Libraries reinvented: No.1 of the top 10 list
Last week a headline in eSchool News caught my eye – Top 10 of 2014, No 1: Libraries reinvented. I tend to ignore social media notifications citing the Top 5, 10, 20 or 120 of the best tips, tools and everything you can…
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…
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…
All About Change: Raising Modern Learners
Raising Modern Learners (RML) News is a new go-to place if you believe in real educational change and want to stay informed, be part of the conversation and help educate your school community about issues in contemporary education. Raising Modern Learners…
My Place in History
Recently I was introduced to this new program for Australian Primary Schools. My Place in History, a new educational programme for Australian upper primary schools, is a web-based programme designed to teach students about the concepts of change and diversity…
The library of the future
Although this video, developed by “Mal Booth, Sophie McDonald and Belinda Tiffen from the University of Technology Sydney” is more appropriate to academic and public libraries, there may be some interesting analogies and lessons for schools libraries. What do you…
Spreading the word
Three new presentations on social media have become available in recent days and could be good to use for staff meetings or professional learning sessions to promote better understanding of social media and discussions on how it may enhance learning….
A Prescription for Healthier School Librarianship: Transforming Our Practice for the 21st Century
The brilliant Buffy Hamilton has agreed to share her presentation on A Prescription for Healthier School Librarianship: Transforming Our Practice for the 21st Century with readers of Bright Ideas. A Prescription for Healthier School Librarianship: Transforming Our Practice for the 21st Century…
Alan November – How Can We Make Change?
Recently Alan November spoke at the ACEC2010 Conference. On his ‘soapbox’ he discussed how teachers who want to use technology in the curriculum can help to encourage and make change within their schools. It is the role of the Principal…
Are we still learning? How did the presentations go? Tania Sheko’s Global Flickr project
Following on from the post Tania Sheko’s Flickr Project, published on 8 March 2010, it is time to revisit the project and see what has been happening. Tania explains the progress: Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Time to do…