 |
DIY Petting Zoo
The next Learning Webinar at WebJunction is about Creating a Technology Petting Zoo at your library. Join Maurice Coleman and Annette Gaskins as they show you how to create a learning-by-play environment for effective technology training.
When: Thursday, August 14, 1:00 PM Central Time
Please register for this webinar here: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=1501
About the author
| This entry was posted by Betha Gutsche on August 7, 2008 at 2:47 pm, and is filed under LearnRT News. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site. |
No trackbacks yet.
Learn how technology can transform your training sessions!
about 6 days ago - No comments
Using Technology in Library Training with Paul Signorelli
In these two ALA TechSource online workshops, Paul Signorelli provides hands-on, interactive instruction in using current web technology to enhance in-person training sessions or conduct remote training sessions for employees in multiple locations.
Session 1: Using Technology to Enhance In-Person Training
Incorporating YouTube, Google Docs, and SlideShare into onsite learning
Making More >
ALA 2010 Training Showcase On YouTube
about 2 months ago - 5 comments
Howdy from ALA 2010.
It is hot and humid. Really hot and humid. If you are attending ALA and missed the Training Showcase to take a dip in your hotel pool, I understand. So if you were otherwise engaged in cooling off activities or were unable to make your way here to Washington DC, do not More >
Paul Signorelli’s “Getting To Know Me” Post
about 7 months ago - 6 comments
1. Your One Sentence Bio
I was born; have been deeply immersed in writing, training-teaching-learning, and working with libraries and nonprofit organizations for many years; am honored to sometimes be mistaken for ALA Learning colleague Peter Bromberg when the two of us are lucky enough to be on Maurice Coleman’s T is for Training podcasts at More >
Welcome Sarah Houghton-Jan to ALA Learning
about 7 months ago - 2 comments
Please welcome Sarah Houghton-Jan, Digital Futures Manager for the San José Public Library, to the ALA Learning blog. Sarah is author of the librarianinblack.net blog and was named a 2009 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. She is a well-traveled consultant, speaker, and writer, and has been published widely in both library and technology publications.
We are More >
Twenty Questions with Bobbi Newman
about 7 months ago - 12 comments
1. Your One Sentence Bio
I’m not that kind of librarian.
2. Do you blog? If yes, how did you come up with your blog name?
Yes, I blog at Librarian by Day. The name is a reference to Barbara Gordon and the all the non-traditional roles librarians fill these days.
3. What is your professional background?
I’ve worked in More >
A Collaborative Learning Experiment: Top Ten Customer Service Skills for Library Staff
about 8 months ago - 8 comments
Recently I was asked to give a 15 minute talk on customer service skills to the Huntsville – Madison County Public Library Public Service staff at their regular monthly meeting. Though I started the discussion with ten points outlined below, I knew that our front line staff could contribute even more and wanted More >
The Fun Theory
about 11 months ago - 2 comments
Volkswagen has a very cool site up and running. It’s called The Fun Theory and the site states:
This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or something entirely different, the only thing More >
On Demand Training for Staff
about 11 months ago - 3 comments
Sometimes I think the best training is the training that doesn’t happen in the classroom, it’s the unscheduled training. The kind that happens when you’re walking down the hallway and someone stops you with a question. Or hearing someone talking about a problem in a meeting and knowing you have solution you can offer.
I’m not More >
Promote Yourself: Get The Word Out About Staff Development!
about 11 months ago - 1 comment
Promotion. Marketing. Recognition.
You need to think about these actions all of the time.
Promotion. Marketing. Recognition.
These actions help you reach your audience.
Promotion. Marketing. Recognition.
These actions will help you make decision makers aware of the inherent value of training.
Promotion. Marketing. Recognition.
These actions are integral to your library’s success.
Quality staff development and training are essential to the success More >
Learning Trends 2009: A free, online conference for Business Learning
about 11 months ago - No comments
In the Corporate Learning arena I’ve been following George Siemens, Tony Karrer, and Jay Cross for quite a while. I was intrigued to see in Jay’s Internet Time Blog that they’ve announced that the third annual conference on Corporate Learning Trends & Innovation which will take place online November 17, 18, and 19, 2009.
This year’s More >
about 2 years ago
Thanks for the CE Buzz mention. If you are interested you can find the link to the archived webminar at http://tinyurl.com/hcplpettingzoo You can find me at http://baldgeek.wordpress.com
baldgeekinmd
about 2 years ago
Maurice, thanks for posting the link to the archive. I watched it and saw the enthusiasm of the participants.
If anyone implements a tech petting zoo at any level or has questions about it, feel free to join the related discussion on WJ.