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29/09/2026

I've been asked to make available the Teacher Librarian advocacy infographics so that they are able to be printed and redistributed. I've added a page to my website here https://lnkd.in/eQHFetPb where you can download and print two current infographics. If/when I develop more I will update this page and send out a reminder.

Please keep up the fight. . I know many people are on school holidays right now, and it is important to step away and disconnect, but let's make a big effort in Term 4 to keep this in the focus of those making educational and policy decisions. If you haven't yet signed the petition, or can spread the word by sharing, here is the link: https://lnkd.in/eEqRhjZZ - we are over 21 000 signatures and counting!

31/07/2026

Finally my post reflecting on the Library and Information Week 2026 theme 'Truth be Told' - what is truth in a storm of synthetic content, and what is the role of consent when it comes to the data and information being used to feed the machines. It's more complex than we might realise.

Read the full post on www.linkinglearning.com.au or subscribe to Substack for every Signal Check publication: https://lnkd.in/gRdipvAW

15/07/2026

Introducing Signal Check: a new regular newsletter from Linking Learning, where I reflect on recent events or publications and share what I think they mean in practice.

In my first Signal Check, I discuss why Eli Pariser, who coined the term "filter bubble," expects AI agents to make it worse, what new research says about escaping a chatbot that only ever agrees with you, and whether the advice I gave a decade ago still holds up.

Read the full post and subcribe so new publications arrive directly in your inbox: https://open.substack.com/pub/kayoddone28/p/signal-check-filter-bubbles-and-sycophantic?r=2w02q0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

11/06/2026

Getting ready for an incredible two days at the SA School Libraries conference. I am presenting a keynote and workshop, and looking forward to lots of learning and connecting with friends and colleagues.

11/06/2026

Looking forward to being the MC and kicking off this great conference in Melbourne!

08/06/2026

Two years ago I wrote about OpenAI and argued that AI tools are commercial products, not neutral platforms. I came back to revisit that argument recently, because the evidence has continued to build: OpenAI's shift to a fully for-profit company at a $500 billion valuation, Meta's acknowledged scraping of every Australian adult user's data, the Character.AI lawsuit connected to the death of a teenager. These examples have accumulated, and the pattern they reveal is consistent.

And yet most professional development around AI still focuses on how to use the tool in front of us. I think we can do better than that, and I think Teacher Librarians and learning professionals are well placed to lead the way.

What does AI professional development look like in your school or organisation? I'd love to know.

Read the full post at linkinglearning.com.au

02/06/2026

Google announced at its recent I/O conference that search as we have known it for 28 years (yes, Google is *that* old!) is changing. The shift toward AI-powered answers is already well underway, and it raises a number of questions: What happens to our capacity for critical thinking when we no longer need to search across sources for information? What happens to quality journalism and original publications when the web stops rewarding traffic? And who benefits most from AI tools, and who is left further behind?

The post draws on recent research to look at all three of those questions. I would love to know what you think after you read it.

Find it at linkinglearning.com.au

28/05/2026

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Melbourne conference!

SPONSOR MESSAGE: It was great to see so many educators come together at the Capacity Building School Libraries Conference at the National Education Summit Brisbane this month. Two valuable days of connecting, learning, sharing ideas, and networking across the sector.

Next, we’re heading to Melbourne for the National Education Summit on 3–4 September!

🎟 Early bird rates are available until 30 June

👥 Bring your team to maximise the value, register three or more delegates and receive 25% off early bird rates with code GROUP26

https://nationaleducationsummit.com.au/melbourne/capacity-building-school-libraries/

National Education Summit

28/05/2026

The 2025 NAP–ICT Literacy results are out, and they are not good reading.

Based on the sample, only 37% of Year 10 students across Australia can be considered proficient in digital literacy — the lowest figure since the assessment began twenty years ago. Among Year 6 students, just half made the standard.

These are not students who avoid technology. Most Year 10 students use internet search every single day at school. More than half use AI tools to generate written content regularly. They are immersed in digital environments. But digital and doesn't come through immersion; it must be specifically taught.

And the specialist who is trained to do exactly that? Their numbers are dwindling in our schools, and they are rarely mentioned when we talk about what to do next.
I have written about why that needs to change. Read the full post here: https://www.linkinglearning.com.au/the-answer-is-in-the-library-we-keep-looking-elsewhere/

Photo by Austin Chan on Unsplash The shocking results of the 2025 National Assessment Program – ICT Literacy (NAP‑ICTL) report are right to attract media attention. In 2025, only 37% of Year 10 students across Australia met or exceeded the proficient standard for ICT literacy. That is the lowest...

24/05/2026

Have you ever tried to describe how you actually learn through your professional network? It is a surprisingly hard question to answer well.

Most of us know we rely on our networks. We just struggle to articulate what we are doing, or why some approaches seem to produce richer outcomes than others.
The third post in my Linking Learning Advisory launch series shares the LSA framework from my PhD research: three interrelated learning practices called Linking, Stretching, and Amplifying. I have included examples across education, corporate, and government contexts so you can see where you might recognise yourself.

I would love to know which of the three you are spending most of your time in right now. Read the post at https://www.linkinglearning.com.au/linked-stretched-amplified/