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L e a r n i n g Commons

People First. Machines Second. L e a r n i n g Commons. Melody Burton & Cory Laverty. Learning Commons. What services and facilities do you expect to see in an Information or Learning Commons?. Dalhousie Learning Commons. Dalhousie Mission

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L e a r n i n g Commons

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  1. People First Machines Second Learning Commons Melody Burton & Cory Laverty

  2. Learning Commons What services and facilities do you expect to see in an Information or Learning Commons?

  3. Dalhousie Learning Commons

  4. Dalhousie Mission .. combines information resources with advanced technology and brings together expertise and resources necessary to help students, faculty and staff successfully integrate information with technology in their academic careers. • Dalhousie Services • Reference and research • Desktop support • Geographic information services • Statistical computing • Math and stats satellite office • Writing workshop (no info) • Group study rooms

  5. Calgary Information Commons

  6. Calgary Mission … core facility for provision of information resources and information technology … services and technology to support the effective identification, acquisition and use of information resources … development of information literacy skills in the University Community, especially undergraduate students, is a key mission of the Information Hub. Competency in the identification and evaluation of information, the extraction and manipulation of data, analysis, and presentation, are core research skills.

  7. Calgary Services • Instruction on productivity (MS Office – ITS) • Bibliographic software (Library) • Health Science Library instruction (accessing electronic journals, using Reference Manager) • Information Commons instruction: • library tours • basic research skills • using the Internet for research • using article indexes • search techniques: advanced tips and tricks • Course-integrated instruction

  8. Experience in One Library • Reference librarians involved in planning for a Learning Commons in a large Humanities/Social Sciences Library. • Our goals: • Support for information literacy development. • Transform reactive reference desk to a proactive learning environment. • Create strategic relationships with complementary campus groups (Teaching Assistants, Writing Centre, Learning Strategies, Special Needs, ITS).

  9. Focus Group Feedback • Not a sea of computers. • “If this is about computers, don’t do it!” • View library as service-intensive facility. • Want help and ongoing support. • Faculty want traditional library environment retained. • Focus on people and learning … not computers.

  10. Reference and Instruction Services Virtual Commons Liaison with Faculty and TAs Partnerships with Support Groups Collaborative spaces E-classroom Workstations – Wireless -- Laptop lending Components of Learning Commons

  11. Instruction Services Reference Services Peer Mentors ITS Liaison with Faculty and TAs Information Literacy Components of Learning Commons Partnerships Writing Centre Learning Strategies Group Special Needs

  12. Assignment Interpretation Resource Selection Tool Choreography Information Collection Information Management Analysis Evaluation Writing Faculty, TAs Librarians Faculty Writing Centre Research Process Learning Partners Research Continuum

  13. Curriculum Design Assignment Mapping IL Objectives Scaffolding Resource Selection Tool Choreography Tracking Information Collection Information Management Synthesis and Reflection Evaluation Writing Faculty TAs Learning Strategies Librarians Librarians Peer Mentors Faculty TAs Writing Centre Learning Partners Research Process Information Literacy Development

  14. Learning session for librarians Workbooks Strategies Evaluated research strategy Reserve articles In- class presentations Handouts and website TA sessions Small group presentations • Sociology 122 • 800 - 1,000 students. • Research essay requiring 3 scholarly articles including Canadian content and government documents. Present Scenario

  15. Curriculum Design • Advance consultation with faculty on assignments. • Map resources to assignments across program. • Scaffolding • Learning Strategies addresses time management and process. • Reference Desk support; peer support groups within the class. • TAs / librarians: hands-on sessions (tools, RefWorks, plagiarism) • Tracking • Students keep research diary. • Targeted online tutorials. • Synthesis and Reflection • Writing Centre addresses thesis, argument, citation style. Learning Commons Scenario

  16. Staffing Model • Serving humanities and social sciences (7,000-10,000). • 5.5 core librarians, one ITS student, one reference assistant. • Draw librarians from other units for desk shifts. • Includes Head of Reference/LC Coordinator. • Peer mentors to cover longer hours for basic questions and trouble shooting. • One library technician to oversee computers and technology.

  17. Governance • Discussion of LC coordinator as coming from partner groups with no reference responsibility • Learning Commons replaces reference department • No person in charge of programming for information literacy and ensuring service quality and integration • Longer hours required with existing staff led to student peer program • Debate over technology run by library vs. ITS

  18. Learning Commons What elements would you want to take priority in your Learning Commons?

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