ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Information Based Learning  Vs  Content Based Learning

http://www.inquirylearn.com/Inquirydef.htm

I found this website to be written passionately and personally about Inquiry Based Learning. The author talks about learning and experiences that are personal and intrinsic to the student.  She refers to the cyclical nature of the theory and that if the experiences and outcomes are meaningful to the learner then they will be applied and shared with others. The author believes there is motivation to initiative social change from people who have developed in this way, there is a positiveness for global change.

The website good for a personal insight into Inquiry Based Learning and also the Guiding Principles for the Author's pedagogy were a good reference point. 

Inquiry learning within the Australian curriculum: Part two
McIlvenny, Leonie :Access, Vol. 27, No. 2, June 2013: 14-18

Retrieved:  3 September 2014 http://search.informit.com.au/

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This website addresses the Australian Curriculum in regard to Inquiry Based Learning with enthusiasm although admitting that Information skills were only sprinkled throughout the curriculum. The author drew up very informative tables that aligned the inquiry/information process with any frameworks or content descriptors within the curriculum.  Nowhere did it mention time or overcrowding as factors.

I used the website to illuminate the lack of focus the Australian Curriculum gave to Inquiry models by not having a Capability that addressed it solely.  The website was relevant to building my argument.  

http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/our-publications/every-child-magazine/every-child-index/every-child-vol-18-2-2012/inquiry-learning-deep-learning-free-article/

When I first read this article I felt empowered.  The language is forceful almost and says in no uncertain terms what they believe is important for a young child's learning.  The statement "Inquiry Learning is Deep Learning" says it all and it is backed up with examples of learning experiences. A sense of respect for children radiates from the pages and they will not settle for second best.  

Great article generally to inform the reader on Inquiry Based Learning and what it is about and how it functions.  Good examples also.

http://appa.asn.au/submissions.php


This website and particular submission/report that I referred to was significant to my argument.  It is from a National Principal's body and therefore is a very credible source. Coupled with that it has currency and was a submission to be given to the Government Review of the Australian Curriculum. The fact that it openly and strongly stated that its greatest concern was an over crowded curriculum is to be taken seriously.

Very relevant to my argument that Inquiry Based Learning is not able to survive in such a content heavy curriculum with huge time constraints. 

http://21stcenturyhsie.weebly.com/inquiry-pedagogy.html

This blog was curious because its author was not a traditional teacher.  He had Done a Bachelor of Arts and years in Public Relations before doing a degree in teaching.  Here he is now blogging on Inquiry Based Learning.  The site uses some strong arguments for IBL and most of them are from well respected sources.  I would be interested to read more of the Author's blog in the future.

The blog was relevant to me to be able to cite the strength and necessity of having Inquiry Based Learning.  However, it did not have anything in regard to how to manage IBL in the current curriculum.

http://www.minnisjournals.com.au/educationtoday/article/For-students-of-the-national-curriculum-435 

This website only dealt with the Australian Curriculum in regard to History.  However, the author was able to relay to the reader the excitement and professional satisfaction that the History community felt at History being introduced as a subject on its own once again.  Importantly, the website also voiced grave concerns in regard to time constraints of an overcrowded curriculum especially in the Primary sector.

Very relevant to my argument and stated quite strongly, although from only one Learning Area's perspective.

http://www.inquiringmind.co.nz/WhatIsInquiry.htm

This website is very well organised and serves to initiate the reader to IBL.  It links with various Learning Areas, gives examples of activities, it also has suggestions for any problems encountered and gives practical advice.  I could not see anything on there in regard to obstacles relating to the time constraints of the Australian Curriculum.

The relevancy of the sight was for the reader to  learn and gain insights into IBL.  It further cemented my believe though that the present curriculum and the further proposed one will not be compatible with IBL models of pedagogy.



Kuhlthau, C.; Maniotes, L. and Caspari, A, (2012). Chapter 1 : Guided Inquiry Design: The Process, the Learning, and the Team. In Kuhlthau, C.; Maniotes, L. and Caspari, A, Guided inquiry design : a framework for inquiry in your school, (pp.1 – 15). Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited.

This article sets out IBL and what is at the heart of it.  It delves deeply but is written simply.  It has an flow chart of a Guided Inquiry Design Process that is far duller than more recent models and is actually linear.  I have heard it said that the author should update the graphics she presents but 

I believe this author knows the content completely and I find the content easy to read and gain meaning from.

This was a set reading and other than that it lent nothing to my argument in regard to the overcrowded curriculum and its affect on IBL.  I did however gain a deeper insight into IBL by reading it.

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http://www.pinterest.com/grant2449/inquiry-learning/