Through ETL523, I feel I have an improved understanding of digital citizenship (DC). As a result, I have rewritten the existing digital literacy program and used the nine elements of digital citizenship (Ribble, 2023) to inform the various topics I will teach. While I found assessment 1 challenging because I had to create a website; […]
Category: Teacher Librarian Role
ETL 523 Module 4.1: My worldview and perception of GAI in education with CATWOE analysis
Image created by Adobe Firefly via a prompt by Kellie Billingsley My perspective as a teacher librarian focuses on how important it is to develop students’ digital and information literacy. My role is certainly not just about running the school library; it’s equally about providing students with the skills they need to use new technology […]
Module 2.2: Rethinking Digital Literacy
Let’s challenge the myths! Image by 51581 pixabay In the early-to-mid 1990s when I was still at high school, the ability to create and print a simple file or word document created mass excitement: This was the pinnacle of technology development. It was a time when mastering basic computer operations marked you as digitally savvy. […]
ETL504: Assessment 2: Critical Reflection
Teacher librarians (TLs) as leaders are of paramount value. This unit has given me the skills, knowledge, understanding to embrace change leadership, strategic planning and 21st century learning. In particular, through exploring change leadership, I have learnt how I can advocate and lead change particularly for 21st century skills. Adopting transformational leadership approaches, I am inspired […]
ETL402 5.2 Digital Literature
Think about how you process information and read. Are young people any different? Do they use technology differently to older people? Have ebooks ‘taken off’ in your school? What reasons could explain this? Evidently, contemporary school libraries strive towards being agile spaces that respond to both the curriculum and individual learnings needs of each student. During my […]
ETL402 2.1: What do I know about Children’s Literature?
What do I know about Children’s Literature? Books have always been a part of my life. My earliest memories of reading, are my parents sharing picture books with me as a young child. I can recall the wordless picture book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs with a warm glow in my heart, with it’s soft […]
ETL 401 Assessment 3 Part C: Reflective Practice
I have previously reflected upon the belief that literacy is a skill that students need to function in society, after school. (Billingsley, 2022, Jan 8). Information literacy (IL) is at the heart of lifelong learning, a sentiment that has been echoed in both the Obama and Alexandria proclamations. (Jacobs & Berg, 2011). We only need […]
5.4b Convergence
5.4b Convergence With the continuing explosion of 21st century technologies, if is fair to say that the teacher’s role is adapting and there is an ever increasing emphasis on students needing to be comfortable in using various media. The bottom line is that students need to be literate in all types of technologies. Schools, classrooms […]
5.4a: Information Literacy Models in practice
Fitzgerald, L. & Garrison, K. (2017) ‘It Trains Your Brain’: Student Reflections on Using the Guided Inquiry Design Process. Synergy, 15/2 How might the TL help the school move towards integrated information literacy instruction? What challenges lie in the way of such instruction? How teacher librarians and teachers might encourage students to transfer information literacy skills […]
3.3 The role of the Principal and the school executive group – Building support for the Teacher Librarian.
The Teacher Librarian (TL) needs to make the library a visible place within a school. If a TL and library space is helpful to the wider running of a school, a school principal will notice: the TL must become visible to the school leadership team and the wider teaching staff of the school. The support […]