appearances | Liam O'Donnell

Thinking critically about kids VWs at OISE/UT Conference

by liam | Mar 1, 2008 | appearances, education, gaming, literacy, media, virtual worlds

I just finished presenting Chillin’ at Club Penguin to a small but enthusiastic group at the OISE Dean’s Conference at University of Toronto. Happy to say that it went well, despite a few setting-up tech glitches (aren’t there always?) Once myself...

On my way to OLA

by liam | Jan 31, 2008 | appearances, comics, education, literacy

[from main page] The librarians are coming! The librarians are coming! And I’m going to meet them. On Friday anyway. At the OLA Super Conference. Say around 2 pm? The Orca booth sound good? Great! See you there. Play your cards right and you could walk away with...

Nunavut travels

by liam | Dec 2, 2007 | appearances, comics, literacy, writing news

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I flew out of Ottawa, heading due north to Baffin Island last week. I had seen plenty of images of Nunavut and the Arctic on TV but they had not prepared me for the vastness and coldness of it all. Through the foggy plane...

Back!

by liam | Nov 26, 2007 | appearances, comics, literacy, writing news

I flew in from Nunavut last night. My head is still spinning and my luggage still travelling (it decided to take the scenic route from Iqaluit to Toronto apparently and will be joining me later tonight, all going well.) As usual, no time to give a full report, but one...

Wish list for Canadian Children’s Book Week

by liam | Nov 17, 2007 | appearances, literacy, writing news

Top writer and editor extraordinaire, Adrienne Mason has posted a fantastic wish list suggesting ways to celebrate Canadian Children’s Book Week on her blog, Tough City Writer. Among the list are tips like: sending a favourite Canadian book to a young person you...