Thru the Looking Glass

Why virtual worlds matter, where they are heading, And why we are all here. Dr. Larry Johnson’s keynote address to The Federal Consortium on Virtual Worlds April 24, 2008

Second Life and Other Virtual Worlds: A Roadmap for Research

Virtual worlds like Second Life are becoming important tools for, among other activities, socialization, social networking, entertainment, collaboration, and business_development. These environments offer_information-systems researchers a unique opportunity to study_how these environments are built and managed by operators, how they are used and misused by users, and the impact that they have on users, communities, organizations, and societies at large. This paper summarizes the discussion of this_topic...

A Model of Learning Objectives-Revised Blooms Taxonomy

Iowa StateUniversity, among other modifications, Anderson and Krathwohl’s (2001) revision of the original Bloom’s taxonomy (Bloom & Krathwohl, 1956)redefines the cognitive domain as the intersection of the Cognitive Process Dimension and the Knowledge Dimension. This document provides a three-dimensional representation of the revised taxonomy of the cognitive domain.

The implementation and evaluation of a new learning space: a pilot study

A dramatic, pedagogical shift has occurred in recent years in educational environments in higherEducation, supported largely by the use of ubiquitous technologies. Increasingly, emphasis is being placed on the design of new learning spaces, often referred to as “Next Generation Learning Spaces” (NGLS) and their impact on pedagogy. Click here to read more...

Pedagogical Considerations in Developing an Online Tutorial in Information Literacy

The Didactic relation model was seen as useful not only for planning online-learning tutorials but also for planning teaching in general. Check out these slides here...

Implications of the Information Visibility Model in Information Literacy Research and Practice

A fun and informative_paper on the introduction and background to, “Information Visibility,” integrative model of information seeking and information visibly, and some implications for information literacy. Click here to read more...