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Professional Development 2009

February Conference: Critical literacies for the digital learner

In this seminar Sylvia Guidara re-visited in more detail the use of digital learning technologies to enhance student learning. Participants explored digital learning & how we can skill our students to be critically literate in the library, the classroom & a variety of online environments, in particular, the State Library ergo website.

Linda Angeloni: ergo: State Library of Victoria

Sylvia Guidara: presentation

March Online Conference: Censorship and challenged material

Online discussion open to ALIA Schools e-list members only

May Conference: Online Safari: literature in the digital environment

Keynote presenter, Wilma Kurvink, Head of Wesley College lead participants through her online reading program in their Middle School years - what worked what didn't, pitfalls and how to overcome them, practical, student-centered and inspiring.

Wilma Kurvink: Developing the Reader in the 21st Century

CBCA Book Week 2009: Book Safari workshop - ideas for displays, competitions, presentations, lessons collated and distributed by email to all participants

Gabrielle Wang: spoke about her experiences as a 5th generation Australian Chinese artist and author.
Website: http://www.gabriellewang.com/
Blog: http://wwwgabriellewang.com/archives/2009/06/

August Online Conference: Web 2.0, Web 3.0,.......

This online discussion was conducted as a blog open to ALIA Schools e-list members only. The treats and trials of Web 2.0 projects for school libraries were discussed.

October Conference: Print and beyond: digital collection development for the 21st century
Collections will be a "mash-up" and fear not the exhilarating technology possibilities were the messages fascinatingly explored by keynote speaker, Paul Reekie, former editor -in- chief of CSIRO journal and book group, now running CSIRO Publishing as a business enterprise. Paul Reekie presentation

The challenges of developing a balanced collection in the digital age were practically workshopped by Dr Jan Murray, director of Murray Consulting & Training and Dr Mary Carroll, lecturer at Victoria University and RMIT.
Jan Murray & Mary Carroll: Balanced Collections

Wilma Kurvink, Head of Wesley College Libraries, shared her journey of recent research into the viability of the e-book for schools and school libraries. Many thanks to these experts for sharing their experience and work with the ALIA Schools community.

The collated results of the ALIA Schools Digital Resource survey will be emailed to participants.

Professional Development 2008

February Online forum: Space tracking: libraries for learning

April Conference: The connected library with Suzette Boyd

June Conference: Go graphic!

Nicki Greenberg: Great Gatsby graphic novel
http://www.nickigreenberg.com/

Presentation by Jenny Luca
Blog: Lucacept
SlideRocket presentation

Workshop compilations
Picture book story webs: Sue Maher and Sylvia Ballerini
Display: Barbara Bugg
Book Week Activities: Anne Girolami and Annemarie Jones

August Online forum: Further unpacking of the manual

October Conference: Innovate, Create, Explore: ICTs

Sylvia Guidara: Teaching & learning in the digital age

Workshops
How to be a cybrarian for beginners!: Genevieve Lynch
Myclasses: Fran Dorgan
Web 2.0: staff from Santa Maria College, Northcote: Barbara Salter, Anna Apfelstedt, Joan Jordan