Keynote presentation by LYN HAY, Head of Professional Learning, Syba Academy and Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University Presented at the Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop Friday 21 & Saturday 22 February, 2014 Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam

1. Anatomy of an iCentre
LYN HAY
Head of Professional Learning, Syba Academy &
Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
Keynote presentation at Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop
Friday 21 & Saturday 22 February, 2014
Jerudong International & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theorySchool , Brunei Darussalam Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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2. Building a sustainable future
for school libraries
¡ examination of issues, concerns
and potentials of school library
futures
¡ need to build capacity for
a sustainable future where school
libraries become key learning centres
of information, inquiry, innovation,
immersion and instructional excellence
(Hay, 2010a; 2010b; Hay & Todd, 2010)
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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3. 21C project findings
¡ The school library is an important part of
21C school life
¡ Pedagogical fusion and digital
citizenship
¡ Repositioning the school library as a
flexible and dynamic learning space
¡ The challenge: articulating how
school libraries impact on student
learning
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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4. Govt inquiry into status of
school libraries
¡ Teacher librarians needed to rethink their role
if their core business was not based on instruction
¡ Moving from teacher librarian
‘actions’ to student outcomes
¡ Lack of ‘hard’ evidence provided
by TLs
¡ Enablers and barriers to collecting
and documenting evidence of
learning outcomes
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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5. iCentre
¡ information-technology-learning hub
¡ high-end multimedia production facility
¡ technology engine of a networked school + learning
innovation engine
¡ large, flexible learning space based on fluid design
principles
¡ layout will look different on a daily basis
the form it takes reflects the function
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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6. WHY build an
iCentre?
¡ Vision
¡ Perceptions
¡ Motivations
¡ Problems
¡ Agendas
¡ Silos
¡ Territory
¡ Convergence
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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7. iCentre
¡ technical-admin aspects of technology are
secondary to learning
agenda
¡ information, technology,
curriculum & e-learning
staff are ‘blended’
¡ convergence allows
strategic conversations
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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8. “I see an iCentre as an opportunity
for collaboration...not only for students,
but for the power-leaders (silo managers)
to work together.”
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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9. “Imagine an
activity
and we
will make
a space
for it”
High School TL
(Hay & Todd 2010, 2A.5)
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
http://edu.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83451f00f69e20133f4d06221970b-popup
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10. Do you want
¡ pedagogy to fuse the work of
information, technology &
learning specialists across the
curriculum?
¡ key information, technology &
learning leaders within a school
combine to consolidate their
efforts?
¡ strengthen the connection
between home and school, and
harness mobile connectivity?
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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11. Do you want
¡ to build capacity in your
staff to use digital
technologies to
differentiate learning?
¡ to offer a variety of entry
points for students who
differ in abilities, knowledge & skills
¡ to offer different approaches to what students learn
(content), how students learn (process) & how
students demonstrate what they have learned
(product)
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Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/policies/gats/programs/differentiate/index.htm
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.

12. Do you want
¡ to support teachers in effectively leading
learning using 1:1 computing or BYOD?
¡ to provide timely,
responsive
information,
technological &
technical support to
staff & students?
¡ to support the
development of
personal learning
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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13. Do you want
¡ assist teachers in
effectively resourcing
the new curriculum
¡ assist students in
developing their
personal technology
toolkit
¡ open classrooms to
inquiry
¡ design learning for
making
critical & creative inquiry
curiosity & imagination
initiative & entrepreneurship
connectedness & networking
agility & adaptability
inventing & making
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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14. Photo: ‘Best Interior Design Schools for Library Online ’ August 25, 2010
http://www.tktdw.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Interior-design-schools.jpg /
What do you want your
iCentre to look like?
What do you
want your
iCentre to do?
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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15. Form
Function
Brand
Chiara iCentre:
more than just
a library
Maureen Twomey, iCentre Coordinator,
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera, QLD
PLC’s 1 degree bar. Permission
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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to use photo by Gary Green

16. iCentre is more than a label
¡ iCentre requires a re-engineering of ‘what we do’ –
it’s more than libraries & labs
¡ iCentre brand = a dynamic, responsive, fluid
‘instructional zone’ within & beyond the school
¡ a learning centre of information, inquiry, innovation,
immersion & instructional intervention
¡ supports connectivity & collaboration, critical
engagement & creativity, construction &
consolidation
form & function determine your brand
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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17. “The iCentre brand provides powerful
vision, concepts and terminology to
take to stakeholders”
School Library
Apple Store
Photo: ‘School Library, circa 1978’, April 10, 2007.
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnron1/453419769/
Permission by Johnjron1 of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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18. iCentre includes
¡ a qualified team of information, technology
and learning experts
¡ strategic and operational functionality driven by an
integrated team approach
¡ provides programs and services to support 21st century
learners
¡ relevant, flexible, 24/7, customised services in school, at
home, ‘learning on the run’
¡ pedagogy is central to all decision-making, policy and
practice
¡ customised support for students, teachers,
administrators, parents
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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19. Photo: ‘Hardwired
desktop computers,
on March 11, 2010.
Permission
by
heyjudegallery http://
www.flickr.com/
photos/heyjude/
4423947038/sizes/l/
Flexible access to computers, printers, internet and other
resources, including teaching expertise, before school and
at non class times is valued highly by students, and they
link their academic success to such support.
(Hay 2006)
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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20. What does an iCentre
team do?
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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21. iCentre team
¡ resources the curriculum which reflects
multi-format nature of our world
¡ supports inquiry learning, immersive learning
experiences, knowledge construction
¡ works with teachers to design curriculum units that
reconcile multiple literacies
¡ supports transfer and consolidation of literacies
across the curriculum
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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22. iCentre team
¡ provides ‘nuts & bolts’ technical support
¡ provides a program of informal and formal instruction
on digital tools
¡ supports teachers to take risks as learning and
technology innovators
¡ provides learning design to support change in
pedagogical practice
¡ leads in the development, implementation &
evaluation of a cross-curricula digital citizenship
program
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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23. Excerpts from PLC’s 1 degree bar newsletter
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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24. iCentre team
¡ leads in the development, implementation &
evaluation of a cross-curricula digital citizenship
program
¡ provides information leadership in terms of informed
policy development that supports technology access
and instruction, rather than a ‘banning before
thinking’ approach
¡ manages the school’s research program through
evidence-based practice, action research, datadriven policy, sustainability
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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25. What does an iCentre
team look like?
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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26. No one size fits all model
¡ Principal, deputy principal,
assistant principal
¡ Directors of Curriculum, IT, e-Learning,
Library/Information Services, Pedagogy, Research
¡ Head Teachers/Teaching Coordinators of curriculum,
learning technologies, and Teacher Librarians
¡ Interested, leading teachers, early edutech adopters
¡ Technical support staff – technology, library,
administration
¡ Students – in-school, university
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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27. Lessons learned
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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28. Partnerships, not buildings
¡ library staff find ICT staff in the same facility very
convenient
¡ library and ICT staff begin to upskill each other in their
respective areas
¡ this has empowered both roles to work more
efficiently and effectively
¡ conversations and partnerships develop to the point
where ICT and library services start to blend –
synergistic teaming
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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29. “The great benefit to teachers and students is
that the iCentre has now become a
one-shop shop for all their
information, technology and learning needs”
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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30. People, not profiles
¡ targeted projects bring people & expertise
together: digital textbooks, ebooks/audio books,
learning management system, iDevices, BYOB
(teaching/learning in the cloud)
¡ professional learning programs for teachers, e.g.,
Techie Brekky, Quick Shot, Coaching Clinics
¡ students as digital learning mentors for students
and teachers
¡ everyone on the team is an expert in something!
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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31. “Having the technical and library teams
working together on these projects
provided really good fuel to bring us
together and quite happily accept
the concept of becoming
an iCentre team”
“I observed a
comfortable blending
of roles”
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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32. By design vs by accident
“I was in a school that had not developed silos
because it was a new school. I have worked in
a very traditional school ... where to change
something is like turning the Titanic.
But here I was in this magic place where there
were no established traditions, no established
culture. Watching something happen with IT
and library, and then reading an article that
confirmed what I was observing and gave me
the ability to articulate that in a very
professional way to my principal. Wow!”
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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33. By design vs by accident
One principal asked for the Curriculum
Coordinator to be accommodated in the
iCentre due to lack of staffroom
accommodation.
The TL’s reaction?
“And it was like.
This is an interesting
accident!”
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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34. By design vs by accident
“We are on a learning journey with regard to
pedagogy and technology, but this building has
given us many more options to explore…”
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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35. Principal needs to support
the principle of an iCentre
“You used the term ‘brave’. Schools need
to be brave to converge the facilities,
technologies, people and resources to
develop an iCentre.
Our principal was brave!”
A fortnightly formal meeting with all library, ICT
and curriculum leadership was held with this
school principal.
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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36. “She could see the positives that were coming out
of the blending of staff... So then it was the
principal who began to expect and demand that
we work as a team, and set up the culture in the
school that the iCentre was where it was…
and was all going to happen.”
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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37. ¡ Digital normalisation is “when the digital technology that
is already used naturally 24/7/365 outside the school
walls is also used in all facets of the school’s
operations” (Lee, 2013)
¡ The Taxonomy identifies 24 areas within the schools
where there is clear evidence of ongoing evolution,
covering the likes of the school’s educational vision, the
operational mindset, the leadership of the principal, the
empowerment of staff and students, pedagogy, home–
school collaboration, technology support and school
resourcing.
Go to http://www.schoolevolutionarystages.net
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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38. iCentre as a sign of digital
normalisation
“You’ll have noted that as schools move along the
evolutionary continuum they become ever more
integrated and the silo functions disappear.
Tellingly, a number of the pathfinder schools
interviewed had adopted the iCentre approach
advocated by Hay (2012), and in all those
situations that iCentre was playing both a lead
and integral role in the school’s evolution. That
model clearly fitted those schools’ situation.”
(Lee, 2013)
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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39. iCentre as a sign of digital
normalisation
“What one can safely say is that the way
forward in ever more integrated school
ecologies, that are virtually daily
undergoing some kind of
transformation, is to ensure the
‘libraries’ evolution is integral to the
school’s holistic development.”
Lee, M. (2013). Digital normalisation, school evolution and BYOT:
Positioning the school library. Access, 27(4). Retrieved
http://www.asla.org.au/publications/access/access-commentaries/
digital-normalisation.aspx
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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40. http://studentslearn.wordpress.com/about/about-icentres/
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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41. Anatomy of an iCentre
LYN HAY
Head of Professional Learning, Syba Academy &
Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
Keynote presentation at Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop
Friday 21 & Saturday 22 February, 2014
Jerudong International & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theorySchool , Brunei Darussalam Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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42. http://www.sybaacademy.com.au/
Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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43. Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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44. Hay, L. (2014). Anatomy of an iCentre: In theory & practice. [Keynote address]. International Schools Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop,
Jerudong International School, Brunei Darussalam, 21-22 February.
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