Name: WIP Poster: Can Fiction Increase Curiosity about Information Literacy?
Start: 2026-11-17T17:45:00-0500
End: 2026-11-17T19:00:00-0500

WIP Poster: Can Fiction Increase Curiosity about Information Literacy?

Tuesday November 17, 2026 5:45pm - 7:00pm EST

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A curious student is a motivated one, but how can we spark curiosity for information literacy (IL)? The goal of this study is to determine if fictional stories can trigger state curiosity in adults in the United States, and if that curiosity manifests as a desire to learn more about IL or about the story.

Poster Presenters

Leland Lanquist

PhD Student, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Leland Lanquist (he/him) is a PhD student at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in the School of Information Sciences. He is interested in the role of fiction as an educational mechanism, including the impact of fictional stories on learners’ success, the ethical challenges... Read More →

Tuesday November 17, 2026 5:45pm - 7:00pm EST
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2026 ALISE Annual Conference

Leland Lanquist

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2026 ALISE Annual Conference

Leland Lanquist

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