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Welcome
The purpose of this guide is to provide a little inspiration when teaching a class about information literacy, or how to find, understand, and be critical of information. The materials here range from full lesson plans to short, critical thinking prompts that can be adapted in any number of ways. Use them however you are able, and adapt or add to them as you'd like.
Documents included in this libguide are view only Google docs. Please make a copy in order to edit them for use in your class.
Information Literacy Resources
- ACRL FrameworkThe go-to, mother source for learning about information literacy. This six part framework is meant to provide a conceptual basis for thinking about information literacy.
- ARCL Framework SandboxThis is a repository of lesson plans and worksheets created by librarians to teach the ACRL Framework.
- CORA: Community of Online Research AssignmentsThis is an open collection of information literacy resources for librarians.
- University of Toronto Library Teaching PlansThe Liaison Librarian Toolkit at the University of Toronto is an excellent resource, and they have a good selection of information literacy teaching plans.
- TILE (Toolkit for Inclusive Learning)Designed by John Hopkins Sheridan Libraries, TILE includes information literacy relevant lesson plans that specifically address issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.
- Decolonizing the ClassroomWhile not strictly Framework focused, strategies to decolonize the classroom are very much so in line with the need think critically about information and information sources and to question internalized concepts. Discussions at TMU on this topic are a starting point for thinking about why decolonizing the classroom is so important and how to achieve this.