Information Seeking Habits of Educators

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Other

Presenter Information

• Susan Bannon, Auburn University, AL
• Kimberly Nunes-Bufford, Auburn University, AL
• Todd Shipman, Auburn University, AL

Copyright

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Location

Room 1002

Proposal

See presentation description.

Short Description

Research on information literary and educators has focused on pre-service teachers and their need to learn information literacy skills. Little published research exists on the information-seeking habits of in-service educators. Results of a study to identify information sources used by educators and to determine if there is a relationship between information sources used and educators’ experiences or age groups will be presented. Findings of this research will be useful for those preparing pre-service teachers or providing professional development to in-service teachers who are expected to use inquiry-based or evidence-based teaching methods.

Keywords

Information literacy, Educators, Pre-service educators, In-service educators, Inquiry-based teaching methods, Evidence-based teaching methods

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Bannon, Susan; Nunes-Bufford, Kimberly; and Shipman, Todd, "Information Seeking Habits of Educators" (2012). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 10.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2012/2012/10