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Library Teaching Services

In-Person Library Instruction Sessions

Instruction Sessions can cover a variety of topics, such as:

  • Brief overview of library resources (5 min.)
  • Scholarly vs popular literature comparison (15 min.)
  • Primary vs secondary resources (20 min.
  • Evaluating credibility of sources (20 min.)
  • Overview of specific database (please include name of database in the comments section). (15-30 min.)
  • In class search time with librarian available to answer questions. Requires computer lab. (30 min. minimum)
  • For more information see our Classroom and IL page.

Online Instruction

The library has a range of tutorials and videos on information literacy topics that can be embedded into Brightspace courses.  A full list of available tutorials, videos, and quizzes are below.  To preview a tutorial please click on the title.  Additional stand alone videos and tutorials are available under the tutorial page linked on the left of this guide.

All of the tutorials below can be integrated into Brightspace courses.  If you would like to have some of the tutorials integrated into a course or have questions about the tutorials, please contact Sarah Wagner at wagners@pfw.edu.

If you are using four or more of the tutorials, we also recommend using the pre and post tests provided to assess the impact of the tutorials.  For an instructor to view student completion and grades, the tutorials need to be integrated into Brightspace.  

Getting Started Tutorials

Evaluation Tutorials

Critical Thinking Tutorials

The tutorials below are focused on critical thinking concepts and organized thematically. They serve as introductions to these topics and instructors may find students require a more discussion to master the concepts. As with the information literacy tutorial above, if you are using four or more of the tutorials, we recommend using the pre and post tests provided to assess the impact of the tutorials.  For an instructor to view student completion and grades, the tutorials need to be integrated into Brightspace.