PART A Philosophy Before entering the Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship) degree, I had a completely different view and philosophy on the role of school librarians. As discussed in my first blog post of the degree “Reflection – Assessment One” (Vitnell, 2021), I did not even consider a teacher librarian (TL) to be a teacher. Read More…
Category: Technology
INF506 – Extended Post – Social Media and Cultural Diversity
For Part 2 of my online journal assessment in INF506, I will focus on exploring, explaining, and analysing social media and cultural diversity among information organisations, specifically school libraries. For this journal entry, social media refers to various platforms and sites that allow people to create and share content for a particular audience (Rhee et Read More…
OLJ Task 14: Areas of Concern
Working in a large, diverse primary school library, I see it as one of my leading roles to be an educator and teach students to become digitally literate – where they are informed learners who begin to realise not all information you come across is accurate. The readings by Komendantova et al. (2021) and Rampersad Read More…
OLJ Task 9: PLN Adoption
Based on Utecht’s (2008) five steps of a Professional Learning Network (PLN) adoption, I believe I am currently in-between step 3 and step 4. I have successfully joined several PLNs throughout my time as a teacher librarian. I have evaluated those networks over the years against useful ones and those that are irrelevant or no Read More…
OLJ Task 3: Mobile Exploration
Youtube Exploring YouTube on a mobile device is simple. Like accessing the website on a computer or laptop, using YouTube on a mobile device is very similar. Features that make this mobile experience good include: Easy search access. The search tool is easy to navigate. Like on a computer device, the predictive text makes the Read More…
OLJ Task 2: The influence of technology on society
The term technology is broad. Thinking about technology’s influence on society, in general, is wide-reaching. Module 2 has introduced a lot of statistics and information about people’s access to technology (We are Social, 2021) and the indispensable roles it plays across the world. I believe technology has influenced society in both positive and negative ways. Read More…