Presented at LILAC 2018

1. TEACHING INFORMATION LITERACY IN
AN ACTIVE LEARNING CLASSROOM
LOUISE BJUR & VERONICA ALFREDSSON, THE BIOMEDICAL LIBRARY, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN

3. GÖTEBORGS UNIVERSITETSBIBLIOTEK
BIOMEDICINSKA BIBLIOTEKET

4. What do
students need
to practice in
order to gain the
abilities?
What abilities
do we want
the students
to master?
What
information do
students need
to be able to do
the exercises?
Backward Design

5. Exercise – Track the origin
Read the article – discuss the questions in your group:
• What kind of an article is it?
• Who is the author?
• For whom is the article written?
• Does the article refer to previously published
information?
• Would you cite this article in academic work?
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6. Track the origin – continued…
Try to find the original article – discuss in your group
• Where do you search for the article?
• What search terms do you use?
• What do you find?
Write your answers on the flip charts

7. Discussion – what is the purpose of this
exercise?

8. Summary of the discussion

9. Exercise: The Boolean Game

10. GÖTEBORGS UNIVERSITETSBIBLIOTEK
BIOMEDICINSKA BIBLIOTEKET
Fruits on the fish market – Istanbul Av: Vassil
Tzvetanov Flickr

11. Exercise: Same same but different

12. Exercise – reference puzzle
Create correct citations according to the APA-
style manual.
MoreLight. (2016). Carousel [photography].
Available from https://pixabay.com/en/munich-
oktoberfest-ride-carousel-1220908/ (CC0 Public
Domain) https:///search.creativecommons.org

13. Locate the source
• Find the source – in physical or electronic form
• Be prepared to show the group:
– how you found the source
– what type of source it is
– if, how and when you would use that source.

14. Baepler, P., et.al (2016). A guide to teaching in the
active learning classroom : History, research, and
practice (First ed.). Sterling, Virginia: Stylus
Publishing.
Special Issue: Active Learning Spaces. New Directions
for Teaching and Learning. Volume 2014, Issue 137, 1-
98.
University of Texas Libraries. Instruction @ the UT
Libraries. The University of Texas at Austin; 2016
[cited 20161005]; Available from:
http://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/utlis/
Walsh, A., & Inala, P. (2010). Active learning
techniques for librarians : Practical examples
(Chandos information professional series). Oxford:
Chandos.
Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by
design (2., exp. ed.). Alexandria, Va.: Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development.
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15. Thank you!
Contact:
biomed.utb@ub.gu.se