Information Literacy Modules (CREDO)
This Module presents six general topics, including videos, tutorials, Quizzes, and pre and pos tests. The general topics are:
Getting Started With Research
Tutorial: Why Information Literacy Matters
- Why Information Literacy Matters
- Life in the Information Age
- Sharing Information
- Personal Reflection, Pt. 1
- Personal Reflection, Pt. 2
- Information Skills in College
- Using Information to Solve Problems
- Check Your Understanding
- Information Skills in the Workplace
- Workplace Skills
- Information Skills in Your Personal Life
- Check Your Understanding
- Conclusion
Video: Life in the Information Age
Video Tutorial: Research Process
- Video Part 1: Pre-Research
- Checkpoint 1
- Video Part 2: In-Depth Research, Outlining, and Writing
- Checkpoint 2
- Conclusion
Tutorial: Developing a Research Focus
- Introduction
- Follow the Guidelines of the Assignment!
- Checkpoint 1
- Avoid Taking a Position Before You’ve Done Research
- Checkpoint 2
- Checkpoint 3
- There’s a Variety of Ways to Figure Out a Research Focus
- Pre-Research Strategies
- Pre-Research Strategies, Continued
- Pre-Research Strategies, Continued
- Be Strategic About Early Search Terms
- Refining Your Search Scope
- Checkpoint 4
- Remember That Your Focus Can (and Probably Will!) Shift
- Concept Maps
- Conclusion
Video: How to Narrow Your Topic
Tutorial: Background Research Tips
- Introduction
- 6 Basic Questions
- Basis of Research
- Benefits
- Background Research vs. In-Depth Research
- Let's Compare
- Locating Useful Sources for Background Research
- Additional Reference Sources
- Test Your Skills
- Refine Your Paper Topic
- Test Your Skills
- Conclusion
Video Tutorial: Beginning Research with Wikipedia/Google
- Video Part 1: Getting Started with Wikipedia/Google
- Video Part 2: Transitioning from Wikipedia/Google to Databases
- Checkpoint 1
- Conclusion
Video: Thesis Statements
Quiz: Thesis Statements
Tutorial: Scholarship as Conversation
- Overview
- What is Scholarly Conversation?
- Checkpoint 1
- The Growth of Research
- How Does Scholarly Conversation Work?
- Find Your Voice
- Use the Contributions of Others
- Critically Evaluate Scholarly Work
- Seek Out Different Viewpoints
- Checkpoint 2
- Conclusion
Quiz: The Research Process
Tutorial: Research for Persuasive Writing
Sources of Information
Tutorial: Information Has Value
- Overview
- Information Has Value
- Intellectual Property
- Copyright
- Fair Use
- Public Domain
- Checkpoint 1
- Information as Academic Commodity
- Information as Non-Academic Commodity
- The Digital Divide
- Impact of the Digital Divide
- Open Movements
- Information as a Means of Education
- Information Use in the Professional Realm
- Information as a Means of Influence
- Checkpoint 2
- Responsibly Managing Your Information
- Personal Information
- Information Legacy
- Make Conscious Decisions
- Information Mining
- Conclusion
Video: Data, Information, and Knowledge
Video: Primary & Secondary Research
Quiz: Primary & Secondary Sources
Video: Peer Review
Quiz: Peer Review
Video: Types of Sources
Video: Primary Sources
Video: Secondary Sources
Video: Tertiary Sources
Tutorial: Source Types
- Introduction
- Source Types
- Traditional Scholarly Sources
- Checkpoint 1
- Gray Literature
- Checkpoint 2
- Trade Journals
- Non-Traditional Research Sources
- Checkpoint 3
- Everyday Sources
- Checkpoint 4
- Conclusion
Quiz: Types of Sources
Tutorial: How To Read Scholarly Materials
- Identifying Scholarly Materials
- Read Strategically
- Identify Scholarly Materials
- Components of Scholarly Materials
- Components of Scholarly Materials: Title
- Components of Scholarly Materials: Abstracts
- Components of Scholarly Materials: Literature Reviews
- Components of Scholarly Materials: Methodologies
- Components of Scholarly Materials: Results and Discussion
- Checkpoint 1
- Tip 1: Reading Scholarly Materials
- Tip 2: Reading Scholarly Materials
- Tip 3: Reading Scholarly Materials
- Checkpoint 2
- Conclusion
Video: How to Read Scholarly Materials
Tutorial: Selecting Appropriate Digital Sources
- Introduction
- Identifying Your Information Need
- Identifying the Appropriate Sources
- Practice
- Types of Sources: Background
- Types of Sources: In-Depth
- The Open and Hidden Web
- The Open and Hidden Web, Continued
- Locating Reliable Sources for Your Information Need
- Checkpoint 1
- Locating Reliable Sources for Your Information Need: Authors
- Locating Reliable Sources for Your Information Need: Bias
- Locating Reliable Sources for Your Information Need: Considerations
- Checkpoint 2
- Optional Practice Activity
- Conclusion
Searching for Information
Video Tutorial: Searching as Exploration
- Video Part 1: The Searching Mindset
- Checkpoint 1
- Video Part 2: Exploration Strategies
- Checkpoint 2
- Conclusion
Video: Choosing a Database
Quiz: Choosing a Database
Tutorial: Choosing & Using Keywords
- Introduction
- What are Keywords?
- Vocabulary
- Important Concepts
- Test Your Skills
- Searching With Keywords
- Try Synonyms
- Test Your Skills
- Where to Find Additional Keywords
- Conclusion
Quiz: Choosing and Using Keywords
Tutorial: Search Techniques, Part 1
- Searching Library Resources
- Keywords
- Brainstorm
- Thesaurus
- Test Your Skills
- Natural Language Searching
- Boolean Operators
- Boolean Operators: And
- Boolean Operators: Or
- Boolean Operators: Not
- Quotation Marks
- Nesting
- Test Your Skills
Tutorial: Search Techniques, Part 2
- Introduction
- Full-Text Searching vs. Field Searching
- Quality vs. Quantity
- Checkpoint 1
- Subject Searching
- Look Up Subjects
- Thesaurus
- Truncation & Wildcard
- Wildcard Symbols
- Checkpoint 2
- Limiting Your Search
- Using Limits
- Checkpoint 3
- Conclusion
Video: Refining Search Results
Quiz: Search Techniques
Evaluating Information
Video: What is Authority?
Video: Introduction to Bias
Video: Types of Bias
Quiz: Bias
Video: Evaluating Sources
Tutorial: Evaluating Information
- Introduction
- Step 1: Who
- Who: Locating the Author
- Who: Author Information
- Step 2: What
- Step 3: Where
- Step 4: When
- When: Published Date
- Checkpoint
- Step 5: How
- Step 6: Why
- Why: Intent
- Conclusion
- Sources
Tutorial: Choosing the Best Web Source
- The Open Web
- Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
- Publisher & Author
- Purpose
- Date & Location
- Appearance & Source
- Google: Pros & Cons
- Google Scholar: Pros & Cons
- Wikipedia: Pros & Cons
- Hidden Web & Your Library
- Conclusion
- Test Your Skills
- Site A: Question 1
- Site A: Question 2
- Site A: Question 3
- Site A: Question 4
- Site A: Question 5
- Site B: Question 1
- Site B: Question 2
- Site B: Question 3
- Site B: Question 4
- Site B: Question 5
- Choose the Best Web Source
- Sources
Video: How to Identify and Debunk Fake News
Video Tutorial: Understanding Misinformation
- Introduction
- Video Part 1: Identifying Misinformation
- Checkpoint 1
- Video Part 2: News Evaluation Strategies
- Checkpoint 2
- Takeaways
Quiz: Fake News
Quiz: Evaluating Information
- Quiz Instructions
- Quiz Introduction
- Question 1
- Question 2
- Question 3
- Question 4
- Question 5
- Quiz Completion
Tutorial: News Reporting vs. Opinion Pieces in Journalism
- Introduction
- Video: News Reporting vs. Opinion Pieces
- Types of Reporting
- Video: Journalism Standards
- Evaluation Strategies: Source
- Evaluation Strategies: Author
- Evaluation Strategies: Message
- Evaluation Strategies: Evidence
- Evaluation Strategies: Presentation
- Checkpoint 1
- Checkpoint 2
- Activity
- Conclusion
- Sources
Tutorial: Evaluating Digital Sources Using Lateral Reading
- Introduction
- The Importance of Effective Website Evaluation
- Using Lateral Reading
- Best Practices for Lateral Reading: Orienting
- Best Practices for Lateral Reading: Searching
- Best Practices for Lateral Reading: Navigating
- Uses for Lateral Reading Beyond Site Evaluation
- Questions to Ask When Performing Lateral Reading
- Video: Lateral Reading
- Checkpoint
- Differentiating Lateral Reading From Other Evaluation Techniques
- Activity
- Conclusion
- Source
Presenting Research and Data
Video: Synthesizing Information
Tutorial: Synthesizing Information
- Introduction
- Synthesizing Information
- Synthesizing Information as a Process
- Check Your Understanding
- Steps Toward Synthesis
- Background Research
- Early Research
- Note Taking
- Annotated Bibliographies
- Outlining
- Divide Paper by Topics
- Check Your Understanding
- Writing Techniques
- Products of Synthesis
- Literature Review
- Historical Research Paper
- Literary Criticism or Analysis
- Persuasive Essay
- Check Your Understanding
- Conclusion
Quiz: Synthesizing Information
Tutorial: Annotated Bibliography
- Introduction
- Annotated Bibliography Purpose
- Types of Annotated Bibliographies
- Summary Annotations
- Evaluation Annotations
- Reflection Annotations
- Checkpoint 1
- Formatting an Annotated Bibliography
- How to Create a Summary Annotation
- How to Create an Evaluation Annotation
- How to Create a Reflection Annotation
- Checkpoint 2
- Conclusion
Video: Anatomy of a Research Paper
Quiz: Anatomy of a Research Paper
Video: Writing Help
Tutorial: Digital Privacy
- Introduction
- Your Role in the Digital Environment
- Video: Digital Privacy
- Becoming Digitally Responsible
- Activity 1
- Consider This
- Privacy Zones Activity
- Understanding Privacy Policies
- Takeaways
- Activity 3
- Conclusion
- Sources
Tutorial: Paraphrasing, Quoting, and Summarizing
- Introduction
- Quotations: Definition and Use
- Quotations: When to Use
- Quotations: What to Avoid
- Checkpoint 1
- Paraphrasing: Definition and Use
- Paraphrasing: When to Use
- Paraphrasing: What to Avoid
- Checkpoint 2
- Summarizing: Definition and Use
- Summarizing: When to Use
- Summarizing: What to Avoid
- Checkpoint 3
- Checkpoint 4
- Checkpoint 5
- Conclusion
- Sources
Citations and Academic Integrity
Video: Why Citations Matter
Tutorial: Why Citations Matter
- Why Citing Sources is Important
- Why Citing Sources is Important
- Scholarship as a Conversation
- Intellectual Property
- Checkpoint 1
- How Do You Cite?
- How Do You Cite?
- How Do You Cite?
- How Do You Cite?
- Checkpoint 2
- Why Citation Formats Exist
- Checkpoint 3
- Check Your Understanding
- Why Are There Different Citation Styles?
- Citation Style
- Conclusion
Video: APA Citations
Tutorial: APA Citations
- APA Citations
- In-Text Citation
- References Page
- APA Author Rules
- APA Book Citations
- APA Online Journal & Periodicals Citations
- APA Scholarly Journal Citations
- APA Website Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Book Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Book Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Journal Article Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Journal Article Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Web Source Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Web Source Citations
- Conclusion
Quiz: APA Citations
Video: MLA 7th Edition Citation Style
Video: MLA 8th Edition Citation Style
Tutorial: MLA 8th Edition Citation Style
- MLA Citations
- MLA Citations
- MLA In-Text Citations
- MLA In-Text Citations
- MLA In-Text Citations
- Incorporating In-Text Citations
- Works Cited Page
- Author
- More About Authors
- Title of the Source
- Title of the Source
- Title of the Container
- Additional Contributors
- Version
- Numbers
- Publisher
- More About Publishers
- Publication Date
- Location
- Access Date
- Check Your Understanding: Book Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Book Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Journal Article Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Journal Article Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Web Source Citations
- Check Your Understanding: Web Source Citations
- Conclusion
Quiz: MLA Citations
Video: Turabian Citation Style
Quiz: Turabian Citations
Video: Harvard Citation Style
Video: Chicago Style 17th ed. Journals
Video: Chicago Style, 17th ed. Books and eBooks
Video: Chicago Style, 17th ed. Websites and Social Media
Video: Academic Integrity
Video: Plagiarism
Video: Copyright
Quiz: Academic Integrity
- Quiz Instructions
- Question 1
- Question 2
- Question 3
- Question 4
- Question 5
- Quiz Completion
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