Recasting the “one-shot” for student success: Causal research findings for more effective library instruction

 

Session Description:
Are you concerned about student retention of information literacy skills? Do you ever notice students eyes’ glazing over halfway through your one-shot instruction sessions? Research shows that our digital devices are changing the way we learn, process, and retain information. In this session, we present the results of a causal study on the effectiveness of frequent, short instruction sessions compared to traditional 60-minute one-shot sessions in learning basic information literacy concepts. It’s time to recast the one-shot for student success. In a participatory session, attendees will learn to apply these research findings to their own information literacy instruction practices.

 

Posted in 2019 Contributed Paper.