Below you can find links to previews and descriptions of the videos, tutorials, and quizzes available in Instruct: Information Literacy. If you would like to utilize some of the videos, tutorials, or quizzes in your class, please contact your subject librarian or email library.instruction@millersville.edu for links or instructions on embedding the learning objects in D2L.
The following categories are included: Getting Started with Research -- Sources of Information -- Searching for Information -- Evaluating Information -- Presenting Research and Data -- Academic Integrity -- Information Ethics
Use 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.
Technology 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.
Use this video to demonstrate the value of pre-research. Students will learn how to align their initial exploration to their assignment requirements including outlining and writing.
This quiz corresponds with the Research Process videos.
In this tutorial, students will be introduced to pre-research techniques to determine the scope and depth of their research focus.
Do 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.
Determining 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.
This video will help students understand the process of background research by introducing techniques for gathering background information using Google and Wikipedia.
Use 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.
This quiz corresponds with the Thesis Statements video.
Use 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.
This tutorial will introduce students to the purpose and characteristics of persuasive writing in order to locate and select the most appropriate types of evidence to support their assignments. Students will also be able to evaluate both supporting and conflicting evidence in order to incorporate the appropriate types of evidence that will strengthen their position and present a nuanced view of their selected topic.
This video defines and explains the differences and relationships between data, information, and knowledge, and how each might be used or encountered in research.
This video illustrates the differences between primary (original) research (with a focus on methods used in sciences and social sciences) and secondary research, and the ethical considerations associated with each.
In this tutorial, students learn how to use primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. Students are taught how to distinguish between the different source types.
This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on primary, secondary, and tertiary resources.
This video will provide students with an understanding of what peer review means, how the process works, why it is an indicator of quality, and how to locate peer-reviewed sources during their research process.
This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on peer review.
This video provides students with a helpful overview of the wide variety of source types they may encounter during research. In addition to defining and describing different source types, it also addresses how to select the appropriate source for their information need, analyzing the capabilities and constraints of different source types, and how to determine source quality.
This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on source types.
Students will be introduced to a variety of source types that they may encounter during their research. Use this tutorial to help students locate and evaluate relevant sources to meet their research needs.
Do your students feel intimidated by scholarly materials? Use this video to help students get familiar with these valuable resources and learn tips for approaching, analyzing, and integrating scholarly materials into their projects.
Do your students feel intimidated by scholarly materials? This tutorial will walk students through the types and components of scholarly materials as well as strategies for strategic reading.
This tutorial will help students identify their information need in order to locate and assess relevant resources. Using the techniques in this tutorial, students will also be able to distinguish among types of online sources in order to select those most appropriate for their information need.
This video digs deeper into exploratory search strategies. Students will learn how to craft a search statement and the importance of neutral language.
Students can use this video to receive guidance on how to select the best database(s) for their information need and assignment requirements.
This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on choosing databases.
This tutorial will walk students through the process of selecting, refining, and expanding their collection of search keywords in order to locate the most relevant information to their research topic.
This quiz corresponds with the multiemdia on keywords.
Use this video to help students navigate the search process. Students will learn techniques to conduct effective background research using multiple keywords in order to narrow in on a research focus.
This tutorial will help students master searching library resources such as scholarly databases—starting with choosing keywords, then putting them together to retrieve accurate results.
This tutorial covers: Full-text searching, Field searching, Subject searching and thesaurus, Truncation/wildcards, Limiting your search
This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on search techniques.
Use this video to introduce students to the concept of authority, how it relates to research, source selection, evaluation, and attribution.
This 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.
This video builds on the introduction to bias video by discussing specific types of bias such as social bias, confirmation bias, and communal reinforcement.
Use 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.
This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on fake news and misinformation.
This tutorial will help students identify the characteristics and purpose of misinformation as well as its effect on their personal and academic lives.
This quiz tests students on concepts covered in "Video Tutorial: Understanding Misinformation"
This tutorial will introduce students to the practice of lateral reading. Students will learn how to evaluate online materials by digging deeper into the origins and motives behind sites. Students will also have the opportunity to practice lateral reading on their own through a guided activity.
This tutorial will help students differentiate between news journalism and opinion journalism in order to analyze the purpose, standards, and expectations related to reporting and editorializing.
Use this tutorial to introduce students to the practice of differentiating between dominant theories and perspectives that are underrepresented in scholarly and everyday sources. The goal of the lesson is to encourage students to seek out multiple relevant and credible perspectives in order to develop a nuanced understanding of the issues that are important to them.
In this tutorial, students will get an overview of the purpose of fact-checking as well as professional strategies to apply to their own interactions with scholarly and everyday sources of information. Included video introduces students to the practice of fact-checking and the related concept of accuracy in reporting.
This video focuses on strategies for writing a strong paper that brings together ideas from multiple sources, including identifying main ideas, and paraphrasing and summarizing techniques.
This tutorial defines and explores information synthesis, including strategies for bringing together ideas and facts from multiple different sources at various stages in the research process, including background research and note taking, annotated bibliographies, and outlines. It also reviews different examples of final products of synthesis, such as literature reviews, persuasive essays, and research papers.
This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on synthesizing information.
This video provides students with an overview of the basic structure of a research paper.
This quiz corresponds with the multimedia on writing research papers.
This tutorial provides students with an overview of paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing depending on the goal of their writing, plus how to accurately represent their sources.
This tutorial provides an overview of why it is important to cite sources, and an explanation for why different citation formats and citation styles exist.
Students will be able to identify the required elements of APA 7th edition citation style in order to properly format in-text and reference list citations in their assignments. The tutorial includes several “check your understanding” questions with drag and drop exercises where students can format citations of different source types properly.
This quiz corresponds with the 7th edition APA tutorial.
Use this video to provide students with an overview of the MLA 9th edition citation style, including an explanation of the “container” concept and an overview of using the citation style for popular source types such as books, websites, and journal articles.
Use this tutorial to provide students with an overview of the MLA 9th Edition citation style, including both in-text citation format and works cited format. This tutorial provides an explanation and examples of different sources using the container concept introduced in MLA 8, and also includes several “check your understanding” questions with drag and drop exercises where students can format citations of different source types properly.
This quiz corresponds with the MLA 9th edition video and tutorial.
Use this video to provide students with an overview of Turabian citation style, including common source types such as books, journals, and websites.
This quiz corresponds with the Turabian Citations video.
This video provides an overview of the Harvard referencing style, which is common at universities in the UK. It includes an introduction about the importance of citations and describes conventions for popular sources such as books, websites, and journals.
This video is one of three videos on the Chicago Style of citations, focusing on book citations (see the companion videos for information on journal and website citations). It focuses on the note-bibliography style.
This video is one of three videos on the Chicago Style of citations, focusing on journals (see the companion videos for information on book and website citations). It focuses on the note-bibliography style.
This video is one of three videos on the Chicago Style of citations, focusing on web resources (see the companion videos for information on book and journal citations). It focuses on the note-bibliography style.
Quiz on materials and multimedia related to Chicago style 17th edition.
Brief description of Generative Artificial Intelligence and ethical considerations for college students.
Quiz covering information found in Student Guide to AI tutorial.
Academic integrity involves treating the information that you and others create with respect and honesty.
Throughout this tutorial we'll explore: (1) The legal protections put in place to maintain the value of information, (2) The dimensions in which information has value, including information as a commodity and information as a means of education and influence, (3) The ways YOU can responsibly manage your information.
The major types of plagiarism and how to avoid them in your own writing.
Learn how copyright works in relation to intellectual property.
Test out your understanding of copyright, plagiarism, academic integrity, and how all these fit under the idea "information has value."
As a participant in the online community, it’s important to consider the implications of sharing your information online. This tutorial will help you identify where and how your information may be vulnerable, and provide you with strategies to protect your digital privacy.
In this tutorial, you’ll explore what it means to be a digital citizen and start to examine your relationship with information in online spaces.
In this tutorial, you’ll explore the role of critical thinking in maintaining safe, informative, and inclusive digital spaces. You’ll examine the characteristics of a digital citizen in greater depth and gather strategies for responsible behaviors to apply to your everyday life.
Quiz on materials and multimedia associated with digital citizenship in practice.
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