Introducing the Undergraduate Learner to Independent Learning Through Targeted Transferable Skills Acquisition

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Title:Introducing the Undergraduate Learner to Independent Learning Through Targeted Transferable Skills Acquisition (ID: ELI07187)
Author(s):James M. Skidmore (University of Waterloo) and Laura Briggs (University of Waterloo)
Topics:CMS, Information Literacy and Fluency, Learners, Learning, Students
Origin:Presented at ELI Meetings (01/24/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Facilitating acquisition of independent learning skills via a course management system raises questions of effectiveness, student endorsement, and the transferability of the acquired competencies. This session presents the results of a two-year study of learner achievement and attitudes in a cultural studies course that targets information and cultural literacy skills.
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