Teaching Information Literacy Reframed: 50+ framework-based exercises for creating information-literate learners - Softcover

Burkhardt, Joanna M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783301635 ISBN 13: 9781783301638

Publisher: Facet Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

This book offers a starting point to understanding and teaching the six threshold concepts listed in the new ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, an altogether new way of looking at information literacy.

Bestselling author and expert instructional librarian Burkhardt decodes the Framework, putting its conceptual approach into straightforward language and offering more than 50 classroom-ready Framework-based exercises.

Teaching Information Literacy Reframed:

- discusses the history of the development of the Framework for Information Literacy and briefly deconstructs the six threshold concepts
- thoroughly addresses each threshold concept, building from the beginner level to the intermediate level
- includes exercises that can be used in the one-shot timeframe as well as others designed for longer class sessions and semester-long courses
- offers best practices in creating learning outcomes, assessments, and teaching tricks and tips
- looks at how learning, memory, and transfer of learning applies to the teaching of information literacy.

This book will assist librarians in creating and running effective information literacy instruction for students of all levels. This book offers a starting point to understanding and teaching the six threshold concepts listed in the new ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, an altogether new way of looking at information literacy.
Bestselling author and expert instructional librarian Burkhardt decodes the Framework, putting its conceptual approach into straightforward language and offering more than 50 classroom-ready Framework-based exercises.
Teaching Information Literacy Reframed
discusses the history of the development of the Framework for Information Literacy and briefly deconstructs the six threshold concepts
thoroughly addresses each threshold concept, building from the beginner level to the intermediate level
includes exercises that can be used in the one-shot timeframe as well as others designed for longer class sessions and semester-long courses
offers best practices in creating learning outcomes, assessments, and teaching tricks and tips
looks at how learning, memory, and transfer of learning applies to the teaching of information literacy.

This book will assist librarians in creating and running effective information literacy instruction for students of all levels.

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About the Author

Joanna M. Burkhardt

Edition details

• Publisher: Facet Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783301635
• ISBN 13: 9781783301638
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160