The Teaching Information Literacy Endorsement was developed by The Ohio State University Libraries. The goal of the endorsement is to help instructors and instructional support staff to purposefully and strategically integrate information literacy into courses. The endorsement is open to all course instructors, librarians, graduate teaching associates, and instructional support staff at Ohio State.
To earn the endorsement, participants must complete at least 12 hours of programming related to information literacy. There are several available options:
- Option A: Participants can complete a self-paced, fully online course in CarmenCanvas. Participants can enroll in the course at any time. For more information on this option, see: Teaching Information Literacy Course.
- Option B: Participants can attend/complete multiple live (virtual via Zoom) and on-demand (via CarmenCanvas) information literacy workshops. For more information on this option, see: Teaching Information Literacy Workshops. (Note: This option will be available beginning May 2022)
- Option C: Participants can complete the online Teaching Information Literacy course as part of an cohort. The cohort option is offered 1-2 times per year. For more information on this option, see: Teaching Information Literacy Cohort. (Note: The next cohort is scheduled to begin in June or July 2022. To indicate interest in joining the cohort, email hammons.73@osu.edu.)
For all three options, the final requirement is the submission of an Information Literacy Action Plan. Information on the Action Plan for each of the options is provided on the page for that option.
Applying for the Endorsement
Eligible participants who complete any of the options above can apply to receive the Teaching Information Literacy endorsement from the Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning. For more information about the endorsement program, go to: Teaching Endorsements.
After completing the requirements for the selected option and submitting your Information Literacy Action Plan (either through the course or directly to the endorsement facilitator), you can submit your endorsement application to the Drake Institute here: Endorsement Application. You will be prompted to:
- provide information about the Teaching Information Literacy course or workshops that you completed/attended
- describe two or three highlights of the endorsement program, the changes you made or will make to your teaching practices in the short- and long-term, and how you might share your experience and findings with peers.
For guidance on writing the reflection, see Endorsement Reflection Rubric.
Questions?
If you need additional information about the Teaching Information Literacy endorsement, please contact Jane Hammons (hammons.73@osu.edu).