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ETL401 Introduction to Teacher Librarianship
During my time exploring ETL401 and the world of the Teacher Librarian, my understanding of what is involved has developed into a deeper understanding rather than an observational understanding. Whilst I always understood there was a diverse range of skills in Information Literacy (IL), all being used in an IL model to analyse and create … Continue reading Reflection ETL401
I was reading through my ETL401 Assessment ticking off what I have done and what I am needing to do next. I’ve already gone through and made notes and points of what I am including on my actual assessment and got to the “methods of working” comment and thought “what am I talking about”. I … Continue reading Blended Learning … never heard of it
Bit of a story but bear with me: The world of literacy has changed significantly in the past 20-25 years. I remember having a computer in the classroom in Year 1. We got to play on it only for a short time after finishing all our reading, writing and maths activities. It was always a … Continue reading Literacy Skills, oh how its changed
As the role of the Teacher Librarian is diverse, information literacy (IL) is also diverse. The diverse nature of IL means that he TL needs to be skilled in many areas in order to convey meaning and understanding to student learning as well as being able to create learning opportunities. An effective TL employees and … Continue reading TL role in IL
Literacy has many different definitions, depending upon the use and context in which the term is being used. I see the definition of literacy requiring a number of layers in which to represent its meaning as accurately as possible. Literacy has many uses, verbal, visual and written. We must consider the many ways in which … Continue reading The word “Literacy”
The phrase ‘the tool is directing the user’ means that users of searches and other programs embedded with Artificial Intelligence (AI) no longer control what they view and see. The AI is given control over what a person will search and view. Googles AI anticipates what will be searched by a user based on their … Continue reading ‘The tool is directing the user’
Ready access to information has become part of the essential components of work and life in society today. Three benefits to the ready access to information are: Remaining up to date with new and current information. Access to a way of publishing information (findings, data, etc.) Immediate answers to the unknown which can change us, … Continue reading Access to information
There are many definitions of “deep web”, for me I feel the best way to define/describe it is: The level of the web which is hidden from regular searches and search engines. Though able to be found it is at the level of deep web contains significantly more information than the world wide web (Bergman, … Continue reading Digital Information: Definitions Deep Web and Internet2
Copyright provides protection for all works and materials created by the owner under law, restricting the way material can be used by the owner and others (Australian Copyright Council, 2017). It is important when reading and analysing the works of others that they are given due credit for the use of their work in your … Continue reading Copyright using Creative Commons
During my time at the first school in which I worked permanently, I thoroughly enjoyed visits to the library and conversing with the library staff. I saw the role of the teacher librarian as a guide and mentor for students and teachers, especially when accessing resources of books, DVDs and other resources. The role of … Continue reading Reflecting on the role of Teacher Librarians in Schools