Panel for Expanding the school library: connecting students with students, across international boundaries, using modern technology - IRRT Chair’s Program
ALA, 6/29/14
8. flattened global economy
easy, free communication to
new workplace demands
online communities of pra
librarians without bor
participation is
possible!
unprecedented migration
24/7 everywhere news cycle citizen journalism
10. but what if . . .
We always made curricular connects
Are connections part of collection building?
Are we modeling new research and collaboration strategies?
11. Not changing what we’re teaching . . .
but considering it through a globa
14. “The network is the
learning.”
George Siemens
Big problems are solved not by
individuals, but by networks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpbkdeyFxZw&feature=related
17. Fast trend: Shift to deeper learning approaches:
Project-based learning, problem-based learning, inquiry-based learning, challenge-
based learning, and similar methods foster more active learning experiences, both
inside and outside the classroom. As technologies such as tablets and smartphones are
more readily accepted in schools, educators are leveraging these tools, which students
already use, to connect the curriculum with real life applications. These active learning
approaches are decidedly more student-centered, allowing learners to take control of how
they engage with a subject and to brainstorm and implement solutions to pressing local
and global problems.
http://www.nmc.org/publications/2014-horizon-report-k12
34. The globally literate
individual possess current
knowledge about the world,
has the ability to connect
people to places, and can
develop informed decisions
regarding contemporary
issues. (89)