University libraries as active learning spaces diigo

University Libraries as Active Learning Spaces

Dina Vyortkina, PhDHead of Instructional Technology

Nazarbayev University1

Overview

• Changing roles of university libraries• Trends and issues• Possibilities• Steelcase demonstration (atrium)

2

To Support You

• https://goo.gl/At2JYE

3

Why University Libraries Are Still Important?

1. convenient hub2. socialization3. motivation4. collaboration5. resource rich6. safe7. relevant collections8. distraction free9. service10. ambianceCohen, A. (2013). Library incubator. Available at http://www.acohen.com/blog/?tag=digital-campus

4

Survey Results

• Thank you!• Responses: 41• Results available at DV’s Diigo

5

Motivation for Change

1. Expectations of users (faculty and students)

2. Expectations of employers

3. Pedagogical shift

4. Advancement in technology and access to information

5. Changing roles of librarians

6. Changes in the role of the library

6

21st Century Skills

7

Pedagogy Shift

• Blended and flipped learning• Distance learning• Project-based learning• Problem-based learning• Active learning• Other

8

9

10

What’s Wrong with These Pictures?

11

12

1

2 4

3

13

1

2

3

4

14

1

3

2

Common Characteristics• Center of the University• One stop shop• Multifunctional • Formal and informal• Flexible• Technology enabled• Collaborative• Conducive to active learning• Changes in

– Services– Facilities– Space

15

Overall Trends

Changes in– Services– Facilities– Space

16

Changes in Services and Facilities

• Hosting University services• Offering new academic services• Providing non-academic services, but

contributing to overall success

17

Changes in Services and Facilities

• Hosting University services– IT helpdesk– Statistics or Math helpdesk– Language lab– Writing Center– Communication Studio– GIS labs– Game lab– Career Services Center– Ethics lab

18

Changes in Services and Facilities

• Offering new academic services– Data visualization room– Multimedia Studio– Digital Humanities Center– Instructional support and digital literacy

19

No limit!

• Stress relief room• Meditation room• Massage therapy• Coffee/snacks shops• Puppy room during finals• Sports corner (balance balls, treadmill)• Student lounge

20

Faculty Office Hours in the Library

• New concept• One stop shop

21

Changes in Space

22

University of California - LA

24

Active Learning Space in the Library

• From reading and storing to active learning• From places for stuff to places for people• Examples

– UW– VT

• Nazarbayev University– Renovating existing spaces– New extension design

25

NU Plans

26

New NU Library Extension

See the floor plans

27

group

mobile technology

fixed technology

socialindividual

focused

collaborative

social

graduate study rooms

graduate commons

study carrels

open area

lobby, café, lounge

circulation/coffee bar

browsereference

touch down

multi media center

team collaboration

computer commons

ecosystem

reflection zones

Steelcase Educational Research

Time to Act!

• Reflect• Use resources• Scale up (or down!)• Not everything has to be expensive• Paradigm shift: students, faculty, library staff

29

University Libraries as Active Learning Spaces

Dina Vyortkina, PhDHead of Instructional Technology

Nazarbayev University30