CIRI Blog: Information Access and Use
Student Driven Inquiry: A Personal Research Journey
Published: February 5, 2019 by Dr. Shelly Buchanan
The first months of 2018 presented me with significant professional shifts when I joined the iSchool full-time faculty and shortly thereafter in March earned my Ph.D. for my dissertation titled, “The lived experience of middle school student engaged in student-driven inquiry: A phenomenological study.”
Health Literacy and Public Libraries
Published: September 5, 2018 by Dr. Lili Luo
Public libraries are uniquely positioned to play an active role in supporting health literacy enhancement in this nation. They provide a no-cost, convenient way to assist the public in navigating health information resources and fulfilling their health information needs. The Public Library Association (PLA)’s Deputy Director Scott G. Allen acknowledged that health literacy is a key topic for public libraries, as the majority of consumers struggle to make sense of the health information they encounter each day. He emphasized public libraries’ role in promoting health literacy, explaining that “consumers need help understanding what’s relevant to their health, what’s legitimate, and how marketing and sensational headlines might be drawing attention away from valid research findings”.
California School Libraries: Audits and Information Literacy
Published: November 30, 2016 by Mary Ann Harlan
In light of the recent conversation regarding evaluating information and fake news, teacher librarians should be considered an asset to schools.
On November 17, 2016 the State of California released a report on their findings of an audit of school library services in California. The findings were not particularly surprising to teacher librarians in California, but they will be a surprise to many California residents.
Threshold Concepts Conference Draws Researchers & Educators from around the World
Published: October 22, 2016 by Virginia Tucker
The Sixth Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference held at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in June 2016 was the third threshold concepts conference I’ve participated in, and it was once again a lively time with attendees from countries around the world and a wide range of academic disciplines.
Upcoming Threshold Concepts Conference will focus on new research & practice frontiers
Published: May 14, 2016 by Virginia Tucker
The next biennial conference on threshold concepts is coming up next month and will be hosted by Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This will be the third threshold concepts conference I’ve participated in and it is always an engaging time with attendees from a wide range of academic disciplines. At the 2014 conference, held in Durham, England, I discussed topics with educators in physics, religious studies, instructional design, and mathematics, to name a few.