What is the Scholars Studio?
The College of Charleston Libraries Scholars Studio, located in Addlestone Library, is a suite of spaces, equipment, and resources available to all College of Charleston students and faculty for media creation, digital scholarship, and DIY activities that support curricular assignments.
The need for the Scholars Studio space evolved from interdisciplinary, collaborative campus partnerships designed to develop new strategies in designing and delivering instruction with a focus on providing enhanced student support, going beyond mere technological proficiency to address 21st Century literacy skills outlined in the Association of College and Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education. The Scholars Studio space, resources, and services are designed to support emerging major trends at Universities, such as:
- the rise of collaborative student learning (working teams, multimedia projects).
- the increase in students as creators and participants in research and scholarship.
- Undergraduate Research Programs (faculty/student research teams).
- digital scholarship projects (interactive maps, data visualizations, digital exhibits, etc., students navigate information systems, use data sources and integrate various technology applications to learn ways of thinking and practicing within disciplines).
- integrative learning, learning communities (emphasize cross-disciplinary critical thinking and communication skills).
- interdisciplinarity, seeking to leverage the methods and perspectives from more than one discipline in order to approach problems in new ways.
- blended learning’s increasing popularity as a pedagogical teaching and learning model of pedagogy.
- the flipped classroom approach for collaboration, active learning assignments facilitated by faculty.
There are a number of related resources and services available at the Addlestone Library to support these efforts, including:
Use our Podcast Studios to record audio and video. Edit a movie or podcast, make a button, or create your own design with the Cricut Maker in the Production Lounge. Check out equipment including: Wacom tablets, Yeti microphone, Marantz video streaming system, and button makers.
If you would like to schedule an appointment to discuss or review any of these resources or share your ideas please feel free to contact me (Jolanda-Pieta (Joey) van Arnhem at vanarnhemj@cofc.edu)
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Begin the process of arranging library instruction for your class by submitting this form.
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References
Gibson, C., & Jacobson, T. (2014). ACRL information literacy competency standards for higher education task force [Presentation]. Retrieved from http://acrl.ala.org/ilstandards/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ILCSHE_forum.pdf