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Lead On! How ALSC Can Help Build Leadership Skills

Stephanie Bange

Abstract


For years, educators have used authentic learning to engage learners in hands-on activities centered on authentic, relevant, real-world tasks that are of interest to the learner. This hands-on experience engages learners with relevant experiences that they can take away and apply to other situations, similar to on-the-job training when one joins the job market. Looking back over my twenty-seven years of active membership in ALSC, I see the many opportunities for authentic learning that helped me grow both professionally and personally that I applied not only to my work in ALSC, but also to work at the library and in semi-retirement.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.22.4.32

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