Week 2

I have just read the "School libraries work!" article and have been reflecting on how the school library has influenced my achievement at school. To begin with I was very skeptical of the article's findings. I did quite well at school but had to think long and hard to even bring up a visual picture of my high school library! I cannot recall a single instance of actually borrowing a book from there!
I then thought back to my primary school library and immediately, the article made sense! I can remember the librarian explicitly teaching us study methods, keywords and note taking tips. I still use these to this day and these skills have, without a doubt, enabled me to achieve success at school and encouraged me to become a lifelong learner! Thank you Mrs Pym!

Week 1

OMG! Talk about Information Overload! I have enrolled for 3 subjects on my journey towards becoming a teacher librarian. I have spent the week finding my way around the forums and have started with the readings. Each article leads me to other fascinating sites which in turn lead me deeper and deeper into the Internet. I have discovered so much this week! I am feeling completely overwhelmed by the vast amounts of information out there and humbled by how much I have to learn. I am hoping that applying the Information Literacy Models is going to help me to make some sense out of all of this!