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Rhondda Powling

The Hunt Library Story (updated) - YouTube - 0 views

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    The Hunt Library has many interesting features and it poses much food for thought, not only for the direction of libraries in the future, but on how our current libraries might be re-thought to be more appealing/useful to our users.
Camilla Elliott

Our quick guide to literacy research for teachers | Teacher Network | Guardian Professi... - 0 views

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    "Some of the key pieces of research on literacy over the last decade." The Guardian newspaper (UK)
Camilla Elliott

Why teachers should read more children's books | Teacher Network | Guardian Professional - 0 views

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    "A research project has found that teachers who read for pleasure have better book knowledge and feel more confident, calm and stress-free in the classroom"
Camilla Elliott

Do People Need Libraries in the Digital Age? - Speakeasy - WSJ - 0 views

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    A public library perspective but an interesting discussion on libraries generally which should be heeded by all in the industry
Rhondda Powling

school_library_impact.jpg (2508×4029) - 0 views

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    The infographic presents research highlights from all of Library Research Service's (LRS) school library impact studies. There are 2 versions available - one for digital viewing and one for printing.
Rhondda Powling

Library MakerSpaces on Pinterest - 0 views

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    Many different types of approaches to creating in libraries.
Camilla Elliott

Digital Video Collections Guide | ALA Connect - 0 views

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    "Below is a curated bibliography, mirrored from the University of Minnesota Digital Video Collections Guide, consisting of quality licensed and open digital video collections that has been inspired largely with support from Arizona State University (deg farrely) and some resources culled from various institutions in the LibGuides Community.  This resource is being shared on ALA Connect as an Online Doc with the hope that a community of media interested professionals will contribute further links/descriptions of quality licensed or open digital video collections, and repurposed as they see fit to meet the needs of their constituents.  Attribution is greatly appreciated, but please repurpose regardless."
Camilla Elliott

Knowledge Graph 2.0: Now Featuring Your Knowledge - Moz - 0 views

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    An interesting discussion of  Google search involving the Knowledge Graph  - semantic
Camilla Elliott

Australian Curriculum History Units | HTAA - 0 views

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    "AC History Units presents 8 units developed by the History Teachers' Association of Australia to support teachers in the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: History "
Rhondda Powling

5 Terrific Web Tools to Create Academic Digital Portfolios ~ Educational Technology and... - 0 views

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    Some on-line tools that can help you to keep track of your achievements, professional development, etc.
Camilla Elliott

Context is critical for making memories | Futurity - 0 views

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    "Very often, our memories must distinguish not just what happened and where, but when an event occurred-and what came before and after. New research shows that a part of the brain called the hippocampus stores memories by their "temporal context."" We need to remember not just what happened, but when.
Camilla Elliott

Does reading actually change the brain? | Futurity - 0 views

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    "After reading a novel, actual changes linger in the brain, at least for a few days, report researchers. Their findings, that reading a novel may cause changes in resting-state connectivity of the brain that persist, appear in the journal Brain Connectivity."
Camilla Elliott

Project Information Literacy: A large-scale study about early adults and their research... - 0 views

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    "Project Information Literacy is a national study about early adults and their information-seeking behaviors, competencies, and the challenges they face when conducting research in the digital age. The large-scale and collaborative research initiative investigates how early adults from different college campuses conduct research for coursework and how they conduct "everyday research" for use in their daily lives"
Rhondda Powling

A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Social media is another tool that you can use to make your classroom more engaging, relevant and culturally diverse."
Camilla Elliott

Developing digital literacies - Jisc infoNet - 0 views

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    Digital literacy looks beyond functional IT skills to describe a richer set of digital behaviours, practices and identities. What it means to be digitally literate changes over time and across contexts, so digital literacies are essentially a set of academic and professional situated practices supported by diverse and changing technologies. 
Rhondda Powling

Kicked Out of the Library | Pam Librarian - 0 views

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    The way NOT to go! All the things that a library in today's world should not do.
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