ERIC Number: EJ1306509
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
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Beyond the Checklist Approach: A Librarian-Faculty Collaboration to Teach the BEAM Method of Source Evaluation
Mills, Jenny; Flynn, Rachael; Fox, Nicole; Shaw, Dana; Wiley, Claire Walker
Communications in Information Literacy, v15 n1 Article 7 p119-139 Jun 2021
Evaluating information is an essential skill, valued across disciplines. While librarians and instructors share the responsibility to teach this skill, they need a common framework in order to collaborate to design assignments that give students multiple opportunities to learn. Librarians and First Year Seminar faculty at Belmont University collaborated to design a unit of instruction on source evaluation using the BEAM method. BEAM requires students to apply a use-based approach to evaluation, to read and engage with sources more closely, and to think about how they might use a source for a specific purpose. Structured annotated bibliographies that included BEAM were assessed, along with student, instructor, and librarian feedback. The BEAM method may be an effective method for teaching information evaluation when paired with other sequenced assignments that guide students through the research and writing process.
Descriptors: Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Information Literacy, First Year Seminars, Instructional Design, Information Sources, Evaluation Methods, Information Utilization, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Research Papers (Students), Assignments, Student Surveys, Annotated Bibliographies
Communications in Information Literacy. e-mail: editors@comminfolit.org; Web site: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee (Nashville)
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