LMP of 2030

Hello everyone. So

Today I'm talking about the library media program of 2030,

About roughly 10 years from now.

And as I started thinking about this project, I decided to

Orient myself in a way where I could reflect 10 years ago,

I tried to remember what the library media program was like

For me in 2010, where we were as a society with the technology was like at the time

and I came to the conclusion that really

the baseline of what the library media program is has been, has always been

um I believe will remain rather stagnant. So

what that means to me is that the Library Media program in the

Library Media Center in general will continue to be the center of learning,

exploring, building, growing and problem solving.

Well, I feel I could have taken this project and

Thought of the grandest,

most unbelievable things that the library media program could be in 10 years and

then scale that down to what is the library media program at its heart,

which may have been a really fun way to do this project,

but I really wanted to have a solid base.

I wanted to sort of anchor myself into what the library media program is.

Um, and after reading our text historically, what it has always been

hub for learning and exploration of knowledge.

Then I decided to think

How will that change in 10 years and what will be the things that make that change

as

I felt that 10 years isn't really too long of time,

like I started having all these crazy ideas, but

In reality 10 years can go by pretty quickly

now, in the same breath, I realized that there are certain things that like

global events, a pandemic that accelerates our progression as a human society.

So things like that, the pandemic, I think

where do we go from here?

And education is a huge topic and it is, we're at the precipice of

change right now. So it was really a fun project to think about

Now. What will be the difference?

What will cause a change in the library media program in 10 years?

I thought it boiled down to technology and cultural advancements.

So I feel as though these are,

these will be the questions that we will be asking ourselves in 10

years and perhaps these are the questions we're already asking ourselves now,

but how we answer them maybe a little different.

So one, how can we represent and explore a diversity of thought. I believe there. Um

I'm hesitant to even call it a trend because I feel as though

it has been a staple of the profession for a long time,

but there has been more of a movement toward

expanding our horizons.

We have the global world at our fingertips with our new

technology and to be able to listen to a variety of voices

uh and honor those is much easier now than it ever has been.

And so how can we represent and explore this diversity of thought in a

way that is effective for our learners and prepares them for the world.

How will we manage our time and resources? Oh the ever evergreen question

this I believe will continue to be at the forefront of the library media program.

My hope

and my wish I'm going to will it into being

is that the library media program

becomes more and more important as we advance technologically

and as a society it is where learning happens,

learning opportunities in all forms.

Whether that be through reading through making through discussion.

The library is the learning hub of the school community. So

I'm hoping that with time and advocacy and raising

awareness for what the library media program actually is,

there will be more time and more resources freed up for

library media specialists so they can ask this question in a way

that

yields exciting answers rather than, oh boy, how are we going to manage this?

I read this article recently about the school in florida that said they,

rather than asking students what they want to be

when they grow up because as we all know,

there's a plethora of opportunities out there.

I know when I graduated high school, I had no idea what I wanted to be.

I had no idea of all the options out there for me.

So instead of asking them that they're asking

students what problems do you want to solve

and how can we get you there?

And I think this is a really great um,

shift in thought because

As cop 26 just happened and we see the climate crisis

advance

as we knew it would,

there are lots of problems in the world

and as have been forever. They've always been problems in the world.

But

to prepare our students to deal with that

and make them understand the power of one individual

and really put them in the position to make

the change that will make them feel better.

I think it's a great opportunity for us as educators

finally, how will technology aid in our learning endeavors?

So

this is a big one.

Technology is advancing at a rapid pace perhaps more rapidly than anything else.

Uh, as I was thinking about this topic and

technology in general is becoming more and more integral

to the library media program and what it means,

how we can access information and represent that.

So that will be

definitely very important to ask ourselves.

So

what does that mean? What are some examples of what that will look like?

This storytelling space in a Cambridge junior school

really drew me in.

It has a sort of flexible seating, open,

welcoming environment that I think will continue with the library media program.

I don't think story telling or reading of stories is going to go away.

It's how we understand our world and make sense of it.

And this is a quote from the website,

a number of classrooms where we configured to

allow the pupils better control their own spaces.

That goes back to that flexible seating,

including shared resource areas and role play guns.

So encouraging students to work together to work

creatively to think through things is um,

I believe going to be a staple of library media program in 2030.

Further, a german education company creates these dynamic maker spaces.

They,

and the previous one was an architectural company who

made that for as a project for a school.

This is a german education company. They create um,

you know, blueprints and designs for schools.

This is one of their dynamic maker spaces.

It includes three d modeling and printing,

video production and editing, coding, robotics and bionics.

Virtual and augmented reality and design thinking,

encouraging students to work through problems in a multitude of ways,

work together.

And I think that this is definitely something that is here to stay at maker spaces.

I don't think it's just a hot trend. I think it's really going to be

come

again integral to the library media program.

It is encouraging students to think critically think outside the box,

challenge themselves, try and fail.

Try again.

And that is at the heart of what learning means.

Here's another image virtual reality. I think

um

checking out information will become

increasingly

different.

So for example,

the student could be learning about something by

seeing it through this virtual reality lens.

I think that we're going to be able to create

learning landscapes much more hands on travel to a different

part of the world and the opportunities are really endless

as was discussed in our class with virtual reality.

So I won't touch on that too much,

but I think that's definitely something that's here to stay.

This three D printer students um using technology

to express their learning is really important.

Finally, I really like this um image.

I don't believe that's a real tree, but in my mind in 2030, this is a real tree.

I think that

while technology is advancing and are

our environments are going to be going

to become much more technological and refined.

Um I think that there's also this push toward embracing

our environment and really getting back in touch with what

knowledge means in this regard.

So creating outdoor classroom spaces,

creating library gardens using our natural world to solve problems I think will

be another thing that will become integrated into the library media program.

Hopefully I would love that this is beautiful

In some the library media program of 2030,

prepare students to be responsible and

productive global citizens ready to utilize current

technologies and connection capabilities safely to

expand our understanding of our world,

its citizens cultures and stories and our collective problems in need of solving

The Library Media Program of 2030 promotes sustainability,

inclusivity and creativity

and this is my uh

job description. I really pulled from R. A. S. L. Um

sample job description that was on our

in our classroom, but I

won't go into it uh in too much detail.

Obviously, it's a lot of reading, but this is mainly here for dr hill to look through.

Um but some of the things I wanted to point out again,

I don't think the role of the library media media specialists will change much.

I think that the day to day job and what we're learning,

we're always sort of on the cutting edge of

becoming were lifelong learners on the cutting edge of what

is happening in the education world and the technology realm.

And in general are skills will just continue to blossom,

and learning will continue to flourish in the library media program.

So

that is all these are my sources and thank you so much for listening.

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