Information Literacy Modules
McKee Library's instruction team is pleased to offer web-based, self-paced information
literacy modules which can be easily integrated into eClass. These modules are available
both as stand-alone instructional components and also as units, as outlined below.
Video lengths typically range between two and five minutes. Tutorials include text,
activities, and ungraded self-check points. To take advantage of the ungraded content
(videos and tutorials), simply use the links below to access the resource in a McKee
Library research guide.
To utilize the automatically graded quizzes and associated content in eClass, please contact Jessica Spears.
GENERAL INFORMATION LITERACY TOPICS
Module titles with an asterisk have an assessment covering all module content.
Getting Started with Research
- Why Information Literacy Matters: Tutorial
- Life in the Information Age: Video
- Research Process: Videos
- Developing a Research Focus: Tutorial
- How to Narrow Your Topic: Video
- Background Research Tips: Tutorial
- Beginning Research with Wikipedia/Google: Videos
- Thesis Statements: Video (Assessment Available)
- Scholarship as Conversation: Tutorial
- Research for Persuasive Writing: Tutorial
- Creating a Research Plan: Video
- Framing a Problem: Video
Sources of Information
- Data, Information, and Knowledge: Video
- Primary and Secondary Sources: Video (Assessment Available)
- Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary Sources: Tutorial
- Peer Review: Video (Assessment Available)
- Types of Sources: Video and Tutorial (Assessment Available)
- How to Read Scholarly Materials: Tutorial and Video
- Selecting Appropriate Digital Sources: Tutorial
Searching for Information*
Evaluating Information*
- What Is Authority?: Video
- Introduction to Bias: Video (Assessment Available Covering Both Bias Videos)
- Types of Bias: Video
- Evaluating Source: Video
- Evaluating Information: Tutorial
- Choosing the Best Web Sources: Tutorial
- Understanding Misinformation: Tutorial
- News Reporting vs. Opinion Pieces in Journalism: Tutorial
- Evaluating Digital Sources Using Lateral Reading: Tutorial
- Evaluating Sources for Diverse Points of View: Tutorial
- Fact-Checking: Tutorial
Using Critical Thinking and Logic
- Why Thinking Matters: Video/Tutorial
- Inquiry: Video
- Logical Reasoning: Tutorial
- Evidence-Based Reasoning: Video
- Analyzing Information: Tutorial
Visual and Quantitative Literacy
Presenting Research and Data*
- Synthesis: Video
- Synthesizing Information for Academic Writing: Tutorial(Assessment Available)
- Annotated Bibliography: Tutorial
- Anatomy of a Research Paper: Video (Assessment Available)
- Writing Help: Video
- Digital Privacy: Video
- Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Summarizing: Tutorial
- Academic Writing: Video
- Understanding the Communication Need: Video
- Presentation Skills: Tutorial
- Study Skills: Tutorial
- Oral Communication: Tutorial
Culture and Citizenship*
- Introduction to Cultural Issues: Video
- Global Citizenship: Video(Assessment Available Covering Culture and Citizenship)
- Introduction to Civic Engagement: Video
- Introduction to Civic Action: Video (Assessment Available)
- Introduction to Digital Citizenship: Tutorial
- Digital Citizenship in Practice: Tutorial
Information Ethics
- Academic Integrity: Tutorial
- Information Has Value: Tutorial
- Copyright: Tutorial
- Plagiarism: Video(Assessment Available Covering Information Ethics)
- Digital Privacy: Tutorial
- Introduction to Digital Citizenship: Tutorial(Assessment Available)
- Digital Citizenship in Practice: Tutorial
- Student Guide to AI: Tutorial (Assessment Available)
CITATIONS
Module titles with an asterisk have an assessment covering all module content.
APA
MLA
More Information & Request
All modules can be viewed online on our research guides. Please contact Jessica Spears for more information or to integrate the modules in eClass.