SLASA @ ASLA XX

Hearts on fire: SLASA booth at ASLA XX Adelaide Convention Centre, 2 - 5 October 2007.

ASLAXX Registration online

The secure online registration form is available NOW. It is really easy to use: https://secure.conferenceaction.com.au/ei/getdemo.ei?id=428&s=_1K40QQPYO

The hard thing is choosing which sessions to attend. Check out the conference program which links to the full descriptions of each session.
http://www.asla.org.au/pd/conference/program.htm

Just look at the sessions on offer on Wednesday morning (3 October) as a starter!
http://www.asla.org.au/pd/conference/program-wednesday.htm#one

Session 1: 11.15 am
W1.1 -- Catherine Beavis, Associate Professor School of Social and Cultural Studies In Education, Deakin University, VIC. and Meg Mappin, Screenwriter & Project Manager: Delivering Australia’s moving image heritage to the classroom
W1.2 -- Di Laycock, Teacher Librarian, Barker College, NSW: Graphic novels: Trash or treasure?
W1.3 -- Jill Abell, Director of Information Services (IT, Libraries & Archives), The Hutchins School, TAS: Leading professional learning and mapping organizational change
W1.4 -- Jeanette Davies, Administrative Officer with the ICLT Team, Catholic Education Office, Wollongong, NSW: Inclusive Technology and Podcasting
W1.5 --Val Baird, Perth Modern School, Perth, WA: Just Google it!
W1.6 -- Suzette Boyd, Head of Library and Information Services, Scotch College, VIC: Transforming research tasks to avoid plagiarism

Session 2: 12.15 pm
W2.1 -- Anne Camfield, Manager, SCIS, Curriculum Corporation: Cataloguing for 21st century curriculum search
W2.2 -- Pauline Crawford, Coordinator Resources and Information Literacy, and Kevin Nelson, Australian Science and Mathematics School, SA: Picture books and senior students
W2.3 -- Anne Girolami, Convenor, ALIA/ASLA Policy Advisory Group: Effective Partnerships
W2.4 -- John Chisholm, Children's and Youth Services Librarian, Alice Springs Public Library, NT: Their ghosts stalk the shelves: the information seeking behaviours of the millennial generation
W2.5 -- Richard Dearden, Morris Miller Librarian, University of Tasmania, TAS: Sharing the passion for information literacy and lifelong learning
W2.6 -- Patricia Carmichael, Independent Learning Centre Manager/Teacher Librarian, Concordia Lutheran College, QLD: An Independent Learning Project that can change the culture of learning in your school

Or spend a session trawling the trade exhibition, or even head off down North Terrace to tour the State Library's treasures. See you there.

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Accommodation in Adelaide

The ASLA XX Conference programme is finalised and registration opens next week. It all looks really exciting, and we thought interstate and overseas delegates might appreciate some ideas about booking accommodation. The conference is after a long weekend, and the first week of the school holidays, so we encourage you to book as early as possible so you get somewhere close to the Convention Centre.

Please note that there are some exciting preconference events planned for Tuesday 2 October including a full day seminar with guest Howard Rheingold, and a gourmet literary tour to the Barossa Valley region with author Rosanne Hawke. The welcome cocktail party commences at 5.00pm. So make sure you choose a flight to give you maximum time to enjoy all that is on offer.

Keynote speakers and invited guests will be staying at the Stamford Plaza Hotel on North Terrace, Adelaide: http://www.stamford.com.au/spa/
For discounted rates on accommodation, please mention that you are a delegate of the ASLA XX Conference. Ask for a riverview room for a fantastic view over the Festival Centre, the River Torrens, Adelaide Oval, St Peter's Cathedral and out to the hills.

The Mercure Grosvenor http://www.mercuregrosvenorhotel.com.au/ is less luxurious but right across the road from the Convention Centre. With this packed programme you won't be spending much time in your hotel room!

Coming with a group? Try Miller Apartments in Hindley Street for 1, 2 and 3 bedroom options.
http://www.holidaycity.com/miller-apartments-adelaide/

Some budget options are listed in this document from UniSA and HERDSA. Note these will usually mean a 5-10 minute walk to the Convention Centre, but there is also a free city bus service around Adelaide.

BUDGET ACCOMMODATION IN THE CITY
http://www.unisa.edu.au/educationalintegrity/conference/docs/budget%20accommodation.pdf

Please feel free to ask us for local assistance!

ASLA XX: Hearts on fire

Well - it's happening! ASLA XX in Adelaide from Wed 3 - Fri 5 October 2007.

South Australians are looking forward to welcoming teacher librarians, library staff and academics from every state and hopefully other countries.
Adelaide is beautiful - at its best in October - relaxed, affordable and an ideal meeting place for thinking, talking and tasting.

Our marketing says it all: 'South Australia: a brilliant blend' - be that wine, food, culture, art, architecture, literature or lifestyle.

The call for papers is out, so it's time to pluck up the courage - write a proposal and send it in. If there is someone you would like us to approach send ideas in so we can make this a programme that meets your needs.

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Thanks to the friends who lit the ASLA XX flame, and to all who have kept it alive thus far. We look forward to the opportunity to share the passion of 'Hearts on fire' and celebrate learning, literature and literacies!

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SLASA 2006: Libraries Now!

Monday 10 July 2006

What we learned today:

School Library 2.0 Rachel Salmond & Yvonne Murtagh

Greg R. Notess (Reference Librarian, Montana State University) uses the term 'The Terrible Twos' to refer to Web 2.0, Library 2.0, etc
http://www.infotoday.com/online/may06/OnTheNet.shtml

Yvonne prefers: 'The Terrific Twos' and challenged us to 'subscribe rather than search'.

Library 2.0 meme map
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42538191@N00/113222147/

Our deli.cio.us tag is slasa2006

Chicklet is not just a form of chick lit for pre-adolescents.

Student learning in the information landscape (NZ)

A session in a computer lab means I can blog this in real time! Hopefully it will read OK and not as poorly organised as my notebook usually is after a session.

How well are schools supporting student learning in the information landscape?

A really useful alert from Cilla Corlett of the Education Review Office of New Zealand about their evaluation undertaken in NZ schools in three areas:
* information literacy
* developing lifelong readers
* the school library
The findings and report will not be available until Sep/Oct 2005.

To Do:
Keep an eye out on the What's New page of ERO to pick up this report and other very useful evaluations
Email: cilla.corlettatero.govt.nz

The NZ 3 C's:
1. connection
2. content
3. capability and confidence

The School Library Guidelines (National Library of NZ, 2002) were used in conjunction with ERO indicators for schools and e-learning evaluation, 2003/2004 to develop indicators for the evaluation. 13% of primary schools and 8% of secondary schools evaluated and involved interviews with school leaders, teacher librarians, and students plus observations and reference to documentation by Review Officers. Examples of effective and less effective practice were aggregated nationally, and ERO intends to publish good practice examples and initiatives when report is released.

To Do:
Check NZ government for updated ICT policy documents.
Obtain NZ school library guidelines.

IASL 2005 Conference in Hong Kong

I plan to use the experience of blogging a conference as part of my report for SLASA regarding the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) conference in Hong Kong. I hope to record thoughts, new learning and ideas for future conferences or professional development activities.

Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony for the 34th IASL Annual Conference was at 6.30pm on Friday, July 8 at the University of Hong Kong.
The presence and comments of Mrs. Fanny Law, Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower for Hong Kong SAR presented a picture of a government very committed to information literacy and school librarianship: "Since 2001 all schools in Hong Kong have a school librarian". The large number of local delegates funded to attend the conference by Education and Manpower was further evidence of this support. Moral education was listed as one of the 4 priorities for HK education.

** To Do
Check out details of the Hong Kong schools bibliographic database used to enable resource sharing between schools.

Other speakers included: Prof, Mark Bray, Dean, Faculty of Education HKU speaking about the university, its international focus and decision to teach in English language, and Luk Hok Hei Livesey, Hong Kong Teacher Librarian Association. Local awards were presented to 100 educators, individuals, and schools including awards for school library volunteers, student librarians and supporters of school libraries, in addition to teacher librarians.

** To Do
Check out details of the award criteria and process, and consider recognition of volunteers and student library monitors at state level.

The IASL flag ceremony represented the 31 countries attending the conference, and entertainment included the Lion Dance performed by the Kowloon Technical School Chinese Boxing Club, and 'It's a Small World' in 3 languages by violinists and choristers from the Tsing Yi Trade Association Primary School. Plenty of Australians (80 delegates) to catch up with at the reception although only Pat Pledger, Pauline Crawford and Cathy Riedel (Concordia College) from South Australia located so far.

On-line conference

The ASLA on-line conference has begun.
If you have registered for this you are now able to join in the discussion groups.
To help familiarise yourself with the process join the orientation list before moving on to the strands.
Sue J