may wish to change these point values or remove them entirely. Click the Quiz Item Option button next to the quiz you'd like to edit and select "Edit Quiz". You will be able to change the point values of individual questions.
Provide Feedback & Report Issues
As you review the Information Literacy module content, incorporate it into your curriculum and instruct your students on using the modules, please take note of any issues you have with the modules, changes you make or problems you encounter.
Please feel free to contact any member of the Library Instruction Committee with questions, comments, concerns or problems at any time while using the IL Modules. We will keep a Known Issues log to track instances and our responses to them.
Thank you again for adding the Information Literacy Modules to your course!
Jennifer Kelley |
Christine Kickels |
Jason Ertz |