Threshold Concepts and the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

What I have learnt about Threshold Concepts is that is a new platform or a passage to practice the understanding of being information literate and to understand the process to acquire information.

Threshold concepts characteristics are:

Transformative - these concepts once learned by the learner open up new ways of understanding the world and questioning of former ways of thinking.

Integrative- learners are able to integrate threshold concepts into other contexts and related areas.

Irreversible - threshold concepts once learned are difficult to unlearn.

Bounded - threshold concepts are contextual they are learned within a particular context and often along with and in addition to other threshold concepts.

Troublesome - threshold concepts can be potentially be troublesome to the learner.

Comments

Searching as Strategic Exploration

What individuals or organizations would generate information about the use, design, distribution and/or manufacture of prosthetic limbs? 1. South African Orthopaedic Journal - The aim of the South African Orthopaedic Journal is to serve as a platform for the publication of original scientific research and the advancement of knowledge in the field of orthopaedic surgery and related sub–disciplines in South Africa. While the emphasis is placed on the South African perspective and relevance to orthopaedic surgeons in a developing world setting they strive to maintain an international audience. Furthermore, the SAOJ aims to disseminate orthopaedic knowledge in order to keep orthopaedic surgeons and related healthcare providers abreast of the local and international developments in orthopaedics. 2. SciELO - The Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) SA is South Africa’s premier open-access (free to access and free to publish) searchable full-text journal d...

Research as Inquiry - Lesson Plan

Research as Inquiry frame demonstrates that the more you read the more you identify gaps in the literature or knowledge. The first thing that the researcher needs to do is to ask many questions like: https://tinyurl.com/ybxqamwa The spectrum of inquiry ranges from asking simple questions and recall what you have learnt. The researcher should then try to decide what needs to be investigated by drawing a mind map. They can also engage with the community practitioners (asking open-ended questions) who have first-hand knowledge and use many sources of information to substantiate and expand ther interest. Lesson Plan Class: Economics 332 Time: 09:40 – 10:30 Pre-class Preparation: A week ago - Librarian in collaboration with the lecturer gave s tudents an article to read to prepare for class. Article: Mlambo, K, & Ncube, M 2011, 'Competition and Efficiency in the Banking Sector in South Africa', African Development Review/Revue Africaine De Developpement , 2...

Creating a Lesson Plan

BACKGROUND: Class Politics 332 Lecturer Prof: C. Africa Number of Students 45 Date 20 September 2017 Time 11:30 – 12:30 Frame Scholarship as a Conversation ASSIGNMENT 1: Conduct a review of the literature on democracy, with a particular focus on the South African context. I am Economic and Management Sciences Faculty Librarian at the University of the Western Cape and I have been requested by a Lecturer from Political Science Studies to conduct training with Politics 332 students. I had 2 sessions with the students, the first session covered the following: Identify information need Evaluate databases and other information resources Set up search strategies and use various search techniques Formulate search strings based on your own research assignment Identify relevant material types Undertake critical evaluation of your sources Search more efficie...

Information Literacy Education LBS 707

Search This Blog