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An interdisciplinary team of university faculty members collaborated to develop an intervention to address a deficiency in student information literacy skills. The team developed video modules that instruct users how to create, use and maintain a ProQuest RefWorks account; a citation management software (CMS) tool that is compatible with Google Docs word processing. The research team collected YouTube and ProQuest RefWorks analytics as well as pre/post survey data from university students who participated in a pilot using the video modules. Results indicate that the modules impacted student information literacy skills; specifically, in-text citation and referencing. Based on the results, we also describe next steps for this research.

The article offers information on a teaching strategy called Team Based Learning (TBL) that is a potential addition to the curriculum of the University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). Three repeating phases of the strategy are outlined, one of which requires learners to read and study material independently outside of the classroom. The current modes of instruction typically used in medical schools across the U.S. are cited, including problem based learning (PBL). One of the cited benefits of TBL is increased student engagement.