University of Nebraska Libraries' curriculum and teaching partnerships are deeply rooted in the values of respect, social justice, lifelong learning, collaboration, and information literacy. We empower students to appreciate their identities and knowledge while critically examining the forces that shape their learning. As students encounter diverse perspectives, we guide them in identifying gaps in their knowledge, understanding whose voices can fill these gaps, and finding where these perspectives can be accessed. We support students in strategically searching for information and seeking multiple viewpoints to expand their worldview, all while encouraging critical reflection on the ethical use of knowledge.
Our teaching emphasizes research dispositions and practices, critical information literacy, and leverages our librarians' diverse areas of expertise. Our librarians engage with students and faculty through various methods, including:
- Developing interactive online materials for asynchronous learning
- Serving as guest instructors
- Embedding themselves within courses
- Co-teaching
- Designing and teaching credit courses as instructors of record
We also offer extracurricular workshops covering many topics, tailored for different experience levels, providing more opportunities for learning outside the classroom.
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The development of sophisticated information practices and engaging in informed learning are vital for academic, professional, and personal success and for civic participation. We offer a broad range of curricular and co-curricular teaching and learning efforts aimed at helping learners throughout all stages of their academic career and life.
Through meaningful connection with campus curricula, we identify programmatic approaches to scaffold our instruction, creating unique, targeted, and relevant pedagogical experiences to meet the needs of learners at the appropriate time and level.
Curriculum Development?
In collaboration with instructors, we engage in curriculum development to design assignments, learning experiences, and courses that align with information literacy and disciplinary learning. We focus on best practices for engaging students in research as an iterative process, positioning them as not just consumers of information but also as critics and creators.
Learning Outcomes
The Libraries’ learning outcomes, based on the values of our professional organizations and theories of information literacy, provide the foundation of the Libraries’ programmatic teaching and learning-related efforts. Additionally, these outcomes are guided by larger issues or questions that surround information consumption, handling, and creation.