student-centred learning
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Testing the limits of my catalogue
I am concerned about the availability and accessibility of our catalogue. Our catalogue is completely online and in 2012 we moved from the Horizon software to Workflows Symphony software for our circulation. While there are certain advantages to our new software, the cataloguing is still primarily controlled and managed at the board level. Maybe they’re…
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The quest for self-selection
The truth is that the technology within my library is not self-selected. We have 44 desktops, 7 netbooks and these have all been purchased by the board. The software on the desktops is controlled by the board as well. So while I can tell people my opinion on hardware and software choices for students, I…
BYOD, computer lab, convergence culture, digital literacy, digital mastery, educational computing organization, educational technology, Eliza Dresang, Henry Jenkins, information literacy, library computer lab, library leadership, radical change, school library, secondary school library, self-directed learning, software choices, student-centred learning, technology, Tim King, Wendy Stephens -
Parameters for success in inquiry
I just finished attending the Edugains Literacy Camp this week. The focus of this week is developing discourse and curiosity in the classroom….read between the lines: we’re talking about inquiry! We tried this new discussion strategy tonight called World Cafe, that lead to some very interesting tangential diversions about implementing inquiry-based learning. We had some…
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Starting a path of inquiry
Intrinsically, I have emphasized information and literacy in my work for the brief time that I have been a secondary school teacher-librarian. I have witnessed staff frustrations when students can’t seem to go more deeply into topics and I too have been frustrated when students seem to get stuck. I hoped that in taking this…
threadbare beauty 