IMPACT Learning

Information Literacy Specialist and Associate Professor, Purdue University, USA. Clarence has more than 10 years of experience as an information literacy educator in higher education. At Purdue University, he was one of co-designers of the Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT) program, which aims to enable Purdue instructors to create student-centered learning environments. In 2015, Clarence completed a PhD at the Queensland University of Technology. His doctoral research investigated experiences of using information within an undergraduate learning context. Clarence publishes and is invited to present regularly on information literacy. Clarence is a passionate advocate for the integration of information literacy into curricula, and the development of librarians to address this need in higher education

• Part 1: Fostering learning through librarianship1.Introduction2.From information literacy to informed learning3.Effecting change through teaching and learning initiativesPart 2: Course development at Purdue: A case for fostering learning through information literacy4.Purdue Libraries involvement in IMPACT5.Librarians as coaches6.Higher education teachers’ views of information literacy7.Information literacy in IMPACT courses8.Using theories from IMPACT to create informed learning tools9.Lessons learned in IMPACTPart 3: Re-envisioning information literacy education10.Three essentials for integrating information literacy11.Developing librarians to support learning initiatives12.The way forward (conclusion)