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University Libraries as Active Learning Spaces
Dina Vyortkina, PhDHead of Instructional Technology
Nazarbayev University1
Overview
• Changing roles of university libraries• Trends and issues• Possibilities• Steelcase demonstration (atrium)
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Why University Libraries Are Still Important?
1. convenient hub2. socialization3. motivation4. collaboration5. resource rich6. safe7. relevant collections8. distraction free9. service10. ambianceCohen, A. (2013). Library incubator. Available at http://www.acohen.com/blog/?tag=digital-campus
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Survey Results
• Thank you!• Responses: 41• Results available at DV’s Diigo
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Motivation for Change
1. Expectations of users (faculty and students)
2. Expectations of employers
3. Pedagogical shift
4. Advancement in technology and access to information
5. Changing roles of librarians
6. Changes in the role of the library
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21st Century Skills
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Pedagogy Shift
• Blended and flipped learning• Distance learning• Project-based learning• Problem-based learning• Active learning• Other
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What’s Wrong with These Pictures?
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Common Characteristics• Center of the University• One stop shop• Multifunctional • Formal and informal• Flexible• Technology enabled• Collaborative• Conducive to active learning• Changes in
– Services– Facilities– Space
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Overall Trends
Changes in– Services– Facilities– Space
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Changes in Services and Facilities
• Hosting University services• Offering new academic services• Providing non-academic services, but
contributing to overall success
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Changes in Services and Facilities
• Hosting University services– IT helpdesk– Statistics or Math helpdesk– Language lab– Writing Center– Communication Studio– GIS labs– Game lab– Career Services Center– Ethics lab
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Changes in Services and Facilities
• Offering new academic services– Data visualization room– Multimedia Studio– Digital Humanities Center– Instructional support and digital literacy
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No limit!
• Stress relief room• Meditation room• Massage therapy• Coffee/snacks shops• Puppy room during finals• Sports corner (balance balls, treadmill)• Student lounge
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Faculty Office Hours in the Library
• New concept• One stop shop
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Changes in Space
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University of California - LA
Active Learning Space in the Library
• From reading and storing to active learning• From places for stuff to places for people• Examples
– UW– VT
• Nazarbayev University– Renovating existing spaces– New extension design
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NU Plans
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New NU Library Extension
See the floor plans
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mobile technology
fixed technology
socialindividual
focused
collaborative
social
graduate study rooms
graduate commons
study carrels
open area
lobby, café, lounge
circulation/coffee bar
browsereference
touch down
multi media center
team collaboration
computer commons
ecosystem
reflection zones
Steelcase Educational Research
Time to Act!
• Reflect• Use resources• Scale up (or down!)• Not everything has to be expensive• Paradigm shift: students, faculty, library staff
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University Libraries as Active Learning Spaces
Dina Vyortkina, PhDHead of Instructional Technology
Nazarbayev University30