Learner-centred Pedagogy

Kevin Michael Klipfel received his master’s degree in philosophy from Virginia Tech. He received his M.S.L.S. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where his master’s research on authenticity, motivation, and information literacy learning won the Dean’s Achievement Award for the Best Master’s paper of 2013 in the School of Information in Library Science. He has presented nationally on student motivation and learning both in and outside the library profession, and has published articles on the application of humanistic and existential psychology to learner-centred information literacy learning in journals such as College and Research Libraries and Reference Services Review. He lives and works in Los Angeles. Dani Brecher Cook is Director of Teaching and Learning at University of California, Riverside. She holds an MSLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an A.B. in English Literature from the University of Chicago. She has published on information literacy pedagogy and learning technologies in College & Research Libraries News, Reference & User Services Quarterly, and Communications in Information Literacy. Dani has presented on the intersection of these two topics nationally at conferences such as ACRL, LITA, LOEX, and the Library Technology Conference.

1. What is Learner-Centered Pedagogy? 2. Curiosity and Learning: The Importance of Authenticity and Autonomy 3. Empathy and the Science of Learning: Lessons from the Cognitive Literature 4. Relationships: The Heart of Learner-Centered Pedagogy 5. Cultivating a Growth Mindset 6. The Learner-Centered Library Technologist: Applying Learner-Centered Pedagogy Conclusion: The Timelessness of Learner-Centered Pedagogy