"A leader is most effective when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, his troops will feel they did it themselves." Lao Tzu

This page is used to help Elizabeth and Kylie gather their thoughts on ETL504 "Teacher Librarian as Leader", a unit that is part of the Masters of Applied Science (Teacher Librarianship) at Charles Sturt University. This course is studied via distance education so a wetpaint page is an ideal means by which to communicate and to gather ideas.

Assignment 1:

A brief (a written plan) for a scholarly article. Imagine that you and a colleague have been invited to write a scholarly article for a professional journal. You have been asked to provide a detailed overview of what this article will cover. You do not actually write the article, but you do all the background work in preparation for writing it. Part A is done collaboratively with a partner.

Scholarly: Scholarly articles report on research, and will normally:

1. be peer reviewed or refereed
2. may start with a brief abstract describing the content of the article
3. cite their sources in a list of references or footnotes
4. list the credentials or institution of the author
5. use specialised language that assumes the reader will have some knowledge of the subject
6. describe the methods in any research
7. be published by an academic institution, professional association, research organisation or scholarly publisher

http://www.csu.edu.au/division/library/eresource/peer.html


The article would be written for a non-teacher librarian audience about an aspect of a topic covered by this subject:

Topic: Facilitating collaboration/communication between teachers and the teacher librarian.

Audience: Teachers

Supporting the following Outcome: Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of communication for the teacher librarian and identify strategies to develop and enhance collaboration and marketing/promotion.

Title

The librarian is the best resource in the library
Utilise the most powerful resource in the library - the librarian
From Nerd to Collaborator

Articles

Key Quotes

Evaluative Annotated Bibliography

Annotations between 50 & 100 words

Links

Assignment Standards
Collaboration Blog
Step by Step Guide to Writing a Scholarly Paper