For this activity I attended training on Studiosity via Zoom which was conducted through my workplace on April 1, 2021. The training was hosted by Chantelle who is part of the Studiosity team and ran for approximately 40 minutes. Throughout the training I took notes and at the conclusion of the session we received a Read More…
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Young people’s book awards
For this activity I chose to write a book review about a picture book which had received a young people’s book award. I achieved this by selecting a book, reading the book and taking notes on general observations along the way. This included the books appearance as well as the story being told. For this Read More…
Diversity
For this activity I chose to explore and analyse the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature (NCACL) Cultural Diversity Database. I completed this by exploring the website and noting any key points. Having no prior knowledge about this website I was interested to find out more about how they came into existence and what service Read More…
Censorship
Hartsfield, D. E., & Kimmel, S. C. (2021). Supporting the right to read: principles for selecting children’s books. The Reading Teacher, 74(4), 419-427. https://doi-org.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/10.1002/trtr.1954 For this activity I chose to analyse the above peer-reviewed journal article by Hartsfield and Kimmel. I achieved this by reading the article, highlighting important points, re-reading the article and taking Read More…
Hello and welcome to my blog!
Hello, My name is Jen and this is my INF330 professional development blog. I currently work in public libraries and library services for children and young adults is a critical element within this environment. I am looking forward to exploring different resources and broadening my own knowledge. I will be undertaking four different activities on Read More…