Lori Lysiak
Reference and Instruction Librarian
Penn State Altoona
814-949-5252
Valerie Lynn
Head Librarian
Penn State Hazleton
570-450-3172
If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It!
How to Develop Information Literacy Online Modules
PaLA Annual Conference
Reaching New Heights!
October 17, 2016
Session Overview
• Original Concept
• Online Modules
• Sustainability
• Future Goals
• Storyboard Scenarios
Original Concept
Original Concept
• Standardized library instruction
• Benchmarking other institutions
• Target audience
• Nursing research course curriculum
Course Content Development
Online Modules
Online Modules
Online Modules
Online Modules
Online Modules
Online Modules
Sustainability
Future Goals
Storyboard Scenarios
• What will your group’s online modules look like:
• Biology
• Engineering
• English
• Marketing
• Political Science
• Other (select your subject)
An instructor asks you to teach a series of library information
literacy classes for a [select subject] course. The instructor
would like it to be available in the online environment.
• Group Storyboarding: (35 min.)
• Concept
• Name of course
• Overall goal for course
• Online modules
• Learning objectives
• Content
• Interactivity
• Assessment
• Group Reports: (2 min. per group)
• Describe your Storyboard Scenario.
Storyboard Scenarios
Reflection
• Do you see online modules working at your institution?
• Why / Why not?
• Who would you partner with at your institution?
Helpful Resources
Blevins, A., & Inman, M. (Eds.). (2014). Medical Library Association Books
Series: Curriculum-based library instruction: From cultivating faculty
relationships to assessment. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Farmer, L. S.J. (2011). Instructional design for librarians and information
professionals. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman.
Grassian, E. S., & Kaplowitz, J. R. (2009). Information Literacy
Sourcebooks: Information literacy instruction: Theory and practice
(2nd ed.). New York, NY: Neal-Schuman.
Kaplowitz, J. R. (2014). Designing information literacy instruction: The
teaching tripod approach. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Markey, K., Leeder, C., & Rieh, S. Y. (2014). Designing online information
literacy games students want to play. Lanham, MD: Rowman &
Littlefield.
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