We made it! Public libraries as learning spaces

Rasha Hussein Tawfik

Head of IT Department

2013 ESCD - The Cultural Center Egypt

Public Libraries & Education

• Knowledge and

instruction are no

longer restricted to

classrooms

• Changing student

needs

• An ever-changing

world

• Openness

Public Libraries & Education

• Globalization

• Social media

• Recovering the

deficiency in the

education systems

Challenges

• Libraries define themselves as information

hubs and resource centers

• A clear mismatch between the library’s own

view of its role and the perception of the

public in general

• Lack of fund

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Examples of Successful Training Programs

1. Interactive Media Classes

2. E-magazine creator

3. 3D graphic designer

4. Children Create their Own Electronic Books

5. Young Web Designer

Interactive Media -Training young people to deal with the

media.

-Training young people to optimize the

use of electronic media and social

networking.

-Training young people on how to

submit a targeted media message.

-Enhancing presentation skills and skills

of persuasion and influence, listening,

criticism and analysis.

-Using computer Software for producing

short movies with good content and

meaningful message.

-Enhancing skills related to freedom of

expression and creativity.

Interactive Media

E-Magazine creator

-Training youth on how to

develop their own electronic

books and magazines

-Enhancing skills related to

freedom of expression and

creativity.

-Encouraging youth to benefit

from useful free services on

the web to build their own

projects.

-Encouraging youth to gain

general knowledge through

improving their IT skills.

E-Magazine creator

Eye on arts:

http://joom.ag/YTNX

First Aid: http://joom.ag/3XAX

Art and Chocolate:

http://www.joomag.com/mg/

0416719001371111429

Dr. Zewail:

http://www.joomag.com/ma

gazine/ahmed-

zewail/0572663001371971948

3D graphic designer

-Promoting artistic sense,

imagination and creativity

among young people.

-Training young people to

deal with 3D software.

-Guiding young people to

benefit from the free license

software (ex. Sketchup –

sweet home 3D…etc)

3D graphic designer

3D graphic designer

Children Create their own Electronic Books

-Encourage the child to re-

draft the book, achieve a

double benefit: Encourage

reading & promote the use

of technology.

-Enrich the imagination and

creativity.

-Try to engage preschool

children in activities dealing

more with the book.

Children Create their own Electronic Books

Examples of books:

• Short vision

• The little Peacock.

Young Web Designer

-Training Youth to acquire valuable

and useful information by searching

over the web

- Encouraging young people to

read and learn from books to

diversify the sources of information

they use in their websites

-Training young people on how to

use the advanced techniques to

develop their own websites.

-Providing young people with the

knowledge of the electronic publishing ethics

Young Web Designer

Examples of Projects:

The digestive system

http://alolaalola.wix.com/digetive_sy

stem

The Cheetah – the most fastest animal

in the world

http://mariosaleh.wix.com/cheetah

Robots

http://adhamakram.wix.com/robot

Tennis ball game

http://manoush801.wix.com/tennis

Manchester City Football Club

http://omar96azab.wix.com/mc