As I said in my initial blog entry, after Mandy initiated the inquiry process for this subject by setting out the assignment and its many parts..I was feeling quite 'overwhelmed and bogged down'.(Kuhlthau et al, 2007). I was very apprehensive about putting fingers to keyboard to document and finalise a topic. I went back and forth to the Discussion Board to have a look at what others in my particular context ie: Upper Primary, were coming up with. I was uncertain to begin with about constituted an inquiry learning activity, so the readings and the tutorials were of great assistance. Kuhlthau (2007) says "Uncertainty is the beginning of Learning"...and that when considering undertaking Inquiry as a method of teaching and learning, that is an important concept that underlies it.
In my role of Teacher Librarian, I can see how recognising this feeling of uncertainty and apprehension, and devising strategies to work through these feelings, can help greatly when dealing with the students' feelings as they are introduced to the inquiry ahead. The Ask a Dumb Question forum on the blackboard has also been of enormous help. I now can sit down in collaboration with my teaching partner and nut out this ILA and select a topic, ready for my searching to begin......
Kuhlthau, Carol C. ; Maniotes, Leslie K. & Caspari, Ann K. (2007). Chapter 2: The Theory and Research Basis for Guided Inquiry in Kuhlthau, Carol C. ; Maniotes, Leslie K. & Caspari, Ann K, Guided inquiry : learning in the 21st century, Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited, pp.13-28.
No comments:
Post a Comment