Our Journey from Library to Learning Commons at Fraser Heights Secondary in Surrey BC

2. Philosophy, Ideas, Inspirations
THE BOOKS:
Keechlin, Rosenfeld and Loertscher define a Learning
Commons as “a learning “space” that is both physical and
virtual – a place to experiment, practice, celebrate, learn,
work and play.

3. 7 SIMPLE STEPS:
Join Resources

4. THE BLOGS AND VIDEOS:
Learning the Now: Gino Bondi (Principal John Oliver Vancouver)
 Our Learning Commons: One “How To” for 21st Century Learning
Culture of Yes: Chris Kennedy
 My Take on Librarians
Posted May 23, 2011
From Library to Learning Commons: Valerie Diggs
http://www.slideshare.net/valeriediggs/from-library-to-learning-
commons-nesla
Learning Commons in BC Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LglFl1BYfFs

5. CHHS LEARNING COMMONS IN ALBERTA

6. A LEARNING COMMONS IN ALBERTA :Part 2

7. Physical Space and the Tools

8. NEW COUNTER/ MORE COMPUTERS/ THE
SMARTBOARD/WIRELESS ACCESS FOR EVERYONE
•Students use computers to find, share and create information
•A large percentage of reference materials, such as textbooks,
encyclopedias, journals, articles, and newspapers are now
converted to electronic form

9. THE LAB
THE KEURIG…

10. WORD WALLS: DESCRIBING ACTIVITIES THAT
TAKE PLACE IN THE LEARNING COMMONS

11. ESTABLISHED A LEARNING COMMONS ADVISORY
COUNCIL (TL, ADMIN, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS)
Brainstormed words together

12. WEEDING TO CREATE SPACES FOR MORE LEARNER
CENTERED ACTIVITIES
Getting rid of the stuff that no one is using , is
collecting dust and taking up valuable space!

13. INTEGRATION OF REFERENCE RESOURCES INTO
NON FICTION COLLECTION
Removing restrictions on resources that users want to use!

14. DELETING AND BOXING

15. 58 BOXES OF BOOKS
REMOVED

16. SHELVES REMOVED/NEW FURNITURE ADDED

20. NEW LEARNING, WORKING AND CREATING SPACES

23. STUDENT SUPPLY CENTRE: SELF SERVE
•Learning Commons are service oriented. We surveyed our
users and recorded frequently asked questions
•Provided supplies and tools
•Empowering our users!

24. EDUCATED, WELL TRAINED, USER-
FOCUSED LIBRARY TEAM

25. DISPLAYS: JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON! WHAT’S HOT
RIGHT NOW? WHO’S DOING SOMETHING REAL COOL?

26. Virtual Spaces: Publicizing!
 Current Library Learning Commons Webpage
resources for teachers, parents and students
Fraser Heights Library Learning Commons
 Databases/On-line resources
http://www.sd36.bc.ca/destiny/online_resources/index.
html

27.  The TL’s Blog: Professional blog
http://www.fhlearn.ca/amonk/
 Twitter account
regular announcements, information, activities, Pro D
for teachers etc.
https://twitter.com/FH_library

28. Teaching and Learning
 REVIEWED OUR LIBRARY RULES AND POLICIES:
USER-FRIENDLY? FLEXIBLE?

29. LEARNING COMMONS ACTIVITIES:
STAFF AND TL COLLABORATION

30. TEACHER PRO D ON WEB 2.0 TOOLS, INQUIRY
BASED LEARNING, ASSESSMENT

31. “MEET AND EAT” LUNCHTIME PRO D

32. GROUPS, CLASSES, INDIVIDUALS

34. WEEKLY EVENTS : MEET AN EXPERT

35. AUTHOR VISITS

36. GRAD INTERVIEWS, TUTORIAL GROUPS

37. CONCLUSION:
 “The basic philosophy of libraries remains unchanged.
We continue to remain committed to supporting and
promoting intellectual freedom, academic inquiry
and literacy of all kinds. We are just doing it with a
different set of rules, policies, customs, patrons and
structure around us.” (Pamela Colburn Harland)
http://www.slideshare.net/monk_a/library-to-learning-
commons