Influence of technology – Eden's Corner

ETL507 Professional Reflective Portfolio

Posted on October 9, 2022October 9, 2022by jennifer

Part A TL’s proactively engage their knowledge of curriculum and pedagogy skills with their specialised expertise as information professionals to collaborate with school administration, teachers, students and the wider school community to design, resource and deliver authentic learning experiences. TL’s are a key leader in promoting and supporting a dynamic culture of reading, information seeking […]

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ETL523 Assessment 2 Reflection

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020by jennifer

I did a small “action research” project for my Primary Education degree in the mid 1990’s. I decided to focus on and facilitate collaborative learning with my class. I called my project “Everyone Has a Part to Play”, focusing on explicit teaching of expected behaviours and a mindset in cooperative learning that “we all have […]

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ETL523 Digital Citizenship in Schools: Steve Wheeler Reflection.

Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020by jennifer

After watching Steve Wheeler’s (2015) keynote address I reflected on my recent casual teaching day, teaching Year 6. During Maths, students had to use problem solving to draw a perfect pentagon with equal sides and angles. What was a simple instruction turned out to take most of the lesson. Students were challenged, engaged and […]

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ETL503 Creative Commons Attribution Example

Posted on January 23, 2019January 24, 2019by jennifer

Here is my example of writing an attribution using Creative Commons licensing. A fitting display of books to read to your primary school students on their first day of school or first visit to the library. Only fitting for one week out before school starts for 2019! Creator: oddharmonic Title: Back-to-school Library Display URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oddharmonic/6157734040/ […]

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ETL503 Copyright, Creative Commons and the Library: Helpful Websites

Posted on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019by jennifer

Copyright, Creative Commons and the Library: Helpful websites. 1. Creative Commons Information Pack for Teachers and Studentshttp://creativecommons.org.au/content 2. This is a great site http://creativecommons.org.au/content/How_to_Attribute_CC_Materials_edu.pdf 3. How to find Creative Commons Licensed Materials. 4. Australian Library and Information Association. (n.d). ALIA on online content regulation. Retrieved from: http://www.alia.org.au/about-alia/policies-standards-and-guidelines/alia-online-content-regulation 5. Australian Digital Alliance and Australian Libraries Copyright […]

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ETL503 Teaching Digital Citizenship? Common Sense Education will help.

Posted on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019by jennifer

About to teach Digital Citizenship? Common Sense Education is a fantastic website with resources for teachers such as lesson plans and professional development links that may be useful. Common Sense Education. (n.d.). K-12 Digital citizenship curriculum scope and sequence. Retrieved from: https://www.commonsense.org/education/scope-and-sequence

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ETL503 Copyright and Netflix

Posted on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019by jennifer

News Flash! Roald Dahl is coming to Netflix! Module 4 – Copyright Recent buzz on social media from the announcement by Netflix that they are about to create an exclusive animated series of popular works by Roald Dahl has caught the attention of the teaching profession. This prompted debate amongst teachers on popular Facebook groups […]

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ETL503 Forum discussion on Patron-driven Acquisition

Posted on January 14, 2019January 14, 2019by jennifer

FORUM POST 2.1 I summarised 5 key points. This article gave great insight on demand-driven acquisition(DDA). A way to supplement conventional collection development User-centred Shift from “just-in-case” to DDA Budget dependable Influences future purchases Kwok, C. S. Y., Chan, D. L. H., Cheung, A. S. M., & Wong, M. K. (2014). […]

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