Passionate practitioners: Engaging not just the head but also the heart

Issue title: the Australian Information Education Symposium 2012

Guest editors: Helen Partridge and Kate Davis

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Reynolds, Sue^{a; *} | Welch, Bernadette^a | Carroll, Mary^b

Affiliations: [a] School of Business IT and Logistics, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | [b] School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia | Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Sue Reynolds, School of Business IT and Logistics, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9925 1310; Fax: +61 3 9925 5624; E-mail: sue.reynolds@rmit.edu.au

Abstract: This conceptual paper will discuss how Australian library and information science (LIS) educators have adapted passion-based learning theory for the post-graduate environment. The learning environment has been developed to both facilitate the acquisition of short-term employability skills for the industry and also to allow students to connect more deeply with the rich and diverse culture of their new profession and wider LIS community.

Keywords: Passion-based learning, library and information science, LIS education

DOI: 10.3233/EFI-130937

Journal: Education for Information, vol. 29, no. 3-4, pp. 243-251, 2012