Information Literacy Activities
These activities were developed by a group of librarians at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in order to promote the teaching of Information Literacy as part of the instruction program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The activities correspond to the competencies developed by the Information Literacy Committee of the Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries. The text of the competencies can be viewed at http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/waal/infolit/ilcc.html. The activities feature active learning exercises and tools to assess student learning. Faculty and librarians from other institutions are welcome to use these activities. Microsoft Word files have been provided which may be modified to suit specific needs. Please sign our guestbook to indicate which activities you will be using or for any comments. For more information, contact Molly Susan Mathias.
Acitivities arranged by WAAL Competency
| WAAL Competency | Keywords | Activity Title | link to pdf | link to doc | web form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | sources, types of resources | Selecting appropriate information sources | activity | word file | assessment form |
| 1.2 | topic narrowing, topic definition | Narrowing your topic | activity | word file | assessment form |
| 2.2 | scholarly journal, popular magazines | Scholarly journal characteristics | activity | word file | |
| 2.2, 2.3 | scholarly journals, popular magazines | Scholarly vs. Popular | activity | word file | assessment form |
| 3.4 | keywords, synonyms | Thinking of keywords | activity | word file | assessment form |
| 3.4 | keywords, synonyms, narrower, broader, related | Finding Keywords | activity | word file | |
| 3.4 | keywords, synonyms, related terms | Identifying Keywords | activity | word file | |
| 3.5 | boolean operators, keyword searching, nesting | Basic Keyword Searching | activity | word file | assessment form |
| 4.3 | citations, references | Understanding Citations | activity | word file | assessment form |
| 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 | web evaluation, web sites, evaluation criteria | Evaluating Web Sites | activity | word file | |
| 10.3 | censorship, intellectual freedom, banning, blocking | Considering intellectual freedom and censorship | activity | word file | assessment form |