Reflecting on who I am and where I want to be…
The role of the Teacher-Librarian (TL) is constantly evolving, as does my understanding of it. At the start of the semester, I thought the Library was predominantly about books, not realising that the increasing digital world and the projected future needs of our students means TLs need to revolutionise their practice in order to meet…
As someone who has utilised project-based learning extensively in my English classes, I am surprised by how inspiring I have found the idea of Guided Inquiry. I was thrilled to discover that my Library had a copy of ‘Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School’ by the amazing Kuhlthau, Maniotes and Caspari,…
Undoubtedly, the information landscape has changed significantly in recent years, leading to the proliferation and saturation of information that can be confusing and overwhelming to all but the most discerning and literate of consumers. The last few decades have recognised the essential need for multiliteracies and digital literacies as our previous understanding of literacy failed…
Despite the Australian Curriculum’s push towards the acquisition of twenty-first century learning skills, and modern teachers who strive to adopt innovative approaches and pedagogical practices, there is a dichotomous relationship between what teachers and students often want out of school, and what politicians see as essential. The notion of getting ‘back to basics’ in terms…
To me, an information society means one where there is a saturation of information resulting from changes in the way that information is disseminated and consumed. According to Rouse (2005), it is a society in which the ‘creation, distribution and manipulation of information has become the most significant economic and cultural activity.’ It is a…
It is difficult to cast my mind back to early in my career, when I thought nothing could be more fulfilling than teaching my own English classes, and when I didn’t realise that the desire to become a Teacher Librarian was beating like a drum in my own heart. Back then, I would sigh happily…