Practical strategies for teaching AI-assisted lit reviews while keeping human analysis and critical thinking central.
Assignments
Posted on June 8, 2026
Author: Katie Perry
Discipline: English, Environmental Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women's and Gender Studies
Posted on May 15, 2026
Author: Elisa Acosta
Collaborators: Susan Archambault, Alexander Justice
This self-guided, active learning exercise for Zotero was originally created for a 1–1.5 hour standalone online workshop. Zotero is a free, open-source tool that helps users collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share references. It is easy enough for students to learn quickly, yet powerful enough to support dissertations, theses, and capstone projects. Zotero also provides a practical way to engage with the conceptual goals of the ACRL Framework, transforming abstract ideas such as “giving credit” and “joining a scholarly conversation” into concrete research practices.
Discipline: Archaeology, Art History, Biology, Business, Classics, Communication Studies, Dance, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Studies, Ethnic Studies, Film and TV, Health, History, Information Management, Liberal Studies, Library and Information Science, Mathematics, Multidisciplinary, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing, Sociology, Theology, Urban Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, Writing
Information Literacy Concepts: Ethics (ACRL 5, SCONUL 6, ANZIL 6, ANCIL 7), Information Has Value (Frame 3), Scholarship as Conversation (Frame 5)
Posted on May 5, 2026
Author: Susan Archambault
Collaborators: Elisa Acosta, Jennifer Masunaga
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Comment 1 Comment 2 Comment 3 Comment 4 Comment 5 Comment 6 Comment 7Information Literacy Concepts: Authority is Constructed / Contextual (Frame 1)
Posted on January 17, 2025
Author: Lauren deLaubell
Discipline: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Classics, Communication Studies, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Studies, Ethnic Studies, Film and TV, Health, History, Information Management, Liberal Studies, Library and Information Science, Multidisciplinary, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing, Social Work, Sociology, Urban Studies, Women's and Gender Studies
Information Literacy Concepts: Evaluates (ACRL 3, SCONUL 5, ANZIL 3, ANCIL 4), Authority is Constructed / Contextual (Frame 1)
Posted on January 16, 2025
Author: Tricia Martone
This an an active learning class using a jigsaw for teaching how to use Web of Science (25 minutes) and a modified Send-A-Problem (renamed Send Along) activity (15 minutes) that covers keyword brainstorming, practicing searching, evaluating the relevance of sources for a given topic, and considering whether that research topic is right-sized.
Discipline: Environmental Studies
Information Literacy Concepts: Finds Information (ACRL 2, SCONUL 3&4, ANZIL 2&4, ANCIL 5), Research as Inquiry (Frame 4), Searching as Strategic Exploration (Frame 6)
Posted on November 18, 2024
Author: Ariel Dyer
Play-based learning activity asking students to intentionally create "fake news" and engage with their emotional reactions in coming across information.
Discipline: Library and Information Science
Information Literacy Concepts: Evaluates (ACRL 3, SCONUL 5, ANZIL 3, ANCIL 4), Information Creation as Process (Frame 2), Information Has Value (Frame 3)
Posted on October 14, 2024
Author: Olga Koz
The literature review design (LRD) tool helps design a traditional review nested in the dissertation or thesis. It was created based on the interactive Hopscotch research design framework (Jorrin-Abellan, 2020).
Discipline: Education
Information Literacy Concepts: Finds Information (ACRL 2, SCONUL 3&4, ANZIL 2&4, ANCIL 5), Evaluates (ACRL 3, SCONUL 5, ANZIL 3, ANCIL 4), Research as Inquiry (Frame 4)
Posted on October 14, 2024
Author: Andrea Brooks
Collaborators: Lily Murray
Two librarians at NKU developed an Informed Voting workshop to help students navigate information during the 2024 election season. Attendees were provided a worksheet to learn about the candidates/issues on their ballot and dig into one issue/race to investigate during the workshop.
Discipline: Library and Information Science
Information Literacy Concepts: Authority is Constructed / Contextual (Frame 1), Research as Inquiry (Frame 4), Searching as Strategic Exploration (Frame 6)
Posted on August 6, 2024
Author: Carolyn Caffrey
This is part of an introductory first-year class to the university where students are introduced to the library and asked to think critically about how information is organized using the framework of critical cataloging. After watching a short video on the idea of classification and its problems with fixing identity categories, students analyze and categorize selected book from the collection, and then reflect on how knowledge is organized and their choices as authors.
Discipline: Communication Studies, English, Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing
Information Literacy Concepts: Authority is Constructed / Contextual (Frame 1), Information Creation as Process (Frame 2)
Posted on March 26, 2024
Author: Shelby Hallman
Algorithms are everywhere, and they have increasing power over what we consume (Amazon, Netflix, TikTok), who we date (“the apps”), and how we understand the world (Google, ChatGPT). So, what are algorithms, and how did they become so powerful? Who are the humans that create them, and why does it matter?
In this workshop, we will explore how algorithms can perpetuate bias and discrimination, and discuss some preventive strategies. It is open to learners of all backgrounds and experience.
Discipline: Computer Science, Library and Information Science