Libraries and Librarians Without Borders: Distributing Libraries and learning Through Embedded Librarianship

libraries and librarians without borders: distributing
libraries and learning through embedded librarianship
buffy j. hamilton, ed.s.
Stacy Dillon| Jennifer Hubert Swan | Buffy Hamilton | Jesse Karp | Karyn SilvermanThe Embedded Librarian: Engage, Evolve, Educate--A new model of school librarianship
ALA Annual || June 2011

how to create flexible and fluid
learning spaces
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how to embed the library in the lives and learning spaces of students
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how to provide learning experiences that provide students more ownership and increased participation in conversations for learning
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participatory librarianship is a lens to help us see the possibilities and context for a shared vision of library in learning communities

“It’s all about learning…
how is this going to fundamentally enrich a conversation?
There isn’t a part of the library that isn’t about learning. Learning is a collaborative conversation.”
Dr. David Lankes
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Participatory Librarianship and Change Agents: http://blip.tv/file/1566813

participatory culture is the catalyst
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a participatory climate amplifies the possibilities for creating conversations for learning via multiple mediums

partnerships for learning

vanishing boundaries

embed yourself in the instructional design process
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backwards design

identify specific learning
targets
Source: Harada & Yoshina, 2006

Media 21 Target Groups and Timeline
Two sections of 10th Honors Literature/Composition
Original plan: nine to twelve week unit of study
Conceptual model of librarian and classroom teacher as co-teachers in an integrated setting
Information literacy as a seamless, integrated literacy into content area study

Media 21 Learning Targets
Identify and evaluate the authority of any information source
Identify cloud computing and social media tools for managing and organizing information
Apply strategies for developing lines of inquiry and research questions

Media 21 Goals
Construct a personal learning network (PLN) and environment (PLE)
Collaborate with others to construct new meanings
Identify and utilize alternate ways of producing and sharing knowledge

embed yourself in the assessment process

“The school library media program is guided by regular assessment of student learning to ensure the program is meeting its goals.”
Source: American Association of School Librarians, 2009, p. 27Original photograph by Buffy J. Hamilton
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formative and summative assessments provide us “snapshots” of student work provide us concrete evidence to adjust our instruction and better meet learner needs
Source: Harada & Yoshina, 2006
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embedded instruction and formative assessment through Google Docs

honor learners’ voices, expertise, and opinions

embed yourself in the process of selecting and designing learning experiences, tools, and instruction
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libguides mobile

netvibes

symbaloo

conversations via networked learning with experts around the world

inquiry, engagement, and collective intelligence face to face

inquiry, engagement, and collective intelligence via virtual mediums

collaborative learning and knowledge building

digital learning portfolios

digital citizenship
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digital citizenship and ethical use of information

citation management and collaborative source evaluation

challenges

insights
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create enchantment and engagement
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“enchantment transforms situations and relationships.”Guy Kawasaki, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions
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relationships are the cornerstone of libraries, learning, and participation
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participation cultivates relationships
and enchantment

embedding ourselves in the learning spaces and lives of our teachers and students is the key to building meaningful partnerships for learning and library programs
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frame yourself as a learner and let the partnerships for learning illuminate your practice
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“No risk, no art. No art, no
reward.”
Seth Godin
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Seth Godin, September 2010 http://bit.ly/9Vkh1K

http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/

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buffy.hamilton@gmail.com
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