Before starting this project I approached inquiry as a way to find an answer to a question. There may have been some sort of unknown process I followed but I didn't know I was doing it and I still don't know what it was. I never would have considered breaking the process apart into steps or stages for myself. I do that with my students, but I guess that is because I think they don't know how to do it right. Well that was dumb, cause I didn't know how to do it right either! I also never would have thought to slow down and reflect on what I was doing. My goal was to find what I wanted and accomplish whatever task it was, not to think about it. It is embarrassing to be a teacher and realize your teaching students when you don't actually know what you're doing either! This is very much an example of do what I say not as I do. The emotions attached to the project were very real, but I'm glad I experienced them. I will do a much better job the next time I use information inquiry with my students. There were so many great models we looked at, I'm definitely going to have to investigate many of them further. I've referenced this quote in the blog before, but the quote that really sums up the experience for me is by Daniel Callison:
"Practice in Information Inquiry can help humans become more mature consumers of information and wise investigators of endless questions"
This journey was definitely a success!
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