literacy | Liam O'Donnell

My books animated & free, thanks to the Toronto Public Library

by liam | Nov 30, 2012 | comics, literacy, media, writing news

I love the public library. Not surprising, considering I’m an author AND and a teacher-librarian here in Toronto. It’s also not surprising that public libraries around the world are under attack from many sides for many reasons. One of the biggest...

Minecraft Madness and Play at ECOO 2012

by liam | Oct 27, 2012 | appearances, education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, media, virtual worlds

Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of talking Minecraft with my two GamingEdu pals, Diana Maliszewski and Denise Colby and many, many fantastic educators at the ECOO 2012 conference. We were there presenting our talk: Playing with TNT and Other Lessons from...

Max Finder Mystery Collected Casebook 7 cover revealed!

by liam | Oct 20, 2012 | comics, literacy, media, writing news

Max Finder Mystery Collected Casebook 7 isn’t available until April 2013, but it’s already popping up online over at Goodreads and Barnes & Noble, so it’s definitely time to show off the cover of Max and Alison’s latest casebook! Casebook 7...

Talking Power Play with Diamond Willow Award readers

by liam | Sep 30, 2012 | education, literacy, writing news

I’m incredibly honoured that my graphic novel Power Play is nominated for a 2012 Diamond Willow Award. Being one of the amazing “Tree Awards”, the winning book is chosen by the most important judges of all: the reader! Over the next few weeks,...

Talking video games, learning & Minecraft gardening on CBC Radio

by liam | Aug 14, 2012 | appearances, education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, media, video games, virtual worlds

Last month, I was contacted by the good folks at CBC Radio One to talk about how I use video games with students to help with their literacy and language learning. It was for a new show called Babel and the results of our interview were broadcast yesterday....