1. Libraries as Communally
Constructed Sites of Participatory
Culture: Composing
Narratives of Participatory
Literacy
Buffy J. Hamilton
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2. participatory
learning is a lens to
help us see the
possibilities and
create a context for
crafting a shared
vision of library in
learning
communities
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3. participatory
learning and literacy
are scalable to
the needs of a
learning
community
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4. libraries as communal experiences and
“commonplace” texts constructed by
participants
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5. library is the
shared story of the
human
experience
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7. relatively low barriers to artistic
expression and civic engagement

8. strong support for creating and sharing one’s
creations with others

9. what is known by the most experienced is
passed along to novices

10. members feel some degree of social
connection with one another
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11. members believe that their contributions
matter

12. communities formed around content and
information literacy standards
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13. communities formed around passions,
interests, wonderings, and curiosity
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14. librarians can be the
catalyst to spark larger
change in a learning
ecosystem
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15. how do we disrupt what paulo freire terms the
“banking” system of education that devalues
inquiry?
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17. librarians craft learning experiences to
support students and teachers
contributing to dialogic conversations for
learning through participation
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Participatory Librarianship and Change Agents: http://blip.tv/file/1566813

18. open and
transparent
choices social
learner inquiry
driven driven

19. Project New Media Literacies 4 C’s:
Practices of Participation
Create Circulate
Collaborate Connect
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20. how do we grow a culture of participatory
culture, relationships, and learning
communities as librarians?

21. “…participatory teaching methods simply
will not work if they do not begin with a
deep bond between teacher and student.
Importantly, this bond must be built
through mutual respect, care, and an
ongoing effort to know and understand one
another.”
Dr. Michael Wesch
Associate Professor of Cultural
Anthropology
Coffman Chair for Distinguished
Teaching Scholars
Kansas State University
Quote: http://chronicle.com/article/A-Tech-Happy-Professor-Reboots/130741/#disqus_thread
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22. relationships are the cornerstone of
libraries and participation
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23. instructional
design/learning
architect
librarian as information and
gardener idea innovator

24. compose the story of library with your learners
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