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We Boost Teaching and Learning!

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Enter the Learning Commons Concept

Physical and Virtual Spaces to Both Consume and Create Knowledge

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From Consume to Create

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Demonstrate It By Documenting It!

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It All Began By:

Banning Bird Units

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From One Bird to Birds in General

Building Deep Understanding: Using the Umbrella Question Model

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Example: The Wright Brothers

The Idea of LIFT

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Umbrella Question Model

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The Successful Learner

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The LIIITE Model: Six Areas to Make a Difference

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Design Thinking: The Hub of the Umbrella Creation Model

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Creativity: Part of the Umbrella Creation Model

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Umbrella Question and Creation Model Comparison

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Our Challenge To You

  1. How could TLs make a larger impact on teaching and learning in a Physical or Virtual Library Learning Commons Program?
  2. How could we boost learning across the six areas of the LIIITE Model?
  3. What could we do to assert our role into design thinking projects?

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