Janina Dunn - thank god for a positive voice! There was a few in all those postings.
I guess my trepidation about the role of the TL in the future is more about my distrust of my decision making skills at the moment - am I just wasting my time doing a course which is not going to lead to a long-term satisfying career?
I still think the TL is essential and is considered essential, bu tfor how long?
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Finding the time to read all the readings and dredge through some of the postings on Interact is more than challenging. I feel I've fallen behind and can't trawl through all the resources to find all the pertinent information with the ease I would like.
The readings are fascinating but I'm still struggling with the challenge of not having a physical tutorial. Being accustomed to attending tutorials where ideas would be exchanged within a finite time period I'm also used to then going away and taking stock before reaching conclusions about the relevance and importance of information.
I guess all I can do is think about my own experiences, which are unfortunately fairly limited when it comes to school libraries as I haven't experienced the great variety many people seem to have.
I think a well functioning library and efficient teacher librarian are seen as essential tools within my setting, but I do feel their efficacy is being eroded for instance with the implication of the student laptops.
The laptops give the students the feeling that high quality information is available at their fingertips and that a trip to a library and the primary resources that can be accessed there is old fashioned and not essential to their success as students.
I do feel funding for school libraries and the appropriate use of that funding is considered more essential to student success in Australia than the data in the Haycock reading on Canadian school libraries suggests.
I hope that with the appropriate training in and usage of emerging information technology by TLs the physical school library will continue to be seen as a key ingredient in the success of all students.
The readings are fascinating but I'm still struggling with the challenge of not having a physical tutorial. Being accustomed to attending tutorials where ideas would be exchanged within a finite time period I'm also used to then going away and taking stock before reaching conclusions about the relevance and importance of information.
I guess all I can do is think about my own experiences, which are unfortunately fairly limited when it comes to school libraries as I haven't experienced the great variety many people seem to have.
I think a well functioning library and efficient teacher librarian are seen as essential tools within my setting, but I do feel their efficacy is being eroded for instance with the implication of the student laptops.
The laptops give the students the feeling that high quality information is available at their fingertips and that a trip to a library and the primary resources that can be accessed there is old fashioned and not essential to their success as students.
I do feel funding for school libraries and the appropriate use of that funding is considered more essential to student success in Australia than the data in the Haycock reading on Canadian school libraries suggests.
I hope that with the appropriate training in and usage of emerging information technology by TLs the physical school library will continue to be seen as a key ingredient in the success of all students.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Filled with nerves (a common theme it seems) at the prospect of distance studying amidst an already busy work and home life. Previously I've enjoyed so much taking part in spirited discussions during tutorials. Forums just don't have the same instancy or intamacy for me.
Exciting to get into the topics and the readings. Found Dagmar's podcast interesting. I'm already nervous about the future of physical libraries. Teaching in a school with a student body of 1200 where the library has been (temporarily!) down sized to two demountables doesn't fill you with confidence.
Pleased I've finally found a chance to set up a blog. I kept getting the message that my scripts weren't enabled when they were, which was off-putting.
Overwhelmed by the amount of ecommunications already on Interact. How can we possibly process it all? I know I can't in the time I have available for studying. I feel sure I'll miss many sparks of genius and tips on producing the best assignments. I'll have to figure out a way to filter it. Good place to start - read all Roy's postings!
Here's hoping I will find a rhythym with it all...and soon.
Exciting to get into the topics and the readings. Found Dagmar's podcast interesting. I'm already nervous about the future of physical libraries. Teaching in a school with a student body of 1200 where the library has been (temporarily!) down sized to two demountables doesn't fill you with confidence.
Pleased I've finally found a chance to set up a blog. I kept getting the message that my scripts weren't enabled when they were, which was off-putting.
Overwhelmed by the amount of ecommunications already on Interact. How can we possibly process it all? I know I can't in the time I have available for studying. I feel sure I'll miss many sparks of genius and tips on producing the best assignments. I'll have to figure out a way to filter it. Good place to start - read all Roy's postings!
Here's hoping I will find a rhythym with it all...and soon.
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