What is Credo View?
Credo View is a set of online videos covering information literacy. Your library has subscribed to View and it is free for you and students to use, on campus or off.
The resource aims to:
- Help students learn how to find relevant and reliable library and other research materials
- Formulate appropriate, workable research questions
- Synthesize what they learn into a final product such as a research paper, including citations that are apt for their field
Starter Kit
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View: Information Literacy - Starter Kit
To hit the ground running, try the following material with students. These videos will give novice researchers a solid start on IL basics without being overwhelming. The videos are also perfect for students who are farther along in their college careers but need a reinforcement of information literacy basics.
- Video: The Research Process Part 1 (Pre-Search) Use this video to demonstrate the value of pre-research. Students will learn how to align their initial exploration to their assignment requirements.
- Video: The Research Process Part 2 (In-Depth Research, Outlining, and Writing) This video will walk students through the process of in-depth research, outlining, and writing. This video will also help students understand the cyclical nature of research.
- Video: Beginning Research with Wikipedia/Google Part 1 (Getting Started with Wikipedia/Google) This video will help students understand the process of background research by introducing techniques for gathering background information using Google and Wikipedia.
- Video: Beginning Research with Wikipedia/Google Part 2 (Transitioning from Google/Wikipedia to Databases) In this video, students will learn how to use their search results from Google and Wikipedia to gather additional information using Google Scholar and library databases.
- Video: Thesis Statements Use this video to help students identify the purpose of their research efforts and construct evidence-based statements. Students will learn how to narrow in on a topic, conduct background research, and synthesize the existing body of evidence in order to craft a compelling argument.
3 Ways to Use View in Your Class
View gives you a “low lift” option to start incorporating information literacy instruction in your class and assignments. If your class already focuses on information literacy, the 60-plus videos included in View can complement what you’re doing. You can increase instructional time for information literacy by shifting lecture-based instruction to homework (the "flipped-classroom" approach), allowing for hands-on, high-impact learning when students come to class.
Here are 3 Ways You Can Use View in Your Courses
1. Before Library instruction
Do your librarians have limited time with students to teach them research and information literacy skills?
- It can be hard to balance teaching students the conceptual knowledge they need and the basic mechanics of research for their assignments in one sitting. Use multimedia to flip your library instruction. Students can watch Credo's videos in their own time (before or after class) to get basic concepts of information literacy.
- Benefit: Librarians can focus their in-person time with students on hands-on searching, practice for assignments, and reinforcing information literacy concepts.
2. Scaffold Throughout Your Course
Are you concerned about having enough time to cover your course’s content and incorporate research instruction into your syllabus?
- Use View videos to flip information literacy instruction throughout several weeks of your course. Students can go through multimedia on their own time to learn basic concepts and practice research skills. Reinforce IL concepts through the research assignments you planned to give as part of your syllabus - like annotated bibliographies, research papers, etc. Relevant multimedia can be shared with students at each step of a major research project.
- Benefit: Students can benefit from information literacy instruction without a significant impact on your syllabus.
3. As a Remedial Tool
Do some of your students need a refresher or additional help with how to do research (transfer students, non-traditional students, at risk students)?
- Use multimedia as a remedial tool to for students who need to review basic information literacy skills. By making materials available online, students can get the help they need without significantly impacting your course syllabus.
- Benefit: Students who need additional help can benefit from information literacy instruction without a significant impact on your syllabus.
For more ideas on how to implement these suggestions, please visit our Help Site for Instructional Aids.