Webinar : Censorship in a Changing World

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An explanation of how censorship is impacting school libraries and the ways that staff can be proactive in managing potential challenges as well as focussing on some of the resources that ALIA has available to assist.

ALIA National Conference; Adelaide

Adelaide Convention Centre North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia Adelaide Convention Centre North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia

The ALIA National conference is just a few days away and the program looks fantastic. For those who are attending, we have identified some fantastic panels and presentations relating to schools: Forging future libraries: Creative collaborations for the sustainability of school libraries; Transforming Schools Engagement Through Partnerships; Generated AI in the School Library Context; Citizen Science Corner:… Read More »

Webinar – Fostering a passion for reading

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Reading is an essential focus area for all school libraries. Join ALIA Schools’ second webinar for 2024 to explore how three practitioners are utilising social media, collection development strategies and wider reading programs to support the development of reading skills and foster a lifelong love of reading in their schools.  Our speakers include: Helen Farch,… Read More »

Advocacy + School Libraries = Influence

In today’s educational climate school libraries are still advocating for their relevancy. So how does the school library ascertain its relevancy?  Some key ways are by providing successful services and programs, ensuring positive learning experiences for students, knowing client needs, communicating with key stakeholders and supporting the school’s curriculum.  Join us for an engaging half-day… Read More »

AI in Education: navigating the perfect storm

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Guest Speaker - Dr Kay Oddone (Lecturer and Course Director MEd. Teacher Librarianship, Charles Sturt University) In today's 'information perfect storm,' we are faced with unprecedented access to information, blurred lines between fact and opinion, and the rapid content generation enabled by generative AI technologies. This presentation by Dr Kay Oddone will explore how this… Read More »