Community Informatics Studio: Designing Experiential Learning to Support Teaching, Research, and Practice

摘要

This paper introduces a model of experiential learning to support teaching, research, and practice in library and information science (LIS). The concept we call Community Informatics (Cl) Studio uses studio-based learning (SBL) to support enculturation into the field of CI. The SBL approach, closely related to John Dewey's inquiry-based learning, is rooted in the apprenticeship model of learning in which students study with master designers or artists to develop their craft. Our paper begins with a review of literature to frame our research before introducing our analysis of the Cl Studio course. Using the first three semesters of the course as case studies, the goal of the paper was to present three related investigations that emerged from our over-arching research question: How can the Cl Studio be understood as a model of experiential learning to support LIS teaching, research, and practice?