The LIANZA Professional Registration Board share their insights into the importance of being professionally registered. Board members share their tips and reflections that may support you to gain professional registration or to revalidate.
LIANZA PR MEETUPS
LIANZA Professional Registration Meetups were offered online in April, July and September 2021. The
recent meetup focused on reflective practice and a participant shares her experience.
LIANZA Professional Registration Meetups were offered online in April, July and September 2021. The
recent meetup focused on reflective practice and a participant shares her experience.
Given that my professional registration is due for revalidation early next year, this session was timely
for me. It was helpful to hear from members of the LIANZA Professional Registration Board about
what they look for when assessing the journals, along with some tips on writing reflections. My
uncertainties were clarified, and I learned that I could make better use of the “activity description’
field for succinctly describing an activity. I found this session very useful - both the presentation by
Catherine and Ann-Maree, and the opportunity for discussion with other librarians who attended.
Having invested a bit of time to find out more about the requirements and techniques needed, I now
feel much more confident about completing my journal.
Donna Salmon,
RLIANZA Unitec Library
During lockdown LIANZA PR Board members met and shared their recent professional learning and reflections.
Their journal activities and reflections are shared based on the reflection framework uncovered at the recent
meetup.
Their journal activities and reflections are shared based on the reflection framework uncovered at the recent
meetup.
 | Adrian Jenkins Unitec Library Learning activity I learned/ I did … I taught an information literacy class to a large class of over 300 construction management students on Zoom during level 4 lockdown in Auckland. |
Learning reflection
I think, I realise, I now understand, … I will do …
As I was teaching this class, I reflected how much harder it was for me to know whether students were engaging with and keeping up with what I was teaching or not. In a face-to-face classroom, I can directly observe the students and speed up, slow down or repeat myself based on whether I perceive students are engaged or not. In Zoom classes, our students almost uniformly keep their cameras and microphones off, so I didn’t have that non-verbal feedback. I have realised that in the future when I teach classes on Zoom, it would be best for me to go a little slower than I might normally, to try and find a pace of teaching that most students can engage with and learn well from.
Domain
Doing (Professional Practice).
BOK
BOK Cluster 2: Understand Information Needs, Generation and Access [BOK 3].
I think, I realise, I now understand, … I will do …
As I was teaching this class, I reflected how much harder it was for me to know whether students were engaging with and keeping up with what I was teaching or not. In a face-to-face classroom, I can directly observe the students and speed up, slow down or repeat myself based on whether I perceive students are engaged or not. In Zoom classes, our students almost uniformly keep their cameras and microphones off, so I didn’t have that non-verbal feedback. I have realised that in the future when I teach classes on Zoom, it would be best for me to go a little slower than I might normally, to try and find a pace of teaching that most students can engage with and learn well from.
Domain
Doing (Professional Practice).
BOK
BOK Cluster 2: Understand Information Needs, Generation and Access [BOK 3].
 | Catherine Doughty Victoria University of Wellington Library Learning activity I learned/ I did … I attended a session and learned to use H5P (an e-learning authoring tool). I created a digital learning object using the Te reo Māori-informed Rauru Whakarare Evaluation Framework. |
Learning reflection
I think, I realise, I now understand, … I will do …
I now have some new skills to assist our students with their information literacy learning in the online environment. I realise that learning and teaching activities may be effective if they are pedagogically sound, but the affordances of the technology tool also plays a part in leading to deep learning. I now understand that any learning activities I create must also be resilient enough to cope with lockdowns and natural disasters.
Domain
Doing (Professional Practice).
BOK
BOK Cluster 4: Understanding Information and Communication Technologies [BOK 7].
I think, I realise, I now understand, … I will do …
I now have some new skills to assist our students with their information literacy learning in the online environment. I realise that learning and teaching activities may be effective if they are pedagogically sound, but the affordances of the technology tool also plays a part in leading to deep learning. I now understand that any learning activities I create must also be resilient enough to cope with lockdowns and natural disasters.
Domain
Doing (Professional Practice).
BOK
BOK Cluster 4: Understanding Information and Communication Technologies [BOK 7].
 | Jane Robinson Marlborough District Libraries Learning activity I learned/ I did … I watched a series of four YouTube cataloguing tutorials prepared by staff who are members of the Kotui Cataloguing Expert Group. |
Learning reflection
I think, I realise, I now understand, … I will do … (optional)
As a non-cataloguer I learnt a lot! The tutorials reassured me of the things I am doing correctly, but also showed me things I could do to make each catalogue record better. I realised that I had been missing an opportunity to improve the way each record appeared on the catalogue. By utilising my new found skills I will be able to enhance existing records, thereby increasing the discoverability of titles resulting in and improved customer experience.
Domain
Knowing (Professional Knowledge)
BOK
BOK Cluster 3: Understanding Information Resource and Knowledge Management [BOK 5]
I think, I realise, I now understand, … I will do … (optional)
As a non-cataloguer I learnt a lot! The tutorials reassured me of the things I am doing correctly, but also showed me things I could do to make each catalogue record better. I realised that I had been missing an opportunity to improve the way each record appeared on the catalogue. By utilising my new found skills I will be able to enhance existing records, thereby increasing the discoverability of titles resulting in and improved customer experience.
Domain
Knowing (Professional Knowledge)
BOK
BOK Cluster 3: Understanding Information Resource and Knowledge Management [BOK 5]
 | Sharon Cornwall HB Williams Memorial Library, Gisborne Learning activity I learned/ I did … I created a document linking to sites for staff to use for professional development during lockdown e.g. LIANZA webinars, database tutorials, and distributed it via email. |
Learning reflection
I think, I realise, I now understand, … I will do … (optional)
I learned that though you may create something in Excel, it is best to distribute as a PDF, so that people can view it regardless of what programmes they have on their device. Crafting a clear email of what you would like people to do is vital. Being willing to assist staff with their IT needs is also necessary.
Domain
Doing (Professional Practice).
BOK
BOK Cluster 5: Understanding Management in Information Organisations [BOK 9).
I think, I realise, I now understand, … I will do … (optional)
I learned that though you may create something in Excel, it is best to distribute as a PDF, so that people can view it regardless of what programmes they have on their device. Crafting a clear email of what you would like people to do is vital. Being willing to assist staff with their IT needs is also necessary.
Domain
Doing (Professional Practice).
BOK
BOK Cluster 5: Understanding Management in Information Organisations [BOK 9).
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