Using Online Tutorials to Teach Citation: A Work in Progress

Abstract

After receiving troubling data about graduating students’ abilities to cite their work, the librarians at Cal Poly Pomona sought to respond to these findings by creating a suite of online video tutorials to aid student learning. These tutorials included brief assessment quizzes to aid in gauging student understanding. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020 greatly accelerated the process of tutorial creation and implementation, as they became a key tool for instructional outreach during pandemic lockdowns. This article will discuss the process of planning, implementation and piloting of these citation tutorials during the early months of COVID-19.