I think school libraries will also need to work to firmly re-establish themselves as the foundation of instructional practice. The library space will become more flexible, perhaps moving toward the idea of a university-like information commons with mainly digital non-fiction and reference collections, but still possessing high-quality fiction and picture-book sections. School libraries can work to embrace new technologies and become the iPod content hubs as well as the place for books. The school librarian will also become more flexible – moving in and out of the library and classrooms as a curriculum and instructional pedagogy-consultant teacher. As education works to meet the needs of the so-called "21st-century learners," school librarians will have a key role in supporting an increased demand for information literacy and knowledge management throughout the content areas.
Lisa M Lane on 12 Mar 10THREE PROMISING ALTERNATIVES FOR ASSESSING COLLEGE STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Trudy W. Banta, Merilee Griffin, Teresa L. Flateby, and Susan Kahn Foreword by Jillian Kinzie (Dec 2009) National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment 1) ePortfolios, 2) a system of rubrics for evaluating student writing and thinking across the curriculum, and, 3) online assessment communi- ties that facilitate facassessment practices. centers on the establishment of online assessment communities. These are basically groups of faculty who take time out to discuss how students can be Cited in: http://bit.ly/cyE2KH March 2010 overview by Lorenzo Associates
