In collaboration – readers, stories, literacy
An partnership between School Library Association of Victoria and The Kids Bookshop has been formed to present a professional development program of workshops focussing on young readers, their reading habits and growth as readers. Literacy is the key to success…
Redesigning thinking in school libraries
As school libraries forge a new future, it’s clearly apparent that no two libraries are the same. Whilst we can exchange ideas and hold discussions on ‘what works’ for us, defining the role of a school library is an exercise…
The new Victorian Curriculum
As has been the practice for a number of years, the first SLAV conference for 2016 focussed on the role of teacher librarians and school library staff in the learning and teaching program. The 18 March SLAV Conference entitled Student Centred, Curriculum…
Make the web work for you – new VicPLN course
Many of you are part of the community that has grown out of the VicPLN series of online courses. With your feedback in mind, we’ve created a new course for 2015 which integrates the best of two previous courses into one: Make the…
Blogging – Revisiting VicPLN Course tools and support
When you’ve been connected online for some time, it’s possible to lose sight of the perspective of staff new to the professional online environment. Library staff in particular can come into the profession via a route that hasn’t involved interacting…
Creating a Virtual Learning Commons
At the recent SLAV Conference Building a Participatory Learning Community, school library leaders Dr David Loertscher (USA) and Carol Koechlin (Canada) presented the concept of a Virtual Learning Commons. School libraries have become familiar with the model of ‘learning…
Shift Alt Story – how we tell stories online
Whether it’s ebooks, gaming or graphic novels, we’ve all encountered new forms of storytelling. The Centre for Youth Literature’s new online course, Shift Alt Story explores how stories have changed (and stayed the same) as they’ve collided with new media…
Partipation through a Virtual Learning Commons
Delegates at the School Library Association of Victoria Conference last Friday, 8 August, designed and imagined possibilities for the creation of a virtual learning commons that encourages participation by the whole school community. Lead by Dr David Loertscher and Carol…
Upcoming conference – School Learning Commons
On Friday, 8 August, the School Library Association of Victoria will host a one day conference on the theme of the ‘Learning Commons’ model of school libraries – The Virtual Learning Commons: Building a Participatory School Learning Community. Great excitement…
School libraries as Learning Commons – physical & virtual
In recent years school libraries worldwide have undergone a period of re-evaluating their role and innovating into a new future. The changing nature of both education and resources, accompanied by easy online access to information and 1:1 computing, have all…