Author Alvin Toffler said that ‘The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.’ This statement ties in quite well with the definitions of literacy discussed in Module 5 of ELT401 – Information Literacy. How do you define a word like… Continue reading →
When studying to be a teacher, one has to familarise themselves with the AITSL standards. For me, when I was graduating, the final assessment required me to provide evidence from all placements of how I had thus far met the graduate standards of teaching. For this, I had to go through each standard carefully and… Continue reading →
Reading the third module and associated readings, for ELT503 about the Accession and Acquisition of the library collection, I found a few key ideas that jumped out at me that I wanted to reflect on. The first idea was the importance of the librarian being a negotiator and being able to advocate for the importance… Continue reading →
Looking at Bonanno’s 2011 speech and her 2015 work ‘A profession at the tipping point (revisited)’, her speech resonated with me and it is this which I have chosen to focus on A school librarian – someone whose influence is often seen as invisible. In her speech, Karen Bonanno explored a variety of ideas about… Continue reading →
