Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins Review

A scary angel statue takes up the top half of the image. Below, is the Dr Who logo followed by the game title. The image is mainly dark blue, greys and blacks.

Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is an interactive fiction video game available on most platforms. I purchased the game on the Google Play Store for $4.99 after playing the first chapter, which is available for free. Maze Theory. (2021, March 19). Doctor Who: The lonely assassins – launch trailer. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtIOBWg_1h4 The game begins… Continue Reading Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins Review

3D Escape Room: Frequency Review

3D Escape Room: Frequency is written on a digital surface. The text is green on a black background and appears slightly distorted.

3D Escape Room: Frequency is an audio podcast series available free on a variety of podcast streaming apps such as Spotify (Owl Field, n.d.). The producers of the podcast, Owl Field have created possibly the first instance of a new genre of interactive audio podcasts of this ilk (LockHouse Lockdown, 2020). The series features 40… Continue Reading 3D Escape Room: Frequency Review

A Critical Reflection of Digital Literature Experiences

I’ve already briefly discussed attempts to define digital literature.  The Electronic Literature Organisation describes digital literature as, ‘works with important literary aspects that take advantage of the capabilities and contexts provided by the stand-alone or networked computer’ (Hayles, 2007, “A context”, para. 4). Lamb redefines reading a book as constructing meaning from symbols in a… Continue Reading A Critical Reflection of Digital Literature Experiences

Evaluating Digital Narratives in an Educational Context

Just as there is a great body of academic literature attempting to both define literature and determine the qualities of good print literature, there is a growing body of work attempting a similar feat in the field of digital literature. Some recent research discussed below reach similar conclusions in their efforts to evaluate digital literature.… Continue Reading Evaluating Digital Narratives in an Educational Context

A Reflection

Provide a critical reflection of how your understanding of Information Literacy (IL), IL models and the TL role in inquiry learning has expanded through this subject. This is the first subject I have undertaken in my journey to become a Teacher Librarian (TL). In my first week I was asked in a discussion forum why… Continue Reading A Reflection

On the many facets of Information Literacy

What is “information literacy” and what does it mean to be “information literate”? What is “digital literacy”? What is “information fluency” and how does it differ from “information literacy”? What is literacy? Information literacy is so much more than being literate. Macquarie Dictionary defines literacy as; The ability to read and write. The ability to… Continue Reading On the many facets of Information Literacy

Reflecting on your experiences as a teacher before you became interested in working in a school library, write a 500 word piece about your understandings of the role of the TL in schools.

Growing up, I was not a strong reader. That changed with the help of some influential family members and inspiring teachers. I became a bookworm and libraries became a sacred, safe space for me. I took my experience into my practice as an English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) teacher. Teaching refugees and… Continue Reading Reflecting on your experiences as a teacher before you became interested in working in a school library, write a 500 word piece about your understandings of the role of the TL in schools.

About Me

Hey there! My name is Allie Power and I am currently 26. I’ve worked as a teacher for the past 5 and a bit years. I’m trained as a high school English, English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) and Language teacher. The language I studied at university is Japanese. I have been working… Continue Reading About Me