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Makerspaces in Libraries: Technology as Catalyst for Better Learning, Better Teaching
Presentation June 23, 2016 at theUNESCO UNIR ICT & Education Latam Congress 2016
Patrick “Tod” Colegrove, Ph.D., MSLISUniversity of Nevada, Reno – United States of America
University of Nevada, Reno:Founded: 1874
Student Enrollment: 20,898 – 17,295 undergraduates
Major schools/flagship programs include: Earth Sciences & Engineering, High Energy Density Science (NTF), Nevada Seismological Lab, Earthquake & Structural Engineering
Top-Ranked Part-Time MBA program
away from the “transmission-style of teaching and learning, which were teacher focused, to a variety of constructivist perspectives which focus on how the learner constructs meaning through active and social learning and personal context [emphasis added].”
The Practice of Education is Evolving…
Ellis, J., Phillips, A.: Re-defining the service experience: forging collaboration between librarians and students. In: Library Management, Volume 34, 603 – 618, (2013)
Image credit: falconproducts.com blog, Active Learning Infographic
Technology has always been a catalyst for learning in the library.
Image credit: retrieved 2/2013 from http://www.utc.edu/Outreach/SCEA/Transdisciplinary-StemtoSteam.php
Something else happens in the library:
Outreach… Innovation… Entrepreneurship!
Makerspace in the Library:Better Learning, Better Teaching.
Questions?