ETL523 Assessment 2 Reflection

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 […]

The Backbones to Online Collaborative Learning

We are about to form groups for our first assessment in ETL523 Digital Citizenship in Schools. My learning and experience in ETL504 Teacher Librarian as a Leader gave me some confidence and knowledge to fall back on as I approached this new group learning task. I knew that clear, regular, established lines of communication was […]

Learning to Lead

Learning to Lead I am now halfway through my master’s degree. I have loved my journey of learning and growing and being stretched and challenged academically, professionally and personally. I have always felt that this subject would be my greatest challenge as I struggle with seeing myself as a direct, outspoken leader. My leadership style […]

ETL504 Teacher Librarian as Leader – Introductions Forum

July 30 Introductory forum post. Hi there, I am excited to finally be on board with this subject. I spent the first week volunteering at the Birdsville Big Red Bash. It’s an amazing experience combining camping (totally roughing it) with Australian music. It packed a unique experience of the Simpson Desert I’ll never forget. I […]