Learning Resource Centers

The educational process has evolved in the recent era and modern ideas, theories and methods have emerged in the field of teaching and learning, emphasizing

The best types of education is the one that is done through experience and creating the desire and motivation of the learner to search for information himself, and the school library had to evolve to keep pace with these developments and modern educational theories

The idea of developing school libraries into learning resource centers emerged, which is one of the most important windows of the school environment overlooking technology, and easy to use.

The book in education is the only source of knowledge, but as a result of the explosion of knowledge, there are several different sources, the most important of which are:

1. Image

2. Stories

3. Documents, drawings and plans

4. Scientific encyclopedias

5. Maps

6. Charts

7. Educational websites and cultural seminars

What are the Learning Resource Centers?

It is an educational environment that contains multiple types of information sources that the learner deals with and allows him to acquire skills and experiences and enrich his knowledge through self-learning.

It is a place where individual and group learning is facilitated in a way that allows the student to see, listen or watch, and to provide him with a suitable environment to guide the educational process that is designed, implemented and evaluated, in light of educational objectives, and the Learning Resource Center includes human forces, educational media, including traditional or non-traditional, devices and equipment, in order to achieve its goals.”

The Importance of Learning Resource Centers

Supporting the curriculum by providing sources of information related to the curriculum in order to revive effectiveness, activity and vitality in it.

Provide the learner with skills and tools that make him able to adapt and benefit from the rapid developments in information systems.

Assist teachers in diversifying their teaching methods, exchanging experiences and collaborating to develop educational materials

Offering a variety of educational options that are not provided by regular study places.

Meet the needs of individual differences.

Learning Resources Standards:

-Modernity, accuracy and objectivity

– To suit the students’ levels, interests and motivations.

– I share with learners in searching for sources.

– To achieve integration between the scientific material and the source.

– Learning resources should contribute to achieving the desired goals.

– Include the teacher’s personal experience and life experiences