{"title":"Transformative Learning: The Impact of Deeper Learning Approaches in Enhancing the Transversal Competencies","authors":"Di Ruffles","doi":"10.29173/iasl8741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl8741","url":null,"abstract":"Curriculum policy statements advocate the essential nature of well-developed 21st century or transversal skills for our students’ success in today’s world. Future employment, enjoyment, empowerment, and effective participation in society require these skills. The essential skills of digital literacy, communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking are aspects of the deeper learning approaches such as guided inquiry learning that are explored in this study and are recognized as significant literacies in the information/knowledge economy and align with both the Australian and Victorian Curriculum (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2022; Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, 2018). It is hoped that my study, informed by the narrative of student voice on the experience of guided inquiry learning, will further inform teaching practice for educators on how to design meaningful and powerful learning experiences that both engage students and improve student achievement by enhancing their critical and creative thinking.","PeriodicalId":503765,"journal":{"name":"IASL Annual Conference Proceedings","volume":"42 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139279028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1:1 Computing: A Case Study Exploring How a Large District Leveraged School Librarians to Improve Teacher Practice, Learning Environments, and Digital Content","authors":"Mary Moen","doi":"10.29173/iasl8738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl8738","url":null,"abstract":"Most districts in the United States now provide computer devices to every student(Bushweiler, 2022). The research on 1:1 computing has primarily looked at the impact onstudent learning achievement, teacher and student attitudes and perceptions, andstudent-centered instructional practices (Penuel, 2006; Zheng et al., 2016). To date, no studyhas explored the role of the school librarian in any capacity in the implementation of 1:1computing programs.","PeriodicalId":503765,"journal":{"name":"IASL Annual Conference Proceedings","volume":"132 1-4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139279135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adolescents’ Reading Motivation: Which Dimensions?","authors":"Beatrice Eleuteri","doi":"10.29173/iasl8750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl8750","url":null,"abstract":"What lies behind reading behaviors? What dimensions form the construct of adolescent reading motivation, and how can these dimensions be measured? What is the role of the school library in recognizing, describing, and acting on these drives? A recent survey of 1,500 Italian students led to the emergence of interesting perspectives from which to approach the topic, including the availability of a new psychometric scale for measuring reading motivation.","PeriodicalId":503765,"journal":{"name":"IASL Annual Conference Proceedings","volume":"5 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139278701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Small Step for a Library, a Giant Leap for the Librarian: Benefits of Using a Book Locator in a School Library","authors":"Gordana Banjamin","doi":"10.29173/iasl8745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl8745","url":null,"abstract":"This study presents the utilization of assistive technology for more effective school library services in the form of a library book locator to help students be more independent users of libraries. The survey presents the first few school librarians' experience in adopting the new tool. Through the findings of this survey, we would like to familiarize more school librarians with the book locator benefits for their students to independently search for material in the school library. Students are generally reluctant to learn library cataloging system rules, with the book locator they roam the library with ease. Our main research questions were: 1) Has the implementation of thelocator influenced the visit rate in your school library? 2) Are there any noticeable benefits of the locator pointed out by the librarians?","PeriodicalId":503765,"journal":{"name":"IASL Annual Conference Proceedings","volume":"31 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139278187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information about the Conference Proceedings","authors":"Crystal Stang, Jennifer Branch-Mueller","doi":"10.29173/iasl8755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl8755","url":null,"abstract":"We are pleased to share the Proceedings of the 51st Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship conference and the 26th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship held in Rome, Italy from July 17-21, 2023. The Research Papers and Research Abstracts were peer-reviewed by a minimum of three school library researchers. A very special thank you to the conference committee chaired by Dr. Luisa Marquardt and Dr. Anna Cascade. To cite these proceedings follow this example. Ruffles, D. (2023). Transformative learning: The impact of deeper learning approaches in enhancing the transversal competencies. In C. Stang & J. L. Branch-Mueller (Eds.). Proceedings of the 51st annual conference of the International Association of School Librarianship and the 26th international forum on research in school librarianship. Edmonton, Canada: University of Alberta. (Add the direct link to your paper as well as the unique DOI)","PeriodicalId":503765,"journal":{"name":"IASL Annual Conference Proceedings","volume":"12 3-4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139278580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maureen Thompson, Kishma L. Simpson, Natoyna Garwood, Lorraine McLean
{"title":"The Power of Public and School Library Collaboration During the Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"Maureen Thompson, Kishma L. Simpson, Natoyna Garwood, Lorraine McLean","doi":"10.29173/iasl8744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl8744","url":null,"abstract":"Public and school library collaboration of ers mutually beneficial opportunities that became increasingly important during the global health crisis. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the collaborative ef orts of the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) during theCOVID-19 pandemic. The main goal of the study is to highlight what constitutes collaboration, showcase collaborative strategies implemented and to assess the opportunities gained and challenges associated with executing these collaborative initiatives during the pandemic. This study is grounded in the Teacher and Librarian Collaboration (TLC) model and employed a mixed method research design to collect data from schools and librarians directly involved in collaborative activities. The findings revealed that public and school collaboration played an integral role in teaching and learning activities during the pandemic while also increasing awareness of the resources and services offered by the public library.","PeriodicalId":503765,"journal":{"name":"IASL Annual Conference Proceedings","volume":"93 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139278586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer Branch-Mueller, J. Rodger, Jullana Ashley Arevalo, Crystal Stang
{"title":"Flourishing School Library Faculty Members: Understanding Academic Workload","authors":"Jennifer Branch-Mueller, J. Rodger, Jullana Ashley Arevalo, Crystal Stang","doi":"10.29173/iasl8747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl8747","url":null,"abstract":"Faculty members engage in research, teaching, service, and administration and are expected to excel in all areas to be awarded tenure and promotion. There is a disconnect between expectations and realities for school library faculty members in terms of teaching, research, service and administration. Consistent with previous research, school library faculty members work long hours. Individual goals, discretionary power, and collective good come into conflict in different ways at different stages of a career. This study also provides a starting point for others interested in examining and comparing academic work in different disciplines. Potential and current school library faculty may use the findings to inform career decisions, e.g., entry to the profession, career progression, and mentorship.","PeriodicalId":503765,"journal":{"name":"IASL Annual Conference Proceedings","volume":"PAMI-9 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139278116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kasey L. Garrison, Kay Oddone, Krystal Gagen-Spriggs
{"title":"“Understanding the World”","authors":"Kasey L. Garrison, Kay Oddone, Krystal Gagen-Spriggs","doi":"10.29173/iasl8733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl8733","url":null,"abstract":"A central mandate of the teacher librarian (TL) is the development of information literatestudents who can locate and use information responsibly and ethically as learners and citizens(Australian Library and Information Association, 2016; International Federation of LibraryAssociations and Institutions, 2021). Therefore, it is vital that TLs are supported in theirendeavours to deliver high quality information literacy instruction, which reflects thechanging nature of information and the information landscape.","PeriodicalId":503765,"journal":{"name":"IASL Annual Conference Proceedings","volume":"42 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139278862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}