James Henri invites everyone to join another Your School Library conference exploring Information Literacy in the Web 2.0 world.

Facilitated by an international team of experts, including Sandra Lee and Information Literacy pioneer James Henri.

Discounts available for groups and library associations.

Email: join.ysl@gmail.com

Website: www.yourschoollibrary.org

See the pdf for more details and the dates -

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Library Aides & Library Technicians

Professional Learning Day

Presented by Learning Services South and South East

Program Outline

Registration

Presentations

Overview and update on the TALIS Replacement Project

presented by Jane Hofto, Systems Librarian – Education

Jane will provide an overview and update on the TALIS Replacement Project, which will deliver a new software product to underpin the TALIS network later this year. Jane’s position as Systems Librarian – Education is responsible for school support on TALIS.

To choose or not to choose….? Book selection in the school library

presented by Judy Moss Teacher- Librarian at Tarremah Steiner School, Hobart and President of The Children’s Book Council of Australia (Tas Branch)

No matter how large or small your library budget, this session will focus on the issues surrounding book selection: how to decide what to buy; where to acquire it; and criteria for selecting appropriate materials.

Judy is an experienced K-12 Teacher-Librarian currently working at Tarremah Steiner School, Hobart. She is the President of The Children’s Book Council of Australia (Tas Branch), and was National President in 2003-2004. Judy was Tasmanian Teacher-Librarian of the Year in 2004.

Introduction to the eCentre and Student Freeway

presented by Lorene Furmage, Education Services Librarian with the eCentre team, Department of Education

In this session Lorene will give an overview of the features of these portals, the Themes collections and the Calendars of events as well as searching for resources in the Resource Centre and the Learning Area SharePoint sites.

Professional Associations, Networking and Upcoming Professional Learning

presented by Lorene Furmage, Vice-President of the Australian School Library Association, Tasmanian Branch

This session will focus on ways of networking with your colleagues, finding information, getting support, solving problems and accessing professional learning opportunities.  Lorene will provide an overview of professional associations and the support and services they provide.

Tasmanian State Services Award: implications for Library Technicians and Teacher Aides undertaking Library Technician duties

presented by staff from the Education Department’s HR Workplace Relations Unit: Paul Mazengarb, Manager Workplace relations, Michelle Castle, Senior Workplace Relations & Scott Smith HR Consultant TSSA

This session will provide information regarding the translation of Library Technicians as a Target Occupational Group from the Technical Employees Award to Tasmanian State Service Award (TSSA) and the translation of Teacher Aides who have been undertaking Library Technician duties to the TSSA.

Training Possibilities for School Library Assistants

presented by Leonie Atkins, Co-ordinator, Library and Museum Technology (South) Tasmanian Polytechnic

Leonie coordinates the Library Technicians’ course in Hobart and will be presenting a brief overview of the Diploma qualification and talking about possibilities for recognition of competency (RCC) for some of the course. Leonie will also talk about some short courses that are available.

Enhancing Wellbeing: Managing Stress, Taking Control!

Presented by Ricky Langford, Exercise Physiologist, Health Business

This session will focus on ways to understand, recognise and manage stress for a healthier, happier life. Ricky works as an exercise physiologist at Healthy Business, is a Level 1 NCL life coach and a high performance consultant to the Australian cricket team and the Tassie Tigers.

Following up on yesterday’s ASLA Tas meeting held at Hutchins Junior School – Stephens library. Kate Reid, teacher librarian, discussed her recent renovations to this library. 

Here are the links referred to and other information of interest.

The work of Kevin Hennah was discussed and links to school libraries following his principles  are referred to below:

 Before and after shots from  a library after a Kevin Hennah workshop:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgsclibrary/

A budget renovation  following Kevin Hennah principles.

Shoestring makeovers

Shoestrings vs pursestrings

The book Rethink: inspiring school library spaces edited by Dr Susan La Marca, with a
special section by marketing and retail consultant, Kevin Hennah - which was circulated during the meeting, can be ordered using this form:

http://www.slav.schools.net.au/downloads/06publications/retkord.pdf

Kevin Hennah  will be presenting 2 workshops in Hobart -July 7-8th : see website for details and registration forms:

 www.kevinhennah.com.au

Lyndall Innes the Raeco specialist from Corporate Express was present to discuss library furniture and layout ideas. She may be contacted at:

lyndall.innes@ce.com.au

Did I miss anything?

Please contribute to this post.

This online professional learning event took place over the last 10 days. Over 200 delegates participated in a variety of presentations. I however am still far from completing the course. Being my first online event I found it difficult to assign the appropriate amount of time to participate, but as the presentations will be available for a few more weeks I will endeavour to read/listen to them all. I will miss out on the interaction between delegates that was available during the course. I willl attempt to summarize the best bits for you the reader.

I plan to be much more active this year. As I now appear through Google and am linked to edna and to ASLA – Tas I must keep this up-to-date and fresh.

I intend to collect all the relevant Professional Learning activities for Tasmanian school library staff and will collate them on the Professional Learning page listed at left. Already there are a number of events happening quite soon as well as online learning opportunities.

The first of these will be:

This  will be an opportunity to meet and hear renowned speaker, technologist, futurist, author, academic and philosopher Mark Pesce speak about online and eLearning. This event is part of my work unit – the Department of Education’s Online Learning Network – annual conference. A video of this presentation is available from: http://www.education.tas.gov.au/school/educators/support/mark-pesce