Flipping one-shot library instruction: using Canvas and Pecha Kucha for peer teaching

OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine whether a flipped classroom that facilitated peer learning would improve undergraduate health sciences students' abilities to find, evaluate, and use appropriate evidence for research assignments. METHODS Students completed online modules in a learning management system, with librarians facilitating subsequent student-directed, in-person sessions. Mixed methods assessment was used to evaluate program outcomes. RESULTS Students learned information literacy concepts but did not consistently apply them in research assignments. Faculty interviews revealed strengthened partnerships between librarians and teaching faculty. CONCLUSION This pedagogy shows promise for implementing and evaluating a successful flipped information literacy program.
This project was funded in whole or in part with funds from MAC-MLA and Library Research Fund, UMD Libraries at College Park. The authors thank MAC-MLA and the UMD Libraries' Library Research Fund Committee for funding this project. This project received an exemption from UMD's Institutional Review Board.