“If librarians are teaching students complex, higher-level concepts, shouldn’t course guides reflect this shift?” (Stone, Lowe and Maxson, 2018, p. 281) The construction of research guides are a key part of the teacher librarian’s (TL) role and more complex than I imagined. As a 21st century librarian, I have learnt that limitless technology options allow […]
Author: Nafisa Miller
Learning Objects…
I can see that the creation and dissemination learning objects is going to be a central part of my practice. In my role as a teacher librarian, I have limited face to face time with students. As the only teacher librarian at my school, I want to support information literacy across all year levels and […]
Shopping for a Search Engine
Ok. I hate to admit this, but I really thought that Google and Bing were the only search engines available to users. I know, it seems ridiculous, but I guess I never really had reason to look for other options. So, this week I investigated some other options. The audience in mind was secondary students […]
Interconnected Spaces
Photo by Pontus Wellgraf on Unsplash I have been reflecting over the last few days about the concept of interconnection within library design. Interconnection of spaces to facilitate moments of authentic connection between members of the school community. To create a space which inspires and demands innovative pedagogy. A space that supports interconnected learning by […]
Assignment 3
My understanding of Information Literacy (IL), inquiry learning and the role of the teacher librarian (TL) has grown exponentially. Looking back to The Role of Teacher Librarians in schools, I began ETL401 with a limited view of the role of the TL. Interestingly, while my understanding wasn’t nuanced, I intuitively knew that collaboration was vital, […]
Towards an expansive view of information literacy
“Who are we to tell the children of others what they should learn, and how? Who are we to know what’s better for others, what’s to be bettered? Such questions become particularly relevant in cultures that are not homogeneous – in multi-cultural groups where different value systems have to learn to co-exist” (Ackermann, 2001, p. […]
Collaboration & Community
What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.” C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew As I continue to unpack the complex world of the teacher librarian, I have been churning with self doubt. I have been questioning the […]
Are school librarians an endangered species?
I don’t believe that librarians are an endangered species and it frustrates me when I hear this phrase. Everyone becomes a dinosaur if they don’t move with the times. From the teacher who runs the same lesson sequence over and over to the person in the lunchroom who is fixed in their thinking and blocking […]
The future is now
The threshold between online and offline will soon disappear…we shall become not cyborgs but rather inforgs, that is, connected informational organisms. (Floridi, 2007, p.1) It was really interesting to read Floridi’s article, A Look into the Future Impact of ICT on our Lives because, while written in 2007, it paints a very real and relevant […]
The Role of Teacher Librarians in schools
Through my teaching journey, teacher librarians have always been in the periphery of my school experiences. In the first school I taught in, I loved the library. I was teaching English and I brought my year 7 class in for wider reading. I loved the couches for quiet contemplation and the possibilities held in the […]