FLVC/PDA Series: (Social) Media Literacy: Teaching Everyday Information Literacy Skills for College Students Online
As college students increasingly consume news and find information through social media platforms, it is more crucial than ever that libraries involved in teaching information literacy include this medium in their offerings. When social media is used as a source in both personal and academic searches for information, critical evaluation of its production, authority, and consumption becomes essential.
This presentation highlights an online interactive tutorial one academic library developed to target social media literacy for freshman-level information literacy instruction, as well as featuring along the way some tips and tactics for creating digital learning objects such as the one demonstrated.
Presenter:
Abigail E. Higgins - Instruction and Student Success Librarian, Auburn University Libraries
Abigail E. Higgins (she/her) works as an Instruction and Student Success Librarian at Auburn University Libraries, where she teaches information literacy and contributes to student success and engagement initiatives. She is also the current liaison to the philosophy, religion, and women's and gender studies programs. She received her BA and MA from Baylor University and her MLIS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. ORCID: 0000-0002-2685-1036.
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Related LibGuide: Professional Development Alliance by Melissa Sykes-Silvers
- Date:
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Professional Development Alliance
- Categories:
- FLVC/PDA Event Professional Development Alliance