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Navigating the terms and conditions of generative AI
The discussion around the use of generative AI tools in education is ongoing. With more institutions looking to implement these tools in classrooms and lecture theatres, we wanted to investigate their user agreements. We have focused on two key questions to answer for...
Australian Framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Schools
The Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools (the Framework) seeks to guide the responsible and ethical use of generative AI tools in ways that benefit students, schools, and society. The Framework supports all people connected with school education including...
Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters
Book by by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst With their hallmark humour, Beers and Probst present a vision of what reading and what education across all the year groups could be. In particular, they share new strategies and ideas for helping classroom teachers create...
Ensuring Libraries Are Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive
Library Science Degrees Online by Alina Moore, MLIS – San Jose State University | The tasks of information specialists include providing services and setting up an environment so that people can access the resources they need. Information specialists and librarians...
Ethical Foundations for School Library Joy
March 14, 2024 Foundations & Frameworks, Canadian School Libraries Journal. Vol. 8 No. 1, Winter 2024 By Anita Brooks Kirkland How do kids experience school library joy? Is it the joy of finding just the right book? Is it seeing themselves represented in that...
Academic integrity and copyright literacy policy and instruction in K-12 schools: a global study from the perspective of school library professionals
Hossain, Z, Çelik, Ö & Hertel, C 2024, ‘Academic integrity and copyright literacy policy and instruction in K-12 schools: a global study from the perspective of school library professionals’, International Journal for Educational Integrity, vol. 20, no. 1, pp....
School library professionals’ perspectives on current and future workforce challenges
Merga, M. K., & Mat Roni, S. (2025). School library professionals’ perspectives on current and future workforce challenges. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006241309104 While school library professionals work...
Ethics, Values, and Intellectual Freedom in School Libraries
Oltmann, S. M. . (2021). Ethics, Values, and Intellectual Freedom in School Libraries. School Libraries Worldwide, 24(1), 71–86. https://doi.org/10.29173/slw8218 Two foundational documents from the American Library Association, the Code of Ethics and the Core Values...
Motivating book reading during adolescence: qualitative insights from adolescents
Webber, C., Wilkinson, K., Duncan, L. G., & McGeown, S. (2024). Motivating book reading during adolescence: qualitative insights from adolescents. Educational Research, https://www.doi.org.10.1080/00131881.2024.2445618 The article explores factors motivating...
Unpacking the science of reading research
Rollo, G., & Picker, K. (2024). Unpacking the science of reading research.Australian Council for Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-742-7 AbstractThe science of reading (SoR) is a term used for a body of evidence encompassing...