Document Type
Presentation
Abstract
The University of Tet Arlington receives multiple groups of schoolchildren daily- they come to the Planetarium, go on campus tours and participate in competitions. Libraries are a fixture of campus communities, so is creating an environment that invites groups to come in and learn. We wanted to step away from the basic tour and go model and introduce elements of experiential learning into these trips while still being fully aware of our space, time and staffing limitations.
We still do provide guided tours to groups in need- whether those by on-the-fly or groups too large to fit our classroom and table space(s). However, we have found groups have a deeper experience in our library if they do an activity and get to really work in our spaces.
It goes without saying that, for at least high school groups, these trips are more than the fun and games that we have on the surface, they also do have a recruitment aspect as well. However, even our younger friends can dream to one day create and learn in our academic library spaces.
Disciplines
Other Education
Publication Date
2023
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Brickey-Jones, Morgan, "More Than a Tour: Experiential Learning and Engagement with K-12 Groups in Academic Libraries" (2023). UTA Libraries Staff Publications. 198.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/utalibraries_publications/198