Course description
Dr. Margaret Merga is a Professor (full) in Education and a researcher in English, literacy and school libraries. She has written more than a hundred peer-reviewed and research-informed publications, including six books on reading, literacy, libraries, research methods and research communications.
Margaret gave a keynote at the recent AATE/ALEA National Conference in Hobart. The presentation focused on building a whole school reading culture.
Establishing a reading culture will be repeated in a free 1-hour webinar on October 24th at 12-1pm.
Immediately following this webinar, Margaret will provide another free 1-hour webinar 1-2pm Supporting student wellbeing.
It will cover:
- The importance of student wellbeing in current times
- How library environments can foster wellbeing
- Health resourcing, information literacy, digital health literacy and social media
An additional webinar for school library staff will be held on October 31 12-1pm: Thriving not just surviving: School library professionals’ perspectives on current and future workforce challenges
Course outcomes
- Develop an understanding of how to develop and maintain a school wide reading culture.
- Update knowledge concerning contemporary school libraries and library services.
Contact the School Libraries Team for further information school.libraries@libraries.tas.gov.au
Live sessions only, recordings will not be available.