From Commons to Classroom: Evolving Learning Spaces in Academic Libraries

From Commons to Classroom

Evolving Learning Spaces in Academic Libraries

Vickie Karasic and Sam KirkPaLA Annual ConferenceSeptember 30, 2014

What we’ll cover…• Who we are…• Why libraries? • Background on learning spaces• Applications• Practical issues• Space use• Discussion activity• Sharing/Questions

Vickie Karasic & Sam KirkPaLA Annual Conference: September 30, 2014

Why Libraries?

“The research library will survive because of the introduction of ever more and

newer digital technologies, not

in spite of them.”

Bernard Frischer, 2002


Information Commons

• Virtual + physical space

• One-stop shopping

• Campus partners

University of Minnesota’s “Helping U” Desk, Science Teaching & Student Services center


Weigle Information Commons


Learning Commons

• Specific learning goals

• Intentional learning

• E-literacy skills (technology + research)


Education Commons


Active Learning Classrooms• Began in science buildings…

MIT’s TEAL Classroom

NC State’s SCALE-UP Classroom


Active Learning Classrooms• Came into libraries…

University of Iowa’s TILE Classroom


Collaborative Classroom


Again, why libraries?


Applications


ApplicationsSurveying student progress in real-time


ApplicationsProgressive learning


ApplicationsAll-in-one multimedia capabilities


ApplicationsActivity fairs


Practical issues


Practical issuesCreating a tech support plan


Practical issuesCreating a reservation system


Practical issuesInstructor training


Practical issues

Setting expectations


Practical issues

Assessment

• Surveys• Interviews with faculty/students


Space use

Whiteboard paint/wallpaper

Group tables

Flipped classroomVickie Karasic & Sam KirkPaLA Annual Conference: September 30, 2014

Activity: Build your ideal learning space!

Think about:

• Purpose• Buy-in• Financial constraints• Space planning• Using the space you already have


ReferencesBailey, D. R., & Tierney, B. (2002). Information commons redux: Concept, evolution, and transcending the tragedy of the commons. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 28(5), 277-286.

Beagle, D. (1999). Conceptualizing an information commons. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 25(2), 82-89.

Beagle, D. (2002). Extending the information commons: From instructional testbed to Internet2. Journal ofAcademic Librarianship, 28(5), 287-296.

Beagle, D. (2012). The emergent information commons: Philosophy, models, and 21st century learning paradigms. Journal of Library Administration, 52(6-7), 518-537.

Beatty, S. & White, P. (2005). Information commons: Models for e-literacy and the integration of learning. Journal of eLiteracy, 2(1), 2-14.

Bennett, S. (2011). Learning behaviors and learning spaces. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 11(3), 765-789.

Frischer, B. (2005, February). The ultimate Internet café: Reflections of a practicing digital humanist about designing a future for the research library in the digital age. In Library as Place: Rethinking Roles,

Rethinking Space (CLIR pub129), 41-55.

Halbert, M. (2010). The information commons: A platform for innovation. Journal of Library Administration, 50(1): 67-74.


ReferencesHeitsch, E. K. & Holley, R. P. (2011). The information and learning commons: Some reflections. The New Review of Academic Librarianship, 17(1), 64-77.

Lippincott, J. K. (2012). Information commons: Meeting millennials’ needs. Journal of Library Administration, 52(6-7), 538-548.

Soderdahl, P. A. (2011). Library classroom renovated as an active learning classroom. Library Hi Tech, 29(1), 83-90.

Spencer, M. E. (2006). Evolving a new model: The information commons. Reference Services Review, 34(2), 242-247.

Steiner, H. M., & Holley, R. P. (2009). The past, present, and possibilities of commons in the academic library. Reference Librarian, 50(4), 309-332.

Van Horne, S., Murniati, C., Gaffney, J., & Jesse, M. (2012). Promoting active learning in technology-infused TILE classrooms at the University of Iowa. Journal of Learning Spaces, 1(2).

Wolfe, J. A., Naylor, T., & Drueke, J. (2010). The role of the academic reference librarian in the learning commons. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 50(2), 108-113.


Image credits• Slide 1:

o WIC Data Diner Booth – pennwic on Flickro Van Pelt Library Collaborative Classroom – pennwic on Flickr

• Slide 4: University of Minnesota, Helping U Desk, Science Teaching & Student Services – Photo by Vickie Karasic

• Slide 5: o Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships (CURF) logo – http://www.upenn.edu/curf/o Communication Within the Curriculum (CWiC) logo – http://wic.library.upenn.edu/o Marks logo - http://wic.library.upenn.edu/o Pre Freshman Dinner photos – pennwic on Flickr o Weingarten Learning Resources Center logo - http://wic.library.upenn.edu/

• Slide 6: “The View from the EC” (1) – Penn Libraries Education Commons on Facebook• Slide 7: “The View from the EC” (2) – Penn Libraries Education Commons on Facebook• Slide 8:

o MIT’s TEAL Classroom – http://icampus.mit.edu/projects/teal/o North Carolina State University SCALE-UP Classroom – http://www.ncsu.edu/per/scaleup.html

• Slide 9: University of Iowa’s TILE Classroom – Van Horne et al., 2012, p. 3• Slide 10: Infographics Workshop in Collaborative Classroom – pennwic on Flickr• Slide 11: Social Media Tech Tools at PhillyDH@Penn 2014 – pennwic on Flickr


Image credits

• Slide 12: Collaborative Classroom photo by Sam Kirk• Slide 13: Collaborative Classroom Open House – pennwic on Flickr• Slide 14: Collaborative Classroom – pennwic on Flickr• Slide 15: Comic Jam flyer by Rob Berry and the Penn English Department• Slide 16: Activity Fair – pennwic on Flickr• Slide 17: Cord photo by Sam Kirk• Slide 18: Tablet photo by Sam Kirk• Slide 19: Screenshot of Collaborative Classroom calendar –

http://www.library.upenn.edu/facilities/collab.html• Slide 20: Macbook Pro image from GadgetReview.com• Slide 23: Quaker Days 2014 – pennwic on Flickr
