ETL504: Assessment 2: Part B

I was a part of case study group eleven and I feel that we displayed primarily situational leadership rather than any other models discussed in the topic. The member that would take the initiative depended on our own individual lives and what we had going on. At times, we would be displaying transactional leadership, asking for each of our input, without much discussion (see Module Two blog post).

When I would engage with the case study content, I would be looking more at the practical aspects, rather than the theoretical. Much of the time, when working, we do not necessarily have the time to stop and think ‘what leadership model do I need to use here?’ but rather just go ahead and do what needs to be done in order to ensure that it all runs smoothly and the challenges are resolved. While I do reflect on what I personally do in my lines of work, I do not tend to break it down to the models that could have been used but what I could do well and what I could improve upon.

One of the biggest challenges outside of curriculum change that teacher librarians face is with technology and ICT. With technology changing rapidly, we need to be able to adapt to what our students are using in their day to day lives and have the knowledge to support classroom teachers with it. Teacher Librarians are also facing additional levels of stress with more responsibilities and additional areas for leadership that put pressure on them. I have elaborated further on these areas within Module Three blog post.

While I have only written and published a limited amount of blog posts I have learnt quite a bit during this topic. I would work through the modules and forget to write a reflection post. This is one area of professional practice that I aim to improve upon as I progress further. By highlighting my own short comings and making plans to improve them, shows that I am displaying good practice and am planning my own professional development.

References

• Mickan, N. (2019). ETL504 Module 2 [Blog]. Retrieved from https://thinkspace.csu.edu.au/nikitamickan/2019/09/01/etl504-module-2/
• Mickan, N. (2019). ETL504 Module 3 [Blog]. Retrieved from https://thinkspace.csu.edu.au/nikitamickan/2019/09/02/etl504-module-3/