ALA’s Association of College and Research Libraries
The source of
instructional standards in higher education.
IL’s flagship of websites. The
six standards, performance indicators, and outcomes. Links to definitions, pedagogy, assessments,
use of the standards, information technology, and higher education.
Address: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency
This toolkit contains
the standards in detail. How to use the
standards in short presentations, full-length classes, a semester-long course,
or a full program. Address: http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/infolit/standards/standardstoolkit
Provides
guidelines for alignment of library mission statements to ACRL guidelines,
content of instruction, modes of instruction, instructional tools, program
structures, evaluation and assessment, instructional facilities. Address: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/guidelinesinstruction
Contains the
proficiencies organized into 12 alphabetical categories then broken down into
skills. Skills include administrative,
assessment and evaluation, communication, IL integration skills, instructional
design, leadership, planning, presentation, promotion, and teaching skills. They also include subject expertise and
curriculum knowledge. Address: http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/profstandards
Tips and Techniques for Library
Instructors
Tips and techniques for library instruction. This
guide from an ALA accredited program provides many tools for the teacher of
information literacy. Address: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/tips/index.html
Tutorials
for IL Students
Divided by
resource, Tutorials and Guides are a compilation of links on how to find
resources, books, articles, criticism and reviews, opinions, and statistics,
understanding and avoiding plagiarism, and using citations, database tutorials,
a link to all video tutorials featuring library widget, how to find speeches,
and citation management programs. Address: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/instruction/tutorials.html
Texas Tech
University Libraries contains all IL content tutorials on one page. Maintained by a on site librarian, videos are
made in a multimedia room in the library.
Address: http://library.ttu.edu/services/lib_instruction/courses/tutorials.php
IL
Content Tutorials
Anti-plagiarism.
Anti-plagiarism
by Rutgers University Libraries. Multimedia
format depicting different examples of plagiarism. Great for example of
different kind of media and examples. Address: (http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/douglass/sal/plagiarism/intro.html)
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| Visiting Minerva Alaniz, MLS, Texas Tech Librarian, Personal librarian to Education Dept. |
Avoiding plagiarism. College of the North Atlantic Library
Services created an Xtranormal movie to illustrate plagiarism through a
conversation of characters.
Address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=agyJDFe5fXI
Website Evaluation.
Evaluating information resources. PDF document with hyperlinks containing
criteria in which to judge a website.
Address: http://lib.calpoly.edu/research/guides/evaluating.html
Determining website credibility. A West DePere School District librarian
creates an Xtranormal multimedia movie of a librarian avatar using cool “hood”
language to young avatar patron. Address:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKVL1ehDQB0&feature=related
Evaluating
Websites with Roxanne. College of the North Atlantic Library Services
created an Xtranormal know-it-all avatar on websites. Address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVh6dma6vJ0
Using Google.
Databases verses Google. Nashville State
Mayfield Library created an Xtranormal multimedia movie of an adamant critter
who just only wants to use Google.
Address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URk_lOLOpDI&feature=related





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