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Information Literacy Instruction Program at UTSA Libraries
A toolkit for librarians and faculty
Teaching Development Resources
- Turn to Your NeighborResources to develop peer instruction within the classroom.
Small Teaching by Call Number: E-Book (click title to access)Quick "small" ideas that can make your class time more effective.
Small Teaching Online by ISBN: 9781119544913Publication Date: 2019Find out how to apply learning science in online classes The concept of small teaching is simple: small and strategic changes have enormous power to improve student learning. Instructors face unique and specific challenges when teaching an online course. This book offers small teaching strategies that will positively impact the online classroom. This book outlines practical and feasible applications of theoretical principles to help your online students learn. It includes current best practices around educational technologies, strategies to build community and collaboration, and minor changes you can make in your online teaching practice, small but impactful adjustments that result in significant learning gains. * Explains how you can support your online students * Helps your students find success in this non-traditional learning environment * Covers online and blended learning * Addresses specific challenges that online instructors face in higher education Small Teaching Online presents research-based teaching techniques from an online instructional design expert and the bestselling author of Small Teaching.
Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy: Threshold ConceptsCall Number: JPL 3rd Floor ZA3075 .D57 2017ISBN: 9780838989708
Teaching Information Literacy Reframed by Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor ZA3075 .B87 2016
Tutorials
- UTSA Library TutorialsA list of tutorials including basic research skills, primary sources, citing sources, technology skills, and more. Each tutorial has an assessment at the end of the content.
- Database TutorialsLong list of database tutorials created by vendors including EBSCO, Proquest, JStor, Nexis Uni, Web of Science, and more.
- PRIMO Peer Reviewed Instruction Materials DatabasCurated collection of instruction materials and videos created by librarians.
- Sage Research Methods Online This link opens in a new windowContains content on research methods from books, journals and reference sources; research methods videos; tutorials; case studies showing how research methods are applied; and practice datasets from actual research. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. Since SRMO focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, it can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, and more. Includes entire "Little Green Book" (quantitative research) and "Little Blue Book" (qualitative research) series.
- Sage Research Methods Video This link opens in a new windowContains more than 120 hours of video, including tutorials, case studies, expert interviews, and more, covering the entire research methods and statistics curriculum. Videos are well-suited for flipped instruction, embedding in course management systems, and for use in-class. The videos can help to bring methods to life: instead of reading about how to conduct a focus group, students can watch one in action.
Websites
- PadletCreate a free account with Padlet to use as an interactive whiteboard with classes. Responses can be viewed in real time or exported for later discussion. Can also be embedded.
- Poll EverywhereThe free version of Poll Everywhere allows up to 25 responses. Responses can be used through website or by phone.
- MindMupTool for concept mapping or mind mapping. Sign up for unlimited maps.
- BaamboozleQuick game creation to check concepts and re-inforce information.
- Science FridayCurrent science topics that could spark brainstorming or pre-class engagement.
- Their.TubeIntroduces the ways algorithms change the search results that we see.
- MentimeterPresentation software with built in quizzes, polls, animation, and more.
- Answer GardenCreate questions and watch your list of answers grow as students react.
- CrowdsignalEasy to customize quizzes, surveys, and polls.
- AllSidesA variety of tools and examples focusing on media bias and media literacy.