Author Archives: Anita Brooks Kirkland
Media Smarts Releases YCWW Phase III: Life Online
Are our assumptions about what kids do online accurate? This question is at the core of the approach the TALCO digital literacy project (Session 302 at Super Conference 2014) is taking. Media Smarts, the Canadian not-for-profit centre for digital and … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Fluency, Information Ethics, Information Fluency
Tagged digital citizenship, Media Smarts, YCWW
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Looking Forward to Super Conference 2014
It is just over a week until the Ontario Library Association Super Conference, which promises to be as exciting as ever. Plenary speakers include Nina Simon, Jennifer Keesmaat, Robert J. Sawyer, David Usher, and Miranda Hill. And the conference closes … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy & Leadership, Professional Learning
Tagged Chris Hadfield, Ontario LIbrary Association, TALCO
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Leveraging Libraries for Ontario’s Education Future
Ontario’s Ministry of Education is holding widespread consultations to create a “made in Ontario” plan to improve public education. The consultation builds on ideas from Michael Fullan’s report, Great to Excellent: Launching the Next Phase of Ontario’s Education Agenda. Fullan … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy & Leadership, Together for Learning
Tagged advocacy, Great to Excellent, Michael Fullan, school libraries, Six Cs, Together for Learning
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