Description
How is teaching informational literacy different with digital natives? This session moves beyond "How to teach an information literacy class 101", and focuses on issues specifically related to teaching information literacy to students who do not remember a time without Google. Utilizing a mixture of research and experience, practical ideas that can be used in a variety of ways will be presented. Attendees with learn how to enhance their own strengths in order to keep their own digital natives engaged and learning during information literacy sessions. With the right skills, you can turn a student's question from "can't I just Google it?" into "can you help me find a scholarly article for my paper?". This session is targeted for academic librarians, but all are welcome!
Start Date
18-3-2015 2:30 PM
End Date
18-3-2015 3:30 PM
Can't I just Google it? : Informational Literacy and the Digital Native
How is teaching informational literacy different with digital natives? This session moves beyond "How to teach an information literacy class 101", and focuses on issues specifically related to teaching information literacy to students who do not remember a time without Google. Utilizing a mixture of research and experience, practical ideas that can be used in a variety of ways will be presented. Attendees with learn how to enhance their own strengths in order to keep their own digital natives engaged and learning during information literacy sessions. With the right skills, you can turn a student's question from "can't I just Google it?" into "can you help me find a scholarly article for my paper?". This session is targeted for academic librarians, but all are welcome!