The Benefits of Improved Information Literacy Skills on Student Writing Skills: Developing a Collaborative Teaching Model with Research Librarians in Undergraduate Social Work Education |
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| Authors: | Laura Brierton Granruth Tatiana Pashkova-Balkenhol |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, USAlaura.granruth@millersville.edu;3. School of Social Work, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Improving the information literacy and writing skills of undergraduate social work students continues to be an issue for social work educators. In spite of the persistent concern, only a few studies examine the factors influencing these skills and interventions to strengthen them. This article details a faculty–librarian collaborative teaching model to develop students’ information literacy and writing skills through an iterative, peer-reviewed process that includes online and in-class library instruction. Pre- and posttest results from course evaluations, using the learning management system, indicate that students improve their information literacy skills, which in turn improves their writing skills. The article concludes with a discussion of implications for academic and professional development. |
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| Keywords: | Teaching methods undergraduate literature research writing |
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