Reading Review Part C - LIBE 477

I think the most meaningful learning outcome that I have taken away from my research is that I am not the only teacher/teacher librarian who is facing challenges and barriers when it comes to implementing technology at my school.  I tend to set pretty high expectations for myself as a TL (plan engaging, meaningful lessons, collaborate with staff, find good resources, flip to a learning commons, do amazing inquiry projects, respond to all your emails right away, organize library clubs, weed out old books, etc. – to name just a few of my weekly tasks) but the reality is (and I’m slow to learn this) is that I can’t do it all as a part time TL.  Coming to realize this has been a bit of a tough pill to shallow.  After looking through my research I’ve had a sort of “ah ha!” moment in that I have learned many of our schools here in BC face very real issues when it comes to implementing technology and that it is not just my own lack of expertise – although this is certainly an issue too.

It would seem that I have just looked at the tip of the iceberg when it comes to my research.  Clearly there is an abundance of information when it comes to 21rst century learning. My understanding of 21rst century learning is that it teaches students how to learn, how to think critically, how to ask meaningful questions and how to be problem solvers.  Well, if those are the skills we are supposed to be teaching students, certainly we can use those same skill ourselves to help the situation in our schools. There seems to be quite a bit of research acknowledging that there is a problem with the way in which school are adapting (read: not adapting quickly enough) to meet the needs of 21rst century learners. But I would like to do more research on what schools and teachers need to do in order to be more successful with technology.  How can we overcome these barriers? What can be done at the library/classroom level? The school level? The district level? I want any further research to focus a more solid understanding of barriers to digital technology in schools but also, at possible solutions. At rimes the research was frustrating as a lot of information was out of date (I didn't want to look at information prior to 2010) or is was from other places in the world where the situation with technology in school is vastly different.  As I already said, I think I cn still do a lot of research and work on my issue.

Below I have included my works cited.

Works Cited

 

BCCSL - Does Your School Have a Good School Library?" BCCSL - Does Your School Have a Good School Library?”. Web. 03 Oct. 2015

            http://bccsl.ca/does_n.htm

 

"Digital Literacy." Framework. The Government of British Columbia. Web. 4 Oct. 2015.

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dist_learning/digital-literacy.htm

 

"Digital Learners: A Vision for the Future - BC Education." YouTube. Web. 4 Oct. 2015.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pqLv1K72Q0&feature=youtu.be

 

Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium. Background Information. Web. 4 Oct. 2015.

 http://bcerac.ca/about/background-info.aspx
 

Jones, Gwyneth. The Daring Librarian. Personal Blog. Web. 04 Oct. 2015.

            www.thedarlinglibrarian.com

Learning and Leading with Technology: Should there be Limits on Students' Screen Time? Although most Agree that Digital Media have a Place in Education, the Majority of Respondents Believe Limits Help Students Achieve Balance. 38 Vol. International Society for Technology in Education, 09/01/2010. Web. 26 Sep. 2015.

Ng, Wan. New Digital Technology in Education: Conceptualizing Professional Learning for

Educators. 2015. eBook.  Accessed September 24, 2015.