Research libraries play a critical role in supporting teaching and learning by championing a pan-Canadian framework that fosters essential literacies, such as digital skills, information literacy, and data literacy. By promoting greater access to educational materials through open educational resources, affordable e-textbook licensing, and controlled digital lending, these libraries ensure equitable access to knowledge for both students and faculty. Strategic partnerships with academic institutions drive initiatives to enhance student success, including support for mental health and wellness, and efforts to Indigenize and decolonize curriculum content. Through these collaborative efforts, research libraries help optimize the educational experience, shaping a more inclusive and effective academic landscape. CARL aims to support the advancement of teaching and learning by:
- Articulating the strategic role of research libraries in supporting the delivery of education (both teaching and learning);
- Working collectively to develop and implement a pan-Canadian framework to support essential student, faculty and researcher literacies (digital skills, information literacy, maker literacy, science literacy, data literacy, open educational practices);
- Pursuing strategic partnerships and innovative, scalable opportunities to promote equity as it pertains to student and faculty access to information and ways of knowing, potentially including:
- Promoting greater access to learning materials, whether through open educational resources, more affordable e-textbook licensing and pricing, controlled digital lending, etc.;
- Guiding the implementation of Marrakesh treaty outcomes and promoting greater accessibility;
- Partnering in Indigenizing and decolonizing curriculum content and delivery;
- Optimizing library use of learning technologies (LMS, AI applications, CDL) and optimal user experience;
- Partnering in initiatives to enhance student academic success in CARL institutions including student mental health and wellness.
The lead committee on this topic is the Advancing Teaching and Learning Committee
