Delia Neuman

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Learning in Information-Rich Environments (eBook, PDF)

I-LEARN and the Construction of Knowledge in the 21st Century

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Learning in Information-Rich Environments

I-LEARN and the Construction of Knowledge in the 21^st Century

Delia Neuman

Human beings are bombarded with information at all times-not just electronically, but through our senses and experiences, affecting how we seek, process, and create information. From this limitless complexity comes an important question: how can we learn and teach more effectively in our information-generating world?

Grounded in seminal ideas in learning theory, instructional systems design, and information studies, Learning in Information-Rich Environments brings together ideas that have run in parallel for years but whose relationship has not been explored in full until now, expanding on familiar and contemporary concepts of learning to include our interactivity with everyday situations and stimuli. This comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis links traditional theories to emerging ideasin learning by:

• Demonstrating that information is the basic unit of learning, critical thinking, and problem solving.
• Defining information-rich environments and the range of information formats-including print, audio, video, and others-that comprise them.
• Extending these concepts to the Internet/World Wide Web and the current spectrum of information and communication technologies used for learning.
• Exploring the 21^st-century skills and strategies needed to capitalize on learning opportunities in contemporary information environments.
• Setting out the non-linear I-LEARN model of gaining and using knowledge in formal and informal information-rich environments.
• Discussing how I-LEARN can be used in the assessment of learning, and in the design of assessment tools.

Its skillful blend of elegant concepts and real-world evidence makes Learning in Information-Rich Environments a must-read title forgraduate students and educators in educational theory, instructional design, and information science.

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Delia Neuman is Professor Emerita at Drexel University, where she directed the program to prepare school librarians/media specialists, and Associate Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland, where she oversaw a similar program.  She has published widely in the areas of information literacy, instructional design, and qualitative research and was the writer on the committee that produced Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning (ALA, 1998), which introduced the Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning to the K-12 arena.   Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo is Associate Clinical Professor of Literacy Studies in the School of Education at Drexel University.  She spent 20 years in public and Catholic schools as a classroom teacher and curriculum developer.  At Drexel, Dr. DeCarlo teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the Teacher Education, Special Education, and Reading Specialist programs.  Her research interests include a number of areas in literacy studies-including information literacy, digital literacy, early literacy development, and reading comprehension.   Vera J. Lee is Associate Clinical Professor of Literacy Studies in the School of Education at Drexel University.  She teaches literacy courses for the prek-4 program, the Reading Specialist Certification program, and the ESL add-on Certificate program.   She has published on topics related to information literacy, critical literacy, teacher education, online learning, and family literacy.  Her current research focuses on fostering the home/school literacy and language practices of immigrant families, school and community engagement with multilingual families, and civic literacy with adult learners.   Stacey Greenwell is Instructional Design Librarian at the University of Kentucky. She has held a variety of roles there, including Associate Dean and Director of the Information Commons. In her current role, Dr. Greenwell creates online instructional materials to help undergraduates develop information-literacy skills. She teaches graduate classes in the School of Information Science and has co-authored textbooks on academic librarianship and management. Her current research interests are focused on designing effective online instructional materials.    Allen C. Grant is Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Professional Studies at SUNY Potsdam.  He has also taught kindergarten, worked as a language instructor in Spain, consulted as an International Baccalaureate----Primary Years Program expert, and spent many years in state service.  His research interests center around emerging technologies, urban school reform, leadership development, and anything dealing with K-12 virtual schooling. He is a frequent contributor as an expert witnessand pundit for online learning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Seitenzahl: 141
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441905796
• Artikelnr.: 37361240