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Library Faculty are the information literacy experts on campus. Information Literacy is a discipline which focuses on the retrieval, evaluation, application, creation, and dissemination of information in a variety of formats. Info Lit incorporates critical thinking, analytical, and problem solving skills. It is relevant across the curriculum and is ranked by employers as an important skill for graduates to have. Library faculty provide information literacy instruction to support the learning outcomes of an assignment, course, or program of study. The core concepts and student learning outcomes addressed are informed by the ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. |
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Information Literacy Instruction is available in a variety of modes and formats including:
Let's discuss how to integrate information literacy into your courses to best support and enhance student learning. Contact serene.rock@scottsdalecc.edu to schedule a meeting. |
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Epidemic Research Game
Overview: BIO181 students use their information literacy skills to research diseases before SCC succumbs to the epidemic.
The lesson: This lesson follows a "flipped" classroom model. Students complete a Canvas module prior to their lab session in the library.
During the library lab, students work in teams using the skills learned in the Canvas module to complete the research epidemic game developed by IS faculty. After class, students complete a take home research lab which reinforces the skills and concepts.
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The Lesson: Students learn to use databases and government websites to research career information. Next they evaluate 3 job applicants and use the information to select the most qualified. Students must utilize analytical and critical thinking skills to make their research based decision.
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Overview: BPC110 students use their research and evaluation skills to find information about the social organization they volunteered with for their service learning project.
The Lesson: Students learn how to evaluate information on the web for reliability and credibility. They discover the importance of evaluating information and how disinformation can affect social issues or organizations.
Students complete a day of service for their service learning project. They create a Powerpoint documenting their day and include research about the organization they worked with. They also reflect on how unreliable or misleading information can impact their organization.
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Researching Global Issues & Solutions
Overview: ENG101 students learn the importance of background research and how it leads to a more efficient and effective research process.
The Lesson: Students research solutions to global issues in preparation for their papers and presentations at the World Hunger Fair. They begin with background sources to gain a better understanding of their topic and the complexities of the issue. Students work through a research plan to identify main ideas, keywords, and new terminology which they apply to database searching.
Class Research Guide: ENG101
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Evidence Based Research
Overview: NUR152 students learn about different types of evidence based literature, how to develop a PICO research question, and search databases.
The Lesson: Students complete a Canvas module developed by IS faculty prior to the in-class session. In the module students learn to identify different types of evidence based literature and the PICO method of developing a research question. In-class, students review types of literature and learn how to use their PICO research question to identify keywords and search databases.
Class Research Guide: NUR152
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Hip Hop Research
Overview & Lesson: Online DAH255 students learn the steps in the research process by listening to and reading through a recorded research guide tutorial.
Class Research Guide: DAH255
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To schedule information literacy instruction:
email Serene.Rock@scottsdalecc.edu.
**Please note that a minimum notice of 7 days is required for all instruction sessions, and requests are not processed during intersessions. **
Please review our instruction policies.
To discuss the creation of a research assignment, research guide, or Canvas module:
email Serene.Rock@scottsdalecc.edu.
Please note that lead time for these instructional materials varies depending on the requirements.
Types of Instruction 
