Information Fluency Instruction During COVID-19
Cal Maritime librarians are prepared to support information fluency instruction in the format that best matches your class modality this Fall. Please consider the format of your class, the assignments you are using, and your information fluency learning outcomes. Then let us know what kind of instruction will best fit your course.* Here are some examples:
- Synchronous visit via Zoom. This option most closely resembles an in-person class visit. If your class is meeting synchronously this may be the best fit for you class. Librarians can prepare a lesson plan that includes lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on activities (individual or small groups).
- Asynchronous visit via Brightspace. This option may be well-suited for asynchronous courses. Librarians can interact with students in a variety of ways, such as participating in a discussion board or helping design an assignment.
- Research guide hosted on the library website. Guides can be broad in topic (like this multi-page guide for MT resources: http://csum.libguides.com/mt) or more narrowly focused (like the one for ME490 - Engineering Design: http://csum.libguides.com/me490).
- One-on-one/group research consultations. Students can schedule research consultations with a librarian using zoom.
- Tutorials or videos. We have curated a collection of short videos that help students with the research process: https://library.csum.edu/research101
* Please keep in mind that some of these options may require more lead time than in the past.