Social Media & Information Literacy Instruction

I saw several interesting articles on the use of social media in library / information literacy instruction. Despite a really fascinating one on using Pinterest to teach research skills to interior design students, I chose to analyze “Two Parts Reflection, One Part Selfie: A Visual Alternative to the Minute Paper” by Kellie Meehlhause. Image Source: Screen Capture of This Article The article reports on how the author, in collaboration with subject faculty, modified the use of a minute paper to include a selfie. Minute papers have been used in education for years, and information literacy instruction is no exception. For those unfamiliar with minute papers, they’re usually structured around a few instructor-provided writing prompts that get students to reflect but can also identify gaps in learning for the instructor. The name is somewhat misleading, as the minute paper process definitely takes more than one minute to complete. As the article notes, while the minute pape...