1. School library media specialists: An evolving profession in a pandemic
- Author
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Heather Kapanka
- Subjects
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Educational community ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Distance education ,Library science ,School library ,Library and Information Sciences ,medicine.disease_cause ,Information providers ,Political science ,Pandemic ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION ,medicine ,Coronavirus - Abstract
In March 2020, Michigan’s school library media specialists, along with the entire educational community, found themselves facing unprecedented challenges brought by the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. As learning shifted online, the roles of school library media specialists shifted as well. Three southeast Michigan school library media specialists were interviewed to obtain their perspectives regarding the adaptation to distance learning, as well as how they predicted educational practices will evolve going forward. The educational practices of learning commons, guided inquiry, co-teaching, and information literacy were found to be particularly valuable during the shift to distance learning. The increased dependence on these practices during the pandemic will likely result in increased implementation of these practices when face-to-face learning resumes.
- Published
- 2021