LOEX Conference Proceedings 2010
Document Type
Interactive
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
Making Information Literacy Stick is an interactive workshop focused on making the ideas we present in the classroom unforgettable. Drawing from Chip and Dan Heath's Made to Stick (2007), I will present their formula for sticky ideas: SUCCESs (Simplicity, Unexpectedness, Concreteness, Credibility, Emotions, and Stories). Many of these elements work well with prescriptions from the critical information literacy literature, honing in on the students' own experiences. In the spirit of this style of instruction, librarians will break themselves into groups of 5-10 so that they can share their personal experiences relevant to the formula's elements. In the hopes that the discussion extends beyond the conference, I plan to create a wiki so the instructional strategies developed in the workshop can be easily shared with, and built upon by, the larger community of librarians.
Recommended Citation
McNutt, Dunstan, "Making Information Literacy Stick: Finding SUCCESs in Library Instruction" (2012). LOEX Conference Proceedings 2010. 34.
https://commons.emich.edu/loexconf2010/34