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Creating Engaging Information Literacy Tutorials MANDI GOODSETT REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

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Creating Engaging Information Literacy TutorialsMANDI GOODSETT

REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN

GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

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About the Audience

DO YOU HAVE IL TUTORIALS AT

YOUR LIBRARY?

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Why Engaging?

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Motivating Learning

We cannot “learn” our students

Learning requires paying attention

Motivation -> Persistence -> Practice -> Learning

Without motivation, the quality of the content doesn’t matterhttps://learningsnippets.wordpress.com/category/motivation/

Michael Allen’s Guide to e-Learning

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3 Principles of Engaging Tutorials

From Extra Credits’ video “Tutorials 101” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCPcn-Q5nKE

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Principle #1INTERACTIVITYA.K.A SHOW, DON’T

TELL

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Why make interactive tutorials?

What does interactive mean to you?

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Levels of Interactivity

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Level 1: Navigational Control

PacingVideo vs. click

throughSide-menu

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Level 2: Quizzing/Assessment

Quiz questions throughout

Short cumulative quizPositive feedback

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Level 3: Interactive Design

Drag-and-drop activities

Drop-down menus

Collapsible unitsGames

Menlo College – Bowman Library

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Level 3: Interactive Design

Drag-and-drop activities

Drop-down menus

Collapsible unitsGames

University of Texas – San Antonio

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Level 3: Interactive Design

Drag-and-drop activities

Drop-down menus

Collapsible unitsGames

Lycoming College

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Level 4: Guided simulation

Text input boxesClick boxesGuide-on-the-

side

University of Vermont

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Level 4: Guided simulation

Text input boxesClick boxesGuide-on-the-

side

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Principle #2 MAKE IT FUN

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Make It Fun

Humor/relaxed tone Relatable, relevant

material Visually appealing

graphics

Eastern Michigan University

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Principle #3 LISTEN TO YOUR USERS

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Listen to Your Users

Usability Testing Early in creation process Methods

Focus groups Observation Interviews Pre/post test Survey

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Tools for Engagement

Guide-on-the-Side Adobe Captivate Articulate Storyline Get creative!

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Takeaway

Making tutorials takes a lot of time and effort.

Make sure yours are creating real learning moments.

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Questions?

Contact: [email protected]

GSW Tutorials: http://gsw.edu/library/library-

tutorials/index#

LibGuide for this Presentation (with tutorial version of

presentation:

libguides.gsw.edu/engagingtutorials

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