Presentation from Eckard College

1. Authenticity
connecting
learners with
content

2. ACRL
Basic Skills
Standards
use signage, maps, and user guides
use the library’s classification system
develop a focused topic & strategies
for obtaining needed information
Higher Order skills
select controlled vocabulary specific to the
discipline
describe how research literature is generated
and disseminated
identify investigative methods in the major
subject
use appropriate criteria to evaluate and select
resources suitable for upper-division work

3. Content Selection

4. Once you have content then
you select the method

5. Why does Theory Matter?
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6. Impact of Learning Theories

7. Beliefs about Learning

8. Behaviorism
Learning Cognitivism
Theory
Constructivist
Humanist

9. Behaviorism
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10. Cognitivism

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Constructivism

12. Humanism

13. Any other theories?

14. Theories and Tools
Use Theory
Tools

15. Test your knowledge

16. Information Literacy
and
Learning Theory

17. Information Literacy
Does not always mean going to the library for all research
Interviews
Analysis of data
Manipulating data
Observation
Analysis of media
Community service
Problem based learning
Evidence based learning

18. Look at your Scenarios…
As a group select one learning
outcome from a scenario and
think of how each of the learning
theories would teach that concept