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Fostering Creative Thinking And Reflexive Evaluation In Searching: Instructional Scaffolding And The Zone Of Proximal Development In Information Literacy Acquisition, Melissa Clark Jan 2018

Fostering Creative Thinking And Reflexive Evaluation In Searching: Instructional Scaffolding And The Zone Of Proximal Development In Information Literacy Acquisition, Melissa Clark

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Searching for information, which is not as easy as many students believe, requires creativity, formative evaluation, and persistence. Cultivating proficient and expert searches requires more than the vicarious and enactive experiences described by Bandura1 that are frequently employed in traditional library instruction: students need to be supported and coached in working in their Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), which stimulates learning.2


I Can See My House From Here: Five Cool Learning Activities Using Google Earth, R Philip Reynolds May 2009

I Can See My House From Here: Five Cool Learning Activities Using Google Earth, R Philip Reynolds

Librarian and Staff Presentations

Workshop introducing Google Earth to faculty members at Stephen F. Austin State University.