Go Research! Building an information literacy tool that bridges the gap

Because distance students are typically expected to explore resources and manage assignments independently, Central Michigan University's Global Campus Library Services (GCLS) librarians developed a self-paced, interactive tutorial to help them develop the basic research skills needed to be successful in their coursework. All CMU students (at remote locations and online) can access the self-directed, LibGuides-based Go Research! tutorial to assess what they already know, interact with multimedia tools and resources that foster specific information literacy skills, and evaluate their own learning outcomes. This presentation describes the collaborative planning, design, implementation and evaluation of this information literacy tutorial, and discusses how its content and use have been modified over time to facilitate flipped classroom instruction and better meet the needs of online students and faculty.