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[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

Hi Matthew, I just wanted to reply to your recent two posts and acknowledge the important work you are doing here. I do hope that once you are finished, you will share more widely and maybe even come back on my podcast to talk about it.

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

A fascinating article Darryl, which links perfectly with the conversation we just had with Jenny on our latest podcast. My biggest fear is that it will be too tempting not to use it… as you say it is everywhere offering to ‘help’ and writing something yourself is hard and takes time. The scary thing is that we have grown up without AI and can see the problem; how are our students going to learn when it is in their faces all the time? They will not see this as something unusual, it will just be part of everyday life.  As if it is normal… and it is only going to get worse.

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

I wanted to share some of the comments sent to me after the Symposium on Saturday.

“This symposium is fanatic! Thank you so much for convening, etc. I am so lucky to be part of it”. Helen Cleeves, Librarian, Ibstock Place School, UK

“Can I pass on my thanks for this to all involved – the few sessions I managed to be in on Saturday have given me a number of things to investigate and attempt to take forward, I am very much looking forward to an opportunity to view all sessions when available”. Catherine Watkins, School librarian & EPQ Coordinator, St Peter’s High School, UK

“Let me say thank-you for such a well thought out day for the First FOSIL symposium. It was a great day for learning inside and getting a new perspective on inquiry and helping our young people in their learning journey. Thank-you so much for reinvigorating me”. Penny Huges, School Librarian,  Pinewood School, UK

“Terrific day of fascinating presentations, thank you.  Also a big thank you for all you do to support the profession”. Gillian Summerley, Reddam House, South Africa

That was a fantastic day of presentations, Elizabeth!! Huge congratulations to you all. Melanie Foti, School Librarian, Discovery Bay International School, Hong Kong

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

Thanks for sharing your views on Notebook LM Matthew and Jenny. It was not one of the AI’s that I had tried. I must admit that I am trying to keep to the free AI and not use too many so as not to get swamped by it all. However I have dipped my toe into Notebook LM and have to say that I did find it interesting to use but agree that without background knowledge of inquiry skills or understanding of the subject, it would be difficult to see where it was hallucinating. I found the conversational tone was easy to interact with and gave me some great suggestions and ideas. It is difficult working on your own where there is no opportunity to talk through a problem. I can see this type of tool very useful in this context. I still have a lot of playing to do with this.

Maybe Jenny and Matthew need to come on my podcast and discuss this… I will be in touch 🙂

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

Thanks Darryl, I wanted to have a conversation in both places to see if we could get more traction.

I’ve written a very short blog post that helped my thought process… I have lots to work on going forward… Here is the link https://www.elizabethahutchinson.com/post/bringing-fosil-and-school-pedagogy-together-a-new-vision-for-inquiry-based-learning

 

 

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

Ok, I have just been re-reading your ACCESS article and in your first paragraph you say that it is a pedagogical model… that is a relief… I need to discuss this more with you as I have just begun to understand what we are talking about…. Maybe our next podcast!

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

Hi Darryl, I have posted this question on LinkedIn too but thought it would be good to discuss it here. Schools talk about their pedagogy and I was wondering if we are saying that FOSIL is a pedagogy? I was talking to my son about the Tridium method of Grammar, Logic and Rhetoric… when he was talking about it I thought it sounded similar to the philosophy of FOSIL… is my thinking going in the right direction?

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

Hi Jannath, I am only just following up on a few posts here and came across yours. Thanks for sharing your lesson. It would be great to hear what the RE teacher thought of this project and if it went well. From the looks of the slides it has been well thought out and should have ended in a great discussion and learning.

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Jenny. I often tell the librarians I train, not to put too much into one lesson. It is far better for our students to learn one thing well than a lot of nothing. I like the idea of giving students time to try out what you have just shown them whilst you are still there to support them. It helps to link what they have just learnt with what they are now doing… which is essential when they come across another piece of research in another part of the curriculum.

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

How exciting for you Jannath. I am sure Darryl and Jenny will be along in a while with lots of words of wisdom but I just wanted to let you know that I run a membership for school librarians on the same path. I do have some free resources that you can dip in and out of but give me a shout if I can be any help. My email is [email protected] and my website can be found here

Best Wishes

Elizabeth

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

Hi Darry has this book been published yet? If so can you give me a link to the publication? Thanks.

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

How exciting is this!  I am presenting at this conference too. My session is Front and Centre: AI, Education and School Libraries. Why Action is Important Now.

Programme description

This talk explores the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and school libraries, inspiring school librarians to embrace AI in their educational settings. I will share insights into my ongoing research and training efforts, emphasising the potential transformative impact of AI on school libraries. This presentation will delve into how AI can be leveraged to initiate meaningful conversations (podcasting and conferences) thereby increasing the profile of school libraries within the broader education landscape. Lastly, I will offer a personal perspective on integrating AI within my own business, illustrating practical applications and highlighting the potential for innovation within the realm of school libraries.

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

Hi Jannath, thank you for sharing your plan so far. It is really useful to see how others are going about using FOSIL. Your booklet looks like it will be full of some really useful teaching and learning. If you could share it, it would be great to see how you set this out.

As far as the construct stage goes you do not need to teach the whole cycle, just focus on construct. It will depend on how long you have to teach this but I would start by encouraging them to talk about what they have learnt and understood about the topic they have just studied. What can they teach you or their peers about the topic? They already have all the information they need they now just need to pull the important information together to demonstrate their learning. This page is a good one to start with, although I am sure you have already found this… I would also be using this resource… Main points from my own research found here… and this one about drawing conclusions.

I am sure others will be along to give you some more ideas but do keep us informed about what you plan going forward and how the sessions went.

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

I just wanted to take the opportunity to share my latest podcast AI: Friend or Foe. The School Librarians Perspective. I was joined by Darry and Jenny Toerien and Dr Kay Oddone. I hope you find it adds to this very interesting conversation.

[Elizabeth Hutchinson Participant]

Good Morning All, Kay Oddone has just shared this article on Twitter written by Barbara Fister and Alison J. Head Getting a grip on ChatGPT Certainly and interesting read and one to add to our collection above.

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