Learning in Information-Rich Environments I-LEARN and the Construction of Knowledge from Information /

• Main Authors: Neuman, Delia (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Tecce DeCarlo, Mary Jean (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Lee, Vera J. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Greenwell, Stacey (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Grant, Allen (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Learning.; Instruction.; Education-Data processing.; Literacy.; Learning & Instruction.; Computers and Education.

The amount and range of information available to today's students-and indeed to all learners-is unprecedented. If the characteristics of "the information age" demand new conceptions of commerce, national security, and publishing-among other things-it is logical to assume that they car...

Table of Contents:

• Information as a Tool for Learning
• Information-Rich Environments, Part One
• Information-Rich Environments, Part Two
• Today's Learners as Information Users
• I-LEARN: A Model for Knowledge Construction in the Information Age
• Issues in Learning in Information-Rich Environments
• Assessing Learning in Information-Rich Environments
• Conclusion.