EP 10: The Heartbeat of Berea: How Hutchins Library Builds Community and Critical Thinkers
In this episode of The What & Who of EDU, host LaShawn Springer sits down with Amanda Peach, Associate Director of Library Services at Berea College, a place where students don’t just study in the library; they co-author, co-create, and even campaign for their favorite databases.
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Learn more about:
What it means to run a tuition-free work college in today’s educational climate
How Hutchins Library serves as a third space for student belonging and well-being
Why research consultations are the secret sauce of building student confidence
The power of invitation: how Amanda turns students into co-authors and collaborators
What faculty and librarians can build together when they treat each other as pedagogical partners
🏫 About Berea College
📐 Information Literacy & Frameworks
ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
🖋️ Open Pedagogy & Zine Making
Zines as Open Pedagogy: Open Pedagogy Notebook
🎧 Stay tuned to the end for four big takeaways and practical tips you can use, starting today.
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