After reading the postings on the ETL 401 Topic 2 subforum, it seems that so many schools are not utilising their TL as well as he/she could be, or, the current TL is in a rut. As well, I wonder how many TLs continue with their professional development and are up to date on what their role could entail? I think it is a bit frustrating for some of us who are opening up to the huge possibilities available in the TL role and yet have to stand by and watch the current TL not deliver. Does that make sense?
From the readings it seems to me the TLs role is broad and varied. The role definitely changes according to particular school's needs/mission. In the readings, the same roles seem to crop up time and time again, but with different names or under different sub headings.
Herring describes the role as being multi-faceted but I don't think his diagram does it justice. In my opinion the roles interlock and cross over, a bit like a spider's web. For example, the role of "teacher" covers a huge range of things, as does the role of ïnformation specialist", and as does the role of "leader". These roles are by no means separate from each other. They weave back and forth between each other, time and again, probably much like a food web.
With this in mind, how on earth am I going to select just TWO roles to explore in Assignment One? The mind boggles....
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