tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388355664845525542024-02-07T12:53:25.576-08:00LibrarJuan's DomainHalf-Librarian. Half-Journalist | Half-Neutral. Half-Activist Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-23875250374282528972023-04-24T00:18:00.002-07:002023-10-03T21:32:35.578-07:00A Day in the Life of a Librarian: Celebrating the Joys of Our Profession!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXq91B17MuZtVWo0W3I6P5kjN9ymOLNALkP4gL3b4p1uqOioo0OTYlu-Ac5W9PY2TuhmKd1zyhCZFz89HkH3TRK1Z2wGKzx7IOkXWMz3uw4WnyHUPUKcnoS2uWtGqwkt8U54qlN-1MFy2q-8N0Wcl_0Vj8WDbsGSjAdiPNRrpTc3nidVlLHvn1z2uT1w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="960" data-original-width="956" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXq91B17MuZtVWo0W3I6P5kjN9ymOLNALkP4gL3b4p1uqOioo0OTYlu-Ac5W9PY2TuhmKd1zyhCZFz89HkH3TRK1Z2wGKzx7IOkXWMz3uw4WnyHUPUKcnoS2uWtGqwkt8U54qlN-1MFy2q-8N0Wcl_0Vj8WDbsGSjAdiPNRrpTc3nidVlLHvn1z2uT1w=w319-h320" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>by JVC Abatayo</b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ahoy, fellow book sailors! Today, I wanted to take a moment
to share some of the amazing things about being a librarian that make me fall
in love with this kind of job every day. So, grab a cup of tea, cozy up in your
favorite reading nook, and let's dive into the world of libraries! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Connecting
people with the best book</b>: As a
librarian, there's nothing more rewarding than helping someone find that
one book that sparks their imagination, expands their knowledge, or
touches their heart. The joy on their faces is truly priceless!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Lifelong
learning</b>: The library is a treasure
trove of information, and being surrounded by books daily means we're
always learning something new. Plus, we get to attend conferences,
workshops, and webinars to stay up-to-date on the latest trends in our
field.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Inspiring
the next generation of readers</b>:
As a librarian, we have the privilege of introducing young minds to the
magic of reading. From storytimes to book clubs, it's an incredible
feeling to witness children's love for literature grow and flourish.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Building
a sense of community</b>:
Libraries are more than just repositories of books - they're vibrant
community hubs where people of all ages come together to learn, create,
and connect. It's an honor to be part of an institution that fosters
inclusivity and brings people closer.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Endless
variety and excitement</b>: No two
days are the same in the life of a librarian! One day we might be
organizing a local author event, and the next we could be helping a patron
with genealogy research or hosting a DIY craft workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The
power of collaboration</b>: Working
closely with colleagues, patrons, and other institutions, librarians often
collaborate on exciting projects, such as preserving local history,
developing new programs, or creating digital resources to benefit the
community.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The
gift of storytelling</b>: As a
librarian, we have the unique opportunity to not only recommend stories
but also bring them to life through engaging storytelling sessions and
interactive book discussions, sparking curiosity and creativity in
listeners of all ages.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Helping
others navigate the digital world</b>: In an
increasingly digital age, librarians play a crucial role in helping
patrons access and navigate digital resources, from e-books and databases
to online learning platforms. It's incredibly rewarding to empower others
with digital literacy skills!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Witnessing
personal growth</b>: As
librarians, we get to be a part of our patrons' personal and educational
journeys. From helping someone improve their job skills to assisting with
research projects, it's truly heartwarming to see the positive impact our
work has on others.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Embracing
curiosity and creativity</b>:
Libraries offer a safe space for people to explore new ideas, ask
questions, and experiment with different forms of expression. Being a
librarian means encouraging and nurturing this spirit of curiosity and
creativity in our patrons daily.</span></li>
</ol><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There's so much to love about being a librarian, and these
are just a few of the reasons why our profession is so special. Do you have a
favorite librarian or library memory? Share your stories in the comments, and
let's continue to celebrate the joys of librarianship together!</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-36867702838808433132022-08-05T18:54:00.003-07:002023-10-03T21:35:21.171-07:00On Teaching and Transforming<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvLpkcUynPH2j-rc5f0qTQZduWtVZF4YGfpoLY2dHjsVgs8rZCq5u6MvxWn57hsoAaSYEWmBC2OR2gntXrc0fTsPMAQR6eUuJo4-wBUDgD_BRC7Rpp96bra9pdhZnNkc_YpeXvSiQn5UXjyv-nE50i9YNvKJpbsTQkj0muONB-grW7O-ve-ia3TTv9Yw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="339" data-original-width="508" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvLpkcUynPH2j-rc5f0qTQZduWtVZF4YGfpoLY2dHjsVgs8rZCq5u6MvxWn57hsoAaSYEWmBC2OR2gntXrc0fTsPMAQR6eUuJo4-wBUDgD_BRC7Rpp96bra9pdhZnNkc_YpeXvSiQn5UXjyv-nE50i9YNvKJpbsTQkj0muONB-grW7O-ve-ia3TTv9Yw=w640-h429" width="640" /></a></div> by: JVC Abatayo<p></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">Recently,
I explored an enlightening educational video, as recommended by our Ph.D.
Professor, which poignantly discusses the importance of curriculum through
Andrew Hammond's analytical lens. Hammond underscores a crucial perspective on
how educational institutions illuminate pathways of knowledge, designed to be
advantageous for students' future journeys, while also critiquing the prevalent
focus on grades rather than holistic academic performance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hammond
provocatively questions the extensive emphasis placed on the grading system
within our educational establishments. He argues for a shift towards valuing
the journey of academic performance over the ultimate numerical outcome.
Indeed, behind each curriculum, result, and grade, pivotal factors that cannot
be overlooked emerge, which demand our attention and introspection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Inspired
by Hammond's analytical narrative on prioritizing cultural considerations
before curriculum, if entrusted to establish my own school, I would embed
flexibility at its core. This would facilitate a learning environment
accommodating myriad learning styles and strategies, ensuring no student is
marginalized or demoralized due to isolated poor performances. My ethos would
hinge on recognizing various enablers and predictors that facilitate academic
flourishing, with a special emphasis on experiential learning, enriched through
social experiences, emotional connectivity, affinities, innovation, and
creativity. This approach not only echoes the genuine sentiments of learners
but also profoundly impacts their curricular interactions and achievements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Moreover,
I aspire to amplify the role of philosophical inquiry within the educational
framework, nurturing student engagement and enhancing the reasoning skills,
particularly among low-performing students. Philosophical inquiry, by
addressing frequent, debatable, and central questions – such as those
surrounding happiness, moral principles, existence, and knowledge – holds the
power to ignite curiosity and deepen understanding among students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
incorporation of philosophical inquiry in pedagogy stands out as a distinctive
tool, unlocking students’ latent potentials, something unattainable through
traditional instructional methodologies. It empowers students to demonstrate
their aptitude in engaging in dialogues, utilizing reasoning skills, and
participating in various classroom activities that symbolize proficient
students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In
conclusion, the necessity to scrutinize, reflect upon, and reshape the
curriculum is palpable. Ensuring educational flexibility is paramount to impart
the holistic learning that genuinely addresses students' needs. As educators,
it is imperative that we lessen our reliance on conventional educational
paradigms, instead embracing innovative approaches that catalyze positive
transformations within our educational systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo From: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/black-and-white-holding-hands</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-19066617587783053602022-02-27T17:21:00.004-08:002023-10-03T21:37:19.398-07:00Building Dreams through Educational Assessments: A Reflection<p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnNjFbFb8SGOcdWi_prQlkRnf102328A7mPqVPX7lT2WjdGLNn-vDSmhynp6L6K0ETpVqdpI6LNsktU7JJmBpaE42QHqTpUiCEnE5Kepk5JShVdIOOnzmsE-3bqiM3ELAJ5iXNraQV98UVQP86KpS8XJ_6nmU3eZUz0nLEYX9necc06PtjmHH2KRbOEQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1201" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnNjFbFb8SGOcdWi_prQlkRnf102328A7mPqVPX7lT2WjdGLNn-vDSmhynp6L6K0ETpVqdpI6LNsktU7JJmBpaE42QHqTpUiCEnE5Kepk5JShVdIOOnzmsE-3bqiM3ELAJ5iXNraQV98UVQP86KpS8XJ_6nmU3eZUz0nLEYX9necc06PtjmHH2KRbOEQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by JVC Abatayo</div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">The
global landscape is undergoing significant transformations, prompting a pivotal
shift in teaching and learning approaches alike. Amidst these disruptions, it's
imperative to address the burgeoning demands of the future without placing
undue reliance on standardized tests.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In our
contemporary era, the requisite skills are evolving, necessitating the infusion
of competencies such as complex communication, higher-order thinking, routine
and non-routine manual skills, and routine cognitive abilities into the
educational paradigm. Hence, I wholeheartedly concur that standardized tests,
in their current form, cannot fully foster the acquisition of these varied
skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Why
does this view resonate with me? I believe standardized tests can inadvertently
erode the quality of education by imposing limiting and exacting frameworks.
They often inhibit educators from exploring, innovating, and adopting flexible
teaching methods. Furthermore, standardized tests have been associated with
heightened student anxiety and stress, sometimes escalating to severe pressure
and depression, due to their prescriptive and high-stakes nature. Such a
unidimensional approach to assessment neglects the diverse potential and unique
trajectories of learners, which is indeed detrimental.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Comparatively,
numerous countries are pioneering exploratory and individualized approaches in
their educational systems to ensure that no student is marginalized. These
systems prioritize being attuned to and supportive of the specific needs of
their learners over homogenizing and generalizing education through
standardized tests. Their emphasis on learner welfare illuminates a path from
which the Philippines, among other nations, can derive invaluable insights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My
firm belief is that our educational assessments need to be both realistic and
pragmatic. The practical application of knowledge is crucial, rendering it
active and meaningful, as opposed to being passively accumulated through mere
memorization. Although memorization possesses its own merits, it does not alone
facilitate in-depth learning. I contend that analysis stands as a cornerstone
to actual understanding. Permitting students to explore beyond their
conventional boundaries and encouraging them to think innovatively and
critically are paramount. Consequently, educational assessments should not
thwart their ambitions but should instead catalyze their ongoing development
and continuous self-enhancement!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-8d9f4630-7fff-715c-27f9-72a94a005ea7"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Reference:</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Darling-Hammond, L. (2015, June 30). Testing, Testing. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G_vWcS1NTA.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Photo from: </span></span><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">https://www.viewsonic.com/library/education/educational-assessment-tools-summative-formative/</span></span></span></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-51460256282920462792021-07-13T00:07:00.004-07:002021-07-13T00:07:25.761-07:00Let there be Quizlet and Padlet<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quizlet You Soar the Highest in Teaching!</span></span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeGf3O3cicUzr8ujG1mLYEjhYBYEoxYbC6PtzMaBOlqzv9RoX5cVrRJL2dDnrcoQToeT_nWC3o2gs9ZmFcuSXK3Wuf23yXzPf3ZeErfufoFF9gtIfrWVafvmurktDFtjWxqYQ1G0M02E5/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1095" data-original-width="2470" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeGf3O3cicUzr8ujG1mLYEjhYBYEoxYbC6PtzMaBOlqzv9RoX5cVrRJL2dDnrcoQToeT_nWC3o2gs9ZmFcuSXK3Wuf23yXzPf3ZeErfufoFF9gtIfrWVafvmurktDFtjWxqYQ1G0M02E5/w400-h178/image.png" width="400" /></a></i></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Reaching greater heights in the new normal education becomes
easier now because of the existence of various online educational tools that
enable teachers and learners to bring out the best in them. In this part of the
article, I am going to illuminate the beauty of Padlet for you to see how this marvelous
tool can change your life forever. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Quizlet is a digital educational tool that contains immense
studying materials about numerous topics or subject matters created by other
users. Its study sets are for free and any user can make their own learning
materials and share them with others to foster resource sharing. The information
you can acquire from this app can be presented through flashcards, quizzes, and
games so that you can utilize them to uplift student engagement or just create
an exciting learning experience in the class. Isn’t it astounding?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Just like the other digital tools that I have tried
using, I got a fantastic experience using the Quizlet on my own. It was just a trial-and-error
session. When it comes to its accessibility, I find it user-friendly for I can
just simply sign up and login without complications. It can be used by Android
and iPhone users, and since I am an android user, that’s a good thing for me. As
to the learning materials, I can just look for the available ones that are
relevant to the topics I want to acquire. Also, I tried creating learning
material and I was stunned because I can add up multimedia resources that can
make the content more creative and attractive. For you to have varied choices
of presenting the learning material, you can choose the modes like flashcards,
learn, spell, test, match, and gravity. These modes are very enthralling, but what
I love the most is the gravity.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">However, I can also see two downsides to this
tool. First, the reliability, accuracy, and credibility of the learning
materials can be questioned because these shared resources are not validated or
reviewed, that is why it is necessary to properly and thoroughly assess the
information being presented to you before using it. Second, I know that it’s
free but what’s painful about open access is that you can just explore or navigate
limited features, unless you will upgrade and avail the premium platform for
you to have the additional customizations and enhancements. Despite these
problems, I can still consider Quizlet as a very functional tool that we,
educators can use as a weapon to channel the enthusiastic energy of learning even
if we are having a hard time dealing with this pandemic.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In 2016 qualitative data analysis of Bruce Lander
about what the students think about Quizlet, results have shown that most of
the students resoundingly love the digital flashcards but there are also some
of them favor more traditional methods of learning the vocabulary. He also
expects further additions and augmentations from Quizlet. With this study, I
can say that it is very important for us, educators to utilize this tool and to
consider redefining and reimagining our teaching practices (from traditional to
modern) by marrying the technology so that the students can be more betrothed in
learning and discovery. We need to more open to progress and innovation. Whatever
age bracket we are in, seasoned or not, we all need to level up and embrace the
new normal education because there’s no other way but to move forward.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">With the amazing experiences that I had when I tried
using Quizlet, I would love to use it again, especially in this upcoming academic
year. Now I will start exploring for more and maybe if I will have the budget,
I will consider unlocking the premium platform to maximize its functionality. I
would also love to share it with my colleagues for them to know that we can still
do more despite the hardships this pandemic gave us. Indeed, we can soar the
highest in the field of education with the aid of Quizlet. Just let the Quizlet
do the magic!</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unlocking Padlet: Opening the Door to Literacy</span></span></i></b><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78BXySkPRHvYxmWttG_bn1XXxnhsdVLy38QO-Ym6pAqBo3SogMpDuNvsPQMdewwYLxEwLVFg1NOWAsnAlnAr3xu91syLcm3famkqO-nA5ewaaRJJZrZR4hbubO4MfAuDiZ6oc_gM3TRu5/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78BXySkPRHvYxmWttG_bn1XXxnhsdVLy38QO-Ym6pAqBo3SogMpDuNvsPQMdewwYLxEwLVFg1NOWAsnAlnAr3xu91syLcm3famkqO-nA5ewaaRJJZrZR4hbubO4MfAuDiZ6oc_gM3TRu5/w400-h225/image.png" width="400" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /></i></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> I
know it’s so metaphorical to say that information and communication technology
is now our best pal to combat against the cruelties of this pandemic and to survive
in this new normal education, but it’s totally the reality. With its glory, smart
and analytical learning is still possible and feasible even if it’s now done
differently. For some, this new system is bizarre because of their reluctance, but
for me, I have to break free from the bondage of information uncertainty and
illiteracy by creating awesome learning experiences with help of the
flooding digital tools.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> New
added tool to the list is the Padlet. This technological tool can be a great
venue for students to post and share notes in the same place. The notes can be provided
in various formats like links, images, videos, and other types of documents.
Students can easily use this tool to enhance their quality of learning by
conducting group research, unleashing creativity, improving class participation,
and acquiring class updates. Mostly, this technology tool can empower collaboration
among learners for them to lift each other’s up in this new normal learning
environment. </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In terms of its functionality and practicality for
the teachers as the facilitators of learning, it can be used in many fruitful
ways. It can serve as a digital wall that is very useful in the classroom. Specifically,
you can use this to do recapitulation or asking students to post a synthesis of
what they have learned from the previous lessons and activities. It can also help
you gather students’ class expectations, organize collaborative notetaking, conducting
living Webquest, wrapping up the day by asking questions about what they have
learned, letting students store, share, and export relevant images, links,
and topics, asking students to share ideas, acquiring whiteboard answers, and many
more. This tool is endless and we can ensure that with its help, the pandemic
can’t take its toll on the quality of teaching and learning. It can be your bulletin
board, billboard, blackboard, whiteboard, and boredom destroyer!</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When it comes to my experiences with this tool, I
still like the fact that it’s easy to use. From signing up to the actual utilization,
I find this accessible. In signing up and logging in, I use my Google account
to keep it simple. Obviously, I have just used the free version because I don’t
have the budget yet to upgrade it to the Pro version, but it’s manageable even if
it’s just a free version. So, since it’s just free, I am only allowed to create
three padlets at a time, but you can just delete them afterward if you want to
make new ones. There are actually options that you can do to use it differently.
We can have it in a form of a wall, canvas, stream, grid, shelf, backchannel,
map, or timeline. Our posts can be enhanced by selecting backgrounds, choosing
font styles, selecting the color scheme, attaching links, multimedia files, and
other documents, etc. I have found out that we can change the privacy of the
post. After the basic steps that you need to do, we can just post the content,
make it accessible to our students, and start exploring its possibilities for
teaching and learning.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In the 2019 paper of Inma Beltran-Martin about the
utilization of Padlet for collaborative learning, it was found out that the students
were highly contented with the use of this technology tool in class because it
can help them achieve a good academic performance. Moreover, it was confirmed
that it can successfully support the collaborative work of the learners. With these
results, we can really prove that Padlet can save you in handling the virtual
classroom.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I strongly believe that Padlet can be greatly used,
just like other technology tools, in making the new normal learning more
interactive and more alluring to our learners. With the multiple advantages of
this tool, we can organize a safe place for us teachers and learners to gather,
share, and expand ideas. It’s like a social networking site that solely for
educational purposes. Aside from its stride for academic excellence, it also helps
foster camaraderie. Also, I would like to focus on the advantages of this tool
(even if there are not-so-serious loopholes or hitches). Aside from the fact
that it can be used for free, it is easy to use and it allows you to connect heartily
and intellectually with your students.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In the meantime, I will just settle for the free
version, since we also have a learning management system that also has this
tool’s features. However, I still find it more creative and more engaging so I
would really find time to utilize it and showcase its beauty and brilliance to
my students. I want to connect more with them, especially that this pandemic hinders
me to effectively monitor them. I strongly think that this tool will help me make
them updated and espoused in learning. Together, we will unlock this Padlet’s full
features and advantages to open the door that leads to academic excellence!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Author:</b> <i>JVC Abatayo</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photo Credits: </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">https://www.generalatlantic.com/media-article/quizlet-raises-series-c-funding-from-general-atlantic/</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/18/padlet-raises-1-2-million-for-its-easy-to-use-collaborative-website-builder/</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-988237378748664682021-07-07T00:38:00.006-07:002021-07-07T00:55:21.501-07:00The Beauty of Plickers and the Power of Google<p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Plickers
can help you Teach!</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAWCDv65psPOJJV686xH5_h_XfCIlyk252okocG4LwRohNbazoDPmiX7VaNePC98AIgi8GFzc4ctoIKmstDydjAs2b_L7xY8dD0zO3_NnS63RSfc1WVvC0UuW97FqKMXoag1AdGTT8B1E/s980/real-time-formative-assessment-without-the-need-for-student-devices.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="980" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAWCDv65psPOJJV686xH5_h_XfCIlyk252okocG4LwRohNbazoDPmiX7VaNePC98AIgi8GFzc4ctoIKmstDydjAs2b_L7xY8dD0zO3_NnS63RSfc1WVvC0UuW97FqKMXoag1AdGTT8B1E/w400-h225/real-time-formative-assessment-without-the-need-for-student-devices.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><div style="text-align: justify;">To those who are not familiar with Plickers yet, it is an
amazing application that is inexpensive and free at the same time. You can
upgrade your experience but rest assured, it is very cheap. It is actually an
educational tool that enables teachers to conduct real-time formative
assessments without being problematic if the students don’t have devices or
gadgets. You can simply use it in the classroom when it comes to
pre-assessments, exit tickets, and class surveys.</div><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">After the presentation of the discussant and the
demonstration she did, I’ve tried using it and exploring it to see and
appreciate its beauty. Using my laptop and my android phone and of course the
downloaded Plicker cards, I’ve tried mimicking a classroom scenario. It was
hard since I didn’t get real participation from students because it was just
a practice but I’ve found out that those cards will be used by the students to
have their responses. All they have to do is to rotate the card to give their answer
and the instructor will just scan the card to acquire the instant results. As
simple as that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Numerous studies have confirmed the efficacy of heightening
student opportunities to respond to growing academically engaged attitudes. When
it comes to the reliability of Plickers as an educational tool, there are also existing
studies that exposed its splendor. In 2019, David Bradley Kent indicated in his
paper that Plickers is an ultimate tool that can be used to engross students of
all ages in formative assessment. He further emphasized that it is unique because
it can do the assessment by taking technology out of the learner's hands while at the
same time, assessing all students at once. In 2017, Morgan G. McCargo conducted
a study about the effects of Plickers as response cards on academic engagement
behavior in high school students. He hypothesized that the use of it will augment
academically engaged behavior class-wide and minimize disorderly behavior among
students. Thus, based on these two pieces of literature, we can say that Plickers
can help empower student engagement at school.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">What I love about Plickers is that is it is so enjoyable and
easy to use. It boosts student engagement because no one will be left behind
and everybody will be given a chance to stand and deliver. Moreover, it can be
done in real-time and it will surely ease your burden in terms of getting the data
of your assessments because it can give you automatic feedback. Furthermore, I
love the fact that it uses online games and lessons in which it can really help
me up as a college instructor, especially that our school is only catering to online learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">I can’t wait to utilize this tool in the upcoming academic
year. I know it will be difficult to orient or train my students to effectively
use it because it is very simple to use if we look at the procedures. It is
also accessible because it can be used by students of all ages and they don’t
need extra efforts or modifications just to participate or be interactive in
the class. I am hoping that my plan to use it will be put into action. I will
do my best to make my class more engaging and enthusiastic so that my students
can appreciate online learning. With the aid of these available applications or
tools and with our undying passion for education, we can successfully thrive,
prosper, survive, and get out one piece and triumphant from this maze-like
predicament!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Google Suite Can Save the Day!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0AySQ0-tTe1nKqbXohEh6AXFJ21NEucin7aV4LmjXZuc-7EP3x4GU5mvcWYkiwUHqSKndadADRmKkRtl_4XHmRWC969DHInI2etG1PHfBUtaKlxb0TaocgzIgglM_e0CNrdZFW5sBtSU/s854/G-Suite-Google-Apps.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0AySQ0-tTe1nKqbXohEh6AXFJ21NEucin7aV4LmjXZuc-7EP3x4GU5mvcWYkiwUHqSKndadADRmKkRtl_4XHmRWC969DHInI2etG1PHfBUtaKlxb0TaocgzIgglM_e0CNrdZFW5sBtSU/w300-h400/G-Suite-Google-Apps.png" width="300" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">What makes Google dominating and rising? Is it because it controls
the cloud? Is it because it powers up everything? Or is it because it is the most
superb educational tool nowadays?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Did you know that it is not called Google Apps now? Ladies
and gentlemen, let’s pave the way for the Google Suite! It’s creating a revolution
in cyberspace because of its massive capabilities and the huge opportunities
it brings. One of its servants is Google Forms. This tool helps people to go
beyond the office suite. If you’re a teacher, this tool can give you advantages
of efficiently doing assessments, especially in this new normal learning
environment where most educators find it hard to handle online education. Aside
from that, it can also your means to communicate, get feedback, and collaborate
with students and colleagues for it will provide you real-time and quick
results. If you are a researcher, this is a big hit for you because you don’t
need to meet with your respondents in the far-flung areas just to administer
your survey questionnaires and experience various risks. Through Google Forms,
we can save time, space, effort, and money. It’s your best buddy when you think
that the pandemic hits you hard!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">I really consider myself a big fan of Google Forms
because it can let me do a lot of things. In my work as an educator, I can make
use of it to conduct quizzes or exams and give assignments or homework. It can
also help me organize webinars and in-house training and symposiums. In fact,
libraries nowadays even use Google Forms to acquire feedback from the users
aside from using library management systems. It helps me and my students successfully
conquer their research despite the restrictions of the pandemic. It can be our
remedy in every pandemic’s misery!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Moreover, I also want to emphasize the superiority of the
Google Suite as a whole. It is not only free for educational institutions; it
can also help them handle gracefully the new normal education because of its known
accessibility and functionality. Google Suite awes me so much because of how it
effectively facilitates easy interaction, collaboration, learning, and teaching
without being problematic in terms of cost and technicality. From the
productive or office suite up to the high-end online experiences, Google Suite
can really promise you one thing—awesomeness!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">As to the existing studies on the usability of Google Suite,
most of the results denote the majesty of this online universe. In the paper of
E. Romero and colleagues (2018), it was highlighted that Google Suite for
Education and ‘Google Universe’ in general is a prevailing group of combined
tools that is worth utilizing. It is a boundless option if educators and learners
want to work in the most engaging way using collaborative and easy-to-handle
tools for enhancing their learning approaches. Aside from this piece of
literature, there are massive studies about the Google Suite as an effective
tool for teaching and learning. These studies can attest to how exceptional it is.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Definitely, I will continue enjoying the benefits of Google
Suite. Without it, I can’t really imagine how things will work accordingly in
my life as an educator and a regular individual in the darkest hours of the
pandemic. Without it, the world will surely meet its downfall. Yes. It’s not an
exaggeration but I think that could happen, especially that there are many
learning institutions that rely on its mercy and compassion. I know that there
is so much to explore because Google has lots and lots of features. Possibly,
it will require so much from us, but one thing is for sure, Google Suite can
always save the day!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Photo Credits: </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">https://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/1755-real-time-formative-assessment-without-the-need-for-student-devices</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: xx-small;">https://www.adhesion.co.nz/other/gmail-for-business</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">First
and foremost, I’d like to like to congratulate the two discussants for the
substantial presentations. Last time, they have presented two very interesting
and relevant topics which are SAMR and Quizizz. Before we go directly to my
realization and introspection about these topics, let us first find out more
about their definitions. The first presenter successfully enlightened us about
the beauty of the SAMR Model. The acronym SARM stands for the “Substitution
Augmentation Modification Redefinition”. It is actually a model that provides a
scheme of considering how computerization and automation positively influence
learning and teaching. It emphasizes the significance of educational technology
as an important catalyst for enhancing the quality of instruction and how it
helps learners and educators progress with the aid of technological tools and
advancements. The only concern that we need to consider when dealing with this
model is the level of student engagement. However, we can’t deny the fact that
computer technology is the trend now and it unstoppably creating huge and
significant impacts on our education today.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To
be specific, let us understand each level for us to comprehend well. First, the
substitution level indicates that the computer technology can be used to
perform a task that is better than the traditional or usual ways, just like
asking students to print out handouts and submit it afterward. Second,
augmentation manifests how computer technology can be an effective tool to do
common tasks and from the name itself, it signifies that we can do some
improvements to the student experience using technology which also helps
increase or empowers learners’ sense of productivity and unleash their full
potentials. An example of augmentation is when students will take a certain
quiz with the use of Google Form instead of having the typical pencil and paper
style. Third, the modification phase encourages us to level up even more by
using technology to redesign significant tasks and by transforming or doing a
positive change to the design of the lessons and their learning outcomes, just
like utilizing a learning management system (ex: Schoology, NEO LMS, Google
Classroom, Moodle, Canvas, etc.) to manage the logistical aspects of handling a
classroom, just like monitoring the grades of the students, communicating with
them, creating calendars and administering assignments. Lastly, the
redefinition level speaks about learning that can be essentially renovated at
the “redefinition level” which enables activities that we thought are
impossible to commence or unimaginable. An example of it is when we use virtual
pen pals which allow us to contact others even if they are in remote or fa
places or when students can connect with the experts and professionals relevant
to what they are doing or what their teachers are asking them to do. A teacher
can also do virtual field trips or virtual educational travels or organize a
webinar for students who want to learn from specialists.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
second presenter thoroughly discussed Quizizz. From the name itself, it
is actually an awesome assessment tool that enables teachers and students to
create and utilize one another’s quizzes. It’s actually a user-friendly and
accessible tool that provides a haven for teachers to organize and facilitate
live contests, quizzes, and assessment tasks, and the students can actively and
excitingly participate in the given tasks. By just doing the simple steps like
providing the students the access code, they can access afterwards the live
quiz or timed competition. After taking the assessment tasks, they can actually
review their answers and you, as a teacher can have the compiled data to
monitor students’ performances.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegWi9mTLzicsan2lglL2Q6mg6aH_KZD4hMExGatKHIWktwM1lV2JihCtUJSrtDnhR9rt9QtKHRF3F75DwuF5wOPx3-GFF4zWKp-tSEYBcc-cue8NL4EDo3X838K_QH1xohKix2TKGJMal/s500/1996bd0c-a7e3-4965-9eac-e052089be6cf_900_900.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegWi9mTLzicsan2lglL2Q6mg6aH_KZD4hMExGatKHIWktwM1lV2JihCtUJSrtDnhR9rt9QtKHRF3F75DwuF5wOPx3-GFF4zWKp-tSEYBcc-cue8NL4EDo3X838K_QH1xohKix2TKGJMal/s320/1996bd0c-a7e3-4965-9eac-e052089be6cf_900_900.png" /></a></div><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In
terms of the usability and accessibility of this tool, it has a minimalist
layout and the procedures of using it are very easy to follow which is a great
thing because it doesn’t overwhelm the users. Another good thing is that you
can apply the SAMR Model using Quizizz. Through substitution, the learners can
perform a task on the Quizizz instead of having the usual written quizzes. In
augmentation, while they are taking the quiz, the students can view their
responses and others’ too in which they can compare the results while remaining
anonymous. In the modification, they are allowed to quickly review their
responses and make some changes before the teacher can give scores. In
redefinition, the teachers can have the compiled data of the results in the
form of a spreadsheet to analyze the performance of the students and make some
changes or decisions afterward, especially if there are topics that need
serious attention (University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2021).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When
it comes to my experiences, to be honest, it was my first time to hear and
learn about SAMR Model. I have never heard about it before. But surprisingly, I
have found out that I have been thoughtlessly applying the model in my classes
using our learning management system which is the NEO LMS. Through it, we can
post in the news feed the important announcements and every student can read
them immediately. We can also communicate with them using chat and receive
real-time responses and notifications. We can also creatively create classes
there by choosing specific designs and augmentations. We can also administer
different assessment tasks like online quizzes, offline assignments, team
activities, games, dropbox, essays, surveys, debates, SCORM quiz, and google
assignments. We can enter content such as texts, images, videos, and
animations. We can upload our resources in the lessons corner or store them in
the library. We can immediately connect to Google Meet and Zoom without hassle.
We can also monitor automatically their grades, progress, and performances. As
instructors, we also have the capacity or the authority to manage the settings
in case if there needed enhancements or transformations. This LMS is actually
considered the world’s best LMS for schools and universities in the Philippines
because of its various relevant features.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As
to the Quizizz, I only got the chance to experience its amusing functionality
when some of my GS classmates in Capitol University introduced it to us and
administered pretest and posttest during their topic presentations. Our LMS
also has the same functionality but I would honestly say that Quizizz is more
straightforward and easier to use. As a College Instructor, possibly I will
consider using it in the near future, but as of the moment, I can fully rely on
our LMS because of the massive features that we can utilize.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I
strongly believe that the SAMR model is very relevant in this time of the
pandemic. Indeed, educators need to familiarize and utilize this model to have
a smooth-sailing and innovative way of delivering online education without
neglecting the students’ welfare and education. Its phases are easy to
comprehend because the processes are clearly manifested. What I really love
about it is that it can really transform the usual way of learning. It has
great and promising outlooks about improving the quality of education and it
enables educators to unleash the full potentials of the students. It can
heighten their engagements and it can enhance their academic performance in
this new normal learning environment. I would also love to say that Quizizz is
very useful, especially in this time of the pandemic where some schools don’t
have enough budget for learning management systems. Because it is free and
user-friendly, everyone can just use this for teaching and learning. The only
issue that I can draw about Quizizz is that for me, it’s kind of childish,
easy-peasy, or too creative for me. As a college instructor, I would settle for
an advanced tool like the learning management systems that can help you
administer all types of assessment. However, I still consider Quizziz as an
effective backup plan, a fortress, or a source of ammunition when life becomes
harder for your institution or when students want to keep it simple and
accessible.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Now
I will continue what I have been doing and be more obedient to SAMR Model
because it clearly can help me get through this labyrinthine situation that all
of us are experiencing. It’s a great concept for us to face online education or
even flexible learning. I will be more systematic on my assessment tasks by
following the SAMR Model so that my online classes will be more engaging, more
fruitful, and more interactive. I will harmoniously utilize this model to
surpass the traditional way of teaching and learning by substituting,
augmenting, modifying, and redistributing what I have and what I can give to my
students. I will reflect even more about the very essence of having technology
as an important portal for them to go victoriously to their desired future.
Also, through Quizizz, I will offer something new to the table so that my
students can have another exciting learning experience that is different from
the usual. Furthermore, I will also share these new pieces of facts and
information with my colleagues so that they can also consider other paradigms
that will help them shape or transform effectively and efficiently their
teaching practices. All of us deserve to rise from the ashes that is why with
the help of this model and with the aid of the different technological tools
and advancements, we can do more and be more in this new normal education. I
know it sounds like a cliché but it clearly brings all the thought and reality
of what we are experiencing right now.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background: white;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Credits: </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5f436498a2392b001b9c9b86/quizizz-youve-been-invited-to-a-quiz-game</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">https://www.schrockguide.net/samr.html</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-29369399832777711202021-05-31T22:17:00.006-07:002021-05-31T22:33:56.172-07:00The Cure for Education During the Pandemic: A Reflection<span id="docs-internal-guid-f76fb41d-7fff-7b7f-137b-a48ea5e00653"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaunGwjM9wHYId2Z9_fzKGg_tSmgyXy-66ML0_pORSzX4I6QFcj8EOkv65-P7uasyRDqRAsCoKM8DZjAw3rNTpqs5gBeJ7uWTyNXsAHzjznJwmbwlKSpt0cTTN5aHxYNEiLLVNTW40M_6/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaunGwjM9wHYId2Z9_fzKGg_tSmgyXy-66ML0_pORSzX4I6QFcj8EOkv65-P7uasyRDqRAsCoKM8DZjAw3rNTpqs5gBeJ7uWTyNXsAHzjznJwmbwlKSpt0cTTN5aHxYNEiLLVNTW40M_6/w400-h300/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>By JVC Abatayo</b></div><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are not defeated yet and this pandemic can’t stop us from empowering learning and literacy for I believe that we, educators, are still fighting amidst the constrictions we experience, and with this misfortune, we are still determined and fervent to go beyond our limitations because we desire to uplift academic excellence, research development, and community success despite the scorching setbacks. As a student pursuing Doctor of Philosophy, major in Educational Management, I am so grateful for the action-packed and adventuresome learning experience in our subject, Management of Instructional Program, and with the guidance of our dynamic and benevolent professor, I have imbibed pieces of information and bits of fact about this domain.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The topics that struck me the most when it comes to the management of the Instructional Program are educational technology and online facilitation because they are very relevant in the new normal education. First, I really find the topic about supervision and administration of educational technology very enthralling because it clearly emphasizes the significance of technology in easing the burdens or adversities that we are facing because this pandemic really disrupts everything in the field of education. I know that through technological advancement we can still deliver quality education without neglecting the well-being of our teachers and learners. This also calls for the right time to embrace automation and computerization so that we can be flexible in giving instruction and in managing the classroom without being problematic about the hitches. Second, I strongly believe that online facilitation is also a top priority because we are now espousing online distance learning as part of the flexible learning modality and if we have enough knowledge about it, we can ensure that there will be effective and efficient interactive learning activities, especially if we are already familiar in utilizing the available ICT tools, facilities, and systems that can help us get out from the labyrinthine challenges that this pandemic has brought to us. Thus, being an educational leader in times of the pandemic requires you to be adept in planning and implementing policies and programs significant to educational technology and online facilitation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">To sum it up, as educational leaders, we need to be proactive in working on our responsibilities even if it is quite difficult to find the light at the end of the tunnel. We need to think that investing in education means that you need to do the best that you can just to maintain its eminence even if there are problems along the way. By having a positive and rich mindset that we are not yet defeated because we can still build an indestructible fortress by utilizing educational technology to aid learning and master online facilitation with fervor and dedication, we can still stand firm and reach the highest peak and find a cure for education during the pandemic.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-41677807448894052142021-05-25T19:41:00.012-07:002021-05-25T19:54:51.913-07:00The Art of Mentoring<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPuEN7x6dNllxpbEtdYEmhgyND2lrU8ZuWUlqKt0G5ESNiuN6PIn-hDnH3syDR_ACIvVrabXTdkgMszWLpWJS8-eofuGW4ICuYqHrQPCVTA76NXCi1dZV3BRrAdhT_kpnpYDG33r0dVtH/s1150/1_mDR-tMz-ZKGg88aPI8ylbg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1150" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPuEN7x6dNllxpbEtdYEmhgyND2lrU8ZuWUlqKt0G5ESNiuN6PIn-hDnH3syDR_ACIvVrabXTdkgMszWLpWJS8-eofuGW4ICuYqHrQPCVTA76NXCi1dZV3BRrAdhT_kpnpYDG33r0dVtH/w640-h334/1_mDR-tMz-ZKGg88aPI8ylbg.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">By JVC Abatayo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">It is
indeed true that an iron can also sharpen an iron, that is why it is very
important to be with those individuals who are thriving and proactive about
achieving their goals in life because they can inspire you to see life as a battlefield
in which it is possible to lose for you to learn and bounce back and for you to
be able to experience the real essence of triumph. With that, I strongly
believe that mentoring is very significant in helping others to reach greater
heights and unleash their hidden adeptness and brilliance. Having a mentor
enables you to recognize that there is always hope amidst uncertainties and
adversities. However, the only challenge in mentoring is the acceptance and
provision of trust because sometimes others could become reluctant and hesitant
in giving and accepting trust from those individuals whom they think are
not trustworthy.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span> </span>As a Chairperson of the Bachelor of
Library and Information Science (BLIS) Program of Saint Michael College of Caraga,
I also do sessions of mentoring not only for my students but also for my
subordinates and colleagues. I really make sure that I never fail to give my
pieces of advice and words of encouragement and wisdom to them for them to have
a support system that will help them in times of difficulties and setbacks not
only about the program-related issues and concerns but also when they have
personal problems. Moreover, I am so grateful to have genuine mentors who push
me to become a more effective and efficient individual. I want to mention our
dean here because I strongly believe she has the qualities of a good and
accountable mentor. I actually seek advice from her on what will be the right
things to do when I have problems with our program, especially in the instruction
and marketing advocacies. I can still remember when I was just a newbie in the
department, I went to her office and talk to her heartily when I committed
something inconsiderable and unbearable. She praises me when I do something worth-appreciating
and she slaps all of the truth to my face when I do something that is not
proper. For these very reasons, I always trust her because I know it’s the
right way to build a strong bridge that will lead me to the fortress of
success.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>I am so privileged right now because
I have acquired new inputs and takeaways about the mentoring process. This means a lot really for me as a program head. Though it
is not easy to just lay down your trust and have someone to pick it up easily,
we should always find those persons who can illuminate the excellence and
beauty within you. We need to embrace the advantages of having a mentor who can
empower us. If you have one or more, trust them, appreciate them, and listen to
them because they can resonate with the truth about you. Good or bad, you need them
for you to see the light and to win a good fight.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> </span>The pieces of information and bits
of facts that I have learned about mentoring, one way or another, I will apply in my work as a program chairperson. I will continue inspiring my students
to be proactive and appreciative when it comes to learning and exploring
Library and Information Science. I know that they know that I am always there
for them when they experience complications and setbacks. They also know that I
am very vocal when they commit mistakes or when they become irresponsible.
That’s how connected we are. Furthermore, as I am handling a supervisory
job, I promise that I will be a desirable mentor for my subordinates or
colleagues because that’s the essence of servant leadership. I am here in this
position to influence and encourage them to become the best that they can
always be. I need to motivate them to help me up in my quest on honing future
catalysts for academic excellence, research development, and community success.
God is good and great. I know he will help me give sound and acceptable advice
and instruction.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> To those who want to grow and evolve, don't hesitate to look for the right mentors. Be mentored. Be tailored. Be furnished.</span></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-65614107075151826142021-05-24T18:48:00.001-07:002021-05-24T18:48:27.055-07:00LEADERSHIP IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION: Leadership Strategies that Support Teachers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK95DFPBp9lL-rIPXDk8euETn1lTNjjPFL3TrlulgdOBQYm5J8eP8hWbBZHj_cnnojx4vkW8LJnCJ8LKX_-VnUjwku64G-f6llsdHwdtsT7yzO5pZ_efBNbsyH-7R62QG-YE5au1jfcFei/s1920/173755-637527264001561368-16x9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK95DFPBp9lL-rIPXDk8euETn1lTNjjPFL3TrlulgdOBQYm5J8eP8hWbBZHj_cnnojx4vkW8LJnCJ8LKX_-VnUjwku64G-f6llsdHwdtsT7yzO5pZ_efBNbsyH-7R62QG-YE5au1jfcFei/w640-h360/173755-637527264001561368-16x9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">By: JVC Abatayo</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As a future school leader, I really have learned
a lot on what would be the most appropriate things to do when employing
leadership strategies that would help your teachers unleash their full
potentials and for them to excel in the field of instruction. I’ve acquired so
much information regarding the ways of solidifying and augmenting teacher
career advancement, providing opportunities for teachers for them to
collaborate and expand their horizon by sharing strategies with each other,
formulating appropriate pieces of feedback that are constructive or
transformative, and listening heartily and responding to their concerns. These
strategies will surely be applied if I will become a school leader in the near
future.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>To be specific, it is really a must for a school leader to
encourage his/her subordinates to go out from their comfort zones to start
rising from the ashes. They need to be enlightened about the beauty of career
progressions so that they can be more effective and efficient in handling
instruction. They need to be inspired in achieving greater heights and learning
how to evolve as educators for them to be more and competent, which will also lead
them to provide what’s just and fair for the students. At the end of the day,
the learning of the students is the top priority.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Another, I know it’s a cliché to say that “no man is an island”
but it is really true because, in the field of education, no one can stand on
his/her own. With that, it is obvious that collaboration is a must. By encouraging
your subordinates to work together to thrive and prosper together, you can
surely expect a great quality of instruction. Everyone should be supportive of
each other because the bottom line here is that we all just have the same
vision, mission, goals, and objectives. We all want to improve the quality of
teaching and learning. Thus, fruitful collaboration must always be there to
ensure organizational progress.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lastly, communication is always the key to have a
smooth-sailing way of understanding teachers individually. As a school leader,
you need to be there to listen heartily to their concerns because they need to
voice out what they feel and you need to know as well what their experiences
and struggles are (if there are any). You need to be willing to give
appropriate and honest feedback and judgments because they deserve to be
informed about what is really happening and why it is that they need to accept such
constructive or transformative criticisms or comments from you. Thus, effective
feedbacking is really necessary to avoid conflicts and to settle disputes.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-37691566822315652452021-04-19T22:28:00.001-07:002021-04-19T22:28:12.177-07:00Meeting and Embracing Change<p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SwVJu7h-IB-Zh30U2iv2GVmoes96LYGccJhh_fn5qUlcgLXrix3IUPmcmnvwuWsS1nEZrDA0LncGpTpc7e0-vaKtJrKeg1zUYm7O233Pj0uXjgeyYGOiJQyDy6sDhH60M2caWxt3uirI/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="960" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SwVJu7h-IB-Zh30U2iv2GVmoes96LYGccJhh_fn5qUlcgLXrix3IUPmcmnvwuWsS1nEZrDA0LncGpTpc7e0-vaKtJrKeg1zUYm7O233Pj0uXjgeyYGOiJQyDy6sDhH60M2caWxt3uirI/w640-h384/image.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><ol style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #33475b; counter-reset: item 0; font-family: AvenirNext, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; counter-increment: item 1; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.61111em; list-style-type: none; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change” <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-Albert Einstein</em></li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I see change as necessary for us to understand
that life is not boring. There are so many things to explore and with change,
we can unleash our full potentials and discover bizarre but exciting things
that will keep us evolving and flourishing. Without change, it will be
impossible for us to stir innovation. Like a butterfly that is undergoing a
metamorphosis, human beings also need to transform to become better than ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As professionals and leaders in our individual
organizations, we should not be hesitant and reluctant in embracing change
because it helps us unravel the mysteries of life and it measures versatility
and resilience when facing unexpected adversities and setbacks that come along
the way. Thus, when we desire to achieve our organizational goals, we should
always be ready to manage disruptions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Change is needed when growth is already not
happening because of passiveness and pessimism. It always exists because it is
not meant to degrade or destroy you, but it enables you to achieve better
opportunities in life. When we desire something to happen for ourselves, we
should always be ready to face commotions or distractions that test our
capability to endure the hardships and think about what needs to be done to
solve the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When it comes to leadership, disruptions always
happen in every organization. Leaders constantly face change and through
flexibility and fortitude, they can find ways to get out of a labyrinth.
Without change, an organization will remain stagnant. It will not boom and
bloom. When a leader is resistant to change, he/she possibly doesn’t want to
improve. He/she only settles for less. When a leader is proactive in facing and
handling change, it will create a positive impact on his/her subordinates,
leading them to think and accept that change is vital for them to effectively
recalibrate, reinvent, and embrace new paradigms that will solidify the
organization amidst challenges and will enable them to collaborate to achieve their
common goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What needs to be changed? Sometimes, it’s the
leadership style that will depend on a specific situation or predicament.
Sometimes, it’s the perception of the leader towards leadership because it’s
always important to become a servant leader, not a bossy dictator. Sometimes,
it’s the plan because there are always disruptions that make a plan irrelevant
and we can always bounce back and try other options. Sometimes, it’s the worker
because whether we like it or not, if he/she is the evil extra baggage who
never exerts effort to change and the one who could be the cause for the
organization’s downfall, we have to set him/her free. Sometimes, it’s changing
that needs to be changed because we need to assess first what will be the
consequences of our actions to lessen the damage or dodge it as much as
possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When change happens, there are only two possible
outcomes that come after it. It could break or make you and the people around
you. Who will be involved? As I have said, it's you and the people around you.
There are also instances that there are unforeseen individuals who will come
along the way which will help you or worsen the situation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In an organization, change will always be felt
by all but sometimes, only a few will care or will acknowledge how significant
change is. Thus, it is very important for a leader to enlighten his or her subordinates
about the real beauty of change. They need to realize that life isn't always
sugar, spice, and everything nice. There are times that they need to face the
panic zone and conquer it to experience learning and growing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Change can successfully be managed when you are
thriving. When you have the vitality and the determination to learn, you can
always adapt to change and even take advantage of it. You just need to
acknowledge the various enablers that will help you manage changes or
disruptions. These enablers could be positivity or proactiveness, psychological
flexibility, drive to learn, sense of religiosity, social capability, support
from colleagues and significant others, and ability to face adversities. With
these enablers, we can surely find the light at the end of the tunnel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Credits to the owner of the image: https://cpoinnovation.com/change-management/<div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-73996158505480998782021-04-13T22:23:00.003-07:002021-04-13T22:23:19.261-07:00LibrarJuan Speaks: Career Progression for LIS Instructors is a MUST!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_646qasMgYbAK0Ug9aXYTFeMMW-KuTLNoJmVEnfo077pQyH4tvVRhQYCaQp9CTC7lTxdfYpOOC_XDFtlKyRpaoRDSha5vGTqgBB_04pyCC7h4r5fcCLZzk6rs0MEm8hRblu2B9s6TGNM/s944/dda.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="944" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_646qasMgYbAK0Ug9aXYTFeMMW-KuTLNoJmVEnfo077pQyH4tvVRhQYCaQp9CTC7lTxdfYpOOC_XDFtlKyRpaoRDSha5vGTqgBB_04pyCC7h4r5fcCLZzk6rs0MEm8hRblu2B9s6TGNM/w640-h526/dda.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I strongly believe that it is a must to give so much emphasis to LIS Instruction because it is the birthplace of all librarians and information professionals. Full-time LIS Instructors should have a clear career progression so that we can focus more on the instruction. From what I can observe, some institutions would just appoint instructors from the library and these librarians have also other tasks and responsibilities which complicate everything. With that, the instruction could be compromised. There is a possibility that the course becomes the second option.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here in our institution, we have full-time librarians but they also do part-time teaching and they receive extra payment per unit or as to the number of teaching hours. However, there are other institutions that have inconsiderable practices which lead to the librarians thinking that teaching is just a piece of extra baggage. As a remedy, I suggest that there should be a full-time BLIS Program head/chairperson to work closely for the program (specifically on the marketing and advocacy).</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unluckily, we don't have enough products to fill in the available job positions. Aside from LIS Instruction, there are lots and lots of opportunities (academic librarianship, school librarianship, public librarianship, special librarianship, archiving, records management, curation, and other related paths) but we lack librarians.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I just want to share this experience that I had during our Ph.D. class. We had this discussion about issues and concerns on the recruitment, selection, and placement process in DepEd schools. By the way, most of my classmates are DepEd teachers. Okay... let's continue... There was a chance that I have asked them if DepEd is hiring for librarians. They said that there are no applicants at all and they even encouraged me to apply! Imagine!? So... the bottom line here is that librarianship is in demand. It's just we lack future librarians.</span></div></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-25500019765104410772021-03-21T19:07:00.006-07:002021-03-21T19:07:28.559-07:00Distributed Leadership: Fighting and Winning Your Own Battles<p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialfe85UH-c-GpUJb3RlR_XmAD_Xmy2_VE_t100mz03g25S4WMXW4DQ8s51bObNnJJqItfufEb9gBoUEoTI6xJwLpJlusgq5gQedj__d93CkfbcLCrNmT5Y51-wlsS8bEVVP4gK_uIBoS9/s800/shutterstock_1085354072.width-800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialfe85UH-c-GpUJb3RlR_XmAD_Xmy2_VE_t100mz03g25S4WMXW4DQ8s51bObNnJJqItfufEb9gBoUEoTI6xJwLpJlusgq5gQedj__d93CkfbcLCrNmT5Y51-wlsS8bEVVP4gK_uIBoS9/w400-h266/shutterstock_1085354072.width-800.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>By: Jolo Van Clyde S. Abatayo</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">If you
are going to ask me what leadership style our institution practices, I would say
that I am honestly torn between two leadership styles here but I think it's the
distributed leadership that is highly manifested in our institution because we
are not treated like mere subordinates; we are inspired here to push ourselves
to become the best leaders that we can always be. Even if there are higher
levels of positions here, our school leaders never fail to emphasize the
essence of equity. Instead of shouldering all of the responsibilities, the
administrators see to it that these are properly and equally distributed to all
departments so that no one will be left behind and that everyone will share a
common goal which is the success of our learning milieu. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Aside
from these reasons, I can really say that distributed leadership best describes
the management of our institution for I am actually experiencing right now what
it feels like to be a leader. Currently, I am the Program Chairperson of our
Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) course here and I am so
grateful for this opportunity because I can pursue my advocacy which is to
empower LIS education and hone future librarians and information scientists for
them to become catalysts for academic excellence, research development, and
community’s success.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When it
comes to my personal beliefs on what leadership theory I would prefer, I want
to share this leadership quote from Tom Peters which says, “Great leaders do
not create followers, they create more leaders.” Honestly, I will still firmly
stick with my own beliefs that distributed leadership style is my jam. I like
how it empowers people because it aims to unleash the potential leader within a
person. If given a chance to handle the top-level management, I will not
tolerate egotism and selfishness. I will genuinely focus on others’ growth and self-actualization
for them to reach greater heights as well. And when the time comes that they
will also experience actual school leadership, they will not stumble and fall. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Moreover,
it is also inappropriate to carry all the burdens and enjoy all the sweet
successes by myself because everyone deserves to fight and win his or her own
battles. Lastly, I want to emphasize the essence of servant leadership in which
I think that no matter who we are or what we are in the organization, our leadership
philosophy should manifest truthful service. To conclude, according to Mahatma
Gandhi, “service without humility is selfishness and egotism.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b>Photo Credit:</b> https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/principals-see-distributed-leadership-key-managing-their-evolving-role/ </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-90249598983141850742021-02-17T17:30:00.004-08:002021-02-17T17:36:40.940-08:00With Laybraryan, We LEARN as ONE!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOgkJr1cfTOCYCCU6hDqtUrkuiw0gAfpLPkIgv409sbF2LGSTRCKVq-1SmI8JXK4lnhlCC0mK-rxsuXO2d1lXvOBfRRENiPOFL9-APEELJeuPCl10xzfin9QSq4Nd_E4Wx3LJLwWeHk12/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="970" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOgkJr1cfTOCYCCU6hDqtUrkuiw0gAfpLPkIgv409sbF2LGSTRCKVq-1SmI8JXK4lnhlCC0mK-rxsuXO2d1lXvOBfRRENiPOFL9-APEELJeuPCl10xzfin9QSq4Nd_E4Wx3LJLwWeHk12/w373-h248/image.png" width="373" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By: LibrarJuan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Akala ng iba kami ay palamura,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tingin nila sa amin, nakasalaming matanda</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sa utak nila, ayos namin ay badoy,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Laging nakasimangot at maalikabok na libro ang amoy!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ito ang katotohanan, hayaan niyo kaming mangatwiran</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Upang kayo’y maliwanagan, buksan ang puso’t isipan</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kami’y naturingang tagabantay lamang ng libro</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ang tawag sa’min ay Laybraryan!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ano ba talaga ang aming layunin?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gusto niyo bang malaman ang aming tungkulin?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wag munang mainip, halina’t tuklasin</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ang mga natatago naming lihim.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ang alam ng iba, sa laybrari, libro lang ang makikita</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hindi nila batid na may iba’t ibang gamit pa pala</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bukod sa materyales na ito, anu-ano pa ba?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tara! Basahin natin ang susunod na stanza!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sa Laybrari, may Audio-visual materials, alam mo ba?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Mga larawan, posters, flipcharts, at kahit saranggola!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Globo, mapa, cassette tapes, video recording, at kahit trumpeta!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kahit anong bagay na nagbibigay kaalaman at saya!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bukod sa mga ito, meron pa ba?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Oo naman! Sa sobrang dami, hindi ko na maisa-isa!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Mga Electronic resources, pamilyar ba?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">E-books, e-journals, e-zines, online databases, kilala nyo ba sila?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Naku! Mukhang di ko kayang isambit dito lahat</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ganito na lang, mag-usap na lang tayo sa chat!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sa mga di ko nabanggit, tiyak ika’y magugulat,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kahit isang libro pa ang gawin, di ko lahat maiisisiwalat!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dumako na naman tayo sa aming papel at responsibilidad,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Teka muna, pag-usapan muna natin ang tunay naming edad!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yung iba sa amin, ahemmm… fresh from the farm pa!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kaya wag nyo kaming igeneralize na puro kami matatanda!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hindi lang kami tagapagpahiram ng libro,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kaya naming pasayahin ang inyong mga puso,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kung kayo’y naguguluhan at nalilito,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tawagin nyo lang kami at tutulungan naming kayong matuto!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ikaw bay natatakot dahil baka maapektuhan ang iyong pag-aaral?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Alam naming kayoy nangangamba dahil sa hagupit nitong pandemya</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ngunit, chill ka lang dyan, huwag matulala, huwag mapariwara</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kaming mga Laybraryan ay willing na tulungan ka so di ka nag-iisa!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">May katanungan ka ba patungkol sa’yong asignatura?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nahihirapan ka bang maghanap ng solusyon sa’yong problema?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wag mag-atubiling lapitan kami at wag mabahala</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You know may Messenger, e-mail, Google Meet, at kahit Zoom pa.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sasagutin namin mga katanungan nyo sa abot ng aming makakaya!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sumasakit na ba ang ulo mo sa Pananaliksik?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Naguguluhan ka na ba sa iyong Thesis?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wala bang mahanap na impormasyon?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kaming mga laybrayan ang iyong solusyon!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Alam nyo ba na expert kami sa information literacy?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kayang-kaya naming tuklasin ang truth at fallacy!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fake news ay isang malawakang emergency,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sus! Ask our help and the truth will set you free!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hindi mo ba alam kung paano gamitin ng wasto si Internet?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kuha ng kuha ng impormasyon na parang paslit</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fake news, hindi mo ba kayang mawaglit?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lapit kay Laybrayan para ulo mo ay di na sasakit!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Naiistress ka ba or sa puso ay may sakit na dinadala?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">May Bibliotherapy na kaya kang pagalingin sa pamamagitan ng pagbabasa.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sa pandemya, mental health mo ba ay nakokompromisa?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">May mga mahiwagang payo kami para mabawasan ang sakit na nadarama.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Digital or Virtual services, astig bang pakinggan?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Libraries without walls tanong mo: “Meron bang ganyan?”</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Digital Libraries, Repositories, Online Info-services, meron naman!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kahit may COVID-19, Mga Laybraryan ay hindi ka iiwan.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Photo from: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/covid-19-reopening-libraries-not-when-but-how/</span></div></div></div><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-89108179707710047372020-11-18T19:03:00.006-08:002020-11-18T19:11:47.659-08:00Meet and Greet/Q and A Sessions with Seasoned Filipino Librarians<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vr40DiqMd_Q/X7Xc5YpTUEI/AAAAAAAAAI0/uIf9ttfJnhkBuSRgF3f4Tqn5bJ3Yd0xSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1281/124572963_2273107626168757_7761379291223496367_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1281" height="239" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vr40DiqMd_Q/X7Xc5YpTUEI/AAAAAAAAAI0/uIf9ttfJnhkBuSRgF3f4Tqn5bJ3Yd0xSwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h239/124572963_2273107626168757_7761379291223496367_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eULgrRH5Wqk/X7Xc2Xfbi-I/AAAAAAAAAIw/-2uKMqy3dogxJ98eV-0XjvStLzvoDsNRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1228/120949467_2235237336622453_7438366458592515649_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1228" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eULgrRH5Wqk/X7Xc2Xfbi-I/AAAAAAAAAIw/-2uKMqy3dogxJ98eV-0XjvStLzvoDsNRwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/120949467_2235237336622453_7438366458592515649_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dCzymWkAOLY/X7Xcye3PHvI/AAAAAAAAAIs/g9zzvO1VIjYbBM-UAUSTI9w2_IAM_abOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1310/MEET%2BAND%2BGREET3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1310" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dCzymWkAOLY/X7Xcye3PHvI/AAAAAAAAAIs/g9zzvO1VIjYbBM-UAUSTI9w2_IAM_abOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/MEET%2BAND%2BGREET3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's great to wrap up fruitful activities that help me empower LIS Education and inspire aspirants and hopefuls. From August to October 2020, the BLIS Program of Saint Michael College of Caraga, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, spearheaded by me as the Program Chairperson, commenced successfully the Meet and Greet/Q and A Sessions with Seasoned Filipino Librarians. We are so privileged to hear their stories about Library and Information Science.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Their real life stories, expertise, and endeavors are really impactful in a positive way to the future librarians and information scientists and also to the BLIS Faculty members of our institution. We are so grateful to have them as motivators and movers, especially in this time of pandemic where enlightenment or illumination on the real beauty of librarianship is very significant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">To Sir Mike, Sir Kevin, and Sir Stephen, may the Lord God grant you more passion and enthusiasm to keep you on upholding our noble profession. We're hoping for more collaborations in the future! Daghang salamat!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Behind the Scenes:</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvF_IFOINloRg5phRckmzDKLkNfDmOm26pEM-tCfWHmf_bhh9L05uD5xzmFThlGZ60Qka7xNus0MMSCN4MeV3H6z8DDdS8AOJi4Bdg_inae7LnmaFMxA08Bd3vzOiRkWFJJ4cfD71zIbl/s1366/120920330_2235199649959555_2918671908356106819_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvF_IFOINloRg5phRckmzDKLkNfDmOm26pEM-tCfWHmf_bhh9L05uD5xzmFThlGZ60Qka7xNus0MMSCN4MeV3H6z8DDdS8AOJi4Bdg_inae7LnmaFMxA08Bd3vzOiRkWFJJ4cfD71zIbl/w640-h360/120920330_2235199649959555_2918671908356106819_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lKUni-bGChGn-0VuyCrlxsZrHsMgwophvWR3TjvubTDHo9Ut-GsaCOtY6OpAErj8K6ZOJd9Z5J8K0X_2h9D3-moz5Bbk6zB6x3A1igEWhQpCbWEuQZtZrR8mvEgQPS5pzQGafcaiieVQ/s1366/121016010_2235199879959532_5851819494083446552_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1260" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHy3jMQHL7stcFxS4bZj2o3xSm4IB_8WXXOnHM01802jX9Sx86nAiQsHSm4h8zgLjjqdB3X1g8TbGzdlNrOM_fDh1oEwOHzCvUSTlhjdDH7fe12yTxv-mjAs8rHaTlAOoXLfxjLbEH9QS/w450-h281/Reference.jpg" width="450" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <b><i>By Jolo Van Clyde S. Abatayo</i></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span> </span><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> </span>Librarians are not just mere keepers of books. We have functions
that you can’t imagine. We have responsibilities that you can’t easily grasp if
your fervor doesn’t fall into this kind of craft. As a former research services
librarian and reader services librarian, I really love handling reference
interviews. To be honest, I consider it as my forte.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Did you know that we always
conduct a reference interview? According to the Reference and User Services
Association (RUSA), “reference librarians recommend, interpret, evaluate,
and/or use information resources to help patrons with specific information
needs.” From time to time, we are bombarded with so many questions and queries
from various information seekers and to be able to accurately identify and
retrieve their information needs, we do reference interviews or query
negotiations (in-house, via telephone/mobile, or digital). The question is: is
it just an ordinary Q & A portion? Nah! In order to effectively and
efficiently do this, you need to follow the critical phases: (1) Manifest
approachability, (2) Show interest, (3) Be an effective listener, (4) Do the
fruitful interview, (5) Search and Explore, (6) Provide accurate answers, and
(7) Never forget to follow up.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Manifest Approachability</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"> As I always mention to my
BLIS students, introverted or reticent fellas will surely find it hard to work
as a reference librarian because in this kind of position, you will always
handle public relations. Building rapport and being approachable are always
important when you conduct a reference interview. Most of the common and vital
things you need to do are the following:</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">·</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Initiate and set the tone<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">·</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">It’s always free to smile
(genuine, not fake)<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">·</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Eye contact is necessary
(friendly, not lustful)<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">·</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Consider appropriate body
language (distance, hand gestures)<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">·</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Be welcoming</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcazddjLU1jnjLrh1kiHcCWrPcP3R_4rFmVZfjWtoniwC30JR5aQSrxkrfDlvCfsH_qeV6nN6D6F6RU9BlrXe3gTbQIh1MijmiqZRPJK9L5CdDHeux40TSkswzOlBDDMouF3tgmcQFptU/s993/Approachable.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="993" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcazddjLU1jnjLrh1kiHcCWrPcP3R_4rFmVZfjWtoniwC30JR5aQSrxkrfDlvCfsH_qeV6nN6D6F6RU9BlrXe3gTbQIh1MijmiqZRPJK9L5CdDHeux40TSkswzOlBDDMouF3tgmcQFptU/s320/Approachable.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Show Interest</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"> Your clients will feel
uneasy and incurious if you are not passionate about giving them
assistance. The eye contact must be consistent from the very beginning until
the end. My college instructor once said that if you find it hard to maintain eye contact, you can look at the person’s brows instead! Furthermore, as much
as possible, you need to make sure that your users find you accommodating, not
intimidating. Moreover, giving your full attention is a must too. Lastly, the
tone of your voice must be polite and relaxed all the time even if your clients
are very difficult to deal with. No shouting!<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITFzqMLmuYyvxk_FEk1Q2B3zq1AXZTM9ZntFo7Zifnxj-bzcTBjfzyH_oyAAJqSUl77RtRvEic7BLq8eiyMz3Ue-AwOci36XwUoegHxKlnBRtZKsHESZpl2ZTk3ctvnjWZQRuaqeBKg4Z/s800/Showing-Interest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITFzqMLmuYyvxk_FEk1Q2B3zq1AXZTM9ZntFo7Zifnxj-bzcTBjfzyH_oyAAJqSUl77RtRvEic7BLq8eiyMz3Ue-AwOci36XwUoegHxKlnBRtZKsHESZpl2ZTk3ctvnjWZQRuaqeBKg4Z/w360-h239/Showing-Interest.jpg" width="360" /></a></span></div><span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Be an Effective Listener</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> In query negotiation,
listening skill is very important. Let your patron talk and explain, for you to
analyze and comprehend what he/she really wants or for you to determine his/her
real information needs. With that being said, a good listener doesn’t
interfere. Here are the strategies you can do:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"> <b> </b><b>Paraphrasing</b></span></i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>.</b> It </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-indent: -0.25in;">is a useful technique that will help you discover a patron's real
information need. </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black; text-indent: -0.25in;">You repeat back what the patron said in their own words without
adding any thoughts or questions of your own. </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-indent: -0.25in;">You
mirror the patron's thoughts by showing the patron what the question looks like
to you.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><span> </span><b>Sense-making.</b> </span></i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black; text-indent: -0.25in;">It is the process by which
people give meaning to their collective experiences. It has been defined as
"the ongoing retrospective development of plausible images that
rationalize what people are doing". The concept was introduced to
organizational studies by Karl E. Weick in the 1970s and has affected both
theory and practice. </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; text-indent: -0.25in;">It is an organized way to ensure that the
librarian understands what the user really needs.</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1OADQF22Dt-xb4dHJH085tKCBcrvVs8Xye_OpnHM9cOTcFPgICvyDVjL8QRWDbvFGmi5DPDb-mVsev2h0tlKSS_eySPiDMUGVt9BrdKGMIqsBVmODVuJHGJj9bsVMUaP3Gd_l7zSDYjT/s512/com_1_ol_week2_fig5.tif.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="512" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1OADQF22Dt-xb4dHJH085tKCBcrvVs8Xye_OpnHM9cOTcFPgICvyDVjL8QRWDbvFGmi5DPDb-mVsev2h0tlKSS_eySPiDMUGVt9BrdKGMIqsBVmODVuJHGJj9bsVMUaP3Gd_l7zSDYjT/w344-h252/com_1_ol_week2_fig5.tif.jpg" width="344" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Do the Fruitful Interview</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"> Neutral questioning is a big
YES! Don’t forget to ask open-ended questions for you to ascertain the true
core of the patron’s query. These questions will allow the patrons to </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">elucidate everything they know about the topic and to describe
their information need clearly. Here are some examples of open-ended questions:<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">How may I help you?<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Can you tell me more about
what you need?<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">What type of information
are you looking for?<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">How will you utilize this
information?<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0.5in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Also, don’t
forget to squeeze the query to get the last drop of the juice. In other words,
get the most specific demand by verifying a specific question through
paraphrasing and employing closed-ended questions to seal the deal! Lastly,
avoid making reckless judgments or jumping to conclusions real quick!</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0.5in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCw57egUO0teN4mOe_aMMQ6yn092luL_8OCz2MmLaaDWjIcFJlpttYDZJ082DB4MZYhwNSF95NU8vIe7LaMrZYVNpfNPKmyG1_KNJjHhjEpNbY6EJGoiSjtJhvp3Z9bYR4zBLGFmoyFm7/s653/Untitled.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="653" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCw57egUO0teN4mOe_aMMQ6yn092luL_8OCz2MmLaaDWjIcFJlpttYDZJ082DB4MZYhwNSF95NU8vIe7LaMrZYVNpfNPKmyG1_KNJjHhjEpNbY6EJGoiSjtJhvp3Z9bYR4zBLGFmoyFm7/w400-h277/Untitled.gif" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Search and Explore</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"> Answer-seeking or
information searching will work best if you will do it with your clients. Don’t
you ever forget to show them the process and the progress to instill in them
the essence of information literacy. You know not all the time your patrons can
access the library or can ask assistance from you and when the time comes that
they have to do it on their own, at least you are confident that they can do
it. With that, you are also empowering independence and lifelong learning. Here
are the important things you need to do as well:<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Familiarize all sources of
information<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Employ search strategies
and techniques<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Learn to evaluate or
assess information<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Utilize bibliographic and
ICT tools<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Be an information savvy<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Compile assistive-based
research materials<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Build a strong linkage and
collaboration for referrals<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I_exrzuOM09vikyZ61xHUK9_qEd9I66ODfefw8maW9jSiTFVRguC3dSIYGVFDH2co5yAinQYt4w65i97MawZVAMInK1WIb82llk92vDzntsTqk4irC-FIrl_GyRNftIx1UPR6sPdZMCO/s1280/unspecified.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I_exrzuOM09vikyZ61xHUK9_qEd9I66ODfefw8maW9jSiTFVRguC3dSIYGVFDH2co5yAinQYt4w65i97MawZVAMInK1WIb82llk92vDzntsTqk4irC-FIrl_GyRNftIx1UPR6sPdZMCO/w370-h246/unspecified.jpg" width="370" /></span></a></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Provide Accurate Answers</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"> Always remember that, as a
reference librarian, you need to provide “the right information to the right
users in the right place at the right time.” Don’t leave your patrons hanging
because it’s a great sin for librarians when they fail to provide answers to
the information seekers. Also, you must not forget the following:<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Provide the most accurate
information<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Teach them how to properly
cite the source<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Uphold knowledge
management and creation</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uunbs43JzOh5mD_m5lPjptvDgM73VhyphenhyphenSNLMbJHCwkvaYhuYj-Yga4fYtbxHfx0DVdBoyDm0c_Vatr1zSjaqzrcV5L_cW3hmENxRqMtrC3J0p516EidVo2c27M9K8tou7BOPaTv0pz_gs/s600/Question-and-Answer-e1494394250337.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="600" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uunbs43JzOh5mD_m5lPjptvDgM73VhyphenhyphenSNLMbJHCwkvaYhuYj-Yga4fYtbxHfx0DVdBoyDm0c_Vatr1zSjaqzrcV5L_cW3hmENxRqMtrC3J0p516EidVo2c27M9K8tou7BOPaTv0pz_gs/w371-h232/Question-and-Answer-e1494394250337.png" width="371" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Never Forget to Follow up</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><span> </span><span> </span>Don’t be too confident that
you have answered your clients’ questions. Don’t ever forget to make a
follow-up. In this way, you can evaluate if your client has everything
he/she needs already. Employ appropriate follow-up questions or statements. Here are
some of the examples of follow-up questions:<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Does this completely
answer your question?<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Do you have everything you
need?<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Is there anything else I
can help you find?<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicM8lZl_2STrD2zGnx5WVSv-eSkzpgPSGRlagLc1GpjsSy-SqwB0eojDHaCIA7fKMGWx5a2VwMu6miEsmxWME5ck6BaFWk8F_GobKgWF-i_Er0NRyGfGOc4iQGG7y3DP1vdsXEPtvYWVlP/s750/follow-up-email-templates.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="750" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicM8lZl_2STrD2zGnx5WVSv-eSkzpgPSGRlagLc1GpjsSy-SqwB0eojDHaCIA7fKMGWx5a2VwMu6miEsmxWME5ck6BaFWk8F_GobKgWF-i_Er0NRyGfGOc4iQGG7y3DP1vdsXEPtvYWVlP/w359-h192/follow-up-email-templates.webp" width="359" /></span></a></div><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><u1:p> </u1:p></span><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Pitfalls in Reference Interview</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"> In this part of the article, I'm going to provide the common problems in dealing with reference interviews. I am not
sure if all of you guys experience these too, but I know that some of you have
encountered the following:<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">·</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"> </span><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><b>The Imposed Query.</b> </span></i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A process in which the imposer or end-user passes the question to
another who will act as the agent in the transaction of the query and then
return to the imposer with the answer or resolution (Gross 1998).</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><u><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Example:</span></u><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <i>A
parent arrives in the library asking for information for his/her child’s
homework assignment. In this case, the person who needs information is not
present may or may not be clear as to the actual information need. The
librarian will realize that the person asking the question may not be able to
clarify the question for the librarian, making it more complicated to help.</i></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">·</span><span style="color: black;"><span> </span></span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Communication
Trap.</b><i> </i>In this pitfall, t</span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">he librarian fails to ask the client any
open-ended questions or sense-making questions in order to find out the real
essence of the query. Also, another example of it is when the librarian
misinterprets the questions because the pronunciation of the keywords is
slightly different or the librarian hears the word and relates it to something
familiar to him or her. Moreover, your library users often find it hard to
explain their needs. They will often throw vague questions at you that’s why
asking open questions are vital for you to clearly understand their real
information needs.</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><u><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Example:</span></u><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"> </span><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The patron is asking for materials on Socrates. But, the librarian has
just been weeding in the sports section and hears, “soccer tees”.</span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">· </span><i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><b>The Know-it-All.</b></span></i><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><b> </b>Some librarians
think that they are like walking reference materials. Some are too confident
and swaggering that’s why they tend to make assumptions and conclusions without
following the exact methods. Some clients also assume that if you are a
librarian, you always have answers to everything. It’s half-impossible and
half-possible! To be honest, we can give you the answers to your questions
because we’re trained to familiarize all the possible sources of information.
We have effective search strategies and techniques. We’re kinda like wizards
but we don’t use magic. We’re not perfect so stop it…. It’s just us (Kami lang
to).</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: -0.25in; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz5_a8g0jI2OlnN8pHMsPRSd-zn9sTVzmZJxXxVnR0VG-fNasNDv-6mlQTcbQfjnmOfSmseon_4_tlLUc_j9Ezn3nou3EMhGQPOU8SMTkjG4-d8JEGJMrKdXNIDiVDXQBORb54YPEb6y8/s1200/D42lqfsUcAAS1Du.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz5_a8g0jI2OlnN8pHMsPRSd-zn9sTVzmZJxXxVnR0VG-fNasNDv-6mlQTcbQfjnmOfSmseon_4_tlLUc_j9Ezn3nou3EMhGQPOU8SMTkjG4-d8JEGJMrKdXNIDiVDXQBORb54YPEb6y8/w390-h220/D42lqfsUcAAS1Du.jpg" width="390" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><span> That’s it for today, folks. If you want to know more about
librarianship, please wait for the next articles. I hope you have learned something
new today. If you are a librarian/information professional, continue doing
fruitful reference interviews. If you are a future librarian/information
scientist, start loving reference. If you are aspiring to become a librarian,
choose LIS and unravel its mysteries. See you on my next blog. Have a great day
or night or whatever!</span><u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><u1:p> </u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;"><u1:p> </u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">References:<u1:p></u1:p></span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Eugene McDermott Library. (2020). Reference Guide for Library
Staff and Students. Retrieved last September 29, 2020 from
https://libguides.utdallas.edu/reference-guide-for-library-staff-and-students<u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="color: black;">Gross, M. (1998). The Imposed Query. Retrieved last September 29,
2020 from <a href="https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-54467286/the-imposed-query"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-54467286/the-imposed-query</span></a></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p> Images:</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH; mso-no-proof: yes;"><o:p><a href="https://www.pngkit.com/bigpic/u2q8a9t4u2q8w7t4/">https://www.pngkit.com/bigpic/u2q8a9t4u2q8w7t4/</a></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH; mso-no-proof: yes;"><a href="https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=87005&section=2.3">https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=87005&section=2.3</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://lindsay-oneill.com/portfolio/bookshop-branched-scenario/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">http://lindsay-oneill.com/portfolio/bookshop-branched-scenario/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/bal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">https://www.bklynlibrary.org/bal</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.relentlesspursuitofpurpose.com/questions-answers-questioning-past-provide-answers-future/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">https://www.relentlesspursuitofpurpose.com/questions-answers-questioning-past-provide-answers-future/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.superoffice.com/blog/follow-up-email/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">https://www.superoffice.com/blog/follow-up-email/</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://twitter.com/activision/status/1120734427653361664" style="text-align: left;">https://twitter.com/activision/status/1120734427653361664</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://jeffshore.com/2017/09/want-better-closer-show-youre-interested/showing-interest/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">https://jeffshore.com/2017/09/want-better-closer-show-youre-interested/showing-interest/</span></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-11968115669885807212020-08-31T23:44:00.005-07:002020-08-31T23:57:25.406-07:00The Relevance of School Library Services, Programs, Activities, and Initiatives<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03iQoNOQ0uePFLjChXq3gN_LHZaNhERGNnJe19Dvd1Q8nZhVXEI41KBEPhf2o5IRH3tdJxXXRG8bKBtRel2egBgqBJNSXbbgMBF0wMpuuuHQlx7YUjzcEFwojglLzolGQ7l5f0QTGlGWD/s960/64675323_446975626118337_8509337920077824000_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03iQoNOQ0uePFLjChXq3gN_LHZaNhERGNnJe19Dvd1Q8nZhVXEI41KBEPhf2o5IRH3tdJxXXRG8bKBtRel2egBgqBJNSXbbgMBF0wMpuuuHQlx7YUjzcEFwojglLzolGQ7l5f0QTGlGWD/s640/64675323_446975626118337_8509337920077824000_o.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Children’s learning will never be
the same without the guidance of school librarians through empowering students
with lifelong literacy skills such as information literacy, knowledge creation,
valid inquiry, reading ability, and responsible retrieval of information.
Moreover, school librarians exist to cultivate children’s social and emotional
development through collaborative projects, utilization of tools for learning
and sharing, bibliographic instruction, provision of resources to meet personal
needs and wellbeing of the children, and fostering cooperation with all
students continuously, through the years of their stay in the school. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Literacy and reading promotion</span></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Reading
does not only empower an individual to develop in many ways, it is also very
significant especially in this modern era where information explosion is a big
issue. Tella & Akande (2007) express that reading can transform a person’s
life and his whole community. Reading is a universal phenomenon that promotes human development and it can teach discipline on every individual. It can help in the
survival of a society, and it depends on the extent and effectiveness of the
approach or strategy. Therefore, it
is relevant for every person to enrich a culture for reading. Since there are
great benefits of reading to human existence and success, everyone must have a
good practice of reading.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mojapelo
(2018) emphasizes that without sufficient educational resources, it is
difficult to accumulate reading, writing, and computing skills at appropriate
levels. With broken-down structures, lack of school libraries and laboratories,
inadequate and underqualified teachers in many schools, the quality of teaching
and learning accomplishments are affected. The researcher also emphasize that the national government has a crucial role in creating, constituting, and finally,
implementing a school library policy to roll-out decent, standardized,
state-of-the-art and active libraries for all schools to develop learners’
performance and quality of instruction in general. In addition, other
significant shareholders also have a responsibility to progress and champion successful
library growth initiatives in all schools.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In
today’s school librarianship, new concepts, and approaches are now emerging like
Makerspaces, innovative learning environments, online communities, augmented
realities, and digital citizenship. Learning in this digital era is quite a
challenge for the school libraries because of the disruption when it comes to
technological directions and the problem of information explosion. Empowering
literacy is now complicated, and the school libraries need to cope up with the
trends to render effective services (Ellis, 2016).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Siu-Runyan (2011) states that because
of the weakening of libraries, all of the language education is in a predicament. A lot of people need to know that libraries are for the utilization and the
contributions these learning establishments provide are compelling to literacy
development and it closes the gap between children from high and low-income
classes in the society in terms of reading achievement.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On the other hand, Farmer and Stricevic
(2011) reported that stakeholders such as library staff, potential readers,
teachers, publishers, and other community members are involved in the
promotion of reading and literacy. As professionals, librarians are the
shareholders who mostly use research in promoting reading and literacy. Their
works will rely on local initiatives and circumstances. By associating their
efforts in research, librarians can improve library and information services. Furthermore,
every stakeholder provides exceptional outlooks and resources and the librarians’
ability in retrieving resources is counterbalanced by the proficiency of the media’s
communication and the connections of the teachers with the parents, for
example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">According
to the abovementioned researchers, the following are the factors to be
considered in selecting prospective partners:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Partners’ goals and values towards reading and
literacy promotion<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Character of the stakeholders<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Partners’ support in terms of resources and
competencies<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Power of the stakeholders’ participation and
librarians support<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Healthy relationship with partners<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In
the other hand, three secondary school libraries in the United Kingdom were examined
to evaluate the impact of promotional strategies on reading abilities and
performance of the students and to determine children's reading behaviors, inclinations
and how they select what to read. A case study method was implemented,
involving the collection of library documentation, semi‐structured interviews
with librarians, Heads of English, Headteachers and survey questionnaires were
distributed to Grade 7 and 9 pupils, to evaluate attitudes to reading and its
promotion. Furthermore, the study has shown that there are dominant forces in
the world, often beyond the control of librarians and teachers, which outline the
attitudes of children to reading. A significant minority of pupils chose not to
read for pleasure, and also there were significant gender dissimilarities in
reading behavior. Lastly, the researcher has recommended that there should be a
consideration in the promotion of reading as an issue of the entire school
community, with the library's strategy for marketing activities establishing
part of a school‐wide policy for this matter (Bates, 2009).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPEMMGJmAqXHj26RvZw8DoapA14BXVlzvhg6SbziLsHuJ0OeCgbpWNUJZGSB5RnQz0D7HXUjqoCgYZvueQwe6EtdQhY-QCJCnWX-y43RwM6EqJWS8fnM-k3FxkU5d7XO9I7WSj76SZPgH/s960/64431301_446974816118418_7722962354874351616_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPEMMGJmAqXHj26RvZw8DoapA14BXVlzvhg6SbziLsHuJ0OeCgbpWNUJZGSB5RnQz0D7HXUjqoCgYZvueQwe6EtdQhY-QCJCnWX-y43RwM6EqJWS8fnM-k3FxkU5d7XO9I7WSj76SZPgH/s640/64431301_446974816118418_7722962354874351616_o.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span><span> </span>Suffield
(2019) has organized reading initiatives that have helped to enhance the
borrowing numbers of their school library by 400 percent over the past five
years. The following strategies are done to improve library circulation:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Accelerated
Reader scheme<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It
is done through the combination of reading and taking interactive quizzes on
tablet devices to acquire instant feedback and a real sense of accomplishment.
Suffield (2019) works thoroughly with the literacy coordinator, vice-principal,
and other individuals who can support the program. It is very useful because the
reading ages of the learners have developed significantly. It just needs so
much time and effort, but there’s a significant improvement on the library
circulation statistics.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Golden
tickets</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Suffield
(2019) places golden tickets in some books, and when a student reads one having
a ticket, the school librarian will ask the student to write a summary about it
for the student to be able to win a prize. The great advantage of this is that unpopular
books will surely be taken out and read by the students.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">‘Get
caught reading’ raffle<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Those who will be caught silently reading will
win a prize. Everyone can win many times, but each day, a student can receive a
reward once.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Twitter
review raffles<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Students
will be encouraged to do a short review of the book they take out of the
library. The students should post these reviews on the official twitter page of
the library. For every output, a student will receive a raffle ticket, and the
students will have the chance to win a prize such as reading-related goodies
bags. There are possibilities that the authors of the books will like, retweet,
or reply to the posts. It will inevitably cause exhilaration to the students
for them to read more and more. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Book suggestion
box<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It
is one of the basic strategies that school libraries can do to improve the
reading attitudes of the students. The students will be given a chance to
suggest a book that is not present in the library. However, the school
librarians should still assess if the book is worthy of being purchased or
collected. Feedback will be sent to the students to update them about their
wish list.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">‘What
should I read next?’ book jar<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Since
some students find it hard to select a book to read, a book jar that has
colored paper slips that will serve as the guide for the students. These paper
slips contain genres and recommendations. Students will be encouraged to select
a theme, then take out a piece of paper that matches the genre color. It will
inevitably cause excitement to the students, and it will leave them rushing to
find the books on the shelves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Book
clubs<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It
is excellent to organize book clubs to empower the love for reading among the
students. It will also enhance camaraderie and literacy at the same time.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Harry
Potter Book Night<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It
is very useful to organize a Harry Potter Book Night bi-annually, which is very
fun. This event is for students who have made improvements with their reading,
are dynamic readers, and who uphold reading throughout the school. The students
will experience answering quizzes and other exciting activities about Harry
Potter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Author
visits<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In
this kind of activity, there should be the support of the whole school community.
Book authors will be invited to visit the school, share inspiring words, and
facilitate workshops. It will surely inspire students to read even more.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Creative
writing club<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Having
a writing club will surely inspire students to read and write more. Stimulating
activities will be done to enhance the students’ passion for reading and
writing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Stan
Lee Excelsior Award<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stan
Lee was a very famous writer of graphic novels or manga, and this ceremony is
done to encourage students, who are passionate when it comes to reading graphic
novels and manga, to vote for their favorite writers based on cover design,
images, and text. Suffield (2019) found out that this activity improves the boys’
commitment to reading and it increases the number of borrowing for these
genres.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Displays<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Creative
displays attract the students to read more and more. It is essential to use
bright, colorful, and unique designs that will catch the attention of students.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In
the study of Danlandi (2018) about the role of school libraries in promoting
reading culture among secondary school students, results show that students have
unfortunate reading habit. It was embodied by 51.4% who read for only 1-2 hours
daily, which is substandard. Moreover, students mostly depend on textbooks and
lecture notes as sources of reading materials. Therefore, the students only
read to pass examinations; this is a manifestation of undesirable reading
habits. Furthermore, the findings also have shown that the library did not
assimilate into the school curriculum, and the students do not have opportunities
for borrowing books from the library. Correspondingly, it showed that there
were significant factors that hinder students from reading, such as watching
television, addiction to phone and social media, and lack of stimulating books.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> The researcher also highly
recommended that the teacher-librarians should organize and facilitate reading-related
activities or programs at school to promote reading, make attractive displays
of books in the library to awaken the interest of learners; school librarians
should take benefit from the advantages of social media. School librarians should
manage social media platforms, such as a discussion forum in the social media in
which the students can talk over about books they have read. Lastly, the researcher has recommended that school administrators and the government need
to participate in these reading programs and activities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Media and information literacy instruction</span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One
of the objectives of a school library is to create information literate
students who are accountable, and ethical members in the society. Students who
are information literate are self-directed learners who are cognizant of their
information needs and dynamically involved in the world of thinking (IFLA
School Libraries Section Standing Committee, 2015). School libraries assist in instruction
and learning. Hence, its collection must be aligned upon the curriculum and specific
needs and concerns of the school community and reflect the multiplicity of
society outside the school community. Professional librarians, known as
teacher-librarians, have a critical responsibility of upholding school libraries,
(Uzuegbu, & Ibiyemi, 2013).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In
his study, Ingvaldsen (2017) mentions that Media and Information Literacy (MIL)
is a multifaceted set of skills that are necessary through the entire learning
process, abilities that are vital in all forms of education. Research reveals
that children need to fortify these skills. Projects in the Norwegian School
Library Program 2009–2013 intended at using the library as a tool in media and
information literacy instruction. Information from the projects validated the
need to anchor the library in school’s management and plans, emphasized that cooperation
between teachers and librarians is essential to incorporate the library into instructional
work. There were also similar involvements in research projects in another
place and the results point out that scholars and academic librarians
instructing teacher education students and library science students should take an account of the use of school libraries in the curriculum so that the students
are not only media and information literate themselves but also capable of
utilizing the library as a resource when starting their instruction and library
work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Collaboration between Teachers and School Librarians</span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">According
to Mandrell (2018) in her research study, the role of the school librarian has
significantly advanced from its inauguration as a person who facilitates the
library borrowing and reading of children. School librarians are essential
catalysts of schools and, when developed aptly, can be a vital part of the
students’ learning process. When integration
occurs habitually, collaborative interactions between school librarians and
teachers have been found to develop the academic performance of the students. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Furthermore,
the researcher’s paper describes suggested action research, which roots in the poor
connection between the school librarian and teachers at a middle school in
South Carolina. The study concentrates
on teachers’ discernments of the role of the school librarian and how those insights
affect the teachers’ probability to collaborate with the school librarian. Using an action research methodology, the
researcher formulated a questionnaire to identify the perceptions of teachers
and administrators concerning the role of the school librarian and integration. Results revealed that there is a need for
professional development on the part of the school librarian to instruct
teachers on multiple methods in which the school librarian’s competencies and
knowledge are applicable for the furtherance of student learning. Moreover, teachers
left the professional development sessions enthusiastic about what they learned
and confirmed their interest in their answers on the post-questionnaire. The
researcher will need to frequently promote the school library program until
collaborative relationships become a priority for all shareholders. When students and teachers become attuned to
working with the school librarian, the disintegration existing between what
classroom educators and school librarians do will vanish.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
In a study piloted by Montiel Overall (2008), results have shown that every
effort should be made to migrate from traditional practices between teachers and
librarians to a modern way of collaboration which integrates joint planning,
teaching, and assessment of students. Moreover,
Dando, Folk, and Levitov (2017) mention that the American Association of School
Librarians (AASL) established an initiative with the principal message being,
“School Librarians Transform Learning” which concentrated on the relevance of
school librarians being seen as catalysts for change along with having the skill
to renovate the method in which teachers teach, and students learn in the classroom
this modern era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> As shown in the results of the study
of Gavigan and Lance (2016), students were more active to perform at the maximum
performance levels on standardized tests in South Carolina when librarians consumed
at least 50% of their time teaching the students. It implies that through strong
connection and collaboration established between librarians and teachers, students
can gain more literacy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> According to Hartzell (2002), many
school principals consider librarians as support staff to the teachers instead
of being instructors in their own right. This perception often makes it
difficult for others, both inside and outside education, to see the depth,
breadth, and relevance of what media specialists contribute or should be
contributing, to schools and schooling.
Education programs do not tend to promote the role of school librarians,
which leaves the teaching up to the librarian herself/himself. The most effective suggested approach of
changing the discernments of principals is self-promotion and demonstration of
competencies as educators. Moreover,
Hartzell (2002) mentions that the only way to change principal perceptions is
to assault them directly, repeatedly, and from a multiplicity of directions.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span><span> In the Philippines, i</span>t is v</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ery much of</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ten that the significance
of school libraries and school librarianship is clearly misunderstood and
belittled by many. This dilemma is undeniably a reality in our country's librarianship, specifically in the public school libraries where there are
serious problems such as the lack of funds, poor and inadequate book
collections, deficiency of space and equipment, lack of competent personnel,
and the leadership problem of those who are in power. Moreover, these setbacks
post a severe threat to all school librarians for these will surely create a strong barrier that will prevent the school librarians from functioning efficiently.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Disappointingly, there are issues
that hinder public school librarians from working at their best. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The
public school librarians are seriously facing concerns like recruitment,
education, and retention of librarians, support from administrators and
principals, funding or budget allocation, and the impact of information
technology on library services.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span lang="EN-US">Amidst these adversities, most of our school librarians are still thriving. They are </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">still
surviving and flourishing at work even if there is no constant support from the
administrators and the government.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"> Kudos to our "Dakilang Laybraryans"</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>References:</u></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Bates,
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D. R. (2018). The Role of School Libraries in Promoting Reading Culture among </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Secondary School Students: a case study of Federal Government College,
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L. & Stricevic, I. (2011).
Using research to promote literacy and reading in libraries: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Guidelines for librarians.
Retrieved last August 30, 2019 from
https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/hq/publications/professional-report/125.pdf</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Gavigan, K., & Lance, K. C. (2016). SC study shows link between school librarians and higher </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">test scores. School Library Journal.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Hartzell, G. (2002). The principal's perceptions of school libraries and teacher-librarians. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">School Libraries Worldwide, 8(1), 92-110.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Ingvaldsen, S. (2017). The School Library in Media and Information Literacy Education. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Retrieved last August 30, 2019 from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081006306000047</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Mandrell, J. C. (2018). The Effect of Professional Development on Teachers’ Perceptions of </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">the Role of School Librarians: An Action Research Study. Retrieved last August 31, 2019 from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6019&context=etd</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Mojapelo,
S. M. (2018). Challenges in establishing and maintaining functional school </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">libraries: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lessons from Limpopo Province, South Africa. Journal of
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doi:10.1177/0961000616667801</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Montiel-Overall, P. (2008). Teacher and librarian collaboration: A qualitative study. Library </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">& Information Science Research, 30, 145-155.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Siu-Runyan,
Y. (2011). Public and School Libraries in Decline: When We Need Them. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Retrieved last August 30, 2019 from https://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/CC/0211-sep2011/CC0211Presidents.pdf</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Suffield,
E. (2019). Promoting reading for pleasure in school libraries. Retrieved last
August </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">30, 2019 from https://www.scisdata.com/connections/issue-108/promoting-reading-for-pleasure-in-school-libraries/</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Tella,
A., & Akande, S. (2007). Children reading habits and availability of books
in Botswana </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">primary schools: implications for achieving quality education. The
reading matrix, vol.7(2)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="" style="font-size: 12pt;">Uzuegbu, C. P., Ibiyemi, O. T. (2013). Item community high school library: a reflection of </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">school libraries in Nigeria. Library philosophy and practice (e-journal). Paper1057. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Retrieved last August 30, 2019 from: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1057</span></span></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-58611423001323046342020-08-26T23:23:00.003-07:002020-08-27T22:41:02.952-07:00Choose BLIS at Saint Michael College of Caraga<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">MUST-READ! DON'T IGNORE!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;"><span> By: Jolo Van Clyde S. Abatayo</span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsfQsKa3oa-uj_vsvyuCSmkyg8-oEjzxsLal1TYSk-s4jEL3XnCjaU4yFXE10OTIxTAweHVnLLPRNwShnxWjnTkXj1Qqd6ExhadcotrCKZo0aWDxrz8xHIoWmyFZDsfMBdlTAVZMugIdm/s2048/BLIS+Poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1583" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsfQsKa3oa-uj_vsvyuCSmkyg8-oEjzxsLal1TYSk-s4jEL3XnCjaU4yFXE10OTIxTAweHVnLLPRNwShnxWjnTkXj1Qqd6ExhadcotrCKZo0aWDxrz8xHIoWmyFZDsfMBdlTAVZMugIdm/s640/BLIS+Poster.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">If you are still doubtful
about what course you'll choose, I would love to recommend the Bachelor of
Library and Information Science (BLIS). </span><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt;">WHY? Let's make it
quick...</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">BLIS is one of the Commission
on Higher Education’s priority courses. It means that if you are enrolled in
this course, you will be the first priority of CHED when you want to apply for
their scholarships. Being a priority course means the course is projected and
expected by CHED to enable graduates to land into in-demand jobs. Thus, librarianship is in-demand.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">In-demand... Why? Because
all schools, colleges, and universities need librarians. They can't open an
academic program and a course or pass the accreditation and certifications
without librarians. If you will ask how many registered librarians here in the Philippines…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span face="" style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">“There are only 9,411 registered librarians as of
February 28, 2019, plus 565 passers last September 2019. The active librarians as of
January 2019 are only 6,697. These are actively renewing their licenses at PRC.”</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">There is a scarcity when it
comes to the production of librarians in the country. It’s because there are
lots and lots of career paths for Librarians. We only have 10% or less supply
of librarians. What if public libraries or DepEd will open massive items for librarians? In fact, you can’t put teachers in these positions
because they are not qualified and it’s against the law (RA 9246).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkHqfMeLoTx747-vhyphenhyphentAQeZ3iVlG-SyL9-eOqZBG_MFyxJNxCYYaNq4EPFlpMn-kbNeglrZQbay91PImEE3mLVqvaWURE2EKlZGjsDNlh1X0yrmr-4UNR4AV9PhD05jpGD1bK2dvJQcEF/s2048/blis2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkHqfMeLoTx747-vhyphenhyphentAQeZ3iVlG-SyL9-eOqZBG_MFyxJNxCYYaNq4EPFlpMn-kbNeglrZQbay91PImEE3mLVqvaWURE2EKlZGjsDNlh1X0yrmr-4UNR4AV9PhD05jpGD1bK2dvJQcEF/s640/blis2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">Aside from schools,
colleges, and universities. Librarians can work in Public Libraries like in
your barangay, municipality, city, and province. Librarians are badly needed, especially
that starting this year, probably, they will empower public libraries by
mandating that all local government units must have public libraries and
librarians (RA 7743). Actually, it's still an issue because according to the
National Library of the Philippines' Director, the available librarians today
can't all fill in the available positions. He has a point
there. Again, <i><span style="color: red;">what
if public libraries or DepEd will open massive items for librarians?</span></i><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">Aside from public
libraries, there are special libraries. For example, San Miguel Corporation has
a corporate library and they hire librarians for collection management and records
keeping and protection. Medical schools have medical libraries. Bureau of Corrections
has Jail Libraries. Law schools have law libraries. These agencies eagerly hire
for librarians and information professionals.
Moreover, librarians can also work for Museums as Curators, Archival
Institutions as Archivists, and Publishing Companies as part of their staff.
Librarians can also work as LIS Educators. Remember: Librarians can teach and
become librarians because there are BLIS and MLIS programs that need enthusiastic
instructors and professors.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;"></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt;">Again, there is a lot of career opportunities
for librarians, that even TV Stations hire librarians. In abroad, I know some
who successfully work there as librarians. It’s just
sad that this course isn’t that a big hit to the eyes of the masses. They don’t
even know that we receive a high salary, especially when we work at government
agencies. To be honest, schools are badly looking for librarians. Imagine, I am
from North Cotabato yet I am working in Caraga Region. Why? Because the region
lacks librarians. Most of the Librarians here are from outside Caraga. Even my
two sisters/siblings are also aspiring to become librarians (one is still an
undergraduate student and the other one is preparing for the licensure
examination). Why would I entrust my siblings' fate to BLIS? IT’S IN-DEMAND! If
you want proofs, you can ask any librarian working in the country and you will
surely know the truth, just 1-2 months, you will most likely get a job immediately after graduation. Cool, right?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKppz2MVE5UpY_4Ukmn0E04wvaXimivdT0HpU4D8bT03VPg-paj91d0GKlSb98sJdpNbf9kdkXffEjVPwzEKskARjChn5TNYD7NIY5ZvCeeMdW7MDXNwKz5MTvVywlyZyD6gRxaaOLi-g/s2048/blis-statement.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKppz2MVE5UpY_4Ukmn0E04wvaXimivdT0HpU4D8bT03VPg-paj91d0GKlSb98sJdpNbf9kdkXffEjVPwzEKskARjChn5TNYD7NIY5ZvCeeMdW7MDXNwKz5MTvVywlyZyD6gRxaaOLi-g/s640/blis-statement.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-PH; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-PH;">One piece of advice I can give to
students who are still confused and puzzled on what course they will take, they
need to think first about their future. They need to pursue a course that is job-ready
and not those courses that won’t guarantee you a better future. They need to
have a rich mindset and a fixed goal. They need to choose a course that will
help them land a job quickly for them to help their family.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-size: 14pt;">Enroll now at SAINT MICHAEL COLLEGE OF CARAGA,
Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. We have this so-called “Kabayaning Michaelinian
Scholarship Program” for BLIS in which they only have to pay 9,000 pesos per
semester and they can also apply for the TES Scholarship. It’s very affordable,
unlike other learning institutions. Aside from this, we can assure you that we
have the best training ground. We have an aesthetic and well-established Learning
Resource Center/Learning Commons and the INSTRUCTORS are all registered
librarians and Master’s degree holders. What are you waiting for? Enroll now at SMCC! Choose BLIS and you
will never regret it! </span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsbge2-w5JMrHLWFIU_py_H8m8WyhmVFovsEbKVZnJyhDKZGIn_Ze5A4RXRwhk9vhOhgP06G8l4a8Tv1edMdJylKIfhdKv5UKY_oPOmZEzv5cTgI-4pJxe0aLU_RfBddwm47nCyImxIKi/s960/bundle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsbge2-w5JMrHLWFIU_py_H8m8WyhmVFovsEbKVZnJyhDKZGIn_Ze5A4RXRwhk9vhOhgP06G8l4a8Tv1edMdJylKIfhdKv5UKY_oPOmZEzv5cTgI-4pJxe0aLU_RfBddwm47nCyImxIKi/s640/bundle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Other Infographics about BLIS:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih96jlNhky9hvWuG7IBZ4ThbrLDIoZkiP3MpFi7_DRN7T5f3IVdzXQSvz0M1GxDHwe815mT0VE5e0q-TcDtElAHa5lzx2KwO5o6Gn4Zzhd-oZGo00ffpNimquIu__Rk5l9im-O5u8pNLjL/s960/D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Bibihira ka na lang na makatagpo ng tulad niya! Haha!"</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Lora; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Lora;">To read the whole article, please follow this link: </span><a href="https://www.malditanglibrarian.com/2020/02/humans-of-library-jolo-abatayo.html">https://www.malditanglibrarian.com/2020/02/humans-of-library-jolo-abatayo.html</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-77918778792466731612020-08-21T22:05:00.004-07:002020-08-21T22:05:28.373-07:00 I am LAYBRARYAN!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGkx6pJw__Aogsndjf3KIaU1DNzBXTayq5J8gWXiW5VrEoZlW-CrWypYN_bJoAPAldfiaUqqUZLxBCd7DH_8lLQzE2Oodqcn0KYuNVR8DDt7LrSdeBRyXzybs5iLilW8UOhqa-7nqacDx/s960/106003996_2124017907744397_1796939870883014967_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGkx6pJw__Aogsndjf3KIaU1DNzBXTayq5J8gWXiW5VrEoZlW-CrWypYN_bJoAPAldfiaUqqUZLxBCd7DH_8lLQzE2Oodqcn0KYuNVR8DDt7LrSdeBRyXzybs5iLilW8UOhqa-7nqacDx/w307-h410/106003996_2124017907744397_1796939870883014967_n.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Ni Jolo Van Clyde Abatayo, RL</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;">Akala ng iba kami ay palamura,<br />Tingin nila sa amin, nakasalaming matanda<br />Sa utak nila, ayos namin ay badoy,<br />Laging nakasimangot at maalikabok na libro ang amoy!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;">Ito ang katotohanan, hayaan niyo kaming mangatwiran<br />Upang kayo’y maliwanagan, buksan ang puso’t isipan<br />Kami’y naturingang tagabantay lamang ng libro<br />Ang tawag sa’min ay Laybraryan!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;">Ano ba talaga ang aming layunin?<br />Gusto niyo bang malaman ang aming tungkulin?<br />Wag munang mainip, halina’t tuklasin<br />Ang mga natatago naming lihim</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;">Ang alam ng iba, sa laybrari, libro lang ang makikita<br />Hindi nila batid na may iba’t ibang gamit pa pala<br />Bukod sa materyales na ito, anu-ano pa ba?<br />Tara! Basahin natin ang susunod na stanza!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;">Sa Laybrari, may Audio-visual materials, alam mo ba?<br />Mga larawan, posters, flipcharts, at kahit saranggola!<br />Globo, mapa, cassette tapes, video recording, at kahit trumpeta!<br />Kahit anong bagay na nagbibigay kaalaman at saya!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;">Bukod sa mga ito, meron pa ba?<br />Oo naman! Sa sobrang dami, hindi ko na maisa- isa!<br />Mga Electronic resources, pamilyar ba?<br />E-books, e-journals, e-zines, online databases, kilala nyo ba sila?</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;">Naku! 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Ask our help and the truth will set you free!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-4046761677476338552020-08-21T22:01:00.001-07:002020-08-21T22:01:37.765-07:00DEMONYO<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA7J2UpvUOFXEQS4uPiutJDfYkN2P43w6kd9KGDnlF9IkJwSB2kgCpx3fzHJGlFwxsTbUwACGjXj3pauYqsXwiwcSze0FcNwpDLWBH-U16PPpPaqLt1LU-b-k1x4TKA7kQGmCcyDl4Sh_/s583/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA7J2UpvUOFXEQS4uPiutJDfYkN2P43w6kd9KGDnlF9IkJwSB2kgCpx3fzHJGlFwxsTbUwACGjXj3pauYqsXwiwcSze0FcNwpDLWBH-U16PPpPaqLt1LU-b-k1x4TKA7kQGmCcyDl4Sh_/s0/giphy.gif" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 6px;">Ni Jolo Van Clyde S. Abatayo</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px;">(Supposedly, this is my entry for my friend's Cebuano short story series but I failed to beat the deadline so yeah... pero no hard feelings. PROMISE. For my efforts not to be wasted naman, I want to share this with you, guys.)</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><b>I.</b><br />“Wala kay pulos! Maypag wala tika gibuhi, sa tiyan pa lang nako!”<br />“Ngano man diay? Nalipay ba diay ko sa sitwasyon nako karon? Sala ba diay nako nga gipakatawo ko nimo?”<br />Ako diay si Hesus, walay pulos! Ambot ug nganong demonyo man ko sa panan-aw sa akoang inahan. Adlaw-adlaw nalang ko niya ginakasab-an, ginabasol, ug ginapatay. Ngano man?<br />Dise-syete anyos nako karon. Usa ko ka working student sa usa ka private school sa Libungan, North Cotabato. Taga-bukid diay ko. Kinahanglan pa ko mumata ug hastang sayuha para mubaktas ug isa ka oras padulong sa school. Kung pangutan-on ko nimo ug lalim ba nga mueskwela nga walay suporta gikan sa imong mama ug papa, dili lalim. Lisod kaayo. Makawala’g gana usahay. Pero, kabalo ko nga kung di ko mueskwela ug tarong, dili pud nako mabuhat ang gusto nakong buhaton. Dugay na gyud nakong ginaantos kini nga sitwasyon para lang makit-an ang dugay na nakong ginapangita ug ginahandum—ang akoang amahan.<br />Sukad pa sa bata pa ko hantod karon, wala pa gyud nako nakit-an si Papa. Wala man pud bisag isa ka litrato nga gitago si Mama para at least mabal-an nako unsa iyang hitsura. Kung mangutana ko sa iyaha, masuko ra man. Singkahan ra ko. Ingnan ra kog: “wala kay pulos! Pareha ra mos imong amahan, mga demonyo!” Ganahan ka ana? Ang ako ra man unta nga mailhan nako kung kinsa akoang amahan. Dautan ba kini akoang gusto? Naglibog ko.<br />Pero sige lang. Bisag ingon ana si Mama, palangga kaayo nako siya. Wala koy pagdumot sa iyaha bisag murag ginakumot na ang akoang kasingkasing sa kasakit tungod sa iyang mga ginapamulong. Bisag adlaw-adlaw, wala siya sa balay kay tua ra sya pirmi sa iyang mga barkada, gadula ug baraha, ug gainom, wala koy reklamo. Bisag wala ko niya ginatarong, wala ko nagluib kay inahan nako siya ug anak ra ko niya. Anak ra ko niya.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><b>II.</b><br />“Hesus! Nganong wala pa man ka naglung-ag? Wala ba kay utok? Kabalo ka nga tingpanihapon na? Gigutom nako! Wala gyud kay pulos!”<br />Naa na pud si mama. Niuli na sad nga hubog. Wala may adlaw nga dili siya makainom. Dili na ni maayo.<br />“Ma! Naunsa naman ka? Wala na gyud kay pagpakabana sa imong kinabuhi? Nganong ingon ana man ka permi? Naa pa ko ma oh! Naa ko nga imong anak! Ma!”<br />Nitulo ug kalit akoang mga luha. Gusto nako pugngan pero dili nako kaya. Huot sa dughan. Dili gyud makaya.<br />“Ayaw kog hilabti! Ayaw pagbuot! Nganong naa pa man ka diri? Diba gipalayas naman tika! Wala koy anak! Kasabot ka? Wala koy anak!<br />“Unsay walay anak ma? Ngano man nga imo kong basulon sa mga sala nga binuhatan sa akoang amahan? Dili ako si Papa ma! Anak ko nimo. Kabalo ba ka nga bisag adlaw-adlaw ko nimo ginapatay tungod sa kasakit sa imong mga ginasulti sa akoa, wala ko nagdumot nimo kay inahan tika! Mahal tika ma. Ma?<br />Tua na akoang inahan. Nakatulog na sa kahubog. Ambot ug nakadungog pa ba sya sa akoang giistorya. Hahay… Murag pang-maalaala mo kayo akoang life no? Drama kaayo. Ingon ani nalang permi. Ugma na sad ug sa sunod pa nga mga adlaw. Sige lang. Naanad naman ko. Ako pa ba? O basig… gibyaan siya ni papa kay tungod sa iyang batasan. Naalingugngogan na dagway sya. Hehe. Ikaw ba naman ingon-anion permi, ganahan ka? Pero ako, lig-on gihapon kay tungod lage sa paghigugma kaniya. Love kaayo tika, Ma…<br />Gabie naman diay. Matulog sa ko. Sayo raba akoang klase ugma unya magLong quiz pa si Ma’am…</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><b>III.</b><br />“Ma. Andam na imong pamahaw. Naa na sad tinimpla nga kape dira. Kaon na. Wala ra ba ka nanihapon gabie.”<br />“Wala kay labot!”<br />Bisag unsa kamaayo akoang ginapakita sa akoang inahan, murag wala ra man sa iyaha. Unsaon man nako ni? Demonyo man gyud ko sa panan-aw ni mama. Ngano man Lord? Pareha ta ug ngalan pero para sa akoang inahan, usa ko ka sungayan… Sige lang. Kaya nako ni. Dili ko muundang. Promise. Dili nako walaon akoang paglaum nga muabot ra gihapon ang panahon nga higugmaon ko ni mama…Sa karon, maningkamot ko sa akoang pag-eskwela aron ma-proud siya sa akoa! Kaya na ko ni! Magbaskog ug maglig-on ko permi para kay mama… Oops! Hapit na alas otso! Muadto nakog eskwelahan! Ma-LATE na gyud ko ani…<br />Sa isa ka oras nga binaktas, nakaabot ko sa school mga alas otso y media. Ginoo ko! Late na ko!<br />“Dong, nganong nag-eskwela man ka. Wala may klase ron?” Ingon sa usa ka lalaki nga murag nalisang…<br />Hala! June 12 man diay karon! Independence day! Hesus ko! Ako man diay si Hesus! Nganong nakalimot man ko? Wala man gu’y TV ug radyo sa balay. Wala pud koy cellphone. Mao lage ni… Muoli na lang ko… Maayo pa… para maasikaso nako si Mama. Basig dili nasad to maniudto. Muoli na ko.<br />“Pauli na dong! Walay klase karon dili tungod sa holiday! Kung di ka gusto ma-Toksu! Pahawa na aning dapita! Luwasa imong kaugalingon!”<br />“Unsa nong? Pasabta ko palihog? Unsa nang Toksu!?” Nakulbaan ko sa iyahang mga giistorya sa akoa. Dili gyud ma-drawing ang nawong ni manong. Gusto nako mabal-an ug ngano man pero nikaripas naman siyag dagan. Sige nalang… Basig nabuang ra dagway to siya… Magpahuway usa ko kadali… Mupungko sa ko diring dapita.<br />(Pila ka minuto ang nilabay…)<br />“Tabaaaaaaaang!”<br />“Indaaaaaaay!”<br />“Maaaaaaaa! Paaaaaa!”<br />(Nagtingog ang sirena sa munisipyo)<br />Hala ka! Nganong nagkagubot man!? Naay linog? Sunog? Tsunami? Wala may dagat diring dapita. Ginoo ko… nakulbaan ko… Maayo nalang nakit-an nako akoang classmate nga si Theresa nga nagdagan sab ug murag nalisang. Akoa siyang gipangutana…<br />“Ting? Unsay nahitabo? Nganong nangalisang man mo!?”<br />Ingon siya: “Sus, kung gusto ka mabuhi! Pahawa na diri! Tago na!”<br />“Ngano man lage!?”<br />“Wala ka kabalo nga nay Toksu!? Toktok-Sunog! Tungod kay naglala na maayo ang COVID-19. Ang order karon sa president kay sunugon tanang mga tawo nga nagpabilin pa diri sa atoa. Ang uban kay tua na sa Davao karon. Wala ba ka kabalo ani!? Muadto nako, Sus. Giwarningan na tika.”</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;"><b>IV.</b><br />Pagkabalo nako sa tinood nga sitwasyon, sa walay pagduha-duha, nikaripas dayon ko ug dagan pauli… Walay lingi-lingi. Walay hunong-hunong. Ug nakaabot ra gyud ko…<br />Murag lain man akoang paminaw? Nganong hilom man kaayo? Lisod pud… wala gud mi TV o radyo man lang. Pero lain gyud. Musulod nako… ug sa dihang…</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px;">“MAAA! Nganong gagunit man ka ug kutsilyo? Ma! Ayaw tawon ma… Istoryahan nato ni be… ayaw tawon ma…”<br />Nalisang ug nakulbaan ko kay niaksyon si Mama ug dunggab sa iyang kaugalingon. Ngano man kaha?<br />“Di na ko gusto mabuhi! Dili na nako kaya. Walay pulos ang kinabuhi nga dili na nako kauban sila akoang mga pinangga sa kinabuhi. Ma! Pa! Jose! Linda! Andoy! Muapas nako ninyo!”<br />“Kinsa na si Jose Ma? Mao ba na ang ngalan sa akoang amahan? Kinsa na si Linda ug Andoy? Ma! Pasabta ko!” Gatulo akoang luha…<br />“Wala ka kabalo?”<br />“Unsa ang wala nako nabal-an?”<br />“Anak ka sa demonyo! Gipatay sa imong amahan ang akoang pinalangga nga mga ginikanan, akoang bana, ug akoang mga anak! Gibaboy pa gyud ko sa imong amahan! Ug ikaw ang resulta! Pareho mong demonyo! Gikasilagan tika!”<br />Mao diay nga grabe ang kalagot ni mama sa akoa. Ako diay ang bunga sa demonyo. Pero dili man ko si Papa. Si Hesus ko nga iyang anak. Wala nako gigusto ang nahitabo sa iyaha ug sa iyahang pamilya. Wala koy sala!<br />“Ma… I love you…”<br />…wala nako nagdugay pa… akoang gibyaan si Mama…</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 6px 0px 0px;"><b>HUMAN.</b></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-638835566484552554.post-65594917793687019712019-08-22T20:12:00.001-07:002019-08-22T20:38:20.082-07:00PAPKORNS, please!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Meh is reading FB comments
about the latest political issues here in Ph while checking the outputs of my
students! It's great that I can now control my "activist self" unlike
before during college days, I was really keen when it comes to political salad
(since I was former campus writer)! I am now starting to digest and realize
that there's really a thin line between opinions and facts, that's why before
reacting, I need to present nothing but facts! A registered librarian (like
MEH) must provide nothing but facts! I mean... What the FACT!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There is a lot of stances that
I have in mind. I'm actually grilling them in my thoughts and they are waiting
to be served. However, I have to control my stubborn emotions because it is not
right to say something without thinking about it first. You guys should do
extensive research before commenting about these serious issues. You guys
should learn more about external and internal criticism and contextual and
speech analysis so you can give fair judgments!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If you wanna ask me about my
stances, I would say that I already have a framework in my mind. I just don't
wanna sound subjective or biased. You know, we can't predict what the thoughts
of Du30 and his comrades are. Possibly, they're just being sarcastic or they're
just playing with our minds. Who knows?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Honestly, my inner self would
love to say: "that man needs to die!" while my gray matter would like
to say: “Hey! You need some ethical, philosophical, logical, scientific,
constitutional, intellectual, and legal bases before reacting!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">PAPKORNS, please!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> We all love makerspaces! Yes? We all dream to have these for our libraries and for our valued library patrons... but what is a makerspace, anyway? <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="clip: auto; height: auto; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px 1px; overflow: visible; position: static; vertical-align: middle; white-space: normal; width: auto;" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4c/1/16/1f642.png" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> According to the website, <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="origin" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FMakerspaces.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2y5QSzwrLalZH2iawsMoKf0AWhEeI3hqrbmM4ItaMjm5GcDYjn2GEFbOE&h=AT3S2XMRxBGt6vcFf250DofUU6Wi01REORaBxhU3K1t_jQHuEwQMcjwbxR5H2noGL5bB2ezU3gDP5toYVeGMqn6YzqJsiHXnKbA9IcKqHfB35PF4_44ZIwH7Wx0K-iHXYW2gH1m41wIbtgIgIE_sM4ig5loernQy9dVzwFiOnxDjVeu_sJFcOsgbwNHnnIUIYRdTBoWmR3ajSeEu4lCuci2Dj84xinqjLsDoG0UZbT0chPUzf2hL27E5HeMKZnCP9n3tPaXWMUhJlV7LybDOsyGjYAQzpA3XY2UV52t7OQIu8VHjN9_E5wA_VL2mv3W8KLQdnjusWuSvAjM0ViYjNdsrj7m-_sCvvXYbjMmUc6Sovg3oVEa87KAFp0lbaHtRzi19XKATweSR88DVAg0FANJ9HTJp4vEb4ehBTOU7FhycmvI5XF1-i2x2TtdabmA68fKPgshJBSzMAYqcLZGG8YmuxkYLDh41VL89aEfy_jWdTtR3VEJxQDp0Vom36XlaCwSWCEA-cMmr4XmkhqPLzWloIqmv1WXvx_O1UYr4o4LnTRzAzs2-ry9ebLk67rmDTGppL70EHwl1WKTpeXXKH3xY-69u0uFnsESGkL4_E8vMbfROFzqu-t-kQU8gEWwZnw" href="http://makerspaces.com/?fbclid=IwAR2y5QSzwrLalZH2iawsMoKf0AWhEeI3hqrbmM4ItaMjm5GcDYjn2GEFbOE" rel="nofollow" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Makerspaces.com</a>, "a makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a school, library or separate public/private facility for making, learning, exploring and sharing that uses high tech to no tech tools."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> These milieus are accessible to both kids and adults. It provides different maker tools/equipment such as<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> 3D printers, laser cutters, cnc machines, soldering irons, sewing machines, and many more. If you lack resources, the librarians can innovate or improvise! It's just a matter of creativity, you know!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Ladies and Gentlemen, it's already 21st century! Our libraries and information centers are evolving and defying the gravity. Having makerspaces will surely create a positive and explosive impact to your clients! It will provide them the zone to try different things which will help them augment their learning! It is fun and intellectual at the same time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The following photos will give you hints about the beauty of makerspaces! <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="clip: auto; height: auto; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px 1px; overflow: visible; position: static; vertical-align: middle; white-space: normal; width: auto;" title="heart emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t6c/1/16/2764.png" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe" style="display: inline; width: auto;"><3</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "chiller"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>After watching videos of Filipinos conquering talent competitions
outside Ph, I've realized that commonly, here in our country, if you have the
face, you don't need any talent or skill. In other countries, they want your
rawness. In other words, they genuinely appreciate not only what you have
physically but also what you can do skillfully.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "chiller"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>and oh... we also have this mentality that we only become proud
real quick if we see our fellow Filipinos win these contests internationally. Seriously? Did
you feel that when they were still here in Ph showcasing what they've got!?
Hypocrites!<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "chiller"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><u>FYI</u>: Their triumph is not yours because, from the very first place,
you weren’t that proud! Let's stop stealing their limelight because it's kind of an insult to them. What a shame!<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "chiller"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Let me ask you these sad questions...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "chiller"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Why can't we appreciate someone even if he/she isn't the winner? Why can't we appreciate little things? Do we really need to step into the bigger and brighter spotlight to gain respect, appreciation, and love? I think we must change this mindset that I call "aftershock and after-proud"!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "chiller"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Let's give them a break after breaking a leg here in the country! If someone wins in a cheap-as-what-you-think contests, learn to applaud! I also believe that we must start being like an X-RAY! Let's recognize not only what we see from the outside. Let's also value what's on the inside! Did you get it?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sisiguraduhin ko na meron kang mapapala.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kahit sa Internet nabubusog ang iyong mata;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Huwag mong kalimutan na mayroong AKO para tulungan ka!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ang nais ko ay mabigyan ka ng nag-uumapaw na kaalaman.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sasagutin ko lahat ng tanong mo kahit na nahihirapan!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hindi Internet ang sagot upang lumago ang kaisipan!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Minsan, ito’y ginagamit dahil sa katamaran!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Akala mo ba pag gamit mo yan tama ka na?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Maghunos diri ka, maaaring fake news ang hatid nya!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Si Google lang ba ang kaya mong tangkilikin?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bakit si Laybraryan </span>ayaw<span style="font-family: inherit;"> mong </span>kausapin<span style="font-family: inherit;">?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alam mo ba na ang Laybraryan kayang maging search engine?</span></div>
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Si Google walang puso, ako’y may damdamin!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">My father was a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mindanao and as his son, I once dreamt to be like him. That is why after I graduated from High School at Southern Christian College (SCC), I decided to choose Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering as my priority course at the University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, North Cotabato because in my High School days, I was really doing great in my computer subjects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">Unfortunately, not all stories have joyful endings. My dream to become a great engineer was ruined because I suck in Mathematics. Calculus was my horrible fiend. In those days, I thought USM was a wild arena. Also, I joined a fraternity, played online games (day and night), and partied too hard. Broken chains made me realize that there is total freedom at USM. I abused that freedom then failed most of my grades.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">I realized that engineering courses are not meant for me. BSCpE is now a mere history and my “Ex-Lover”. So, in 2010, I decided to enter the realm of Bachelor of Arts in English (still in USM). Honestly, I love English especially Literature. At first, I was at my best because the only subjects I got in the first semester were Speech Improvement, Literatures of the World and the Philippines, and other minor subjects. Later on, in the second semester, things stirred up and the subjects were getting tougher and tougher, just like Mathematics. Plus, my father was diagnosed with bone cancer. The universe was really harsh to me at that time. I even lost my drive to go to school. I committed multiple absences and my instructors gave me INC grades. Then, these INCs became 5.0s and I became a member of the amazing world of Tambays (out-of-school youth) for almost 2 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">In 2013, my head was hit by a huge rock and it made me grasp the fact that education is a must! With my own decision and with my family’s advice, I also realized that USM is not my sanctuary (peace!). Like a long lost lover, I found SCC, my beloved alma mater, and my new asylum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">Future Librarian and Information Scientist!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"> It is really true that if you want something, you should learn to love it. Aside from the fact that Library and Information Science is one of the priority courses of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), it is also a very interesting program. It is not just about librarianship; it is beyond that. It is about touching lives. It is an art that augments learning. It is a craft that promotes literacy among people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"> Being a BLIS student of SCC was so exhilarating! Because of perseverance, I excelled in academics. I just want to acknowledge the exceptional Ma’am Sandra Lyn Quiñones, the Head of LIS Program and the Director of Libraries in SCC. She is the brain of this amazing domain. Without her and the whole LIS team, my journey towards becoming a librarian will come to an end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"> Focusing on academic aspects is boring. I think, as a college student, you need to spice up your life by joining some extra-curricular activities. You know, not all can be learned inside the classrooms (and I know this a cliché). You need to go out to eliminate some nerves and go beyond your limits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"> SCC is really the perfect milieu for students to express themselves and be the best that they can always be. I can attest to that. This great school revived my passion in writing. I became a Feature Editor of Southern Collegian (the official student publication of SCC) for two consecutive years and it made me appreciate that writing is already choosing! I was even elected as the Chairperson of College Editors Guild of the Philippines (Greater Cotabato Chapter) and that was so surreal! I became an officer of College Supreme Government and I was enlightened about servant leadership and social responsiveness. I got the chance to be part of the Torch 2016 (the official yearbook of SCC) and it made me apprehend that kinship is precious. I joined contests, inside and outside the campus, and I realized the real meaning of competition. I attended various seminars and workshops and I was informed and updated about the current trends and acquired life skills. I was also recognized as the Campus Journalist of the Year and received leadership awards. Outside SCC, I also joined several male pageants to support my other needs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"> To SCC, my alma mater, you always have a noble place in my heart. You rocked my college life! To the significant individuals behind its strong foundation, I just want to thank all of you for making SCC the pride of every human heart! Ours is a great school, this Christian College!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">More About Meh!</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"> I finished my BLIS degree at SCC last March 2016 and successfully passed the Librarians Licensure Examination (LLE) in September 2016. Not to brag but I got a </span><span lang="" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">general weighted average rating of 86.15</span><span lang="" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">and I almost top the LLE 2016!</span><span lang="" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"> I was a former Research Services Librarian and BLIS Instructor of SCC from November 2016 to September 2017. I also experienced working as the Technical Services Librarian (2017) and the Readers’ Services Librarian (2018) of Saint Michael College of Caraga, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. Currently, I am working full-time as the BLIS Program Chairperson of SMCC. Last March 2020, I finished my Master of Library and Information Science degree at Lourdes College, Cagayan de Oro City.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"> Obviously, I have so much passion for writing that’s why currently, I am an enthusiastic blogger! I think I am an <b><i>ambivert</i></b> but I am so fun to be with (believe me!). I am a very passionate go-getter. I'll do whatever it takes just to get what I want! Ohhh...scary! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">Honestly, I am a bit childish and an extreme online gamer. I also have my advocacies. I really wanna promote the love for blogging. I am also keen on promoting LIS as an awesome craft! As a BLIS instructor, I wanna make a difference by influencing and inspiring my students! I am LibrarJuan!</span></div>
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