Information Literacy and Learning in Higher Education: a Thought Experiment

• Michael Flierl ^[1]
  1. [1] Purdue University

     Purdue University

     Township of Wabash, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Information Literacy in the Workplace / Serap Kurbanoğlu (ed. lit.), Joumana Boustany (ed. lit.), Sonja Špiranec (ed. lit.), Esther S. Grassian (ed. lit.), Diane Mizrachi (ed. lit.), Loriene Roy (ed. lit.), 2018, ISBN 978-3-319-74333-2, págs. 625-633
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The nature of the relationship between information literacy (IL) and learning is important for academic librarianship and higher education. This paper will use a philosophical tool to investigate this relationship – a thought experiment. This is a type of creative narrative meant to advocate for or against a certain idea. The thought experiment will provide evidence for a strong connection between IL and learning. This suggests that one’s theoretical IL position implies certain commitments with regard to what learning is and how it should be fostered in higher education. Therefore, one method to progress IL theory is to look to learning theory. Explicit considerations on the nature of learning can yield more nuanced understandings of IL.