This podcast is focused on content within Module 6: Multiliteracies and what this concept looks like in the day to day programs in the school library.
Recorded 20 June 2023
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Our guest
Our guest for this episode is Helen Stower.
Helen Stower is currently the Head of Library and Digital Services at Mount Alvernia College. The brief for this role is to ensure “that high quality educational outcomes are serviced and enhanced through a vibrant learning space that; that supports literacy, research and scholarship, contemporary learning platforms, information sharing and creating”. In her spare time, Helen mostly loves being home and hanging out with her family but for the sake of substance, she also enjoys reading, hiking, and swimming.
Podcast highlights
Helen’s current working context. At 2.08 Helen introduces her role as Head of Library and Digital Services at Mount Alvernia College.
Helen’s path to teacher librarianship. Helen explains what drew her to Teacher Librarianship at 3.42.
The Literacy Society. At 5.32 Helen introduces her latest project, The Literacy Society, and what this entails.
The role of the TL and the collection in The Literacy Society. At 7.34 Helen talks about the way the collection supports multiliteracies and the importance of the team that supports this collection and brings it to life.
The value of relationships. Helen reflects on the vital role strong relationships across the school play in school libraries and particularly in support of multiliteracies at 9:41.
Examples of supporting multiliteracies. Practical examples of how multiliteracies are supported by the library programs are discussed at 12:31.
Advice for new TLs. At 19:24 Helen gives advice about how to begin building greater support for multiliteracies through the school library based upon her rich experience.
Further resources:
Check out Mt Alvernia’s ICentre through their incredible website here.
Learn more about the Literacy Society here.