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Jennifer Hall is the Learning and Teaching Resources Coordinator at Bendigo Senior
Secondary College, which combines the role of Library Coordinator and Open
Learning Team Coordinator.
She also leads the Presentation Team which hosts National and International
visitors to the college and provides outstanding opportunity for
knowledge sharing.
She has experience in developing programs across all KLAs
throughout primary, middle and senior years. As a result of her work with teachers
and teacher librarians, Jennifer has become increasingly interested in the development
of online curriculum. She promotes a dynamic and exciting learning environment
which incorporates ICT, information literacy, thinking curriculum and assessment
tools and strategies in the classroom to improve student learning and inspire teacher
professional development.
She is a strong advocate for the teaching role of teacher
librarians and draws on her experiences to develop systematic and collaborative
approaches to information and research skill acquisition for students. Jennifer has
been investigating and developing effective practices to support teachers as they
acquire and extend their skills and knowledge to bring about changes in classroom
practices. In 2004 she was awarded a research fellowship from SLAV to investigate
the, “How effectively our schools are integrating inquiry learning and e-learning into classroom
practice to support student learning” . She is currently involved in an evidence based
action research project with a number of schools across Victoria.
Most recently she has been involved in coordinating and compiling the learning and teaching resource, Researching
Together ; Engaging Minds with the library team and School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV) as a basis for the
development of an Information Literacy Program at BSSC for Years 11 and 12 and associated feeder schools for
Years 7 - 10. This resource is being marketed and distributed by the School Library Association of Victoria
and supports the Principles of Learning and Teaching (PoLT). In 2004 she was the inaugural winner of the
SLAV Research Fellowship in her role as Project Director for the Central Victorian Evidence Based
Practice Research Project
Jennifer is also a member of the PD committee for School Libraries of Victoria (SLAV) and is on the
SLAV council as the Bendigo delegate.
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Researching Together CD
Researching Together : engaging minds provides valuable support for all library professionals. Designed
to be used by collaborative teams of teachers and teacher-librarians, this learning and teaching resource
will enhance learning in all sectors of education and provide a variety of practical tools. These include:
- Research formats in template form, supplied in html, Word and PowerPoint to provide the
scaffolding to customise your own school’s online curriculum design and delivery hosted by your school Intranet
- Online resources and information to enhance your knowledge of higher order thinking skills,
questioning techniques and inquiry based learning to support your student’s learning styles and encourage strategies to develop
independent learners
- Library Essentials provides samples of materials, including ready to use templates that can be used to
enhance your library program. Online and print resources will support information literacy and encourage the
strategic use of ICT to promote a knowledge sharing community where students are connected to real life experiences.
- In Evidence you will learn about evidence based practices to challenge and support student thinking and skill
application. Also included is the importance of documenting and reporting your progress as a learning team
La Trobe University - Masters by Research
The aim of my research is to investigate the most effective instructional design elements teachers can use to create online learning assessment
tasks to bring about improved student outcomes. It will measure how students’ knowledge of their curriculum topic progresses throughout
the research process, tracking engagement and motivation alignment with interest and information seeking skills.
Central Victoria Action Research Project Director
The North Central Action Research Project involves a number of schools across Victoria. Each teacher librarian is working
with a classroom teacher to plan, teach and evaluate a unit of work and provide evidence to demonstrate the learning that
has taken place. Presentation of the units of work will be made in February 2007 and all units of work will be published by SLAV in April 2007.
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2006 Professional Development Presentations
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February 25th The digITal world: linking literacies
UTS Market Campus, Quay St Ultimo, Sydney
Title: Online curriculum involving new and emerging technologies for learning and teaching
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March
SLAV Bendigo Regional Professional Development
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April
La Trobe University Grad Dip Program
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May 19th and 26th and September 1st and 8th
Regional Professional Learning Program
Shepparton, Warragul, Horsham and Geelong
Authentic approaches to learning, teaching and assessment
Implement the Victorian Essential Learning Standards through collaborative partnerships integrating interdisciplinary learning
and personal learning across discipline based domains.
Develop and write learning tasks based on recognised authentic learning models using the ICT tools, templates and online formats
from the SLAV multimedia resources: Researching together: Engaging minds. and Making a difference: Research guide a
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August 8th -11th 2006
ISASA (Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa) Librarians Conference
Linking Learning and Literacies
St Andrews School, Bedfordview, Johannesburg
Keynote Address
Why and how do partnerships between teacher librarians and classroom teachers have such powerful and positive effects on
student outcomes and teacher professional development? What skills and knowledge does each teacher bring to the
partnership that supports student transfer from information seekers to knowledge creator? What type of learning
environment promotes and inspires a community of learners?
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2005 Professional Development Presentations |
Jennifer Hall
Ongoing school based PD :
- Working with a selected group of subject teachers to develop an Information Literacy Program and units of work
supporting PoLT using the learning and teaching resource Researching Together: engaging minds
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SLAV Branch presentations sessions for 2005
Title of workshop for each presentation:
Teacher Librarians – Innovative Partners in Learning and Teaching using Researching Together: Engaging Minds
Eastern Metro Region - March 22
Gippsland – May 24
Melbourne – July
Geelong - October
Warrnambool – November
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March
Thursday 3rd March – SLAV PD Program Launch at ACMI
Thursday 17th March – Presenting at SLAV Full Day Conference
Partners in learning: Curriculum reform and information literacy in action
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April
Saturday 9th April – Wednesday 13th April – Australian School Library Association Canberra (ASLA) Meeting the Challenge
Tuesday 12th April Australian National University –
Information Literacy Program
Tuesday 19th April – Flora Hill SC SOSE Faculty Meeting
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May
Monday 2nd May – 'Up, Up and Away' The Later-Years in Schools Conference
A combined initiative of Loddon Campaspe Mallee Region and
Goulburn North–Eastern Region in conjunction with the
regional Local Learning and Employment networks.
Thursday May 5th – BSSC Internal PD Program Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
Tuesday 24th May – Gippsland SLAV Branch and Grammar School Staff
Teacher Librarians – Innovative Partners in Learning and Teaching using Researching Together: Engaging Minds
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July
Friday 8th – Tuesday 12th July International School Libraries Association Hong Kong
Information leadership in a culture of change.
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August
Friday 19th August _ SLAV Full day conference - International Speaker Series
Focus:
Learners as authentic researchers: Productive pedagogies and the school library.
Essential learning and teaching strategies supported by evidence-based practice.
Speakers: Dr Ross Todd and Dr Carol Gordon, USA –
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September
Monday September 26th - Navcon 2K5 Presentation
How is learning taking place in the BSSC Library?
A Learning and Teaching Resource to inform, innovate and inspire!
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October
La Trobe University Dip. Ed student presentation
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November
Monday November 21st VITTA conference
The digITal world: today and tomorrow Powerful Learning in our Schools using R2G
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