What did I learn in ETL504 this semester?

Unlike ETl503, I felt that I didn't learn that much because it didn't really focus on what leadership is about in my professional role. It tended to be more workplace oriented and did not address the teacher librarian side adequately.

Some thoughts on what I learnt.

• Online collaboration does not work. It has to be face to face as much as possible. You need communication, where people can actually express their emotions and feelings. I can understand people better if they show emotions and feelings.
• Effective leadership requires good skills in problem solving, collaboration and communication.
• As a TL I need to be proactive and engaging. If I do nothing, I get nowhere. I do not need to be afraid of seeking support from others because they can help me achieve my goals. I have always been taught to "ask and you shall receive". There is no shame in seeking help. Not accepting help actually makes life harder.
• Assignment II achieved little in terms of learning - My vision was poorly created and I feel that I have been unable to explain how I want to achieve my goals. .The theory and application could not be linked. There was little out there that related specifically to my role. I had to piece information from readings and sources that I have compiled over the past 12 months to just get any idea of what was needed?

Saying that I have a few questions that need to be answered:

• What leadership qualities does a teacher librarian need? How does this compare to the skills and qualities required by teachers and adminstrators
  
• Undertaking effective strategic planning? What has worked? What doesn't work?
• The inter-relationship between leadership qualities and how they work together to produce a good leader.