- Movable white board tables
- Colour printer and copier
- Laminating and book binding equipment (for staff and student use with TL supervision)
- Cricut machine
- Button maker
- 2 laptop carts (60 Dell laptops)
- 30 PCs
- 8 Macbooks (older ones)
- Creation station containing: computers, sound recording booth, green screen, whiteboard, basic arts supplies
- Small selection of maker books
- Collaboration between TL and ADST department heads, especially computer science, digital design
My library- possibilities for my school community
- Increase collaboration between ADST and other departments for interdisciplinary learning, facilitated through learning commons
- Space and support for maker/design oriented clubs; invite existing clubs to use LC space for making and showcasing (school has existing robotics club, craft club, and bike repair club)
- Increase student awareness of how they can use the existing maker items in the LC for inquiry projects, design projects, or school projects
- I would love to start a repair club - where students bring items that need fixing and tinker until they are fixed. I have attended some similar events at the public library and they are so informative and creative.
- Subscriptions - either paper or digital, to Make or UpperCase, for example
- Fundraise for additional equipment - for example, a gimbal students could borrow, video editing software, newer Macbooks.
- Find out if some of the CAD software or other design software installed on ADST computers can be put on the library computers (could be costly due to licensing)
How can the learning commons best support the adoption of design thinking, strategies and skills in interdisciplinary learning to promote skills transfer and creativity?
What are some additional tools, technology, or supplies that the learning commons could provide?
"Making in the Library Toolkit," Young Adult Library Service Association. American Library Association, 2014.
https://www.ala.org/yalsa/sites/ala.org.yalsa/files/content/MakingintheLibraryToolkit2014.pdf
Accessed 18 April 2022.
Accessed 18 April 2022.
I read an article several years ago about 'unschooling'. It was written based on the experiences of a mum who tried to homeschool her kids but they were very reluctant to do the learning. It the end, she made the resources available to them and it took them a little while, but eventually they began to get engaged with the resources on their own. Your question reminded me of this story because sometimes, if you do a good job of assembling the right resources, and then promote what is on offer, that is enough. They will come when they are ready and as a result they'll do a better job because they are intrinsically motivated. Leave it to the students to adopt design thinking, you just act as the facilitator.
ReplyDeleteI love the concept of facilitator! It lets the students also take ownership of their learning
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ReplyDeleteReplaying to the second question, I think that it is important to have access to a wide range of tools for the students. For example, sewing machines, fabrics, robotics, programs etc. The more tools you have the wider range of learners you'll get. you'll also expose your students to different areas.