... education and medical education, this conceptual paper aims to introduce the idea of representational scaffolding for digital simulations in higher education. Design/methodology/approach This study outlines the ideas of core practices in two important fields of higher education, namely, teacher...

..., share their work, discuss their work with the class and then revise; providing instructions/discussion criteria that scaffold knowledge building; and using appropriate digital tools that mediate interaction around content. The pedagogical practices that affect patterns of interaction include modeling...

... information and sense-making. Although ALPs can be effective, providing appropriate scaffolding, supports and resources is essential. Originality/value To make complex ALPs available to a wide range of learners requires considering the information literacy demands and how these can be supported...

... Undergraduates Scaffolding Academic literacy Information literacy Constructivist Evidence based practice Social work education Using evidence in practice is a critical professional social work skill, but student exposure to a formal research curriculum in the social work programme at the University...

... at: jraviro@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Academic librarianship Constructivist approach Information literacy Scaffolding Academic libraries Information In the college/university teaching environment, courseware systems, such as Blackboard and Moodle, allow faculty...