Clark Creek Media Center: Trending toward becoming a Learning Commons

Characteristic… To provide services to Web 2.0 users To give the access to the most current

technology to all students, teachers, and parents

Provide 24/7 access to all students, teachers, and parents through online databases, pathfinders, and additional resources.

Synergistic environment Central location in the school

Why… Although students are digital natives

they still need to be taught how to use the Web 2.0 tools in learning and critical thinking

For students to be successful in the 21st Century they need to learn transferable skills

Therefore…they need to become critical consumers of information, effective problem solvers, capable decision makers and innovative communicators.

Empowering LearnersEveryone is a learnerLearning is personalized,

individualized, motivating and enlightening

Multiple learning levels and stylesFlexible spaces seamlessly

integrating technologyEmpowering students to learn how

to learn by watching everyone in the school modeling

How…Physical Space & Virtual SpaceEquitable AccessLearning PartnershipsTechnology in Learning

Physical and Virtual Space

Create online meeting spaces for learning Make resources freely available to all Invest in e-books, databases, video-streaming

and other relevant digital resources Alter your hours of operations Reduce the amount of furniture clutter and

choose furniture that can serve varied purposes and be easily moved

Make use of new technologies in your displays and set-ups

Equitable AccessDifferentiate learningMake purchases to meet the needs

of all learners based on gap analysis

Provide assistive technology when needed

Collect and supply tutorials by learners and for learners

Take advantage of student expertise

Learning PartnershipsWork with teachers and students

to plan, teach, and assess learningExplore learning networks to find

expertsRethink who your experts are and

where to find themRecognize yourself as a learner

and model your learning experience

Technology in Learning Consider BYLD’s even cell phones Use collaborative virtual spaces for class

projects Use book marking web technology e.g. Diigo,

Del.iciou.us or Shelfari Explore Web 2.0 apps Match Web 2.0 apps with student needs Use interactive white boards and documents

cameras Explore gaming and coding e.g. Scratch Share with other professionals through

learning communities and personal learning networks

ResourcesTogether for learning; School Libraries and the Emergence of the Learning Commons. Retrieved August, 2013 from http://www.accessola.com/data/6/rec_docs/677_olatogetherforlearning.pdf2011. Seven Things You Should Know About…The Modern Learning Commons. Retrieved August, 2013 from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7071.pdf Overly, Steven. 2013. The Download: Digital Commons, the library of the future. Retrieved August 2013 from http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-download- digital-commons-the-library-of-the-future/2013/07/19/e62bfde0-effe-11e2- a1f9-ea873b7e0424_story.html.