The Use of Neurolearning by Librarians in Teaching Information Literacy
Award: RE-259048-OLS-25 / Award Period: 2025–2026
The federal government’s Institute of Museums and Libraries (IMLS) awarded a three-year grant of $247,300.00 to strengthen information literacy instruction by integrating neurolearning principles into academic, school, public, and community libraries.
For more information: info@cobimet.org.
Why?
It has emerged in response to significant gaps in academic performance and in students’ literacy and information skills in Puerto Rico and the United States, as evidenced by low reading levels and declining digital literacy, which calls for innovative educational strategies based on how the brain learns.
How?
Through the development and implementation of synchronous online workshops, an open-source, bilingual educational toolkit, and the application of neuroscience-based methodologies (attention, memory, multisensory learning, and metacognition), supported by a learning management system (LMS), continuous assessment, and a national outreach plan.
Who?
The project is led by COBIMET in collaboration with its 16 member institutions, the Puerto Rico Department of Education, and Libraries Without Borders, and involves experts in neurolearning, information literacy, instructional design, and assessment; it will reach 250 library professionals over a three-year period.
Our Team
“Information literacy is a vital skill for navigating society. Equal access to information—and to the tools needed to understand it—is what sets society on the path to a better future.”
Carlos Crespo
Project Manager
Maria Lopez
Instructional Designer
Mairim Vega
SME Neurolearning
Jonathan Gonzalez
Webmaster and IT Management
María Scharrón
SME - Information Skills
Elga Sepúlveda
External Evaluator
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