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Teaching Information Literacy in Higher Education
Effective Teaching and Active Learning

Presents the relevant components of information literacy and how they enable student learning during the transition from secondary to higher education

Mariann Lokse (Author), Torstein Lag (Author), Mariann Solberg (Author), Helene N. Andreassen (Author), Mark Stenersen (Author)

9780081009215

Paperback / softback, published 24 March 2017

174 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.2 cm, 0.29 kg

Why do we teach information literacy? This book argues that the main purpose of information literacy teaching in higher education is to enhance student learning. With the impact of new technologies, a proliferation of information sources and a change in the student demography, information literacy has become increasingly important in academia. Also, students that know how to learn have a better chance of adapting their learning strategies to the demands of higher education, and thus completing their degree.

The authors discuss the various aspects of how academic integrity and information literacy are linked to learning, and provide examples on how our theories can be put into practice. The book also provides insight on the normative side of higher education, namely academic formation and the personal development process of students. The cognitive aspects of the transition to higher education, including learning strategies and critical thinking, are explored; and finally the book asks how information literacy teaching in higher education might be improved to help students meet contemporary challenges.

1. The Importance of Being Information Literate 2. Information Literacy: The What and How 3. Things We Know About How Learning Happens 4. Learning Strategies 5. Toward Academic Integrity and Critical Thinking 6. Teaching It All 7. Epilogue

Subject Areas: Education [JN], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR]

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