TMC7: Resources to Get You Thinking

For TMC7, we invite exploration and research papers on issues in school library learning commons practice that speak to future possibilities for the library learning commons, post-pandemic. We’ve gathered some resources to help get you thinking about the symposium theme and sub-themes.

TMC7 Theme: Post Pandemic Library Learning Commons – From Crisis to Invention

Subthemes:

Increasing development of the virtual SLLC and the development of innovative participatory learning opportunities
Ensuring infusion of digital literacy skills and global competencies
Continued growth in diversity awareness and action such as collection development, with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion
Attention to how the library supports wellness for both staff and students
Expanding the engagement of students in making and doing in the physical and virtual LLC
Outreach to the school community to inspire reading and learning

Resources to Get You Thinking

Leading Learning / L’Apprentissage en tête: New Exemplars, Emerging Trends

New exemplars added to Leading Learning / L’Apprentissage en tête throughout 2020 and winter/spring 2021 illustrate not only school library learning commons (SLLC) survival with thriving adaptations, but also shifting trends in SLLC practice across Canada during the pandemic.

Sykes, J. & Armstrong, L. (2021, November 8). Leading Learning / L’Apprentissage en tête: New Exemplars, Emerging Trends. Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(3). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/leading-learning-new-exemplars-emerging-trends/

Future of the School Library Learning Commons

Canadian School Libraries Board member, Head Librarian at St. Michael’s College School in Toronto, ON, and editor of The Teaching Librarian (Ontario School Library Association), Friebauer explores how the COVID pandemic changed and will change school library practice.

Freibauer, C. (2020, November 11). Future of the School Library Learning Commons. Canadian School Libraries Journal 4(3). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/future-of-the-school-library-learning-commons/

Education in a Post-COVID World: Nine Ideas for Public Action

The UNESCO International Commission on the Futures of Education – composed of thought leaders from the worlds of academia, science, government, business, and education – presents nine ideas for concrete actions today that will advance education tomorrow.

UNESCO International Commission on the Futures of Education (2020). Education in a post-COVID world: Nine ideas for public education. Retrieved from https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/education_in_a_post-covid_world-nine_ideas_for_public_action.pdf

UNESCO’s Nine Ideas for Education

Ontario teacher-librarian Freibauer, editor of The Teaching Librarian (Ontario School Library Association) and member of Canadian School Libraries (CSL) Board of Directors and CSL Journal Board, reached out to several education and library thinkers for their thoughts “through a library lens” regarding UNESCO’s Education in a post-COVID world: Nine ideas for public action. Responses were generous and thought provoking. Includes list of related references.

Freibauer, C. (2021, May 12). UNESCO’s Nine Ideas for Education. Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(2). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/unescos-nine-ideas-for-education/

From the Editors: Working the Roller Coaster

The editors of Canadian School Libraries Journal dedicated the March 2021 issue to school library practitioners as a testament to their agility and professionalism during the pandemic. Taking inspiration from Education in a post-COVID world: Nine ideas for public action (2020), the UNESCO International Commission on the Futures of Education, they envisage school library professionals leading the way in implementing changes for the future.

Koechlin, C. & Brooks Kirkland, A. (2021, March 3.) From the Editors: Working the Roller Coaster. Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(1). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/from-the-editors-working-the-roller-coaster/

IFLA School Library Manifesto 2021: Inspiration and Aspiration

The Standing Committee of the School Libraries Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has issued the 2021 IFLA School Library Manifesto. The 2021 document updates the first IFLA School Library Manifesto which was ratified by IFLA and UNESCO in 1999. The article points out why it is important and what changes occurred in the update.

Oberg, D. (2021, November 8). IFLA School Library Manifesto 2021: Inspiration and Aspiration. Canadian School Libraries Journal 5(3). Retrieved from https://journal.canadianschoollibraries.ca/ifla-school-library-manifesto-2021-inspiration-and-aspiration/

How the Pandemic Changed Children’s Relationships with Social Media

Dr. Jenna Glover, a psychologist and director of psychology training at Children’s Hospital, Colorado, is interviewed on findings from a recent study on children/teens mental health and social media usage pros and cons.

Glasgow, G. (2022, January 17). Jenna Glover: ‘How the Pandemic Changed Children’s Relationships with Social Media.’ Retrieved from https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/how-the-pandemic-changed-childrens-relationships-with-social-media

Experts Say the ‘New Normal’ in 2025 Will Be Far More Tech-Driven, Presenting More Big Challenges

PEW Research asked over 900 innovators, developers, business and policy leaders, researchers and activists to consider what life will be like in 2025 in the wake of the outbreak of the global pandemic and other crises in 2020. A plurality of experts think sweeping societal change will make life worse for most people as greater inequality, rising authoritarianism and rampant misinformation take hold in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. A portion believe life will be better in a ‘tele-everything’ world where workplaces, health care and social activity improve.

Anderson, J., Rainie, L. & Vogels, E. (2021). Experts Say the ‘New Normal’ in 2025 Will Be Far More Tech-Driven, Presenting More Big Challenges. PEW Research Center. Retrieved from https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/02/18/experts-say-the-new-normal-in-2025-will-be-far-more-tech-driven-presenting-more-big-challenges/

Articles Accessed Through Education Research Databases

Your school district or professional association may provide access to professional education databases, giving you access to articles that would otherwise be behind a paywall. Use these databases (ie, EBSCO’s Education Source) to access these articles. Where limited free access may be available, access information has been included in individual citations below.

Student Agency in COVID Times

The author, a teacher educator, shares hopes for teachers to embrace their professional autonomy to create learning experiences for students that give them opportunities to exercise their own agency. The BC Core Competencies provide a basis to enable teachers to facilitate learning while also having students choose how they would approach a problem, work in small groups, and mutually agree or negotiate an answer.

Younghusband, Christine Ho. (2021). Student Agency in COVID Times. Education Canada 61(2). (EdCan Network provides limited free access to Education Canada articles at https://www.edcan.ca/)

Plotting a Post-Pandemic Course for Public Education

COVID-19 shook up ingrained ways of “doing education” and has pushed educators, students, and parents to their limits. It opened up new possibilities and revealed deep inequities. Two prominent Canadian educational thinkers share their vision, both immediate and longer-term, for education in the post-pandemic.

Pascal, C. & Bennett, P. (2021) Plotting a Post-Pandemic Course for Public Education. Education Canada 61(2). (EdCan Network provides limited free access to Education Canada articles at https://www.edcan.ca/)

Pedagogy of Hope: Global Learning and the Future of Education

Global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency campaigns and the Black Lives Matter movement have recently posed challenges for educationalists about their role, particularly in relation to promoting positive visions of the future. The article focuses on development education and global learning and the concept of the pedagogy of hope.

Bourn, D. (2021). Pedagogy of Hope: Global Learning and the Future of Education. International Journal of Development Education & Global Learning 13(2). DOI: 10.14324/IJDEGL.13.2.01

COVID-19 Causes Unprecedented Educational Disruption: Is There a Road Towards a New Normal?

COVID-19 confronts the education system with a new and massive crisis. What should a “new normal” look like for future generations? How can countries use the innovativeness of the recovery period to “build back better”? This Viewpoint highlights the UNESCO-led Global Coalition for Education initiative, which is seeking solutions to support learners and teachers, as well as governments throughout the recovery process, with a principal focus on inclusion, equity, and gender equality.

d’Orville, H. (2020). COVID-19 causes unprecedented educational disruption: Is there a road towards a new normal? Prospects 49(1/2). DOI: 10.1007/s11125-020-09475-0

Education as the Path to a Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19

COVID-19 has disrupted education for millions of children across the globe. The education community is re-imagining and redesigning to build back better. The author takes the principles behind UNESCO’s Futures of Education initiative to highlight their importance in post-COVID-19 recovery.

Iyengar, R. (2020). Education as the path to a sustainable recovery from COVID-19. Prospects 49(1/2). DOI: 10.1007/s11125-020-09488-9

VoicED Radio: Your source for podcasts from Canadian educators. Worth a browse! https://voiced.ca/podcasts/

How Will We Teach in A (Post)-pandemic Canada?

Education Canada and VoicED Radio have collaborated to create a space that gathers articles and podcasts to explore big-picture questions about the future of education post-pandemic. (EdCan Network provides limited free access.)