ERIC Number: EJ1074311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-5786
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Drawing Information in the Classroom
Hartel, Jenna
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, v55 n1 p83-85 Win 2014
Information lies at the center of information studies, the information professions, and information education. Yet there are few agreed upon pedagogical strategies for engaging students in our central concept. In many educational programs the nature of information is assumed to be obvious and therefore left uninterrogated. Alternatively, students may be asked to read articles, such as "Information as Thing" (Buckland, 1991), in conjunction with a lecture, class discussion, or writing assignment. To expand the available options, this brief communication offers educators in information studies a new, arts-based, participatory approach for teaching about information itself.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Information Science Education, Art Activities, Freehand Drawing, College Students, Concept Formation, Creative Teaching, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Toronto)
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