The document summarizes the creation of the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) Learning Commons, which brought together the library, writing center, and peer tutoring services. It describes the three phases: 1) developing a shared vision to better support students, 2) transitioning programs together during construction delays, and 3) celebrating the grand opening of the permanent learning commons space in fall 2011. The goal was to provide academic support services in one centralized location through collaboration between programs and with the library.
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This presentation highlights the transition from libraries to learning commons in the Ottawa Catholic School Board as part of our 21st Century Learning priority.
Moving a School Library Toward a Learning CommonsSandra Gallipeau
Presentation given to St. Paul School Parent Council in February of 2014. The goal of the presentation was to introduce myself and outline my goals for the reorganization of the physical layout of the library and of the resources in the library. Contains before and after pictures of the library as well as followup of the new moveable furniture which arrived after the presentation.
This presentation highlights the transition from libraries to learning commons in the Ottawa Catholic School Board as part of our 21st Century Learning priority.
Jayne Germer, Collection Development Librarian, Perkins Library – Doane College; Valerie Knight, Reference Librarian, Conn Library – Wayne State College; Ronald Wirtz, Coordinator of User Services/Assistant Director of the Learning Commons for the Library, Calvin T. Ryan Library – University of Nebraska-Kearney
This panel discussion will address planning, barriers, opportunities, and outcomes some academic libraries have experienced -- or are in the process of experiencing -- as they transition to the Learning Commons model of service.
24/7 Library-- extend your library's reach and transform your role using digital tools and resources. Presented at the 2011 Assoc. of Independent Librarians (AISL) Conference in San Francisco.
Role of academic libraries in Open, Distance and e-Learning By Lwande Omondi ...unulwbpartnership
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An introduction to selected web tools useful for creating a virtual library space. The tools include WordPress, Wakelet, SoundCloud, Linktree, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Padlet, Flipgrid, ReadWorks, Book Creator, and Storyweaver.
What can your library do to enhance teaching and learning?
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ASLA XXIII Biennial Conference - Dr Hilary Hughes - Designing a new school library offers opportunity to create innovative learning spaces for the whole school community. Drawing on recent research, this paper shares the experiences of teacher librarians/IC managers concerning the process and outcomes of school library design. Their insights provide an inspiring evidence base for future learning space initiatives.
This is my final paper for Schools and Society. The purpose was to propose a change in education, and I chose to reinvent the high school library and turn it into a learning commons.
Jayne Germer, Collection Development Librarian, Perkins Library – Doane College; Valerie Knight, Reference Librarian, Conn Library – Wayne State College; Ronald Wirtz, Coordinator of User Services/Assistant Director of the Learning Commons for the Library, Calvin T. Ryan Library – University of Nebraska-Kearney
This panel discussion will address planning, barriers, opportunities, and outcomes some academic libraries have experienced -- or are in the process of experiencing -- as they transition to the Learning Commons model of service.
24/7 Library-- extend your library's reach and transform your role using digital tools and resources. Presented at the 2011 Assoc. of Independent Librarians (AISL) Conference in San Francisco.
Role of academic libraries in Open, Distance and e-Learning By Lwande Omondi ...unulwbpartnership
Role of academic libraries in Open, Distance and e-Learning
14TH UN/UNIVERSITY LIBRARIANS MEETING/WORKSHOP - 19TH MAY 2011 AT KCA UNIVERSITY
Lwande Omondi Charles
e-Learning, University of nairobi
Creating a Virtual Library space using free web toolsS. L. Faisal
An introduction to selected web tools useful for creating a virtual library space. The tools include WordPress, Wakelet, SoundCloud, Linktree, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Padlet, Flipgrid, ReadWorks, Book Creator, and Storyweaver.
What can your library do to enhance teaching and learning?
Facing challenges of digital literacy, digital content, e-books and equitable access to information, libraries are at the forefront of addressing key educational and social issues of ICT and change.
ASLA XXIII Biennial Conference - Dr Hilary Hughes - Designing a new school library offers opportunity to create innovative learning spaces for the whole school community. Drawing on recent research, this paper shares the experiences of teacher librarians/IC managers concerning the process and outcomes of school library design. Their insights provide an inspiring evidence base for future learning space initiatives.
This is my final paper for Schools and Society. The purpose was to propose a change in education, and I chose to reinvent the high school library and turn it into a learning commons.
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Keeping the Focus on Student Needs: Collaboration in Creation of UNK’s Learn...Jon Ritterbush
The Learning Commons at University of Nebraska Kearney will have its “Grand Opening” in the Calvin T. Ryan Library in November 2011. However, the Learning Commons has been operating successfully in temporary space in the Library for an entire year. We will describe how the project developed over approximately two years from the inception of the idea to the completed facility and discuss our vision for the future.
The University of Nebraska Kearney (UNK) Learning Commons opened softly the Fall of 2010 with the goal of coordinating multiple academics student services in one convenient place. Now, nearly three years later, the UNKLC has become a hot spot for campus partnerships that contribute to the students’ academic success. Learn out why it started, how far it’s come, and where it’s going next. Speakers: Keri Pearson, Interim Assistant Director, UNK Learning Commons; Dr. Ron Wirtz, Assistant Director of the Learning Commons for the Library.
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Learning Commons UNK (C&U) Ronald Wirtz; Coordinator of User Services, Keri Pearson; Coordinator of Academic Peer Tutoring and Assessment, Taffnee Faimon; Assistant Director of the Writing Center, Jon Ritterbush; Electronic Resources Librarian: The UNK Learning Commons will have its “Grand Opening” in the Calvin T. Ryan Library at UNK for the Fall Semester, 2011. However, the Learning Commons has been operating successfully in temporary space in the Library for an entire year. We will present describe how the project developed over approximately two years from the inception of the idea to the completed facility and discuss our vision for the future.
One of the foundation elements of the University of Nebraska at Kearney is a continuing focus on research and publication by undergraduate students. This includes research of all types, ranging from history to chemistry, from human performance to psychology and political science. Because of this research focus, students must be able to write well for audiences in their respective areas of inquiry. They must also be able to be sufficiently information literate to keep up with publications, discoveries and advances in their research fields.
We have structured this presentation in five different sections. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Learning Commons concept, we will provide a brief definition, followed by the vision as it was developed at UNK, the transition involved in moving from stand-alone units to the reality of shared space and cooperative programs, and a look at what the future might hold.
Before we get started, we would like to address the Learning Commons idea as we discovered it ourselves through research. We found that, physically, a “Learning Commons” can take on many forms and describe very different spaces. It can encompass student services like tutoring and advising or focus on technology and information access. It can exist as stand-alone buildings or be housed within libraries or other campus facilities. It can brandish cutting edge architecture or simply tweak existing design. Of course, many of these elements already exist within your campuses (maybe even in tandem), but in a Learning Commons there is a deliberate effort to make services seamless from the student perspective.
But no matter what form a Learning Commons may take, the core ideas are the same.
At UNK, our model focuses on three main partners in facilitating student success: the Library, the Peer Tutoring program, and the Writing Center. … We come together with the common vision of helping students succeed, which sometimes gets lost across campus boundaries from building to building, program to program.
Serendipity also played an important part in the development of the UNK Learning Commons, at least in the origin of the project, which started with a discussion between Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Gail Zeller, and Dean Janet Wilke of the Library.
We focus on looking at trends over years rather than focusing on a single point in time. The Peer Tutoring program had far outgrown the space available for the program. A program review of the Writing Center showed a similar need for more space.
This graph of Writing Center use shows the fluctuation of attendance over years, due mostly to changing leadership (or lack thereof).
Office space was given to the Learning Commons when the Health Sciences Office moved back to Bruner Hall of Sciene following renovation.
Another important focus at UNK is a commitment to producing graduates who will possess the skills and attitudes needed for lifelong learning. As noted in the UNK strategic plan, this will include emphasis on technical and information literacy, as well as in the traditional literacy skills of reading and writing.
We like to think that although the Learning Commons at UNK started from the shared vision of our administrators, it has become a combination program that is also envisioned, supported and promoted by the faculty and staff of both the Library and Student Affairs.
Based on a concept created by Writing Center and Learning Commons managers, the campus architect quickly developed a preliminary plan for the space. In the course of many discussions among staff, administration, architects and student consultants , numerous modifications were made to this plan, including a number of changes during the actual construction process.
At the same time, the Writing Center Director who was tapped to run the Learning Commons moved to China. Also, Learning Commons construction was delayed due to design challenges and the realization that a quick remodel was not possible given the vision of the project.
A temporary reception desk was equipped with computers for scheduling and sign-in, and student employees were hired to staff the desk during the operating day.
However, when it became apparent that construction in the new Learning Commons area would not be completed on schedule because of budget restrictions, the entire west half of the second floor of the Library – an area of around 3700 square feet - was designated as a temporary location for both the Peer Tutoring Program and the Writing Center.
We were still busy! The Library saw huge growth in 2010-2011.
I am sure that you are familiar with gate count statistics, which are gathered automatically by counters installed in electronic gates at the entrance to the library. This chart shows monthly total gate counts over a multi-year period – gate count figures are generally collected several times a month, then totalled: As noted in this quotation from Dean Janet Wilke addressed to SVC Charlie Bicak: “ In Library jargon, "Gate Count" refers to the number of bodies physically passing through the library's gate counter. Since we don't require any type of formal check in when users enter, the numbers are most useful in showing broad trends but are less useful when assessing actual "usage." (By-the-way, the numbers can be "shocking" (more people than live in Kearney!) but keep in mind that, for example, staff are counted when they head out the door to a meeting!) (Just by way of explanation: the gate mechanism counts people coming in and leaving. We then divide by two.) Gate Count numbers are compiled by week and month. Now that the month of September is complete, the total is 38,876, up 24.38% over September 2010 at 29,647.”
The AD position was filled in January 2011, providing needed support and leadership. Funding was appropriated through the UN Foundation after extensive efforts from administration. The construction plan was finalized in Spring of 2011 and construction began immediately, completing in May 2011.
The main floor of the Library also houses an academic department. The space is no longer really adequate for the programs of that department, and the Library APR includes a proposal that the space revert to the Library for Learning Commons programs. UNK’s Senior Vice Chancellor specifically asked for the inclusion of this information in the Library APR, and the academic department concerned is aware of and approves of moving to a location that will be better adapted to their needs.
