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Keengwe, Jared, Ed. – IGI Global, 2023
We are moving toward a future in which digital practices are becoming more ubiquitous. Also, there is evidence to suggest that innovative digital practices are changing the face of 21st-century learning environments. Critical to 21st-century teaching and learning success is continued emphasis on learner preferences, shaped by innovative digital…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Global Approach, Active Learning
Fontichiaro, Kristin, Comp. – School Library Monthly, 2010
Inquiry does not replace information literacy; it encompasses it. It encourages librarians to consider instructional design beyond information search, retrieval, citation, and use. Inquiry-based learning invites school librarians to step into all aspects of instructional planning, from activating prior knowledge straight through to reflection.…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Instructional Design, Inquiry, Prior Learning
Gradowksi, Gail, Ed.; Snavely, Loanne, Ed.; Dempsey, Paula, Ed. – 1998
A total of 54 designs for successful active learning strategies for library instruction in the classroom are presented in this sourcebook. These librarian-authored strategies have been developed and used successfully in instruction. The lesson designs are divided into five sections: Basic Library Instruction; Searching Indexes and Online Catalogs;…
Descriptors: Active Learning, High Schools, Higher Education, Information Literacy

Whitmire, Ethelene – College & Research Libraries, 1998
A study of undergraduates found that grades, class year, focused academic library activities, informal faculty interaction, active course learning, and conscientious writing resulted in gains in critical thinking, suggesting that academic librarians should design library-research-skills courses to increase student-focused use of the library and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Critical Thinking