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Super Conference Reflections: New Contexts for Learning

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Anita Brooks Kirkland

Second in a series of reflections on my Ontario Library Association Super Conference 2012 experience. Innovations in learning formed another strand in my Super Conference experience. Here are some highlights from the speakers. Alec Couros: As it turns out, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Fluency, Information Fluency, Professional Learning | Tagged Alec Couros, John Miedema, Michael Ridley, networked learning, OLA, post-literacy, Rose Burton Spohn, school libraries, Super Conference 2012 | Comments Off

Super Conference Reflections: Leadership & Advocacy

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Anita Brooks Kirkland

First in a series of reflections on my Ontario Library Association Super Conference 2012 experience. The theme of this conference was innovation, which to me is at the core of advocacy and leadership. Some of the speakers whose ideas resonated … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy & Leadership | Tagged Jonah Lehrer, Ken Haycock, Neil Pasricha, OLA, OSLA, People for Education, Stephen Abram, strategic planning, Super Conference 2012, Tom Wujec, Wendy Newman | Comments Off

Nurturing Our Digital Literacy

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Anita Brooks Kirkland

(Originally posted February 2, 2011 on Blogger) I write a regular column in School Libraries in Canada (SLIC), the online journal of the Canadian Association for School Libraries. The Winter 2011 edition has just been released, with the theme, Science … Continue reading →