The parameters of what constitutes literacy is changing and evolving. The development of trans literacy is evolving into an important part of the role of the teacher librarian. Trans literacy is the ability for students to be able to navigate, read, write, understand, interact and think critically across a wide variety of platforms. I have […]
Information Literacy
Participatory Digital Spaces
“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 […]
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 […]
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. […]