It’s not magic, it’s business Posted on November 21, 2023 by KayO Watching AI generate text for the first time can seem like magic. However, when it comes down to it, it’s not magic, it’s business – and a hugely profitable one at that. Since the weekend, there have been numerous articles published r…
Discovering the unexpected: Going behind the scenes on the CSU Sydney Information Studies/Library Study Visit Posted on April 3, 2023 by KayO Last week I had the honour of joining a group of inspiring information professionals who are completing their Bachelor and Master of Information Studies and Master of Education: Teacher Librarianship on our first Study Visit since they ceased due to Co…
Will 2023 be the year of Artificial Intelligence? Posted on January 12, 2023 by KayO Happy New Year! I’m making my first post in my refreshed online portfolio, with a new design and look for 2023! Thanks again for joining me and for taking the time to read this and other posts I’ve shared! AI hits the mainstream As the fina…
It’s hip to be square – Educating about QR Codes Posted on December 8, 2022 by KayO Although QR codes have long been used in Japan, where they originated, it took a global pandemic for their widespread usage to be taken up in Australia. As shops, government agencies and other public places scrambled to track and manage the spread of t…
Understanding the changing nature of information literacy in education Posted on November 21, 2022 by KayO A recent study exploring how college students conceptualize the online information landscape has found that information literacy approaches relying upon a ‘static’ presentation of information, which is sought by the student, does not reflec…
Evaluating First Nations Resources in a School Library Setting Posted on November 10, 2022 by KayO Teacher Librarians (TLs) have a mandate to develop balanced, up-to-date and contextualised collections, and to understand the pedagogical potential of the resources they promote and share with students and teachers. Photo by Drahomír Posteby-Mach on Un…
Responding to our changing information ecosystem Posted on October 22, 2021 by KayO I tackled this huge topic in a one hour webinar that I presented on behalf of the ALIA Schools group, and can forrsee a number of blog posts on these topics happening in the coming months. For those who were able to attend the webinar (and for those wh…
5 reasons why EVERY student in the 21st century needs a School Library and a Teacher Librarian. Posted on October 18, 2021 by KayO Happy International School Library Day! School libraries and library staff do so much for their school communities, but to celebrate today, I have put these slides together with a focus on how Teacher Librarians (TLs) and school libraries support stude…
Leading from the Library – Eduwebinar presentation Posted on August 18, 2021 by KayO As many of you will be aware, I have been finding synergy between the leadership research included in the MBA that I am currently involved with and the role of the Teacher Librarian. This has sparked my most recent posts, Teacher Librarian as Leader: L…
Leadership in practice Posted on July 1, 2021 by KayO Thank you for joining me for the third and final installment of the Teacher Librarian as Leader blog post series. If you have missed the first two posts, consider jumping back to the start to read all three in order. The first post discusses the role o…
Teacher Librarian as Leader: Theories of Leadership in Action Posted on June 17, 2021 by KayO This is the second of a series of blog posts I am sharing on the concept of Teacher Librarian as Leader. The content has been inspired by my recent work as a Learning Designer, working on the design and development of a new online MBA for the Universit…
Why this survey might be the most important thing you do today Posted on August 27, 2020 by KayO It is a sad, and well known fact that the role of the Teacher Librarian is in decline in many countries, and library staff often hold the perception that their role and the school library is not valued compared with the work of other educators (Merga, …
Supporting students through the Research Process Posted on June 17, 2020 by KayO Returning to a K-12 school environment after several years’ teaching at a Masters’ level at University has given me interesting insights into the way younger students engage with the research process. At different stages through their Prima…
One for the books: Schools need libraries too! Posted on October 1, 2019 by KayO If you travel in library circles, an article published across various Fairfax publications on the weekend has been doing the rounds in your social media this week. The ‘cleverly’ titled: One for the books: The unlikely renaissance of librar…
Don’t believe what you see – digging deeper for the truth Posted on June 26, 2019 by KayO Feature image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay We live in a world that is mediated by technology. Every morning we wake up and check our phone for the latest news and updates from friends. We make a cup of coffee and sit down in front of a screen t…