Flexible Blended Learning Course 1, 2025

Information, Media and Digital Literacies - Updated Content

This Flexible Blended Learning Course provides current research in the field of Media, Information and Digital Literacy. It focusses on how young people engage in the digital space, while also considering the movement worldwide to develop Media and Information Literacy skills across all sectors and communities. This course also curates tools, resources and strategies that can be incorporated in Media and Information Literacy programs and services.

This course aims to identify the competencies related to Information, Media and Digital Literacies. At the completion of the course, you will be equipped to develop and deliver programs and services to facilitate the development of critical thinking and media, information and digital literacy skills for your library community.

The cost of this course is $60, which represents outstanding value. 

This course will provide 10 hours of Elective Professional Learning.

Course structure 

2.5.2 Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement.

2.6.2 Use effective teaching strategies to integrate ICT into learning and teaching programs to make selected content relevant and meaningful.

3.3.2 Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem-solving, and critical and creative thinking.

3.4.2 Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning.

7.4.2 Participate in professional and community networks and forums to broaden knowledge and improve practice.

Certificate of participation available via request to: info@slansw.net.au

Special Interest Group - Networking

Face-to-Face Networking for SLANSW Members

Term 2 Meeting:

Thursday 8^th May at 4.30pm

The next Networking Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting with be held at Abbotsleigh Senior School on May 8, between 4:30 – 5:30pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with other like-minded library staff and SLANSW members. 

At this Networking SIG event we will continue our Professional Learning and Reading Club.

Once you have registered the following four resources will be shared for us to view, read and discuss at the meeting -

• Australian Media Literacy Alliance’s Media Literacy Framework
• UNESCO Media and Information Literacy resources
• Media Smarts resources, produced by Canada’s Centre for Digital Media Literacy
• Janicke-Bowles, S. et.al. Digital Flourishing: Conceptualizing and Assessing Positive Perceptions of Mediated Social Interactions. Journal of Happiness Studies (2023) 24:1013–1035 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-023-00619-5

Some of these resources provide great teaching tools, while others will prompt you to think about how we develop Information, Media and Digital Literacy and develop positive relationships with media in our communities. Karen Seeneevassen, Head of Library and Learning Enrichment at Abbotsleigh, will lead a collaborative review of these resources.

Opportunities for networking, afternoon tea, and an informal tour of the new Betty Archdale Library which was officially opened on March 29, will also be available.

As a SLANSW member you are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to add 2 hours (pre-reading & participation) to your accrual of 100 hours of professional development. 

This SIG is a platform to support members and encourage ongoing dialogue in our professional learning community.  It is also only available to SLANSW members as a benefit of membership.

Afternoon Tea will be provided.

How do I participate?

All SLANSW members are welcome to attend this Networking SIG meeting.

You must register to ensure you are sent the location sign in details within 48 hours before your session.