The Information Literacy Toolkit as a collection of resources that faculty and TAs can use to build information literacy concepts into their courses. Includes course examples.
The rest of the pages in this guide can be given to students, see the "How To" list of guides.
This is a discussion-heavy lesson plan meant to get students thinking about how they encounter news and media, what journalism is, bias or perspective in media outlets, and the challenges of news and fake news on the web. It is only a primer or discussion starter on these topics, and more discussion/reinforcement would be an excellent idea.
This assignment will help you walk your students through the process of synthesizing ideas from multiple articles into a paragraph. You can set this up in multiple ways - this exercise is meant to be flexible.
This assignment and rubric is a good one to do twice - this is a skill that only gets better if students get feedback and a chance to practice. This is also a good skill to model in class.
This exercise, created by Dr. Susan Schorn, Writing Flag Coordinator for the University of Texas, teaches students why they should cite sources and how evidence strengthens their arguments. This is usually assigned as a group exercise in class but could also be assigned as a take-home exercise.
Instructors are encouraged to use it as is or swap out the example passages for passages related to their course content.
The Excelsior Online Writing Lab is a collection of information on how to write and cite. Click on APA, MLA, or Chicago on the left side menu for explanations, examples, and more.
