Library Staff Learning to Support Learners Learning: Reflections from a Two-Year Professional Development Project

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Main Authors: Delaney, Mary, Cleary, Ann, Cohen, Philip, Devlin, Brendan
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Published: 2020
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author Delaney, Mary
Cleary, Ann
Cohen, Philip
Devlin, Brendan
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Cleary, Ann
Cohen, Philip
Devlin, Brendan
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Cleary, Ann
Cohen, Philip
Devlin, Brendan
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contents Library Staff Learning to Support Learners Learning: Reflections from a Two-Year Professional Development Project Delaney, Mary Cleary, Ann Cohen, Philip Devlin, Brendan Professional Development Program Effectiveness Staff Development Academic Libraries Foreign Countries Librarians Professional Identity Professional Continuing Education Professional Associations Communities of Practice Higher Education Workshops Seminars Web Sites Writing for Publication Teacher Role Reflection In 2016 the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education funded three Irish academic libraries to review, implement and evaluate a new "National Professional Development Framework for All Staff who Teach in Higher Education" over two years. The Framework situates professional development as a process that starts with the 'self' in teaching and learning, but also emphasises communication and dialogue, and can be formal or informal. Its flexible, inclusive design encourages all staff who contribute to student learning to tailor it to their individual and group needs throughout their careers. The present study explains how project participants used reflective practice, action research, communities of practice, seminars and workshops to interrogate and apply the Framework, and reflects on what they learned from their experiences, and how it has influenced library practice in Ireland. Project outcomes include a website hosting reusable learning objects, an open access book evidencing reflection and scholarly communication skills, and insights into the identity of librarians as teachers and the role of personal, professional and organisational values and philosophy in professional development.
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spellingShingle Library Staff Learning to Support Learners Learning: Reflections from a Two-Year Professional Development Project
Delaney, Mary
Cleary, Ann
Cohen, Philip
Devlin, Brendan
Professional Development
Program Effectiveness
Staff Development
Academic Libraries
Foreign Countries
Librarians
Professional Identity
Professional Continuing Education
Professional Associations
Communities of Practice
Higher Education
Workshops
Seminars
Web Sites
Writing for Publication
Teacher Role
Reflection
Library Staff Learning to Support Learners Learning: Reflections from a Two-Year Professional Development Project Delaney, Mary Cleary, Ann Cohen, Philip Devlin, Brendan Professional Development Program Effectiveness Staff Development Academic Libraries Foreign Countries Librarians Professional Identity Professional Continuing Education Professional Associations Communities of Practice Higher Education Workshops Seminars Web Sites Writing for Publication Teacher Role Reflection In 2016 the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education funded three Irish academic libraries to review, implement and evaluate a new "National Professional Development Framework for All Staff who Teach in Higher Education" over two years. The Framework situates professional development as a process that starts with the 'self' in teaching and learning, but also emphasises communication and dialogue, and can be formal or informal. Its flexible, inclusive design encourages all staff who contribute to student learning to tailor it to their individual and group needs throughout their careers. The present study explains how project participants used reflective practice, action research, communities of practice, seminars and workshops to interrogate and apply the Framework, and reflects on what they learned from their experiences, and how it has influenced library practice in Ireland. Project outcomes include a website hosting reusable learning objects, an open access book evidencing reflection and scholarly communication skills, and insights into the identity of librarians as teachers and the role of personal, professional and organisational values and philosophy in professional development.
title Library Staff Learning to Support Learners Learning: Reflections from a Two-Year Professional Development Project
topic Professional Development
Program Effectiveness
Staff Development
Academic Libraries
Foreign Countries
Librarians
Professional Identity
Professional Continuing Education
Professional Associations
Communities of Practice
Higher Education
Workshops
Seminars
Web Sites
Writing for Publication
Teacher Role
Reflection
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