PLN update – week five
As Victorian teachers enjoy a well-earned holiday, many participants in this year’s Personal Learning Network course are instead taking to Twitter, adding widgets to blogs, and pondering issues of...
View ArticleGuest post: Just teach the normal way, she said
Today’s guest post comes from Kate Mildenhall, Education Officer at the State Library of Victoria and a participant of the 2012 Victorian Personal Learning Network. The post was written in preparation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Getting the most out of Evernote
The 2012 Victorian PLN course has been progressing well, with participants next week beginning Unit 9 of the course. This unit looks at research and referencing with a particular focus on one of our...
View ArticleVictorian PLN webinar recordings
The current Victorian PLN course is now winding down as participants begin reflecting on their course through digital stories and catching up on any units that they may have missed during the term....
View Article2012 Victorian Personal Learning Network
The 2012 Victorian Personal Learning Network course has now come to a close. Participants explored a range of web tools throughout the twelve unit course, reflecting on their work in blog entries and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PLN short course builds your research toolkit
The next round of the Victorian Personal Learning Network has been announced, with the first ever Victorian PLN short course kicking off on November 12 and running for 4 units. The Research Toolkit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PLN registrations are now open
Registrations are now open for the next round of the Personal Learning Network, an online course run by the State Library of Victoria and SLAV. The course is the perfect introduction for teachers or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What it takes to be a DIY Learner
Maria Anderson on Free Range Learning With so much educational content now online for free, many educators are turning to DIY or free-range learning to support their professional development. It’s a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mapping your PLN
In 2010, I read David Warlick’s Gardener’s Approach to Learning: Cultivating Your Personal Learning Network and was inspired to map out my PLN (personal learning network). I’m glad I did because it...
View ArticleNew approaches for VicPLN in 2013
For a few years now, the Victorian Personal Learning Network (PLN) course has provided professional development for school library staff and educators. The twelve-week course was presented online by...
View ArticleVicPLN list of online tools
As part of Unit 4 – Teaching and learning tools in the Victorian Personal Learning Network (PLN), our team has collated a list of online tools for participants to test drive and review. The list has...
View ArticlePLN Plus March 2014
In March the State Library of Victoria will begin a new kind of PLN program, PLN Plus. PLN Plus is designed for teacher librarians and educators who want to find out how to effect change in their...
View ArticlePLN Plus – be the change you want to see
Kelly Gardiner, Online Learning Manager at the State Library of Victoria, is a well-known voice in the VicPLN community, particularly in relation to professional learning for educators and librarians....
View ArticlePLN Plus reflection – community in the making
In this guest post from Sue Osborne, Head of Library Service, Haileybury College, Brighton, she shares her experience of the recent PLN Plus course. I was interested to do the PLN+ because I had...
View ArticleAITSL research project – VicPLN reflection
Last year, some of you completed a survey for us exploring your experiences of the Victorian Personal Learning Network (VicPLN) courses. In this post, we’d like to share our findings. The team at the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Professional Learning Resource Round Up
As we all respond to the directives and guidelines in relation to COVID – 19 our association is working hard to ensure we are doing all we can to support our members. With some schools needing to close...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Online resources
During this time, there are many lists being shared that can help you find quality resources to support online learning in your school. We look for institutions that we know produce reliable and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEW! Discussion Forum
SLAV have started a Discussion Forum where members can share and discuss ideas and resources. To start off, we have created four threads that respond to the current crisis. They are: Online learning...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Share Your COVID-19 School Library Experience
From the team at Students Need School Libraries – COVID-19. It changed Term 1, 2020. It changed the way students and school staff approach Term 2, 2020. It changed the way we view education. It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SLAV Virtual Book Club List May 21st, 2020
We were delighted to welcome so many of you to our very first SLAV Virtual Book Club! Thank you for joining us and for your participation. As promised we are sharing the list of titles discussed...
View Article
