Infomancy n. 1.The field of magic related to the conjuring of information from the chaos of the universe. 2.The collection of terms, queries, and actions related to the retrieval of information from arcane sources.
Here are four questions, presented publicly on the AASL Forum to continue the discussion about the standards. 1) Given the confusion between the very limited actual permissions granted and the much more open permissions that AASL thinks are provided for use of the standards, can you help clarify what the desired level of permission for [...]
The problem is that [a really cool desire to use the standards] is exactly why I brought up this issue for discussion. Under AASL’s current permissions for use, you CANNOT use the language. CANNOT put the standards into Rubicon Atlas (or another curriculum mapping program). CANNOT even link to the pdf document on your website [...]
This past Wednesday, I led a professional development workshop for librarians in the School Library System where I work. We had a professional book discussion around the two new AASL publications; Standards for the 21st Century Learner in Action and Empowering Learners. Overall, the response to these two books was very positive. Kudos (and many [...]
This post addresses two of the objectives presented in the recently released AASL Learning4Life document prepared by the Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force. The objectives are used here under the non-commercial permission granted by ALA. Objective 9: Review, revise, and develop AASL policy statements, position papers, and award applications based on the principles outlined [...]
This post addresses two of the objectives presented in the recently released AASL Learning4Life document prepared by the Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force. The objectives are used here under the non-commercial permission granted by ALA. Objective 7: Profile and target major education and library associations and current AASL partners and alliance organizations. This effort [...]