INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND

INFORMATION LITERACYA Review of Literature – Brad Wheeler

Information Literacy Information Literacy in Higher Education

“A set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information” (ACRL, 2000).

Instructional Design Online tutorials, units, videos, or tools that guide

students to identify and select appropriate resources, find information effectively via search, retrieve information into a proper research system, and evaluate the information.

Search Process Journals

Education Journals ERIC Libraries Worldwide Journal of Information Literacy

Terms instructional design information literacy online tutorial

Results 94 hits, 19 reviewed

Search Process Search Index

Literature Mix Literature Mix

11 – Case studies 4 – Practitioner Papers 2 – Research Surveys 2 – Theoretical Papers

Methodologies Broadly mixed-methods

Many open-ended questions Pre-post utilized extensively for effectiveness

Findings Addressing information literacy across the

curriculum Practitioner findings

Students are over-confident in their information literacy skills.

Google Effect Tutorial effectiveness varies Breadth and depth valued, difficult to design. Just-in-time tutorials are popular

Further Studies Information across class-years Addressing information literacy

differences between on-campus and distance learners

Active Learning/Constructivist models of infusing Information Literacy across the curriculum