Professional learning (PL) multiplies a schools potential and success, as it increases the skills and knowledge that the staff possess. PL creates a strong learning and teaching community, where personal and collective improvement is valued. Wall and Bonanno (2014) state that it is “imperative that teachers have access to and can participate in capacity building […]
Conflict resolution self-assessment
After answering the self-assessment of my preferred conflict handling style, as honestly as possible, I scored the following in the five categories listed: Yielding – 11/20 (moderate preference) Compromising – 14/20 (moderate preference) Forcing – 7/20 (low preference) Problem solving – 17/20 (high preference) Avoiding – 11/20 (moderate preference) The test realised my general nature […]
Different library arrangements for resources.
Libraries and TL’s can independently and departmentally decide what arrangement best suits their resources and setting. Resources can be sorted by: Dewey Decimal Classification Alphabetical order Occasion Type of material Level of difficulty Genre, and even Colour Tools to assist TL’s in the organisation of resources can include: Library catalogues Periodical databases Citation databases Image […]
Colvin and the school library.
This week we were asked to ponder, how the content of Colvin’s article relates the school libraries? Throughout the reading I highlighted several key words and phrases that I thought applicable to school libraries, the library management team and the TL as a leader. Below I have notes these key words and phrases and have partnered […]
CSU Library: Information sources to information resources.
In module 2, we are asked to reflect upon how the Charles Sturt University (CSU) library and how it changes information sources to information resources. On the CSU library homepage, information can be accessed as raw sources or as organised information resources. Through completing simple searches, the user will find information sources; whilst choosing to […]
Diigo
Diigo is a social bookmarking site/application that allows users to save and collect websites and information efficiently with a “tagging” system, which can be easily categorised and curated for future use. Teachers can apply for an Diigo Educator account whilst student accounts can be set up for an entire class. Utilising Diigo within the classroom […]
Attributions of a good curation tool
Flintoff, Mellow and Picket (2014) have noted an increase in the amount of digital tools available to creators and curators for digital curation, that quickly and easily meets the needs of users and digital creation. Flintoff, Mellow and Picket note the amount of digital curation tools that are freely available online; these include sites/applications such […]
ETL401 Assignment 3 Part C
Part C – Reflection I entered ETL401understanding Information Literacy in its simplest form, as a set of skills and abilities needed to perform information-related tasks. However, IL extends far beyond this. I now understand that IL also concerns the application of information competencies, the use of critical thinking and awareness, ethical decision making, the ability […]
ETL503 Assignment 2 Part B
Reflection When I began ETL503, I was naively unaware of the effects that a well-constructed, learner-centred collection could have on the library community and subsequently learning results (Chin Ee, 2015, p.78). Through the module readings, activities and forum posts, this naivety shifted as I explored curriculum and pedagogical initiatives, collection development and maintenance, funding and […]
Selecting new stock for the Library collection
In my school, the library administration and budget team use a checklist to see if the resources best meet the needs of our library community. This checklist is similar to the one identified in chapter 3 of ‘Collection management for youth: Responding to the needs of learners’ by Hughes-Hassell and Mancall (2005). In their chapter on ‘Selecting resources […]