MacEwan University Library’s pedagogical shift: Using active learning activities during first-year information literacy sessions

Abstract

A rising from K-12 education, the peda- gogical concept of active learning is becoming more and more commonplace in face-to-face library Information Literacy (IL) sessions.MacEwan University Library decided to update IL sessions to incorporate active learning activities, a decision which not only benefitted the engagement of students and faculty, but the librarians as well. Active learningActive learning refers to a student-centered instruction method that focuses on having students actively participate in the learning process through activities such as group discussion, investigation, experimentation, or role play.This pedagogical technique helps to increase student interest, engagement, and learning by allowing them to express their questions, idea, and opinions.1 With active learning, the librarian acts less like a lecturer dispensing information and more like a facilitator of critical thinking and reflective learning, helping to develop students' IL skills while promoting essential collaboration between the library and faculty.The librarian becomes less of a focal point, and is able to move through the classroom and assist students, who are given greater opportunity to participate and exercise their skills.Active learning is an approach that recognizes a variety of learning styles and offers instructors multiple ways of reaching learners

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