Veronika Williams, Rachel McCrindle and Christina Victor
This paper describes a study undertaken to explore how assistive technology in the form of a wrist‐worn device is perceived by older people for whom it has been devised.
Abstract
This paper describes a study undertaken to explore how assistive technology in the form of a wrist‐worn device is perceived by older people for whom it has been devised.
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Helen Partridge and Gillian Hallam
The purpose of this paper is to consider how library education can best incorporate the profession's emerging interest in evidence‐based practice (EBP) whilst ensuring that the…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to consider how library education can best incorporate the profession's emerging interest in evidence‐based practice (EBP) whilst ensuring that the educational experience is meaningful to the contemporary library student.
Design/methodology/appraoch
A learning and teaching model developed by the Queensland University of Technology will be presented as a case study on how the library education curriculum can be developed to incorporate a focus on EBP whilst catering to the unique learning style of the millennial student.
Findings
To effectively meet the needs of the millennial student, library educators must develop their curriculum to include a real world activities and perspective, be customisable and flexible, incorporate regular feedback, use technology, provide trusted guidance, include the opportunity for social and interactive learning, be visual and kinaesthetic, and include communication that is real, raw, relevant and relational.
Originality/value
This paper contributes to the current discussion on how EBP can be integrated effectively into the contemporary library curriculum in general, and meet the learning needs of the millennial student in particular.