Focus: Learning Commons

Leading Into the Future with Learning Commons

The following video series supports awareness and understanding of the Alberta Education Learning Commons Policy and Guidelines and provides direction for the transformation of a library to a learning commons. This series addresses:

  1. What is a learning commons?
  2. What does the learning commons policy mean for schools and school jurisdictions?
  3. How do the standards of practice for school library learning commons in Canada provide direction and support?

What is a Learning Commons?

This video will help explore the benefits of a Learning Commons in supporting student learning and why is there a need to shift from a tradition library to a learning commons.

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Length: 3:43

What does the Learning Commons Policy mean for schools and school jurisdictions?

This video will help explore who and how the schools can champion the pedagogical shift needed to make the creation of a Learning Commons successful.

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Length: 8:41

How do the Standards of Practice for school library learning commons in Canada provide direction and support?

This video will help explore how the success of the school's Learning Commons be assessed and how to ensure sustainability.

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Length: 6:52

This resource was developed under the leadership of ERLC as a result of a grant from Alberta Education to support implementation.