Author Archives: Anita Brooks Kirkland
The Myth of the Digital Native
For the past several years I’ve been on a bit of a mission to bust what I perceive to be a myth – the myth of the digital native / digital immigrant divide. How often have you heard (or said), … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Fluency, Information Ethics, Information Fluency, Professional Learning, The Research
Tagged digital literacy, digital native, information fluency, information literacy, learning technologies, MediaSmarts, Pew Research, professional learning, TMC 2014
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Leading Learning in the School Library Learning Commons
Well it’s finally here! The Canadian Library Association released Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada during its recent conference in Victoria, BC. Leading Learning is a transformational document. Its core theme is how the … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy & Leadership, Leading Learning, Professional Learning
Tagged Canadian Library Association, Leading Learning, Learning Commons, school libraries, strategic planning
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OLA Forest Engages Readers
This week I had the immense pleasure of attending the Festival of Trees in both Toronto and Ottawa. Thousands of young people gathered in these two cities and several others across the province to celebrate good books and amazing Canadian … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy & Leadership, Reading Engagement, The Research
Tagged Diana Malisewszki, Festival of Trees, Forest of Reading, Kenneth Oppel, Mayor Jim Watson, reading engagement
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