In this course, what I have learnt in the library and information sphere is now placed in the context of the school library, which is where I hope to further my career. In doing so it has clarified and added detail to concepts such as the role of the teacher librarian (TL) and information literacy … Continue reading Critical Reflection ETL401
The role of the TL in practise with regard to the convergence of literacies in the 21st Century
In what authors are referring to as the post Gutenberg parenthesis society, (Kenny, 2011; Pettitt, Donaldson, & Paradis, 2010), an emphasis on textual literacy is no longer sufficient. Shifts in technology, particularly with the advent of Web 2.0 and its social media affordances mean that literacy has become a dynamic and multifaceted concept that goes … Continue reading The role of the TL in practise with regard to the convergence of literacies in the 21st Century
What I love about 21st century learning
This is one of those somewhat arbitrary posts, tangentially related to the topic. One of the things that excites me about learning now, versus when I was at school or my parents were at school is just how accessible everything and everyone is. One just has to be slightly motivated to want to know something, … Continue reading What I love about 21st century learning
When is it digital literature?
I've been busying myself with looking through a number of different formats of digital texts in order to write some reviews for my next assessment item. According to the (adapted) criteria of Nesbit, Belfer and Leacock (2004) one can look at (cited in Leacock and Nesbit, 2007): Category of resource Content quality Alignment with curriculum … Continue reading When is it digital literature?
Informative Flights - Musings of a Teacher Librarian 