Abstract This article argues that educators need to better understand current neuroscience and psychology in order to teach students in our current information and media environment. Specifically, the article focuses on the Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education from the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Core Principles of Media Literacy … [Read more...] about An Orgy of Utter Chaos: Connecting Media Literacy and Information Literacy with the Feeling of Knowing
Author Profile: Troy A. Swanson
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Teaching & Learning Librarian and Library Department ChairMoraine Valley Community CollegeTroy A. Swanson is Teaching & Learning Librarian and Library Department Chair at Moraine Valley Community College. Troy is the author or editor of several books and articles including Knowledge as a Feeling: How Neuroscience and Psychology Impact Human Information Behavior and co-editor of Not Just Where to Click: Teaching Students How to Think About Information. He served on ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education Task Force which issued the Framework for Information Literacy.