Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Education
The Value Of Lnformation Literacy Skills For Teaching And Learning, Phyllis K. Adcock, Melissa Cast-Brede
The Value Of Lnformation Literacy Skills For Teaching And Learning, Phyllis K. Adcock, Melissa Cast-Brede
Teacher Education Faculty Publications
This article defines information literacy and how information literacy skills are important to education faculty and students. Education students are being prepared to assume their roles as teachers without realizing some of the important skills that are necessary for that role, such as information literacy. Teacher education students need to develop good information literacy skills so they can pass those skills on to their own students. In a qualitative study of teacher education students in a beginning-level professional education class, involving students in a hands-on activity involving information literacy resulted in teacher education student papers that were richer and better …
University Students Of Tomorrow: Changing Experiences, Changing Expectations, Changing Brains, Neal Grandgenett, Neal Topp
University Students Of Tomorrow: Changing Experiences, Changing Expectations, Changing Brains, Neal Grandgenett, Neal Topp
Teacher Education Faculty Publications
The rapid pace of technological change is becoming a catalyst to a growing group of college students who are essentially "digital natives." Metropolitan universities need to become aware that these students have considerably different experiences, expectations, and even brains than past students. Universities must carefully adjust their programs and teaching methods if they are to retain these students and prepare them for a digital society. This article describes the basis for this call to action.