Past Workshops

Recordings from previous workshops in the Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series are available below:

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Researching in the Disciplines: Identifying Information Authorities (recorded October 19, 2023)

While there are aspects of the research process that are the same across disciplines or fields, disciplines can also have their own expectations and conventions related to research. These can include expectations for the specific search tools and types of sources that are considered authoritative or appropriate. This workshop will focus on helping you identify the expectations for locating and selecting sources in your discipline or field and develop activities and assignments that can help students learn this crucial knowledge.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Identifying Research Threshold Concepts (recorded September 21, 2023)

What are the things that experienced researchers understand about research and information use that students may not know? What are the things that they do, as part of a research process, that more novice researchers may not be doing? This workshop is intended to help participants identify key ways of thinking and knowing that are often shared among experienced researchers that influence expectations for student performance on research assignments. Participants will also learn strategies for clarifying their expectations for research assignments for all students.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Identifying Outdated Research Notions (recorded September 14, 2023)

Students, and sometimes instructors, may have a wide range of misconceptions or outdated notions when it comes to information searching and research assignments. In this workshop, participants will learn about common, but outdated, understandings about how to find, evaluate and use information as part of the research process.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Help! My Students Can’t Research (recorded September 7, 2023)

Do you have a research or inquiry-based assignment in your course that students find challenging? Maybe they are not including the “right” kind of sources? Maybe they aren’t analyzing and synthesizing their sources effectively? What are the reasons for these types of research challenges? In this workshop, participants will learn more about the reasons that students may find research assignments difficult. Participants will also learn about strategies and resources for supporting students’ ability to develop the skills, knowledge and dispositions needed to become stronger researchers.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Teaching with AI: Concerns and Opportunities (recorded August 31, 2023)

The rapid growth of AI tools has created both excitement and anxiety among educators. In this workshop, facilitated by Michael Flierl, Student Success Librarian, and Jane Hammons, Teaching & Learning Engagement Librarian, participants discuss AI-related concerns. You will also learn about opportunities and strategies for using AI to support student learning. In addition, facilitators will share resources to help you make decisions about using AI in the classroom.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Inclusive Citation Practices (recorded February 22, 2023)

What are inclusive citation practices? Inclusive citation has been described as “an approach to citing the intellectual and creative work of individuals and groups with a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Inclusive citation works to counteract dominant power structures that have historically privileged certain groups while disadvantaging others” (Rowan University). This workshop will explore the concept of inclusive citation and why it matters. Participants will leave with resources and activities that they can share with their students in support of inclusive citation practices.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Wicked Information Literacy (recorded November 3, 2022)

What does it mean for your students to be “wicked?” In Creating Wicked Students, Paul Hanstedt describes “wicked” students as those who have a sense of authority and believe that they are capable of addressing messy and evolving problems which have no clear solutions. This workshop will consider how we can teach information literacy to our students to support them in becoming “wicked” graduates who are capable of navigating our complex information landscape. Inspired by Hanstedt’s book on the subject, presenters will share wicked ideas on writing course goals, designing assignments and constructing class activities that challenge students to learn and apply information literacy.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Teaching Research as Inquiry (recorded October 6, 2022)

The idea of research as a process of inquiry is one of the core information literacy concepts in the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. But what does it mean to describe research as inquiry, and why is this concept important for students to understand? This workshop, part of the University Libraries Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series, will provide an overview of the Research as Inquiry concept, explore student learning bottlenecks related to the concept and provide strategies and resources that instructors can use to help their students develop an understanding of the concept.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Teaching Scholarship as Conversation (recorded September 29, 2022)

Scholarship as Conversation is one of the core information literacy concepts in the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. But what does it mean to describe scholarship as a conversation, and why is this concept important for students to understand? This workshop will provide an overview of the Scholarship as Conversation concept, explore student learning bottlenecks related to the concept and provide strategies and resources that instructors can use to help their students develop an understanding of the concept.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Evaluating Information: Teaching the Lateral Reading Strategy (recorded September 22, 2022)

Evaluating information sources for credibility and relevance is one of the most challenging tasks for many students. The lateral reading strategy is an evidence-based method for evaluating sources, especially websites, that can help students more effectively identify trustworthy information. In this workshop participants will learn more about the lateral reading strategy and will be provided with strategies and resources that they can use to teach students the lateral reading method.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Intersections of Information Literacy and Citizenship (recorded June 23, 2022)

Information literacy has been described as crucial to effective citizenship, but how is information literacy connected to citizenship? What is our role, as educators and librarians, in creating informed and engaged citizens? In this workshop, participants will explore the intersections of citizenship and information literacy.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Information Literacy in the Disciplinary Context (recorded June 16, 2022)

How do students learn to locate and identify discipline-appropriate information sources? How do they learn to incorporate and share information in ways that are appropriate for the discipline? In this workshop, participants will be encouraged to consider what information literacy means within their discipline, and will learn about resources that they can use to help students effectively engage with information in the disciplinary context.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Teaching Responsible and Ethical Information Practices (recorded June 9, 2022)

What are responsible and ethical information practices? How can we teach students to become responsible and ethical information consumers and information creators? In this workshop, participants will consider the actions and habits that constitute responsible and ethical information access, sharing, and use. Participants will learn about strategies and resources that they can incorporate into their teaching practices to help students develop responsible and ethical information practices.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Teaching Reflective and Critical Evaluation Strategies (recorded June 2, 2022)

What constitutes “reflective and critical” evaluation strategies? How can we help students to develop these strategies? In this workshop, participants will learn about activities and resources that can be used to help students learn to think critically about information sources.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Teaching Context-Appropriate Search Strategies (recorded May 26, 2022)

With so many search tools and resources available, determining the most effective strategy to locate needed information can be a challenge. Students must be able to consider the context in which they will be using information to select the most appropriate way to search. In this workshop, participants will learn about teaching strategies and resources that can be used to help students locate relevant information using context-appropriate search strategies.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Information Literacy: Foundational Concepts and Teaching Strategies (recorded May 19, 2022).

This workshop, part of the University Libraries’ Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series, will provide an overview of information literacy as a concept and a practice in higher education. Participants will learn about resources and strategies that they can use to incorporate information literacy into their courses.

Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series: Technology, Pedagogy and Information Literacy (recorded October 21, 2021)

In this presentation, part of the University Libraries Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series, you will learn more about the TPACK framework, which helps lead the use of technology in a course. You will also be shown how to utilize the framework to incorporate a small selection of e-learning tools to help students engage with information literacy. You will leave the workshop with new ideas for how you can strategically incorporate technology in your course while enhancing your students’ knowledge of information literacy.

In this workshop, part of the University Libraries Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series, you will have a chance to explore the connections between information literacy and social justice. You will leave with ideas for activities that you can use to help students approach information with a critical, justice-oriented mindset.

In this workshop, part of the University Libraries Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series, you will be introduced to open pedagogy, which centers students as knowledge creators by employing social and participatory technologies for interaction, peer-learning, knowledge creation and sharing. You will learn strategies and resources that will help you connect open pedagogical practices with your goals for teaching information literacy.

In this workshop, part of the University Libraries Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series, you will be introduced to the “small teaching” approach developed by James Lang in “Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning.” We will explore how this could apply to the teaching of information literacy. You will leave the workshop with sample activities that require minimal prep and grading, but that can help students to engage with information literacy skills and concepts.

In this workshop, part of the University Libraries Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series, you will learn about the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework developed by Mary-Ann Winkelmes. You will learn about how you can apply this model to the design of your own research or inquiry-based assignments.

In this workshop, part of the University Libraries Information Literacy Virtual Workshop Series, you will be introduced to Decoding the Disciplines (Pace & Middendorf), a model for reducing the gap between expert and novice thinking. You will learn about how you can use this model to help identify student learning bottlenecks related to information literacy—finding, evaluating and using information—and will be provided with strategies and activities you can use to help students overcome these bottlenecks

This workshop highlights student learning bottlenecks that are related to the concept “Searching as Strategic Exploration” and provides practical strategies for helping students helping students expand the range of search tools and search strategies that they can use.

This workshop highlights student learning bottlenecks that are related to the concept “Information Creation as a Process” and provides practical strategies for helping students helping students consider the information format and creation process as part of learning how to evaluate and use information sources.

This workshop highlights student learning bottlenecks that are related to the concept “Authority is Constructed and Contextual” and provides practical strategies for helping students helping students identify the authority of different information sources and determine when it is appropriate to use them.

This workshop highlights student learning bottlenecks that are related to the concept “Information Has Value” and provides practical strategies for helping students helping students make sense of the legal and ethical responsibilities related to information creation, access and sharing.

This workshop highlights student learning bottlenecks that are related to the concept “Research as Inquiry” and provides practical strategies for helping students enhance their understanding of the academic research process.

This workshop highlights student learning bottlenecks that are related to the concept “Scholarship as Conversation” and provides practical strategies for helping students to more effectively engage with scholarly conversations.

If you are interested in participant materials from any of these workshops, contact Jane Hammons (hammons.73@osu.edu).