Information Literacy and Student Engagement: Cultivating Student Learning through Critical Pedagogy and Critical Reflection

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Presenter Information

Deana Greenfield MA, MSLIS, National Louis UniversityFollow
Rob Morrison Ed.D., National Louis UniversityFollow

Location

Scarbrough 2

Abstract

See presentation description.

Presentation Description

This presentation will introduce librarians to strategies and concrete lesson plans that will transform process oriented lessons into engaging and reflective experiences which raise students’ critical awareness of information. Drawing on experiences teaching online and in-person information literacy credit courses, the authors will share specific assignments inspired by adult learning theory and critical pedagogy that will enrich students’ learning experiences.

Keywords

Information literacy, Student engagement, Student learning, Critical pedagogy, Critical reflection, National Louis University, Learning theories, Academic integrity, Citing information, Critical incident questionnaire, Common knowledge

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Greenfield, Deana MA, MSLIS and Morrison, Rob Ed.D., "Information Literacy and Student Engagement: Cultivating Student Learning through Critical Pedagogy and Critical Reflection" (2013). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 14.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2013/2013/14