The lifecycle of a research tutorial: From concept to implementation and beyond

Abstract

In 2016, the University of Maryland Global Campus Library began a redesign of its core information literacy tutorial in response to substantive curricular changes, the technological obsolescence of an older tutorial, and an improving understanding of student needs based on an analysis of reference questions received. This article describes the design process, with an emphasis on best practices and directions for future research.

Keywords:

• Information literacy
• tutorials
• tutorial design
• instructional design

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Julie Harding

Julie Harding is the Assistant Director for Public Services for the University of Maryland Global Campus Library.

Ryan Shepard

Ryan Shepard is a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the University of Maryland Global Campus Library, and library liaison to UMGC's Computer Science program.