Think Like a Novice

Threshold Concepts in College Research

Do you remember when you learned how to "do" research? At some point, something clicked and you understood the process and could replicate it on demand - you may have even grown to love it!
That moment, when the light bulb goes off is an important part of the transition from "novice" to "master" - you have passed a threshold of understanding that is both transformative and irreversible. In this webinar, we will discuss the threshold concepts that students must be guided over in their own journeys toward information literacy mastery.

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Bibliography

  • Blackmore, M. (2010). Student engagement with information: applying a threshold concept approach to information literacy development. Paper presented at the 3rd Biennial Threshold Concepts Symposium: Exploring transformative dimensions of threshold concepts. Sydney, Australia 1-2 July, 2010.
  • Cousin, G. (2006). An introduction to threshold concepts. Planet, 17, 4-5.
  • Meyer, J. H. F., & Land, R. (2003). Threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge (1): Linkages to ways of thinking and practising. In C. Rust (Ed.), Improving student learning: Ten years on (pp.1-16). Oxford: Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development.
  • Townsend, L., Brunetti, K., & Hofer, A. R. (2011). Threshold concepts and information literacy. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 11(3), 853.

View the Webinar Recording from 27 April, 2015 (48 minutes):
http://cod.adobeconnect.com/p2kklx5eunv/

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