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Ann Medaille’s contributions help bridge theory and practice, making complex concepts approachable and relevant for modern educators.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-librarians-guide-to-learning-theory-by-ann-medaille-9781783306992","title":"The Librarian’s Guide to Learning Theory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will help library and information professionals better understand how people learn in order to improve support for instruction in their library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom book clubs to media facilities, libraries support learning in numerous ways. In this accessible handbook, Medaille unchains the field of learning theory from its verbose and dense underpinnings to show how libraries can use concepts and principles to better serve the needs of their users.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will discover:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eConcrete ways to improve library instruction, spaces, services, resources, and technologies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eSuccinct overviews of major learning theories drawn from the fields of psychology, education, philosophy, and many more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eSummaries of the most relevant aspects of each theory and instructional methods, showing how the various theories interact and support each other.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Librarian’s Guide to Learning Theory\u003c\/em\u003e will be useful for library and information professionals seeking to better understand their community and service users.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608095211756,"sku":"9781783306992","price":106.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783306992-the-librarian-s-guide-to-learning-theory.jpg?v=1778182772"},{"product_id":"visual-literacy-for-libraries-by-nicole-e-brown-9781783301447","title":"Visual Literacy for Libraries","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will give you an understanding of how images fit into your critical practice and how you can advance student learning with your own visual literacy. The importance of images and visual media in today’s culture is changing what it means to be literate in the 21st century. Digital technologies have made it possible for almost anyone to create and share visual media. Yet the pervasiveness of images and visual media does not necessarily mean that individuals are able to critically view, use, and produce visual content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides you with the tools, strategies, and confidence to apply visual literacy in a library context. You will learn ways to develop students’ visual literacy and how to use visual materials to make your own teaching more engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for the busy librarian who needs ideas, activities, and teaching strategies that are ready to implement, this book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eshows how to challenge students to delve into finding images, using images in the research process, interpreting and analysing images, creating visual communications, and using visual content ethically\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eprovides ready-to-use learning activities for engaging critically with visual materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eoffers tools and techniques for increasing one’s own visual literacy confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003egives strategies for integrating, engaging with and advocating for visual literacy in libraries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith this book’s guidance, you can help students master visual literacy, a key competency in today’s media-saturated world, while also enlivening your teaching with visual materials. \u003cem\u003eVisual Literacy for Libraries\u003c\/em\u003e will be essential reading for librarians, information professionals and managers in all sectors, students of library and information science, school and higher education teachers and researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608245813484,"sku":"9781783301447","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783301447-visual-literacy-for-libraries.jpg?v=1778192829"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ann-medaille.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}