past Conferences & workshops

FULL-DAY CONFERENCE at THE french international school

Friday, December 1st, 2023

28 Tong Yin St, Tseung Kwan O

SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY

➡️ 9:00-9:30 am: Meet & Greet and Library Tour

➡️ 9:30-10.30 am: Group Presentations & Discussion

AI and reading: To what extent does AI transform our reading habits?

by Yann Houry (FIS)

First, let's see if digital books offer better ways of memorizing things. But what if we could do more? What if I could interact with the books? What if I could ask AI for a summary or a simplified version to facilitate the reader's understanding? What if AI could assess my understanding and have it produce a quiz? This opens up new ways of reading and working with students.

➡️ 10:30-10:45: Coffee & Tea Break

➡️ 10:45-11:30: Meet the author

Karine J. Pasquier. Swiss author based in HK

Born and raised in Switzerland, Karine has been living in Hong Kong for 5 years. She is the author of five novels and albums for young children and adults. She is currently working on numerous literary projects. Alongside her professional career as a librarian, her lifelong passion for acting has lead her to be in charge of the French Improv Club in Hong Kong.

Karine offers numerous creative workshops: from making podcasts to collaborative writing through thematic readings, she will show you a variety of activities she offers to young students and adolescents.

Her website | Her instagram

➡️ 11:30-13:00: Roundtable Discussions for Primary & Secondary

Primary/Secondary

Academic Integrity: Demo of two browser extensions--Revision History and NewsGuard

by Mary Slaby (HKIS)

Secondary

Mature fiction borrowing policies

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➡️ 13:00-14:00: Lunch

➡️ 14:00-14:30: Group Presentation & Discussion

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality books

by Daniel Robertshaw and Estelle Makarenko (FIS)

This presentation and discussion will look at how virtual reality and augmented reality technologies are bringing about new ways to read. We will present and discuss our school’s plan to do a trial run of incorporating these technologies into our libraries. We plan to talk about the differences between AR and VR and how each one might be better suited, or worse suited, in the library environment. We’ll also be looking at a couple examples of service providers in areas where AR and VR have already gotten a foothold in the library in some other countries.

➡️ 14:30-15:30: Group Presentation & Discussion

Online Presentation of Short Edition

by Kristan Leroy

Short Édition is a French publishing house of short literature in English and French: poetry, short stories, and flash fiction. In addition to our online platform, we publish fiction around the world via our Short Story Dispensers for the public to enjoy a serendipitous literary experience, free of charge. What better way to overcome those little moments of boredom or enforced waiting in your daily life—at work, on the bus, in the waiting room, or in the peace and quiet of your own home.

Short Édition aims to raise literary awareness, encourage new and emerging writers, and highlight the importance and timelessness of literature.

HALF-DAY WORKSHOP at HONG KONG ACADEMY

Saturday, March 11, 2023

SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY

8:30-9:00 am

Meet & Greet and Library Tour

9:00-10.30 am

Whole Group Presentations & Discussion:

Why Diversity Matters in Library Collections, How to Diversify, and What to do with Books with Misrepresentation followed by Q&A - Lynn Lawrence-Brown to present

"Balancing AI's Potential for Research and Plagiarism" followed by Q&A - Melissa Cooper to present

10:30 - 10:45

Coffee & Tea Break and Library Tour

10:45-11:30 am

Breakout Roundtable Discussions for Primary & Secondary (Simultaneously)

Primary topics: BOB preparation ideas, Library renovation and ppaces, and Open discussion/ Q&A - Collen as moderator

Secondary topics: Promoting student leadership in the library, Developing interview & research skills, and Open discussion/ Q&A - Mel as moderator

11:30-12:30

Whole Group Circle Discussions:

What do teacher librarians do all day? - Colleen

Building reading & learning community including collaboration - Katie

Engaging readers - Tanja

Open discussion/ Q&A - Julia

12:50

Walk to lunch

1:15-2:30 pm

Lunch at the Picture House

1:15-2:30 pm

Book shopping at Kidnapped

Renaissance College Conference

Friday, November 11, 2022

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Goal

The purpose of our conference is to provide members of the ALESS group the opportunity to present and share pedagogy about all literacies including information and digital literacy, that specifically supports the professional development of librarians.

If you would like to share or present, please complete this form by Oct 28.

Workshop Submission

If you are a member of ALESS and are interested in attending please complete this form by November 4.

Registration Form

Details

Date & Time

Friday 11th November, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm.

Arrival

Public Transport - Tuen Ma Line

Exit A

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Pick up conference visitor pass

LIRC - Meet in the Secondary library on the 3rd floor of the admin building (at top of the stairs from entrance). Lift is through the blue doors to the right of reception doors.

Food

Coffee, Tea and snacks provided

Lunch - option of $50 lunch ticket upon arrival or bring your own

Location

Schedule

Evening Event - Bookazine

Keynote Speakers

Sophia Ho Tung

is a young Hong Konger who turned to art while battling an autoimmune disease. You will find inspiration in her journey and highlight the challenges of publishing in the present Hong Kong environment.

Shonee and Aarti Mirchandani

are the powerhouse duo behind the successful book store "Bookazine". They will start our day with a chat about their father's humble start to the thriving success it is today.

See the schedule page or this page for details

Librarian Lead Workshops

Book Challenge - policy and process

Policy protects us and a process that uses professional resources assist in making the whole dilemma less personal. In this workshop, we will share some resources and strategies to protect you as librarians and your collection.

Ardea Smith, Secondary Teacher Librarian at Chinese International School (CIS)

Melissa Cooper, Secondary Librarian at Renaissance College (RCHK)

Engage in Fun in Primary Libraries

We have over 70 years of teaching and library experience between the 2 of us! (Holy cow! How is that possible?!?) We're going to share some of our favorite library activities and strategies. Hopefully you can use some of these ideas in your own library.

Colleen Williams and Sue McCluskey, Canadian International School Hong Kong (CISHK)

Passion Projects

One of the skills that make school librarians so special is their ability to work with all families, students of all ages, and teachers across subjects in their schools. They have a unique vantage point, which makes them ideal candidates to lead ambitious, school-wide initiatives such as Passion Project (also known as Genius Hour), where pupils work on a personal, interested-based project for a whole term, or even a whole year.

In this talk, I will lean on knowledge gained from professional development, but most importantly, on the experience I gathered when suddenly asked to lead Passion Project for my whole school with very little notice, to share tips on how to make this whimsical project work!

Julia Besnard, Director of Libraries, Harrow International School (HISHK)

AI art: tools to use in your library, and implications for academic integrity

In this session we will look at a number of AI art tools that have become available for public use in the last few months, and how you might use them in your library. We will also discuss the way students may use these tools and the implications for academic integrity.

Tarn MacDonald, Secondary Teacher Librarian, Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA)

10-minute Speed Share Session

For librarians who have a favourite lesson, resource or idea to share, this is the space and time to do it!

Slides and a full presentation are not necessary.

Tarn - Libguide code

Miriam - SDG Book Club

Julia - Engaging Readers

Cherrie - Agency in the Library

Macy - Renovation

Thanks for joining us!

It was wonderful to teach and learn with you at our first ALESS conference. I am looking forward to seeing you all more in person.

Resources from the conference can be found here.

Melissa Cooper

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