Teaching Information Seeking: Rethinking How We Teach Research in the Information Age

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Jon Ostenson (Brigham Young University, USA)

Teaching Information Seeking

Rethinking How We Teach Research in the Information Age

Jon Ostenson (Brigham Young University, USA)

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Routledge
30 May 2025

linguistics; Communication studies; Media studies; Philosophy & theory of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education

Teaching Information Seeking redefines how we approach research and information literacy in today's information-rich world, inviting teachers to re-imagine teaching research.

The book combines insights from fields such as library and information sciences, journalism, and media literacy to offer fresh strategies and perspectives for guiding students through evolving landscapes of information.

While a focus on concepts and skills has long been important in teaching research, this book integrates significant new understandings about the role dispositions play in how well students embrace and utilize skill-based knowledge. The book provides conceptual knowledge and learning activities that support writing teachers as they help students learn throughout the research or inquiry process of asking questions, finding information, and sharing their learning purposefully and ethically. Chapters with a pedagogical focus and approach include activities informed by the author’s decades of experience teaching writing. These activities are described in depth, including assignment prompts, sample work, and scripts for think-aloud protocols and discussions the author has led that engage students in deeper learning around these critical skills and dispositions. Teaching Information Seeking serves as a comprehensive guide for educators looking to foster meaningful information literacy and critical thinking skills in their students.

This book is ideal for teachers and teacher educators who want to equip students with the skills and dispositions needed for effective research and information literacy. Readers will find teacher-friendly, research-grounded insights and activities that can be readily applied in the classroom.

By: Jon Ostenson (Brigham Young University USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781032877020
ISBN 10: 1032877022
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 30 May 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Laying A Foundation Chapter 1: Information Seeking and Seekers Chapter 2: Crossing Thresholds Chapter 3: Threshold Dispositions for Information Seeking Chapter 4: Designing Contexts for Instruction Part II: Into the Classroom Chapter 5: Developing Questions for Authentic Inquiry Chapter 6: Mapping the Landscape Chapter 7: Finding our Way Chapter 8: Extending Trust Chapter 9: Engaging with Sources Chapter 10: Sharing Our Learning Closing Thoughts

Jon Ostenson is an associate professor in the English Education program at Brigham Young University where he teaches methods courses in writing pedagogy and young adult literature. He spent several years in the administration of the university’s writing program where he oversaw ongoing development of the First-Year Composition (FYC) curriculum and taught many FYC courses.

Reviews for Teaching Information Seeking: Rethinking How We Teach Research in the Information Age

""Teaching Information Seeking provides a wealth of advice for teaching students to see research as inquiry and information seeking. With a focus on bridging the gap between the personal and academic in students’ relationship to information, transfer of learning, and inquiry-based alternatives to traditional thesis-driven research papers, Teaching Information Seeking is a practical resource for new pedagogical approaches to teaching information literacy and research projects."" Daniel Melzer, Professor and Associate Director, First-Year Composition, UC Davis