LibGuides: Information Literacy Toolkit: Lesson Plans &amp; Activities

Lesson Plans

Use and/or adapt the following information literacy lesson plans in your course or library class!

ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox
The ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox allows for searching, browsing, and contributing to a repository of materials related to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.
CORA: Community of Online Research Assignments
CORA is an open educational resource (OER) for faculty and librarians.
Information Literacy at Gutmann Community College: A Faculty Toolkit
Library 101 Toolkit: A Resource for Librarians and Writing Instructors

RADAR Handout
handout for using the RADAR framework for evaluating information sources
Article on RADAR framework for evaluating sources
Jane Mandalios's article RADAR: An approach for helping students evaluate Internet sources
SMELL
Another acronym for evaluating sources, from former journalist John McManus

SMELL handout
pared down version of the article
BEAM_ A Rhetorical Vocabulary for Teaching Research-Based Writing
another model for evaluating, from a writing perspective. by Joseph Bizup
BEAM handout
slightly modified--just the BEA--handout suitable for undergrads

Use and/or adapt the following activities/worksheets discussed during our CCNY Libraries Info Lit workshops in your course or library class!

Bingo
Use Bingo to keep students engaged and make class more fun (winner receives candy, pen, or another small prize).
Narrowing your Research Question
Worksheet for students to use in narrowing their research question and brainstorming search terms. Created by Sarah Cohn.
Search Term & Boolean Strings
Worksheet that steps through the process of brainstorming search terms, creating search strings, and then using those strings in a DB search. Created by Sarah Cohn.
Evaluating Sources Think/Pair/Share Prompt
Use this as the prompt for the 'think' portion of a think/pair/share discussion on evaluating sources. Created by Sarah Cohn
Fun with AND, OR, & NOT
Students work in groups to practice database search technique using Boolean operators AND, OR, & NOT in addition to creating a phrase using quotation marks.

Here are some websites and/or applications that can be used to support a student-centered interactive pedagogy.

Padlet
Create online bulletin boards that you can use to display information for any topic. You can add images, links, videos, and more. Students can interact with boards without creating an account.
MeetingWords
A simple text editor for the web. Text is saved on the web, and more than one person can edit the same document at the same time. Everybody's changes are instantly reflected on all screens.
Socrative
Online quizzing tool with options for a variety of formats: quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets, and more.
Kahoot!
Online quizzing tool, create multiple-choice quizzes.
Poll Everywhere
Ask the audience a question. Then watch as the chart updates automatically with their responses.
Text2Mindmap
Create a written outline on one side of your screen, and see it turned into a mind map on the other side of the screen.