Impact Learning - Librarians At the Forefront of Change in Higher Education

Informationen zum Autor Information Literacy Specialist and Associate Professor, Purdue University, USA. Clarence has more than 10 years of experience as an information literacy educator in higher education. At Purdue University, he was one of co-designers of the Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT) program, which aims to enable Purdue instructors to create student-centered learning environments. In 2015, Clarence completed a PhD at the Queensland University of Technology. His doctoral research investigated experiences of using information within an undergraduate learning context. Clarence publishes and is invited to present regularly on information literacy. Clarence is a passionate advocate for the integration of information literacy into curricula, and the development of librarians to address this need in higher education

List of contents

Part 1: Fostering learning through librarianship
1.Introduction
2.From information literacy to informed learning
3.Effecting change through teaching and learning initiatives
Part 2: Course development at Purdue: A case for fostering learning through information literacy
4.Purdue Libraries involvement in IMPACT
5.Librarians as coaches
6.Higher education teachers' views of information literacy
7.Information literacy in IMPACT courses
8.Using theories from IMPACT to create informed learning tools
9.Lessons learned in IMPACT
Part 3: Re-envisioning information literacy education
10.Three essentials for integrating information literacy
11.Developing librarians to support learning initiatives
12.The way forward (conclusion)

Product details

• Authors: Clarence Maybee, Clarence (Information Literacy Specialist Maybee, Clarence (Information Literacy Specialist and Associate Professor Maybee
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780081020777
• ISBN: 978-0-08-102077-7
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Chandos Information Professional Series; Chandos Information Profession; Chandos Information Professional Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Enterprise Software, Library and information services, Operational research, Library, archive and information management, Library, Archive & Information Management, Academic & specialist libraries