about 1 month 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 >
about 1 month 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 >
about 1 month 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 >
about 2 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 >
about 4 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 >
about 5 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 >
about 5 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 >
about 9 months ago - 1 comment
I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to participate in an online chat about e-learning best practices with our own Paul Signorelli. As I answered questions for Paul, I had the opportunity to reflect on my experiences in introducing blended learning at Gwinnett County Public Library, an organization, that until a couple years ago, relied More >
about 1 year ago - 3 comments
CLENE and Webjunction are co-sponsoring a great Webinar on Thursday, December 11, 11 a.m. PST, (1;00 CST, 2 p.m. EST): Learning for Learning Professionals: Competencies, Strategies and Resources.
REGISTRATION: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=1546
PRESENTERS: Mary Ross, CLENERT Board member and former manager of staff development at the Seattle Public Library, will lead the discussion. She will be joined by Betha More >
about 1 year ago - 3 comments
Or How to Get Stuck on Lifelong Learning.
Duct tape always gets my attention (must be the craftsperson in me). So a blog post featuring a giant roll of duct tape and titled Sticking it to Instruction was successful in diverting my attention from my over-crowded schedule.
This is a librarian’s review of the book Made to More >