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Hey Shannon,
I enjoyed reading your post and do agree with you. I think a main concern with local council libraries is funding the supplies, so that the makerspace program can be free to library patrons. I believe this is the reason my local council library doesn’t offer makerspaces very often. Perhaps if like you suggested they made it more of a priority there would be more on offer.
Thanks,
Tracey
Hey Debbie,
I was really interested in your post as I too have wanted to learn how to use Endnote. I also am unable to attend on a Tuesday because of work commitments. Were you able to download a copy of Endnote from the uni? As it seems to acquire personally costs $180 for a student. I have just been using Microsoft Word’s ‘manage sources’ which is working ok for me at the moment.
Thanks,
Tracey
Hey Chris,
This program plan looks interesting and I may actually try it with the girls I look after (7yrs,9yrs). The one criticism I did have was that the instructions don’t come with pictures, which would be helpful to see that you have exactly what is needed. I was always overprotective when the girls used scissors at home, but then realised that they use them in school all the time and practice makes perfect. Perhaps they could recommend junior scissors since the plan is aimed at 5yrs +.
Thanks,
Tracey
Hey Chris,
I enjoyed reading your post and agree that tying in programs, products and services with pop culture is a great idea. Pop culture is big business at the moment and there are more and more opportunities to attract users through this area. May 4th is a good example of this and more recently with the Back to the Future date. Having a star wars movie night on the six nights leading up to the release of the seventh movie and having a sci-fi/pop culture collection in focus nearby would be a great program. So many ideas!!!
Tracey
P.S. I will add more photos/video when it is finished and maybe bring it in after class and try and fly it!!!
Hey Steven,
I too argued this topic, this week. The more I read the more I was annoyed. I actually tweeted nbn Australia: @NBN_Australia do you have digital literacy programs in place or are you relying on public libraries to “bridge the digital divide”. I was quite surprised that I received a reply. However the reply was very generic: @Angelchick83 Hi, The nbn network is designed to provide all Australians with access to fast internet services: nbn.tm/1ihlZ2M. I’m guessing that the answer was “no”. I wanted to reply back with the link from their website that said that the nbn will provide the “minimum level of internet service“, but I felt sorry for the employee having to spend their day responding to twitter. Hopefully the government will step up and provide more funding for digital literacy programs now that more of the network is being completed.
Hey Chris,
I was really intrigued by your program review as I recently signed up to my local library and while waiting in line was pleasantly surprised by the number of people. It was packed!! I then realised that the majority were waiting for the Storytime program to start, while the rest were waiting to use one of the five computers. There was at least a half hour wait and one of the computers was sitting unused because it was the one used to teach computer skills. I was surprised also by the number of librarians (at least 5) as from the literature I have been reading I expected there to be maybe one or two librarians looking frazzled trying to provide services in a time of constricting budgets. I agree with you that 3 librarians were not needed to teach two people. They should have a policy that links staff to a ratio. It works in child care in the afternoons where the ratio is 1:7, so if less staff are needed they can go get other work done.
Hey Caitlin,
I enjoyed your post and it has given me some tips for when I undertake the Twitter Chat Champion task in a few weeks time. I too only started using Twitter at the start of the semester and have since discovered that you can private message someone after my tweets to Optus Help were appearing on the feeds of my followers. It has definitely opened my eyes to a whole other world. I also discovered that ‘favourite-ing’ is similar to ‘liking’ a post on Facebook. The topic is a good one and something that I feel passionate about. Living in a lower-socioeconomic area, I see how “left behind” some people are because of the lack of finances and education they have. For instance the local high school is trying to implement a BYOD plan, however parents are refusing to pay for devices. The school is also refusing to allow the librarian to run study skills lessons as it would take away time from curriculum subjects. Whereas, schools in high socioeconomic areas have all students with at least one device and they’re librarians are able to run many programs. The “digital divide” is very much evident in Queensland schools.
Sounds good to me. Yes, on the northside. Are you guys wanting to meet up on the weekends or do you prefer online chat ? I don’t mind really. I can generally be found at the uni on the weekend though as I have a parking permit.
Hey Kate,
I enjoyed your post and found it quite interesting. I actually started to assess my own lesson attempts. I have been a Kindy Kidz (Sunday School) teacher for 3-5yr olds for the past 4yrs and a crèche (0-5yrs) co-ordinator for 7yrs before that. Though we generally only had the one bible story, our lesson was longer on average 1hr and we didn’t have parents sitting in. We did though also include singing, play/acting the story, craft, games, memory verse and activities (playdough, etc).
This age group is such an important one to focus on, as my Nanny School teacher always said “that in the first 5yrs of life you learn all the skills needed to become an adult.”
