Subject Guides: Augustana Plan for the Integration of Information Literacy (APIIL): Augustana Core Resources

AUIDS 101: First Year Seminar

One of the learning objectives of FYS courses is to “analyze, evaluate, and appropriately use information and ideas.” To help achieve this objective alongside FYS course research assignments, Augustana's librarians created Library Research Skills for First Year Seminar Students, an open educational resource (OER) that consists of interactive modules and exercises. Please visit the following document to learn more.

Library Research in First Year Seminar (FYS) Courses: Information for Faculty

AUIDS 201: Collaborative Learning

One learning objective of AUIDS 201 is to "integrate information from multiple sources." The course includes an annotated bibliography assignment in which students must find, summarize, and cite at least five information sources. You can use or adapt any of the following instruction ideas, or look for more using the Teaching Ideas, which are organized by concept. If you would like a librarian to teach in your course, please fill out the library instruction request form.

Reading a Scholarly Journal Article (in-class activity)
Students read a journal article relevant to the course and complete a worksheet that asks them to identify the article’s research question, key findings, participants (or data sources), methodology, and limitations. (Can be modified for non-empirical articles.)
→ 30 mins
→ Computers: Not required
Comparing Different Source Types (in-class activity)
Students work in groups to examine different types of information sources and answer questions regarding their strengths and limitations. They share their findings with the class.
→ Time: 60 mins
→ Computers: Optional
Who Cares? Understanding the Human Production of Information (in-class activity)
Using a specific topic relevant to the course, students consider who would produce information on the topic. They then find an article on the topic and complete a worksheet that asks questions related to the production and audience of the article.
→ Time: 50 mins
→ Computers: Required
Getting Started with Zotero (online tutorial)
This interactive video tutorial will guide you through downloading the reference management software Zotero and using its key functions.
→ Time: 30 mins

AUIDS 301: Community Partnership Project

AUIDS 301 includes "collect, analyze, and synethsize information from multiple sources" as one of its learning objectives. Because students will work with community partners who have identified specific issues, the students may need to collect different types of information using a variety of search tools. The following lesson is intended to address these needs, but you are also welcome to browse the Teaching Ideas for more inspiration. To ask a librarian to teach in your course, please fill out the library instruction request form.

Finding Information to Support a Community Partnership Project
Students learn what types of information sources might be most relevant for their community partnership projects and where to find them.
→ Time: 45-60 mins