Abstract
Students enrolled in higher education institutions have a long history of engaging in activism, being the voice of social consciousness and social justice call to action. This study considers how multicultural and inclusive lesson planning uses virtual exhibits to (1) engage students in the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of UNESCO and (2) embrace museums in classroom teaching, as students learn about primary source materials in local and international museums. Using the OMEKA open-source software platform, students selected one SDG goal to communicate the global community’s concern for people and the planet. By the end of the session attendees will leave knowing how to integrate ideas about teaching and learning about museums into lesson plans and how libraries can play a role in leading social justice in communities. Social justice and librarianship are not new concepts. Libraries building community partnership with other cultural institutions is also not new. However, the converging challenges of teaching-learning in multicultural settings, libraries/librarians’ idealistic views and the implementation of advocacy action warrants a closer focus amidst the many global changes. A take-home exercise to evaluate promoting museums with library services; and how much work libraries doing to support the specific needs of global society is included.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—Intersectionality: Museums, Inclusion, and SDGs
KEYWORDS
Teaching-Learning, Exhibits, OMEKA, Social Justice, Libraries
