Information and Learning Sciences: Volume 123 Issue 3/4

Designing for others: the roles of narrative and empathy in supporting girls’ engineering engagement

Kylie Peppler, Anna Keune, Maggie Dahn, Dorothy Bennett, Susan M. Letourneau

Science museums provide a context for developing and testing engineering activities that support visitors in creating personally meaningful objects. This study aims to propose…

Families’ engagement in making activities related to aerospace engineering: designing for parents as learning partners in pop-up makerspaces

Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Katharine Ellen Grills, Zachary McKinley, Soo Hyeon Kim

The researchers conducted a collective case study to investigate how families engaged in making activities related to aerospace engineering in six pop-up makerspace programs held…

Does context shape comprehension: evaluating the influence of presentation on inquiry strategies in science learning

Lindsay Portnoy, Talia Lemberger

Approaches to learning have the ability to influence knowledge acquisition, comprehension, retention and even motivation to learn. Previous work indicates that despite age…

Understanding the role of the bring-your-own-device policy in medical education and healthcare delivery at the University of Botswana’s Faculty of Medicine

Khutsafalo Kadimo, Athulang Mutshewa, Masego B. Kebaetse

Seeking to leverage on benefits of personal mobile device use, medical schools and healthcare facilities are increasingly embracing the use of personal mobile devices for medical…

A bibliometric analysis of digital literacy research and emerging themes pre-during COVID-19 pandemic

Hasnan Baber, Mina Fanea-Ivanovici, Yoo-Taek Lee, Hasan Tinmaz

Digital literacy is not the mere ability to use a digital device or know to use various software. It is a domain of exploration for sociology, psychology, education and, of…