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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

The Lighthouse Diary Entries of 2023

I only managed to write five entries this year. Nonetheless, the posts are substantial to the blog and in my journey as school librarian in The Beacon Academy.

The Lighthouse Diary #45: Teaching and Learning Academic Writing -Classes were delivered online last week due to the mass transport strike. We reverted to synchronous and asynchronous sessions almost as quickly and with better ease. The pandemic has taught us agility and flexibility too.

The Lighthouse Diary #46: Mind Maps as Thinking Tools - Today, I had seven research consultations with students. Grade 11s all. It is research season and we are in the initiation and inquiry phase. 


The Lighthouse Diary #47: The Harkness Table - We have adopted and adapted the "Harkness Table" in the Academy. I remember how we struggled and grappled with the idea, concept and methodology of it all since it was introduced in 2010. A decade and a few years after, I can say we are sitting around the table more comfortably. 


The Lighthouse Diary #48: The Pioneer Updates - The Pioneer, our library's online research program is a child of the lockdown years. It turns four years old this school year. While working on updates for TRAILS: Tools for Research And Information Literacy Skills - Assessment, the assessment portal of the program, the idea of redesigning the site comes to mind. It looks like, ah, a Gen Xer. Hahaha (aka it looks like the one who made it).

 The Lighthouse Diary #49: TRAILS 2023 - At the beginning of the academic year, when we meet students for Foundation Days, they undergo an assessment of research and information literacy skills. The BA Library formally started this practice in the academic year 2018-2019. Six years on and we continue to ask questions. 


The Lighthouse Diary #50: Library Matters - For the first time in ages, we have students in the library at study hall, free period and dismissal who are reading, studying and just hanging around with friends. Everyone is respectful of the shared space. 

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