2008 Weekend Course Presentations

Powerpoint presentations and supporting materials from the 2008 Weekend Course.

If any of the presentations are too small to read in the embedded view below, click on the View link under each presentation to go to Slideshare, then choose the View Full Screen option.

Martyn Wade, National Librarian of Scotland: Opening of the Conference

To view the notes associated with this presentation, please download it and open it in Powerpoint.

Mike Brearley, Associate, Independent Thinking Ltd

Christine Irving and John Crawford: The Scottish Information Literacy Project

Rhona Arthur: A Curriculum for Excellence

Elspeth Scott: GLOW: The Scottish Schools Digital Network

Dr Jonathan Sharples: The Learning Brain: new lessons for education

Geoff Dubber: Rite of Passage: Library Transition and Induction P6/7 - S1

Anne Harding: Enrichment and Extension: Supporting Gifted and Talented Students

Peter Harwood and Jo Harwood: What is a Good Learning Environment?

This presentation can be viewed directly on Slideshare.

Sally McIntosh: Stimulating Ideas for SEN Students

Chris Powis: "Isn't it all on the Web anyway?": Teaching Information Skills to the Google Generation

Alec Williams: Sneaky Learning

  • Sneaky Learning: Fiction and Poetry across the Curriculum (Adobe PDF document, 101 KB)
    This booklist, which had its origins in Alec Williams' workshop "Sneaky Learning", held at the School Library Association's Weekend Course in Glasgow, June 2008, has since been augmented by suggestions from delegates on the day, and from emails received subsequently. Thanks to all who have contributed!

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