From my past teaching experience as a casual, I observed that there were many teachers using the Smartboard to deliver teaching programs, with students using iPads to complete their given activities as a way of meeting the ICT component of the curriculum. I believe all teachers have the best intention of embedding information literacy into their programs to meet the needs of the curriculum. Due to the increased curriculum requirements and administrative tasks of teachers, there is limited time to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the embedded information literacy programs. Especially in a small rural school, where there is only one teacher per stage or multiple stages, this will be left up to the individual teacher to ensure that information literacy is embedded effectively in the curriculum. I view teacher librarians’ (TL) roles as crucial for the success of meeting the information literacy component of the curriculum because they are experts in this field and act as a guard to cyber safety. They know the importance of using information appropriately. This is the TL’s primary role in ensuring teachers understand how to teach and embed information literacy in their program in a meaningful way and that students will be information competent. I agree with Bonanno (2011, p.5) that school libraries are still the vocal point for the school community.

Reference:

Bonanno, K. (2011). Opinion: Do School Libraries Make a Difference? Incite, 32(5), 5. https://search-informit-org.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/doi/10.3316/ielapa.991125988314534