Monthly Archives: August 2011

This term is a fairly new concept and its definition is still in a state of flux. Its concerned with mapping meaning across different media. Its NOT about learning text, visual or digital literacy in isolation but rather its about … Continue reading →

People are communiating differently: cell phones, facebook, skype, etc. Its much easier to reach a global audience easily and quickly. With the changing nature of literacy, we need new skills. It is so much more than just reading and writing … Continue reading →

Inquiry Learning is a constructivist approach to learning; moves from passive instruction to active construction. Students take owneship of their learning, find and use a variety of sources, print and non-print, in order to gain a deeper understanding of a … Continue reading →

The school where I have been teaching casually does not officially have an info lit policy as such. However, we do have an information specialist, who, in collaboration with the TLs, does the following:- * teaches computer programs, word, excel … Continue reading →

It is very interesting to read about Abilock’s building blocks of research. As I read through each step I came to the realisation that, never having been taught any building blocks or information search processes, I use those steps/ building … Continue reading →

As with many other topics in this course, I have found that I have started off with a notion of what “information literacy”, only to realise that the issue is much deeper and more complicated than I originally thought. I … Continue reading →

Click to access 16HOM.pdf I found this article incredibly interesting. It not only described the habits and attributes of clever people, it also gave me some tools to help engage students who are switched off, by helping them to engage … Continue reading →

What I am learning is that I really dont know much at all, and its fun exploring. A pattern is emerging: I think I know about something, only to find out it is much more complex, intricate, interesting than I … Continue reading →

In her discussion of Principal support, Oberg sites the gaining of respect by the Principle, as the greatest challenge the TLs of today face. She suggests that one of the reasons this respect is lacking is due to an anomolly … Continue reading →