Bruce, Christine, and Hughes, Hilary (2010) Informed learning: a pedagogical construct attending simultaneously to information use and learning. Library and Information Science Research, 32 (4). A2-A8.

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Abstract

The idea of informed learning, applicable in academic, workplace and community settings, has been derived largely from a program of phenomenographic research in the field of information literacy, which has illuminated the experience of using information to learn. Informed learning is about simultaneous attention to information use and learning, where both information and learning are considered to be relational; and is built upon a series of key concepts such as second–order perspective, simultaneity, awareness, and relationality. Informed learning also relies heavily on reflection as a strategy for bringing about learning. As a pedagogical construct, informed learning supports inclusive curriculum design and implementation.

This paper reports aspects of the informed learning research agenda which are currently being pursued at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The first part elaborates the idea of informed learning, examines the key concepts underpinning this pedagogical construct, and explains its emergence from the research base of the QUT Information Studies research team. The second presents a case, which demonstrates the ongoing development of informed learning theory and practice, through the development of inclusive informed learning for a culturally diverse higher education context.

Item ID:	55458
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1873-1848
Keywords:	social informatics; community informatics; information use; information literacy; infomed learning; HERN
Copyright Information:	Crown Copyright © 2010 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Additional Information:	This is a publication of ARC Linkage Project
Funders:	Australian Research Council (ARC)
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2018 22:19
FoR Codes:	08 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES > 0807 Library and Information Studies @ 50% 08 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES > 0807 Library and Information Studies > 080709 Social and Community Informatics @ 50%
SEO Codes:	93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9302 Teaching and Instruction > 930201 Pedagogy @ 100%
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