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Library Online Learning Modules

This guide is to serve as a "menu" of instruction modules to meet the information literacy needs LSC-NH online classes. Each module can be embedded into D2L, and takes 5-10 minutes to complete.

Objectivity

Objectivity

Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 

  1. Define objectivity and bias
  2. Identify conflict of interest
  3. Identify ideological bias

Recommended Usage:

This module is recommended for use before students or as students are selecting sources for research projects, but before any major writing takes place.  

 

Recommended Pairings:

Authority in Context

Authority - Scholarship and Peer Review

Verifiability 

Currency

 

 

Preview:

LTI Link:

https://lonestar.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/iMcGgkKDVCb2tE

Currency

Currency

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 

  1. Articulate why information sources can go out of date. 
  2. Articulate why currency varies from topic to topic.
  3. Determine when information on a particular topic goes out of date. 

Recommended Usage:

This module is recommended for use before students or as students are selecting sources for research projects, but before any major writing takes place.  

 

Recommended Pairings:

Authority in Context

Authority - Scholarship and Peer Review

Verifiability

Objectivity

 

 

Preview:

LTI Link:

https://lonestar.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/8xEcoXu5VWRKLJ

Verifiability

Verifiability

Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 

  1. Explain the important of verifying information
  2. Give examples of how a source can make it's information more verifiable 

Recommended usage:

This module is recommended for use before students or as students are selecting sources for research projects, but before any major writing takes place.  

 

Recommended Pairings:

Authority in Context

Authority - Scholarship and Peer Review

Currency

Objectivity

 

 

Preview:

LTI Link:

https://lonestar.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/vojLNTzDXb9gE6

 

Authority in Context

Authority in Context

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 

  1. Identify authorities based in the contextual information need

Recommended Usage:

This module is recommended for use as students are selecting sources for research projects, but before any major writing takes place.  

 

Recommended Pairings:

Authority - Scholarship and Peer Review

Currency

Verifiability

Objectivity

 

Preview:

LTI Link:

https://lonestar.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/Bxonq9lcd463he

Authority - Scholarship and Peer Review

Authority - Scholarship and Peer Review

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 

  1. Recognize the value of scholarly sources in tee context of academic research
  2. Explain the peer review process
  3. Articulate the difference between types of degrees and expertise (such as specializations, even within the same field)

Recommended Usage:

This module is recommended for use before students or as students are selecting sources for research projects, but before any major writing takes place.  

 

Recommended Pairings:

Authority in Context

Currency

Verifiability

Objectivity

 

Preview:

LTI Link:

https://lonestar.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/6CE58G92diLqfU