Applying Perkins's Facets of a Learning Environment for Information Literacy Instruction

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Main Author: Blummer, Barbara
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Published: 2008
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contents Applying Perkins's Facets of a Learning Environment for Information Literacy Instruction Blummer, Barbara Constructivism (Learning) Educational Technology Information Literacy Educational Environment Information Processing Library Instruction Educational Strategies Online Courses Tutorial Programs Web Based Instruction Instructional Design Virtual Classrooms 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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spellingShingle Applying Perkins's Facets of a Learning Environment for Information Literacy Instruction
Blummer, Barbara
Constructivism (Learning)
Educational Technology
Information Literacy
Educational Environment
Information Processing
Library Instruction
Educational Strategies
Online Courses
Tutorial Programs
Web Based Instruction
Instructional Design
Virtual Classrooms
Applying Perkins's Facets of a Learning Environment for Information Literacy Instruction Blummer, Barbara Constructivism (Learning) Educational Technology Information Literacy Educational Environment Information Processing Library Instruction Educational Strategies Online Courses Tutorial Programs Web Based Instruction Instructional Design Virtual Classrooms 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.
title Applying Perkins's Facets of a Learning Environment for Information Literacy Instruction
topic Constructivism (Learning)
Educational Technology
Information Literacy
Educational Environment
Information Processing
Library Instruction
Educational Strategies
Online Courses
Tutorial Programs
Web Based Instruction
Instructional Design
Virtual Classrooms
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