The IDEA model is a step-by-step curriculum design process for
integrating information literacy in academic courses. The model supports
the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) proposed
2015 Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education through
the collaborative efforts between librarians and teaching faculty in
order to “create a new cohesive curriculum for information literacy”.
The author created the model after a review of the literature indicated
no existing systematic approach to working collaboratively with faculty
to integrate information literacy in academic courses. It became evident
that a library-specific instructional design model would be more effi-
cient in streamlining the process, increase the pool of librarians not formally
trained in instructional design, and meet the demands of
collaboratively designing cohesive curricula. This paper describes in detail
how the model was used in a pilot case study to design a Doctor of
Education blended course consisting of nine face-to-face classes and
five asynchronous online classes. The use of case studies are “proven
particularly useful for studying educational innovations, evaluating programs,
and informing policy” and gathering data regarding the effectiveness
of new theoretical models