The notion of relevance in teacher information behavior

• Published in: American Society for Information Science and Technology. Meeting. Proceedings of the ... ASIST Annual Meeting Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Diekema, Anne R., Olsen, M. Whitney
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2012; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Decisions; Decks; Education; Exchange; Information management; Meetings; Powder injection molding; Students; Teachers; Teaching

Educators use information to support their teaching, which is largely concerned with the transfer of information. To support this information exchange, teachers manage complex information environments that are continually changing based on outside influences. Decisions on when to go out and seek add...