Learning and teaching information skills: two systems interconnected from activity theory and information behavior models
Escuela Interamericana de Bibliotecología de la Universidad de Antioquia
Comunicador Social y Periodista de la Universidad de Antioquia. Especialización en Gerencia de Servicios de Información de la Universidad de Antioquia. Maestría en Ingeniería, línea informática educativa, de la Universidad eafit. Doctorando en Documentación Científica de la Universidad de Granada-España. Profesor-Investigador de la Escuela Interamericana de Bibliotecología de la Universidad de Antioquia.
email: auribe@correo.ugr.es
This paper presents the theoretical and conceptual results of the research project “Design, implementation and evaluation of a formation proposal on information alphabetization through a virtual learning environment at a university level”, of the eafit University- Universidad de Antioquia, 2008-2010, carried out by the research group “Información, Conocimiento y Sociedad” (Information, Knowledge and society). Grounded on the fundamentals of Activity Theory and after reviewing 29 information behavior models and 6 models of interaction for on-line education, this research was used to propose: 1) a general and integrating model for information behavior; 2) the graphic representation of learning and teaching in information skills (ci) or information alphabetization (alfin) as interconnected activity systems that generate different processes for an adequate teaching design for ci-alfin programs in a university context. This model and graphical representation have been used in practice for the design of a curricular course for students from the Universidad de Antioquia.
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