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21st Century Libraries
The document discusses the changing landscape of reading and learning in the 21st century, emphasizing the rise of e-books, audiobooks, and digital learning environments. It highlights that while traditional print remains popular, a significant number of adults are engaging more with digital formats and that future learning will be characterized by informal, self-directed, and personalized approaches. It also examines the evolving role of librarians as facilitators and curators of information in a connected and knowledge-driven economy.
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- 1. 21st Century libraries,the imperative
- 4. THE RISE OFE-READING 21% of American adults read an e-book in the last year 68% read a print book 11% listened to an audiobook Overall, just 19% of adults say they read NO books in the past year, in any format Libraries 2020: Pew Research Center
- 5. WHICH IS BETTER– PRINT OR E-BOOK? Asked of those16+ who have read both e-books and print books in last 12 months Libraries 2020: Pew Research Center
- 6. FREE E-BOOKS http://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks
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- 8. TAKEAWAYS FOR LIBRARIANS • The gadget doesn’t make the reader, but it may change the reader • 41% of tablet owners and 35% of e-‐ reader owners said they are reading more since the advent of e-‐content • A majority of print readers (54%) and e-‐book readers (61%) prefer to purchase their own copies of books • Most audiobook listeners (61%) prefer to borrow their audiobooks Libraries 2020: Pew Research Center
- 9. INFORMATION IS CHANGING Information Information was… is… Scarce All around us Expensive Cheap or free Shaped and controlled Shaped and controlled by by elites consumers and networks Designed for one-way, Designed for sharing, mass consumption participation and feedback Slow moving Immediate External to our worlds Embedded in our worlds Libraries 2020: Pew Research Center
- 10. WHAT LEARNING ACTIVITYOCCURS? Write an Research on essay the web Skype an Video conf. ‘expert’ Collaborative wiki writing Silent reading Assessment Watching a interview video Group Maintain a Maintain a discussion blog portfolio Feedback on Writing a play Paint a picture Listening to blog the teacher Perform a Make a chart play Make a movie Make a speech Gather data
- 11. WHAT LEARNING ACTIVITYOCCURS? Write an Research on essay the web Skype an Video conf. ‘expert’ Collaborative wiki writing Silent reading Assessment Watching a interview video Group Maintain a Maintain a discussion blog portfolio Feedback on Writing a play Paint a picture Listening to blog the teacher Perform a Make a chart play Make a movie Make a speech Gather data
- 12. WHAT LEARNING ACTIVITYOCCURS? Skype an Write an Make a Maintain a ‘expert’ essay speech portfolio Collaborative Maintain a Assessment Silent reading wiki writing blog interview Research on Group Video conf. Feedback on LEARN discussion SHARE ASSESS the web CREATE blog Engaging with Celebrating and Understanding Creating new Perform a existing a Watching Writing a play sharing ideas “how am I knowledge play video knowledge and knowledge doing?” Listening to Make a chart the teacher Paint a picture Gather data Make a movie
- 13. What makes thisdifferent in the third millennium?
- 14. In the futureour learning will be even more digital, more mobile, and more multimedia than it is now. It frequently will be more informal and definitely will be more self-directed, individualized, and personalized. It will be more open and more accessible and may occur in simulation or video game- like environments. It will be more networked and more interconnected and often will occur online.
- 15. In the futureour learning will be even more digital, more mobile, and more multimedia than it is now. It frequently will be more informal and definitely will be more self-directed, individualized, and personalized. It will be more open and more accessible and may occur in simulation or video game- like environments. It will be more networked and more interconnected and often will occur online.
- 16. In the futureour learning will be even more digital, more mobile, and more multimedia than it is now.
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- 22. Principle #1 = Ubiquity • In the knowledge economy everything is mobile • Ubiquity in terms of • Physical space • Technology • Conceptual space • Social space • Dispersed over time • Any place, any pace, any time, any device…
- 23. It frequently willbe more informal and definitely will be more self-directed, individualized, and personalized.
- 25. LIBRARIES AND LEARNING http://www.scoop.it/t/libraries-and-learning
- 26. Principle #2 = Agency • “The power to act” • “Sense of ownership” • “Executing and controlling one’s own actions” • “Self-efficacy” • “Personalisation”
- 27. It will bemore open and more accessible and may occur in simulation or video game- like environments. It will be more networked and more interconnected and often will occur online.
- 28. FUTURE OF THEBOOK? The “idea” of this book was to explore “the idea of a book.” Pt 1: Approaches to the digital present Pt 2: The outlook: What is next for the book? Pt 3: Things we can do with books: Projects from the bleeding edge http://book.pressbooks.com/
- 29. A SCHOOL’S NETWORKFOR LEARNING Internet School A School KAREN School A School Aggregation University Point Services Public Library School A School
- 30. NATIONAL NETWORK FORLEARNING (NFL)
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- 35. Principle #3: Connectedness • Knowledge,and its application, not raw materials, is key to the 21st century economy • Knowledge is dynamic and generative – it exists in the ‘spaces between’ us • Creating, processing, storing, transmitting and applying knowledge creates economic vitality • Each of us is a ‘node’ on the network of learning
- 36. WHAT MIGHT LIBRARIESLOOK LIKE?
- 44. ROLE OF THELIBRARIAN… Sentries Evaluators Filters Certifiers Identifying and locating the highest quality information
- 45. ROLE OF THELIBRARIAN… Aggregator/ Organizer Network Node Facilitator Synthesizer Helping others put information in action.
- 46. BIG QUESTIONS • Whatis driving the decision making around ICTs and libraries in your context? • Is it grounded in a shared view of 21st century pedagogy? • Is it transparent to all stakeholders? • Is it used as a reference for all decision making?
- 47. Derek Wenmoth Email: derek@core-ed.org Blog: http://blog.core-ed.org/derek Skype: <dwenmoth>