New Media & Technology in the School Library

Final Reflection for LIBE477 Summer 2020

This final “Vision of the Future” assignment brought a mix of emotions for me as a teacher and a learner. After having found my footing with the blog posts and feeling comfortable including research and support for my ideas, this assignment felt overwhelming. The added pressure of knowing that the digital artifact should/could be sharedContinue reading “Final Reflection for LIBE477 Summer 2020”

Collaboration in teaching and learning ICT: streamlining digital resources in-house

Source for feature image: Cisco Vision of the Future Assignment: LIBE477, UBC Teacher-Librarian Diploma For the final LIBE477 task, we have been asked to come up with a “Vision for the Future” of teaching and learning for the 21st century, based on our essential learnings in the course. In addition, we are to come upContinue reading “Collaboration in teaching and learning ICT: streamlining digital resources in-house”

How mobile technology improves access to literacy in developing countries (and what we can learn from them)

Featured image source: BizEd Inquiry Blog Post 4 A discussion of libraries in developing countries is necessarily a discussion of literacy and access to materials. Books and public libraries have been a refuge for me since I was young; today library time looks a little different, as I most regularly visit with my daughters, agedContinue reading “How mobile technology improves access to literacy in developing countries (and what we can learn from them)”

Role Models, SWOT, and MOOCs: ideas on how to facilitate professional development in ICT

Featured image from: Digital Evolution of Schooling Inquiry Blog 3 Glossary of Acronyms ICT: Information and Communications Technology MOOCs: Massive Open Online Courses NOOCs: Nano-MOOCs PD or Pro-D: Professional Development SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-based SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats T-L: Teacher-Librarian One of the things that drew me to the teacher-librarian diplomaContinue reading “Role Models, SWOT, and MOOCs: ideas on how to facilitate professional development in ICT”

Personal Strategies for Including Better ICT in the Classroom

Inquiry Blog Post #2 As a teacher of high school humanities courses, I often find the massive information consumption for lesson delivery to be quick-paced and overwhelming; so it’s hard to keep track of what I’ve accomplished in the classroom for student engagement and inspired learning. I have spent the past few days reflecting onContinue reading “Personal Strategies for Including Better ICT in the Classroom”

How leadership and joy can foster a strong reading culture in schools

Inquiry Blog Post #1 After my first year of university, I switched my major from Science to Arts. Although I had succeeded in the sciences in high school, and had a passion for some of the areas of study, the rigorous nature of that first year program (and perhaps a bit of a lack ofContinue reading “How leadership and joy can foster a strong reading culture in schools”

The impacts of multi-tasking and metacognition on autonomous digital learning

Reading Review Part B Introduction In this reading review, I wanted to expand on my learning by exploring sources that include some of the key words and topics from Reading Review Part A. I discovered some interesting techniques for time management, especially in the context of the influx of distractions we experience as digital workersContinue reading “The impacts of multi-tasking and metacognition on autonomous digital learning”

Positive feedback loop: how technology can support healthy digital habits

Reading Review Part A We are two weeks out of one of the most challenging teaching situations in modern history: the Covid-19 pandemic and its deleterious effects on classroom learning. Educators and students alike scrambled to take on new technologies, yearning for the “days of old” and the traditional classroom setting. The irony of thisContinue reading “Positive feedback loop: how technology can support healthy digital habits”