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Creating Engaging
Information Literacy
TutorialsMANDI GOODSETT
REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
About the
Audience
DO YOU HAVE IL
TUTORIALS AT YOUR
LIBRARY?
Why Engaging?
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
3 Principles of Engaging Tutorials
From Extra Credits’ video “Tutorials 101” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCPcn-Q5nKE
Principle #1INTERACTIVITY
A.K.A SHOW, DON’T
TELL
Why make interactive tutorials?
What does interactive mean to you?
Levels of
Interactivity
Level 1: Navigational Control
Pacing
Video vs. click
through
Side-menu
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Level 2: Quizzing/Assessment
Quiz questions
throughout
Short cumulative quiz
Positive feedback
Level 3: Interactive Design
Drag-and-drop
activities
Drop-down
menus
Collapsible units
Games
Menlo College – Bowman Library
Level 3: Interactive Design
Drag-and-drop
activities
Drop-down
menus
Collapsible units
Games
University of Texas – San Antonio
Level 3: Interactive Design
Drag-and-drop
activities
Drop-down
menus
Collapsible units
Games
Lycoming College
Level 4: Guided simulation
Text input boxes
Click boxes
Guide-on-the-side
University of Vermont
Level 4: Guided simulation
Text input boxes
Click boxes
Guide-on-the-
side
Principle #2 MAKE IT FUN
Make It Fun
Humor/relaxed tone
Relatable, relevant
material
Visually appealing
graphics
Eastern Michigan University
Principle #3LISTEN TO YOUR
USERS
Listen to Your Users
Usability Testing
Early in creation process
Methods
Focus groups
Observation
Interviews
Pre/post test
Survey
Takeaway
Making tutorials takes a lot of time and effort.
Make sure yours are creating real learning
moments.
Questions?
http://gsw.edu/library/library-
tutorials/index#
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