Browse Faculty and Staff Research and Scholarship - Information Sciences by Author "Casey, Leo"

  • Digital Literacy: New Approaches to Participation and Inquiry Learning to Foster Literacy Skills among Primary School Children 
    Casey, Leo; Bruce, Bertram C.; Martin, Allan; Hallissy, Michael; Shiel, Gerry; Reynolds, Abigail; Brown, Clifford; Coffey, Laura (2009-03)
    Digital literacy is an important and often misunderstood concept; it has implications for all aspects of primary schooling in Ireland. The purpose of this research is to establish a useful definition and conceptual ...

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  • The practice of inquiry: A pedagogical "sweet spot" for digital literacy? 
    Bruce, Bertram C.; Casey, Leo (Taylor & Francis Group, 2012)
    Introduces the practice of inquiry and discusses the case for it as a signature pedagogy for digital literacy. The Inquiry Cycle is presented as a summary of important aspects of inquiry. Further, the Practice Profile of ...

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  • The Practice Profile of Inquiry: Connecting Digital Literacy and Pedagogy 
    Casey, Leo; Bruce, Bertram C. (Symposium Journals, a division of wwwords Ltd, PO Box 204, Didcot, Oxford OX11 9ZQ, United Kingdom, www.symposium-journals.co.uk, 2011)
    This article elaborates on the Inquiry Cycle as an appropriate model of learning for the digitally enhanced classroom. Its goal is to provide a useful link between theory and pedagogic practice. This involves taking a new ...

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