The key to digitization success: making the school librarian a true pedagogical partner

Abstract

In Linköping there is an ongoing investment to digitize schools. This means that schools are equipped with projectors, computers, iPads and Apple TV for wireless transmission to the whiteboard. The investment will hopefully lead to a pedagogical improvement in teaching and higher achievement among pupils. Many teachers need more knowledge to give pupils good opportunities for active learning with digital tools. In order to meet teachers' needs for skill development, Linköping has together technology investments also made a major investment in school libraries with employed librarians, so called focus libraries. All schools with focus libraries have educated school librarians with full-time mission integrated in the school, working together with teachers. The librarian devotes most of her time in the classroom with the teachers to plan, implement and evaluate the area of work and assess the pupils’ efforts. In this cooperation digital tools is often used.