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Teaching and instruction tips

A teacher of instructional design and adult learning sums up some of the ideas very well.

In my opinion, Information Literacy Instruction is related to the research process and critical thinking skills.

Behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism are the three broad learning theories most often utilized in the creation of instructional environments. These theories, however, were developed in a time when learning was not impacted through technology. Over the last twenty years, technology has reorganized how we live, how we communicate, and how we learn. Learning needs and theories that describe learning principles and processes, should be reflective of underlying social environments.

Tools for teaching info literacy skills

Writer makes the point that all three learning theories can be used where relevant. One does not supercede the other, though they were conceived in this order: instructivism, constructivism, connectivism.

We do not expect our learner to travel down our same path as librarian or researcher but to become independent knowledge seekers. There is no right or wrong process of research, although there are many heuristics we can pass on. Applicable use of information requires that we see knowledge acquisition as amorphous and changing. As librarians, so we are too. Let us teach those who come to us our strengths, not our past.

Talk on connectivism

A 1983 compendium of teaching suggestions

"crash course in learning theory"