Sunday, December 11, 2016

New Book Chapter on Lessons Learned in IMPACT

Title: IMPACT lessons: Strategically embedding MIL through teacher development in higher education (Chapter 8)

Authors: Flierl, M., Maybee, C., Riehle, C. F., & Johnson, N.

Book title: Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education: Educating the Educators 

Editors: D. Oberg and S. Ingvaldsen

Publisher: Chandos


Sunday, May 22, 2016

Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award from QUT

I received the Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award for 2015 from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for my dissertation titled, Informed learning in the undergraduate classroom: The role of information experiences in shaping outcomes.

The award is for an outstanding contribution to the discipline and the standard of excellence demonstrated in higher degree research practice.


My dissertation is available from QUT ePrints: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/89685/

Thursday, March 10, 2016

New Article Reporting the Findings from my Doctoral Study

A paper describing the findings from my doctoral research has been published by Studies in Higher Education and is now available in pre-publication form. The first fifty folks to click here, can access a copy of the paper for free.

Title: Designing rich information experiences to shape learning outcomes

Abstract: Students in higher education typically learn to use information as part of their course of study, which is intended to support ongoing academic, personal and professional growth. Informing the development of effective information literacy education, this research uses a phenomenographic approach to investigate the experiences of a teacher and students engaged in lessons focused on exploring language and gender topics by tracing and analyzing their evolution through scholarly discourse. The findings suggest that the way learners use information influences content-focused learning outcomes, and reveal how teachers may enact lessons that enable students to learn to use information in ways that foster a specific understanding of the topic they are investigating. 

Citation: Maybee, C., Bruce, C. S., Lupton, M. & Rebmann, K. (in-press). Designing rich information experiences to shape learning outcomes. Studies in Higher Education.