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Learning By Game Design For Library Instruction: A Multiple Case Study, Angela Usha Ramnarine-Rieks Dec 2015

Learning By Game Design For Library Instruction: A Multiple Case Study, Angela Usha Ramnarine-Rieks

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Despite the importance placed on information literacy in fostering lifelong learning, helping students develop the skills required of critical thinkers and independent learners are limited. This study contributes to the burgeoning discourse on alternative instructional approaches to teaching information literacy and focuses on the use of game design in learning environments.

The appeal of gaming among the younger generation of learners has led to the increasing use of games in learning environments. Within recent years, some innovative academic libraries have begun adopting games as a platform for information literacy instruction. While the literature recognizes game design as fostering higher-level learning …


Teaching Qualitative Research: Fostering Student Curiositythrough An Arts-Informed Pedagogy, Jennifer Lapum, Sarah Hume Aug 2015

Teaching Qualitative Research: Fostering Student Curiositythrough An Arts-Informed Pedagogy, Jennifer Lapum, Sarah Hume

The Qualitative Report

Creative pedagogical approaches in higher education can facilitate students’ journey in thinking like and becoming a qualitative researcher. Pedagogical approaches tend to focus on procedural steps of qualitative research neglecting students’ development of cognitive skills and reflective capacity. Arts-informed teaching methods for qualitative research show promise as an educational development in stimulating student interest and expanding their understanding of qualitative research through an experiential approach to learning. In this article, the use of an arts-informed pedagogy to structure a graduate level qualitative research course is discussed. This pedagogy, grounded in experiential teaching-learning theories, was developed to foster students’ curiosity as …


Veterans History Project, Moiz Akhtar, Christopher Cintron, Jessica Danaux, Wendy Fan, Heather Gaona, Rebecca Katz, Ameer Khalek, Anna Krueger, Alice Mcgarry, Yajesh Rampertaap, Paige Wesolowski, Qiaoqiao Zhang Jan 2015

Veterans History Project, Moiz Akhtar, Christopher Cintron, Jessica Danaux, Wendy Fan, Heather Gaona, Rebecca Katz, Ameer Khalek, Anna Krueger, Alice Mcgarry, Yajesh Rampertaap, Paige Wesolowski, Qiaoqiao Zhang

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Senior Wellness: Investing In Our Investors, Justice Clark, Molly Crenshaw, Aubrey Hubbard, Christina Kaba, Alfred Larbi, Renee Lavigne, Nicole Maleh, Ashley Ring, Vanessa Roundy, Anne Spivack Jan 2015

Senior Wellness: Investing In Our Investors, Justice Clark, Molly Crenshaw, Aubrey Hubbard, Christina Kaba, Alfred Larbi, Renee Lavigne, Nicole Maleh, Ashley Ring, Vanessa Roundy, Anne Spivack

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Guardian Engagement, Morgan Ames, Sandy Fulkerson Schaeffer, Lindsey Hammergren, Alex Hahn, Nico Francone, Priyanka Joshi, Miranda Kuwahara, Nathalie Thom Jan 2015

Guardian Engagement, Morgan Ames, Sandy Fulkerson Schaeffer, Lindsey Hammergren, Alex Hahn, Nico Francone, Priyanka Joshi, Miranda Kuwahara, Nathalie Thom

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Healthy Teen Scholars, Haneen Abudayyeh, Kristen Aquino, Kristely Bastien, Katie Baumann, Katherine Brady, Anne Eishoff, Monika Juzumaite, Yonathan Kefelegn, Abigail Pepin, Courtney Shay, Ariel Sherman Jan 2015

Healthy Teen Scholars, Haneen Abudayyeh, Kristen Aquino, Kristely Bastien, Katie Baumann, Katherine Brady, Anne Eishoff, Monika Juzumaite, Yonathan Kefelegn, Abigail Pepin, Courtney Shay, Ariel Sherman

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Adult Health Literacy, Adnan Ahmenuddin, Christina Berry, Gretchen Gasteier, Claire Houterman, Phalyssia Hunter, Beth Lacroix, Laura Liles, Brittany Perrotte, Christine Petrin, Evie Smith Jan 2015

Adult Health Literacy, Adnan Ahmenuddin, Christina Berry, Gretchen Gasteier, Claire Houterman, Phalyssia Hunter, Beth Lacroix, Laura Liles, Brittany Perrotte, Christine Petrin, Evie Smith

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