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Instruction Support from the Libraries

The Libraries offers a wide range of support for student learning and research, including web-based resources, supplemental instruction from subject librarians, workshops, and reference services. Visit the Libraries' instruction support website or contact any of our subject librarians to find out more about the resources and services available to your faculty and department. 

Information & Research Literacy at UML


In 2023 the Libraries released it's Information & Research Literacy¹ guide for students and instructors at University of Manitoba, a conceptual framework for information literacy (IL) as it pertains to academic research. The intended purpose of this guide is not to define information literacy but instead to prompt dialogue regarding the way information is constructed and mediated through various educational and research practices, including: 

  • how knowledge is produced and disseminated through scholarship and publishing,
  • how students engage with information, scholarship, and research processes, and
  • how students evaluate the credibility, meaning, and importance of information and its impact on scholarship, society, and culture. 

 

Suggestions for using the Libraries' Information & Research Literacy guide
 

  • Use the questions and definitions in the guide to prompt discussion with your students about appropriate information sources for different forms of academic research.
  • Discuss with your students what literacy and research practices are most relevant to their coursework or research program.
  • Ask your subject librarian about resources available at the Libraries to support students with various information literacy processes. 
     


¹ UM Libraries' Information and Research Literacy guide is adapted from the following resources. 

  1. Association of Colleges and Research Libraries. (2015). Framework for information literacy in higher education. http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework

  2. Bundy, A. (2004). Australian and New Zealand information literacy framework. Principles, standards and practice, 2, 48. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/3078989 

  3. Secker, J., & Coonan, E. (Eds.). (2012). Rethinking information literacy: A practical framework for supporting learning. Facet Publishing. https://www.worldcat.org/title/826413486

 

UM Libraries' Academic Experience Quiz


As as instructor, it can be difficult to know how much experience your students have with academic research and writing. For this reason, the Libraries have developed a short quiz to help students reflect on their prior learning and identify what aspects of research they may have less experience with. There are a couple different ways you can use this quiz. You can share the quiz with your students and discuss with them how their responses compare to overall anecdotal results from other UM students. If you prefer to modify the questions or limit responses to a specific group you can also adapt this quiz with Mentimeter. 


Use this quiz in your course

There are 3 easy ways to share the quiz with your students. 

  1. Share the link to the quiz on the Libraries' website.
  2. Share a direct link to the mobile version of the quiz.
  3. Share this QR code for the mobile version of the quiz.

Once your students have completed the quiz they can compare their answers with the results of other participating UM students.

Open a full screen version of the slides with this link.  

 

Adapt this quiz for your course

You can also adapt this quiz with Mentimeter. Adapting the quiz has two advantages. First, it allows you to revise the questions and linked resources to compliment your course content. Second, it allows you to limit the results of the survey to the students you choose to share it with. To adapt the quiz follow the steps below. 

  1. Open your UM Mentimeter account available through the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.
  2. Go to the University of Manitoba Shared Templates page.
  3. Add the UM Libraries - Academic Experience Quiz to your presentations. 
  4. This quiz is an open educational resource. You are free to revise and remix according to creative commons CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit to University of Manitoba Libraries. 

Add Content to UM Learn

 

How to add topics from Learn at the Libraries

To add content from this website to UM Learn, simply "right-click" (control click on Mac) on any topic in the side menu or the Learn at the Libraries home page to copy the url and add it to your syllabus or course content. You can also embed content from this website directly into a UM Learn course by inserting the link into an iframe and adding the iframe to the course html. See the iframe example below.
 

<iframe>
width="100%"
height="800" scrolling="yes"
style="border: 1px solid #bbb; border-radius: 4px;"
src="https://website-address.com">
</iframe>

 

How to add subject guides and videos


To add the Libraries' subject guides follow the steps below. 

  1. Open the desired subject guide.
  2. Copy the URL for the full guide, page or menu item.
  3. Add the URL to your course or embed it using an iframe.


To add videos from the Libraries YouTube channel follow these steps.

  1. Find the desired video on the Libraries YouTube channel.
  2. Use the "Share" button to open the different sharing options available.
  3. Use the URL or embed code to add the video to your course. 

Contact Us


If you need subject specific help contact your liaison librarian.
For other inquiries about instructional support from the Libraries contact: 


Kyle Feenstra
Coordinator - Learning & Instruction Support
304 Elizabeth Dafoe Library
kyle.feenstra (at) umanitoba.ca

 

Sarah Clark 
Learning & Instruction Support Librarian
304 Elizabeth Dafoe Library
sarah.clark (at) umanitoba.ca