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Learning Environment Architect…
Mara Bordignon, B.Sc., M.I.St.Seneca Libraries, Seneca College
WNYO ACRL/OCULA Spring Conference: Bring it On! Shaping the Future of Academic Libraries
April 27, 2012
moving from lecture
to experience
The Foundation
Architectural drawing
Drawing revision: Threshold Concepts
Information Literacy Thresholds
Format as process
Authority is constructed & contextual
Information is a commodity
Primary Sources & Disciplinarity
Library = part of the research process
Format as process
Creation
processinstead
of formats
Information = commo
dityNot
“unique” to
libraries
New Building Materials: Transliteracy
Effective
information use
requires
several information
sources.
Information resources
do not stand alone,
they interact.
Navigating the
interaction requires transferable skills.
Harness the power of what your students
already know!
“It’s not answering the question…It’s questioning the answer”
Heavy lifting required: New building techniques
Behaviorism
“transmitting
information & basic skills in a
well organized manner”
Student Centere
dLearning
Problem based
learning
Collaborative learning
Discovery
Constructivism
“learning is
Doing”
… shift from a focus on delivery of knowledge
…
… to discovery of knowledge.
Problem-based learning
Provide an information “artefact”Learners will be able to:Locate the artefactIdentify the context in which the artefact was createdEvaluate quality based on pre-determined criteria
AfterCollaborative Group
Work
Sociology
Professor Discussion:
Face-to-face
& online (wikis, blogs,
discussion forums)
Me
Building, growth = Learning environment architect