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Introduction to the PathFinder Inquiry Model
This video introduces the Pathfinder, a vibrant web-presence to support student research with the best resources and instructional design for personalized, student-centered learning.  The Pathfinder has three components - 1) the best resources (online informational as well as literature, free as well as fee-based library sources, and readings as well as varied formats for watching, listening, and doing (Zeitz, RWLDs see http://rwldhighered.blogspot.com/ );  2) the best inquiry process learning model (of both Carol Kulthau et al. and of Stripling); and 3) the best partners in teaching (teachers and teacher librarians working in collaboration). For example, the best sources include a video introduction to broad global issues of transnational business, manufacturing and causes and effects of Internet communications, labor markets, pollution, energy, and environmental sustainability. Students spend more than half their time exploring the varied sources and potential topics in this Globalization Pathfinder and eventually choose an issue or theme that best fits their curiosity.

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