Keynote presentation by LYN HAY, Head of Professional Learning, Syba Academy and Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
Presented at the Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop
Friday 21 & Saturday 22 February, 2014
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam
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Anatomy of an iCentre: Concepts and practice in schools
1. Anatomy of an iCentre
LYN HAY
Head of Professional Learning, Syba Academy &
Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
Keynote presentation at Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop
Friday 21 & Saturday 22 February, 2014
Jerudong International & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theorySchool , Brunei Darussalam Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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2. Building a sustainable future
for school libraries
Ā”ļ”āÆexamination of issues, concerns
and potentials of school library
futures
Ā”ļ”āÆneed to build capacity for
a sustainable future where school
libraries become key learning centres
of information, inquiry, innovation,
immersion and instructional excellence
(Hay, 2010a; 2010b; Hay & Todd, 2010)
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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3. 21C project findings
Ā”ļ”āÆThe school library is an important part of
21C school life
Ā”ļ”āÆPedagogical fusion and digital
citizenship
Ā”ļ”āÆRepositioning the school library as a
flexible and dynamic learning space
Ā”ļ”āÆThe challenge: articulating how
school libraries impact on student
learning
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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4. Govt inquiry into status of
school libraries
Ā”ļ”āÆTeacher librarians needed to rethink their role
if their core business was not based on instruction
Ā”ļ”āÆMoving from teacher librarian
āactionsā to student outcomes
Ā”ļ”āÆLack of āhardā evidence provided
by TLs
Ā”ļ”āÆEnablers and barriers to collecting
and documenting evidence of
learning outcomes
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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5. iCentre
Ā”ļ”āÆinformation-technology-learning hub
Ā”ļ”āÆhigh-end multimedia production facility
Ā”ļ”āÆtechnology engine of a networked school + learning
innovation engine
Ā”ļ”āÆlarge, flexible learning space based on fluid design
principles
Ā”ļ”āÆlayout will look different on a daily basis
the form it takes reflects the function
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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7. iCentre
Ā”ļ”āÆtechnical-admin aspects of technology are
secondary to learning
agenda
Ā”ļ”āÆinformation, technology,
curriculum & e-learning
staff are āblendedā
Ā”ļ”āÆconvergence allows
strategic conversations
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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8. āI see an iCentre as an opportunity
for collaboration...not only for students,
but for the power-leaders (silo managers)
to work together.ā
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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9. āImagine an
activity
and we
will make
a space
for itā
High School TL
(Hay & Todd 2010, 2A.5)
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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10. Do you want
Ā”ļ”āÆpedagogy to fuse the work of
information, technology &
learning specialists across the
curriculum?
Ā”ļ”āÆkey information, technology &
learning leaders within a school
combine to consolidate their
efforts?
Ā”ļ”āÆstrengthen the connection
between home and school, and
harness mobile connectivity?
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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11. Do you want
Ā”ļ”āÆto build capacity in your
staff to use digital
technologies to
differentiate learning?
Ā”ļ”āÆto offer a variety of entry
points for students who
differ in abilities, knowledge & skills
Ā”ļ”āÆto offer different approaches to what students learn
(content), how students learn (process) & how
students demonstrate what they have learned
(product)
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Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/policies/gats/programs/differentiate/index.htm
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
12. Do you want
Ā”ļ”āÆto support teachers in effectively leading
learning using 1:1 computing or BYOD?
Ā”ļ”āÆto provide timely,
responsive
information,
technological &
technical support to
staff & students?
Ā”ļ”āÆto support the
development of
personal learning
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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13. Do you want
Ā”ļ”āÆassist teachers in
effectively resourcing
the new curriculum
Ā”ļ”āÆassist students in
developing their
personal technology
toolkit
Ā”ļ”āÆopen classrooms to
inquiry
Ā”ļ”āÆdesign learning for
making
critical & creative inquiry
curiosity & imagination
initiative & entrepreneurship
connectedness & networking
agility & adaptability
inventing & making
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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14. Photo: āBest Interior Design Schools for Library Online ā August 25, 2010
http://www.tktdw.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Interior-design-schools.jpg /
What do you want your
iCentre to look like?
What do you
want your
iCentre to do?
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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15. Form
Function
Brand
Chiara iCentre:
more than just
a library
Maureen Twomey, iCentre Coordinator,
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera, QLD
PLCās 1 degree bar. Permission
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to use photo by Gary Green
16. iCentre is more than a label
Ā”ļ”āÆiCentre requires a re-engineering of āwhat we doā ā
itās more than libraries & labs
Ā”ļ”āÆiCentre brand = a dynamic, responsive, fluid
āinstructional zoneā within & beyond the school
Ā”ļ”āÆa learning centre of information, inquiry, innovation,
immersion & instructional intervention
Ā”ļ”āÆsupports connectivity & collaboration, critical
engagement & creativity, construction &
consolidation
form & function determine your brand
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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17. āThe iCentre brand provides powerful
vision, concepts and terminology to
take to stakeholdersā
School Library
Apple Store
Photo: āSchool Library, circa 1978ā, April 10, 2007.
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnron1/453419769/
Permission by Johnjron1 of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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18. iCentre includes
Ā”ļ”āÆa qualified team of information, technology
and learning experts
Ā”ļ”āÆstrategic and operational functionality driven by an
integrated team approach
Ā”ļ”āÆprovides programs and services to support 21st century
learners
Ā”ļ”āÆrelevant, flexible, 24/7, customised services in school, at
home, ālearning on the runā
Ā”ļ”āÆpedagogy is central to all decision-making, policy and
practice
Ā”ļ”āÆcustomised support for students, teachers,
administrators, parents
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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19. Photo: āHardwired
desktop computers,
on March 11, 2010.
Permission
by
heyjudegallery http://
www.flickr.com/
photos/heyjude/
4423947038/sizes/l/
Flexible access to computers, printers, internet and other
resources, including teaching expertise, before school and
at non class times is valued highly by students, and they
link their academic success to such support.
(Hay 2006)
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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20. What does an iCentre
team do?
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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21. iCentre team
Ā”ļ”āÆresources the curriculum which reflects
multi-format nature of our world
Ā”ļ”āÆsupports inquiry learning, immersive learning
experiences, knowledge construction
Ā”ļ”āÆworks with teachers to design curriculum units that
reconcile multiple literacies
Ā”ļ”āÆsupports transfer and consolidation of literacies
across the curriculum
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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22. iCentre team
Ā”ļ”āÆprovides ānuts & boltsā technical support
Ā”ļ”āÆprovides a program of informal and formal instruction
on digital tools
Ā”ļ”āÆsupports teachers to take risks as learning and
technology innovators
Ā”ļ”āÆprovides learning design to support change in
pedagogical practice
Ā”ļ”āÆleads in the development, implementation &
evaluation of a cross-curricula digital citizenship
program
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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23. Excerpts from PLCās 1 degree bar newsletter
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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24. iCentre team
Ā”ļ”āÆleads in the development, implementation &
evaluation of a cross-curricula digital citizenship
program
Ā”ļ”āÆprovides information leadership in terms of informed
policy development that supports technology access
and instruction, rather than a ābanning before
thinkingā approach
Ā”ļ”āÆmanages the schoolās research program through
evidence-based practice, action research, datadriven policy, sustainability
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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25. What does an iCentre
team look like?
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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26. No one size fits all model
Ā”ļ”āÆPrincipal, deputy principal,
assistant principal
Ā”ļ”āÆDirectors of Curriculum, IT, e-Learning,
Library/Information Services, Pedagogy, Research
Ā”ļ”āÆHead Teachers/Teaching Coordinators of curriculum,
learning technologies, and Teacher Librarians
Ā”ļ”āÆInterested, leading teachers, early edutech adopters
Ā”ļ”āÆTechnical support staff ā technology, library,
administration
Ā”ļ”āÆStudents ā in-school, university
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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27. Lessons learned
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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28. Partnerships, not buildings
Ā”ļ”āÆlibrary staff find ICT staff in the same facility very
convenient
Ā”ļ”āÆlibrary and ICT staff begin to upskill each other in their
respective areas
Ā”ļ”āÆthis has empowered both roles to work more
efficiently and effectively
Ā”ļ”āÆconversations and partnerships develop to the point
where ICT and library services start to blend ā
synergistic teaming
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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29. āThe great benefit to teachers and students is
that the iCentre has now become a
one-shop shop for all their
information, technology and learning needsā
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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30. People, not profiles
Ā”ļ”āÆtargeted projects bring people & expertise
together: digital textbooks, ebooks/audio books,
learning management system, iDevices, BYOB
(teaching/learning in the cloud)
Ā”ļ”āÆprofessional learning programs for teachers, e.g.,
Techie Brekky, Quick Shot, Coaching Clinics
Ā”ļ”āÆstudents as digital learning mentors for students
and teachers
Ā”ļ”āÆeveryone on the team is an expert in something!
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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31. āHaving the technical and library teams
working together on these projects
provided really good fuel to bring us
together and quite happily accept
the concept of becoming
an iCentre teamā
āI observed a
comfortable blending
of rolesā
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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32. By design vs by accident
āI was in a school that had not developed silos
because it was a new school. I have worked in
a very traditional school ... where to change
something is like turning the Titanic.
But here I was in this magic place where there
were no established traditions, no established
culture. Watching something happen with IT
and library, and then reading an article that
confirmed what I was observing and gave me
the ability to articulate that in a very
professional way to my principal. Wow!ā
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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33. By design vs by accident
One principal asked for the Curriculum
Coordinator to be accommodated in the
iCentre due to lack of staffroom
accommodation.
The TLās reaction?
āAnd it was like.
This is an interesting
accident!ā
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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34. By design vs by accident
āWe are on a learning journey with regard to
pedagogy and technology, but this building has
given us many more options to exploreā¦ā
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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35. Principal needs to support
the principle of an iCentre
āYou used the term ābraveā. Schools need
to be brave to converge the facilities,
technologies, people and resources to
develop an iCentre.
Our principal was brave!ā
A fortnightly formal meeting with all library, ICT
and curriculum leadership was held with this
school principal.
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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36. āShe could see the positives that were coming out
of the blending of staff... So then it was the
principal who began to expect and demand that
we work as a team, and set up the culture in the
school that the iCentre was where it wasā¦
and was all going to happen.ā
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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37. Ā”ļ”āÆ Digital normalisation is āwhen the digital technology that
is already used naturally 24/7/365 outside the school
walls is also used in all facets of the schoolās
operationsā (Lee, 2013)
Ā”ļ”āÆ The Taxonomy identifies 24 areas within the schools
where there is clear evidence of ongoing evolution,
covering the likes of the schoolās educational vision, the
operational mindset, the leadership of the principal, the
empowerment of staff and students, pedagogy, homeā
school collaboration, technology support and school
resourcing.
Go to http://www.schoolevolutionarystages.net
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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38. iCentre as a sign of digital
normalisation
āYouāll have noted that as schools move along the
evolutionary continuum they become ever more
integrated and the silo functions disappear.
Tellingly, a number of the pathfinder schools
interviewed had adopted the iCentre approach
advocated by Hay (2012), and in all those
situations that iCentre was playing both a lead
and integral role in the schoolās evolution. That
model clearly fitted those schoolsā situation.ā
(Lee, 2013)
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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39. iCentre as a sign of digital
normalisation
āWhat one can safely say is that the way
forward in ever more integrated school
ecologies, that are virtually daily
undergoing some kind of
transformation, is to ensure the
ālibrariesā evolution is integral to the
schoolās holistic development.ā
Lee, M. (2013). Digital normalisation, school evolution and BYOT:
Positioning the school library. Access, 27(4). Retrieved
http://www.asla.org.au/publications/access/access-commentaries/
digital-normalisation.aspx
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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41. Anatomy of an iCentre
LYN HAY
Head of Professional Learning, Syba Academy &
Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
Keynote presentation at Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop
Friday 21 & Saturday 22 February, 2014
Jerudong International & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theorySchool , Brunei Darussalam Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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44. Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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