Talking About Information Literacy: The Mediating Role of Discourse in a College Writing Classroom Wendy Holliday, Jim Rogers From: portal: Libraries and the Academy Volume 13, Number 3, July 2013 pp. 257-271 | 10.1353/pla.2013.0025 Abstract: This paper reports on the findings of an observational study of information literacy instruction in a college writing course. Using a sociocultural approach, the study explores how classroom discourse can influence the ways in which students conceive of information literacy and the process of research and writing. We found that a discourse that emphasized “finding sources” more than “learning about” might limit students’ engagement with information and the process of inquiry. This article concludes with recommendations for modifying discourse and instructional practices in order to help students engage more deeply in the research process. Intro: Information literacy (IL) is an essential learning outcome for higher education in the United States and academic libraries have embraced it as a core function.1 A substantial literature on IL theory and practice exists and librarians productively debate questions about the best models, teaching approaches, and assessment methods. Recent multi-institutional research and assessment data suggests, however, that many students struggle with IL skills, including finding context, interpreting and reading results, and synthesizing and integrating information into school assignments.2 Recently, the Citation Project researchers have argued that students’ shallow use of sources has serious consequences, including plagiarism and poor writing... Read More http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pla.2013.0025 STEPHEN B. ALAYON Data Bank Senior Information Assistant Library and Data Banking Services Section Training and Information Division Aquaculture Department (AQD) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Tigbauan, Iloilo 5021 Philippines URL: http://www.seafdec.org.ph Telephone No.: 63 33 5119170 to 71 local 409 Fax No.: 63 33 5119174 Mobile Phone No.: 63 919 4506688 Email Add: [email protected], [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
