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Podcast: New Books in Education
Episode: Ann Medaille, "The Librarian's Guide to Learning Theory: Practical Applications in Library Settings" (ALA Editions, 2023)
Description: Demonstrating how learning theories are applicable to a variety of real-world contexts, The Librarian's Guide to Learning Theory: Practical Applications in Library Settings (ALA Editions, 2023) will help library workers better understand how people learn so that they can improve support for instruction on their campuses and in their communities. In this book, Ann Medaille illustrates how libraries support learning in numerous ways, from makerspaces to book clubs, from media facilities to group study spaces, from special events to book displays. Medaille unchains the field of learning theory from its verbose and dense underpinnings to show how libraries can use it...