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ERIC Number: EJ840547
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0276-3915
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Applying Perkins's Facets of a Learning Environment for Information Literacy Instruction
Blummer, Barbara
Community & Junior College Libraries, v14 n3 p179-189 2008
Perkins, a professor of Education at Harvard University, promoted the use of constructivism in conjunction with information processing technologies to facilitate students' understanding and active use of knowledge and skills. He identified five facets of a learning environment including: information banks, symbol pads, construction kits, phenomenaria, and task managers. This paper proposes a plan for information literacy instruction that adopts Perkins's (1992) five facets of learning environment through a technology foundation that includes some constructivist learning approaches. Foremost the plan enhances the librarian's visibility in the student's course work through faculty-librarian collaboration utilizing problem-based learning as well as the promotion of the embedded librarian in community colleges. An additional feature of this proposal includes an interactive tutorial that incorporates gaming software to increase student engagement in the learning environment. Lastly, options for face-to-face bibliographic instruction in a library's electronic classroom are also components of the plan. Ultimately the plan utilizes technologies, novel and traditional learning theories, and innovative instructional approaches to engage students in information literacy instruction.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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