Learning Through Metaphor: an introduction to metaphors in information literacy

by Elizabeth H Brown

Overview

Pervasive in our language use, overlooked in their power, metaphors offer a new way to think about information literacy instruction. This short book introduces metaphors as a creative approach to teaching information literacy by drawing on existing concepts and making instruction more meaningful to your learners. Starting with everyday metaphor use, readers will engage with how metaphors work, explore new and existing metaphors in information literacy, and draw connections to applications in the classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911500100
Publisher:	Innovative Libraries
Publication date:	10/22/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	108
File size:	923 KB

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Everyday Metaphors

2. How Metaphors Work

3. Metaphors in Information Literacy

4. Applications, Activities, & Ideas

5. Concluding Thoughts & Caveats

Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

"Illuminating, evidence-based, essential" (review on Amazon):

"This straightforward guide led me out of the dark land of forgettable text-filled power points, and into a breathtaking instruction landscape where students ride the edge of their seats through each session. Both practical and stimulating, Ms. Brown repaints the information literacy instruction paradigm with George Lakoff's linguistic theory as her brush.

Pleasant side effects include plenty of chuckles along the way, and changes in the way I share ideas with colleagues, family, and friends.

I highly recommend this book to all instructors looking to add flavor and dimension to their instruction. Your students will thank you."

From review in the Journal of Information Literacy, Dec 2018:

"... this book is a delightful and quick read that prompts teachers to challenge the way they use language to communicate abstract-yet-essential concepts such as information literacy.

This book would be well suited as a textbook for a course on teaching information literacy and research skills. While the target audience is librarians and it would certainly be useful for practitioners who teach at any level, this book is so effective at making information literacy as concept more concrete that it could benefit a wide range of teachers, including anyone undertaking their Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or similar qualification. It is accessible and thought provoking to a wide range of readers and complements existing literature on teaching information literacy by exploring different frames for conceptualising it."

Great Little Book! (Amazon reviewer):

I've been teaching in the field of information literacy for over 15 years and I still learnt a lot from this book. <…> Thanks Elizabeth for a great read and a very useful book to add to my teaching toolkit!

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