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Category Archives: My Library
Reinventing the Library
I read this yesterday and found it interesting despite the clichés
Reinventing the Library – The Intelligencer 2016
This is not your parent’s school library. Students gather at tables or in padded booths to work on projects, watch newscasts on a wall-mounted TV, browse online resources on laptops or even work on a puzzle or print something on a 3D printer.
Gone are the racks and racks of books in neat orderly lines and ever-present librarians ready to shush any student who dares speak louder than a murmur. The commons is a constant buzz of activity and student conversation.
Libraries of the Future
The SMH published a fascinating article by Stephen Heppell who argues that “The traditional environments where teachers and students engage need to improve with move with the times.” Of course we have all seen highly imaginative futuristic articles prophesying about schools in the 21st century and even beyond – not all of which have been compelling – but Heppell’s article is well worth a read.
Introverts in the Library
Bored of Studies.
I found this great online community today called Bored of Studies where students can write about their school. I read both positive & negative feedback from students about the library so am hoping to use the feedback in a constructive way to improve the technology situation in the library. This will be one of my first goals in my new position at the College.
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Hello world!
Welcome to my brand new blog at Edublogs.
I have recently started working in a Senior Library and am loving working with Year 11 and 12 students in Western Sydney.
For those of you who don’t know much about the Nirimba Campus follow this link to find out more about the partnership we have with TAFE and UWS.
http://www.nirimba.nsw.edu.au/
The staff are great and the library is well resourced. More soon.
Thanks again for visiting me at Edublogs!