Piloting the Learning Commons

Mierop, Kerrie

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Murray, E.E. (2015). Piloting the Learning Commons. Teacher Librarian, 43(1), 18-24. Retrieved from http://web.a.ebscohost.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=24&sid=ac21877e-e1ab-451a-9391-8dbe1add6c75%40sessionmgr4003&hid=4114&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=110469425&db=lih

Summary: This article discusses the change of an old fashion school library to a learning commons. The article also discusses the collaboration between the education staff and the teacher-librarian.  The change starts with creating an environment that included the update of furniture, materials, and technology. The next step was the setup of the collaboration between the teacher librarian and the teachers. The articles explored how the setting up of the new collaborative was challenging but using the Schoology learning management system in the collaboration process helped this process through the school year. The authors talked about the complexity of the first couple of years, but the rewards and payoffs for the staff, teachers, librarians, and students has been great.

Review: The article explains the challenges that a school librarian will face when creating a learning commons and incorporating collaborative working units between the teachers and teacher librarians. This article will help teacher librarians who are slowly making the change from the typical school library to a learning commons where the teacher librarian and the teachers collaborate together for the benefit of the students.