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Zdravkovic, Neda – Public Services Quarterly, 2010
Constructivist learning theories promote students' engagement as one of the key factors in successful learning and knowledge building. Research indicates that the short attention span of adult learners, their need to "learn-by-doing," interact and multitask in the learning process can be accommodated with a positive outcome by…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Class Activities, Library Instruction, Academic Libraries
Jowitt, Angela L. – Computers in Libraries, 2008
Podcasting is a term derived by combining iPod with broadcasting. During 2006, when the idea of podcasting was still in its infancy, this author [an information systems librarian at the Universal College of Learning (UCOL) in New Zealand] began to consider how this new technology could be used by librarians to provide instructional sessions. She…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, College Libraries, Library Role
Le Heron, Judy; Sligo, Frank – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
This paper assesses university students' acquisition of simple and complex knowledge, in exploring whether the knowledge gap hypothesis (KGH) with its origins in community-based research into people's informal learning from mass media, provides insights into students' acquisition and retention of information. The KGH posits that attempts to…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Student Evaluation, Knowledge Level, Mass Media