Whitworth, Andrew

Information obesity / Andrew Whitworth - Oxford : Chandos, 2009 - xix, 231 p. ; 24 cm. - Chandos information professional series. . - Chandos information professional series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-226) and index.

Information as a resource -- Valuing information -- The shaping of information and technology -- A brief history of ICT -- Literacy and counterknowledge -- Computer and information literacy -- Critical social science -- The colonisation of the lifeworld -- How organisations affect the way we think -- Information obesity and romantic understanding -- From problem-based learning to transformative learning -- Connecting learners and teachers to the community -- Three examples.

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