Best Practices for Information Literacy in Foundation Seminars
Foundation Seminar assignments should enable students to:
- Develop academic reading skills by engaging with a variety of materials
- Search for and find appropriate sources
- Demonstrate their ability to evaluate sources for a particular purpose
- Integrate source material into an original work
A final recommendation is to partner with a librarian to design activities and assignments that will help students build basic information literacy skills. We look forward to working with you and your students!
Information Literacy Assignment Design
- Tips for Designing a Successful Information Literacy AssignmentHere are some tips. Your librarian can help!
- Information Literacy Assignment Design WorksheetA helpful worksheet to guide you in thinking through information literacy assignments.
Resources
- Your Foundation Seminar Librarian
Find the librarian/Research Services member who will work with your classes in Fall 2025. List will continue to be updated as classes are added.
Interested in using technology to enhance student learning in your Foundation Seminar? Contact Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship to discuss ideas!
You can also have your students explore Bucknell's Special Collections and University Archives! Contact SCUA.