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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…

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…

The value of narrative in online learning

Posted on March 25, 2021 by KayO

We were always moving towards providing more formal learning experiences via online media, but the lockdowns of 2020 gave online learning an almighty push. While blended learning opportunities, where students has the option of attending on-campus lect…

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…

School library collection development: It’s not as simple as you might think

Posted on August 19, 2019 by KayO

This semester, I have been lecturing in the unit EUN617, Managing and Organising Collections as part of the Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship) course at Queensland University of Technology. From the outside looking in, collection development s…

We create our future: Why we need to embrace critical digital pedagogy

Posted on August 9, 2019 by KayO

Why do I believe we need to embrace critical digital pedagogy in the design and experience of learning and teaching? Perhaps it is because I don’t want to live in a future like this: Science Fiction Fact? How would such a future come to be? A fut…

Managing a professional digital identity: A challenge for connected professionals

Posted on July 12, 2019 by KayO

Every interaction we have online leaves indelible traces which are often referred to as our digital footprint. It is the data created by “what you’ve said, what others have said about you, where you’ve been, images you’re tagged…

Navigating the network for quality, credibility and authenticity: A challenge for connected professionals

Posted on July 11, 2019 by KayO

On the internet, no one knows you’re a dog… via GIPHY It’s funny because it is true. When engaging with professional learning through your PLN, it is essential to have the capacity to quickly and effectively evaluate information and r…

Effective time management: A challenge for connected professionals

Posted on July 9, 2019 by KayO

Anyone who has spent anytime engaging with social networks and the internet in general will know of its addictive qualities. Whether it is endlessly scrolling through photos on Instagram, reading Tweets as they pop up during your favourite reality tele…

Managing infowhelm: A challenge for Connected Professionals

Posted on July 8, 2019 by KayO

Initiating and maintaining a Personal Learning Network (PLN) can be an incredibly exciting, rewarding and very effective way to engage with professional learning. However, learning mediated by social networks is not without its challenges. This post is…

Challenges for Connected Professionals: The shadow-side of the PLN

Posted on July 8, 2019 by KayO

When you speak with teachers who maintain a Personal Learning Network (PLN) for professional learning, most of them wonder how they ever lived without it. Being able to tap into the global ‘hive mind’ to seek inspiration, new pedagogical ap…

Linking, Stretching and Amplifying at the National Education Summit in Brisbane

Posted on May 30, 2019 by KayO

In this post, you will find an overview of my presentation which I gave at the National Education Summit in Brisbane, where I presented in the Capacity Building, School Libraries Strand. To give you a summary of my presentation, here is the abstract de…

Copyright, Creativity and Change

Posted on March 27, 2019 by KayO

Markus Spiske Setting the scene A number of recent events have led to this post. The first was the publication of a terrific blog post by Elizabeth Hutchinson who wrote about Why copyright ‘For educational purposes’ is becoming a real probl…

Connected Learning: Resources for educators

Posted on November 19, 2018 by KayO

To support the webinar I recently presented with Eduwebinar, I have curated a small collection of resources for educators wishing to learn more about Connected Learning. This collection focuses on the Connected Learning Framework presented by Mimi Ito …