Featured address at School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV) 'Creating collaborative learning spaces: Future school library scenarios' seminar held at Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Friday 25 March 2011
1. rethink – rebuild - rebrand
Think
iCentre
SLAV Creating collaborative learning spaces
25 March 2011
http://edu.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451f00f69e20133f4d06221970b-popup
Lyn Hay
School of Information Studies,
Charles Sturt University
2. Photo: ‘School Library, circa 1978’, April 10, 2007. Permission by Johnjron1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnron1/453419769/
3. BCI Library Design (nd). The Robin Hood Library at Bronx P.S. 69
http://www.bcieurobib.com/the-robin-hood-library-at-bronx-p-s-69/
4. Photo: ‘Hardwired desktop computers, on March 11, 2010. Permission
by heyjudegallery http://www.flickr.com/photos/heyjude/4423947038/sizes/l/
5. “Traditionally, libraries also suffer from an image
problem. Hordes of books coupled with the 'sshhhh'
factor doesn't make for a very cool environment. By
installing colorful interiors such as oversized book
sleeves, a learning space such as the library is
transformed into an area which kids see as cool, and
therefore are inspired to read and learn.”
KOOL KIDS SPACES, October 5 2006
http://www.thecoolhunter.com.au/article/detail/737/kool-kids-spaces
6. Generational change
“…is radical change that occurs in an
organisation or a population as a
result of its members being
replaced over time by other
individuals with different values or
other characteristics.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generational_change
7. Generational change
“…generally presents both a real and a
perceived crisis.
In an organisation, the unspoken cultural
values held by the longer serving members
may be challenged, threatened or
abandoned by newer members. In an
ecological system, generational change of
the representatives of one species may
threaten the survival of other species.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generational_change
8. Christopher Harris, Crisis Webinar slide 2, April 19, 2010
http://public.iwork.com/document/?a=p147869949&d=crisis.key
10. What do you want your
school library to look
like?
What do you want
your school library
to do?
11. Building a
vision based
on research
and best
practice
TL PRACTICE MUST =
LOCAL ACTIONS
LOCAL OUTCOMES
LOCAL EVIDENCE
12. Rethinking
what
we do
Hay, L. (2010). Chapter 9: Developing an information paradigm approach to build and support the homeschool nexus. In M. Lee & G. Finger (Eds.), Developing a networked school community: A guide to
realising the vision (pp. 143-158). Camberwell, Vic.: ACER Press.
13. Hay, L., & Todd, R. (2010b). School libraries 21C: School library futures project. Report for New South Wales
Department of Education & Training, Curriculum K–12 Directorate, School Libraries & Information Literacy
Unit. Sydney: Curriculum K–12 Directorate, NSWDET. Retrieved from
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/schoollibraries/assets/pdf/21c_report.pdf
14.
Findings
The school library is an important part of 21C school
life
Pedagogical fusion and digital citizenship
Repositioning the school library as a flexible and
dynamic learning space
The challenge: articulating how school libraries impact
on student learning
Moving from teacher librarian ‘actions’ to student
outcomes
Lack of ‘hard’ evidence provided by TLs
Enablers and barriers to collecting and documenting
evidence of learning outcomes
(Hay & Todd 2010)
15. As a result of this
re‐imagining
process, a set of
principles
underpinning 21C
school library design
emerged as an
‘instructional zone’
within and beyond
the school
http://www.cabe.org.uk/files/imagecache/csLarge/case-studies/
node/add/casestudy/waltham-forest-001.jpg
16. Principles of 21C
school libraries
Instructional zone within & beyond the school
fluid library design
(Hay & Todd 2010, pp.15-16)
17. “Imagine an
activity and
we will make
a space for
it”
High School TL
(Hay & Todd 2010, 2A.5)
http://www.cabe.org.uk/case-studies/frederick-bremer?photos=true&viewing=7110
18. Principles of 21C
school libraries
Instructional zone within & beyond the school
fluid library design
blended learning environment
(Hay & Todd 2010, pp.15-16)
19. Principles of 21C
school libraries
Instructional zone within & beyond the school
fluid library design
blended learning environment
building capacity for critical engagement
(Hay & Todd 2010, pp.15-16)
20. We’ve learnt
about how the
author
can use different
words to make
the story
interesting … how
the illustrator
has used colour
and put
expressions
on the animals’
faces to help us
while reading.
(Yr 2 student)
NSWDET Possum magic book
rap mail list, (2007)
Photo: ‘question quilt 1’,
September 15, 2008, by
purple.glasses
http://www.flickr.com/photos/purpl
eglasses/2857426437/
21. Principles of 21C
school libraries
Instructional zone within & beyond the school
fluid library design
blended learning environment
building capacity for critical engagement
centre of learning innovation
(Hay & Todd 2010, pp.15-16)
22. Middle East Centre at St Antony's College, Oxford - Zaha Hadid, January 28 2008
http://www.thecoolhunter.com.au/article/detail/1174/middle-east-centre-at-st-antonys-college-oxford--zaha-hadid
“The Softbridge will house
a lecture theatre and the
library, taking pressure off
the old, bursting-at-theseams facilities. Other
goals are to provide a
better research
environment for students
and to connect
the academic and public
functions of the institute.”
23. Principles of 21C
school libraries
Instructional zone within & beyond the school
fluid library design
blended learning environment
building capacity for critical engagement
centre of learning innovation
power of pedagogical fusion
(Hay & Todd 2010, pp.15-16)
24. Principles of 21C
school libraries
Instructional zone within & beyond the school
fluid library design
blended learning environment
building capacity for critical engagement
centre of learning innovation
power of pedagogical fusion
seamless search interfaces
(Hay & Todd 2010, pp.15-16)
25. “Flexible access to
computers,
printers, internet
and other
resources,
including teaching
expertise, before
school and at non
class times is
valued highly by
students, and they
link their academic
success to such
support.”
(Hay 2006a)
Photo: ‘RFID loan station’, March 11, 2010.
Permission by heyjudegallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/heyjude/442
3931008/
26. Principles of 21C
school libraries
Instructional zone within & beyond the school
fluid library design
blended learning environment
building capacity for critical engagement
centre of learning innovation
power of pedagogical fusion
seamless search interfaces
balanced collection
(Hay & Todd 2010, pp.15-16)
28. Principles of 21C
school libraries
Instructional zone within & beyond the school
fluid library design
blended learning environment
building capacity for critical engagement
centre of learning innovation
power of pedagogical fusion
seamless search interfaces
balanced collection
literary learning
(Hay & Todd 2010, pp.15-16)
36. Teachers need an
information & learning leader
Photo: ‘Classes in the library learning space’, September 30, 2009
by annemirtschin http://www.flickr.com/photos/annemirtschin/3968922684
38. Utecht, J. (2008). Stages of PLN adoption. [photo]. (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jutecht/2384289406/sizes/o/in/photostream/
39. iCentre - Form
information-technology-learning hub
high-end multimedia production facility
technology engine of a networked school
large, flexible learning space based on fluid
design principles
layout will look different on a daily basis
technical-admin aspects of technology are
secondary to learning agenda
information, technology & curriculum staff
are ‘blended’
convergence allows strategic conversations
41. iCentre – Function
inquiry learning, immersive learning,
explicit instruction
information fluency
transliteracy
pedagogical fusion – integrating & aligning
information, technology, people, instruction
customised ‘i’ support for all
learning innovation & information leadership
development of independent, informed
digital citizens
research, EBP & data-driven policy informs
sustainability and continuous improvement
42. iCentre – Brand
‘the brand’ can help us re-engineer
what we do
iCentre brand = a dynamic, responsive, fluid
‘instructional zone’ within & beyond the
school
a learning centre of information, inquiry,
innovation, immersion & instructional
intervention
supports connectivity & collaboration,
critical engagement & creativity,
construction & consolidation
'Chiara iCentre: more than just a library'
43. iCentre – Brand
strengthens the home–
school nexus
pedagogy fuses the work
of information, technology
& learning specialists
across the curriculum
where key information,
technology & learning
leaders within a school
combine to consolidate
their efforts
44. Photo: Best Interior Design Schools for Library Online August 25, 2010
http://www.tktdw.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Interior-design-schools.jpg /
Branding starts with goals; all
successful brands are aspirational.
They aspire to be something.
To begin building your brand, you
need to have clearly developed
objectives for what you want your
company [or school] to look like in
the next year,
five years, and ten years.
Branding is more than a just a label
45. a future school library scenario?
Think
iCentre
SLAV Creating collaborative learning spaces
25 March 2011
http://edu.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451f00f69e20133f4d06221970b-popup
Lyn Hay
School of Information Studies,
Charles Sturt University
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