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| Reviewed: |
Oct 14, 2008 by Library and Information Services |
| Overview: |
The Information Literacy Tutorial provides a thorough examination of the following topics, including exercises and quizzes: choosing a research topic, identifying needed information, formulating search strategies, evaluating information, and citing information. |
| Learning Goals: |
The purpose of this site is to instruct students on how to choose a research topic, how to indentify what types of information is needed, how to develop search strategies, how to evaluate information once it is found, and how to cite information. |
| Target Student Population: |
Undergraduate and above. |
| Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills: |
Users should be able to use a web browser. |
| Type of Material: |
Tutorial |
| Recommended Uses: |
The tutorial is best utilized by assigning it to individuals outside of class. |
| Technical Requirements: |
Computer with web access, Internet Explorer, JavaScript. |
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| Strengths: |
The content is logically presented and is at an appropriate level for the intended audience. The quizzes are appropriate for the content presented. The tutorial contains a great deal of well-organized information. |
| Concerns: |
While the tutorial includes specifics for American University, most of the content is applicable to those at other institutions. However, the section on search strategies is targeted for American University's students. |
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Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool |
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| Strengths: |
Each section of the tutorial includes clear objectives and meets these objectives. The information is presented in a logical order, but students may easily navigate to specific sections of interest. Well organized, builds advanced concepts progressively. Provides quizzes and some interactivity. |
| Concerns: |
Because of the amount of material, care must be taken with assignments to not overwhelm students. |
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Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty |
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While lacking bells and whistles that may be expected of online tutorials in today's world, the information is easily accessible and the format is appropriate for the intended use. Easy to use, some good use of images,and well written. |
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The bolding and differing colors of terms and headers is at times confusing and distracting. While the tutorial instructions explains some of the use of color, at times, the color seemed misused. While immediate feedback to the quizzes is desirable, the pop-up boxes are tedious and may not be the best way to provide such feedback. Some pages are very text-heavy, a better use of whitespace might be possible. |
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