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Many times teachers come to the library to a specific topic with a set of criteria students have to fulfill. Other times it is vague and almost to the point that it is incomprehensible to me let alone the students. So here is an example of a teacher who came into the library who wanted students to do research on love. He wanted books on love, Internet sources where they could find quotations. After some questioning what he was really wanted students to do is to write an essay on love. To help students I taught them how to use wordle for a concept map so that they could organize their thoughts on the topic. Sometimes I think librarians have to help the process or intervene in a way that helps students with their learning and this is where I think Blooms new Taxonomy will help librarians introduce ICT to help students accomplish their tasks. The idea is to develop ICT skills in the various domains of the New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Remembering-recalling information
Understanding-explaining ideas or concepts
Applying-Using information in another familiar situation
Analysing-breaking down information into parts to explore understanding and relationships
Evaluating-justifying a decision or course of action
Creating-generating new tools, products or ways of viewing things
I imagine the role of the librarian often involves clarifying objectives, topics, project parameters, and methods for developing a project design. I like that you have brought the revised version of Bloom’s Taxonomy forward. What will it mean when creativity is considered the highest expression of learning? How is this going to change teachers’ conceptions for projects, and students’ relationships to their school based work?