{"id":10579,"date":"2012-05-18T07:31:59","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T07:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/?p=10579"},"modified":"2012-05-18T07:31:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T07:31:59","slug":"malawi-creative-approaches-to-developing-independent-critical-thinkng-information-literate-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.faceofmalawi.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/18\/malawi-creative-approaches-to-developing-independent-critical-thinkng-information-literate-learners\/","title":{"rendered":"Malawi: creative approaches to developing independent, critical thinkng, information literate learners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mzuzu University consciously orientate their efforts to the needs of Malawi and the community. This has led to a number of research projects that are based in the community. For example, investigating the use of alternative power sources, such as biomass.
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\nThese projects provides a superb opportunity to engage students in real life problems (motivating the learner) and see how theory relates to practice. Theory can be provided in the classroom; applied in the real world; critiqued and new theory developed (classic learning cycle!). In addition, information resources that relate to the topic can be interrogated, analysed and evaluated for their relevance, completeness, accuracy and authority.<\/p>\n

Students can also be involved in data gathering i.e. primary data collection – developing research and data processing skills.<\/p>\n

This could then lead to knowledge generation and communication. This would either be in the form of student’s work or, possibly, academic research publication.<\/p>\n

A genuine VIRTUOUS CYCLE!<\/p>\n

This kind of learning could also be used to hang other i-capabilities, such as intellectual property issues and research skills in general.<\/p>\n

This approach seems appropriate for any learning context but especially resource scarce environments, for example where there is a lack of published resources (either electronic or paper based).
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\nIt would be good if other people could contribute other examples of this kind of activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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