Model for a Web-Based Information Literacy Course

SUMMARY

When converting a traditionally taught classroom course to a web-based environment, yoSmusttakeanumbe; of issues and considerations in to account. This paper addresses the process of design and conversion, including computer mediated communication as a form of distance education, the advantages and limitations of the technology, methods of addressing learning styles and insuring interaction with students, as well as examples of teaching an online asynchronous course.

Key Words:

• Distance education
• distributed education
• online learning
• virtual classroom
• information literacy instruction
• Web-based instruction bibliographic instruction
• problem based learning
• networked learning environment