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Put on Your Hard Hats!
Aug 24th
Do you have an activity that works well for a customer service class? Have you created a humorous video that learners in your classes always enjoy? Maybe you’ve done a detailed study of webinar platforms and would like to share that information with others who could use it. With the Learning Round Table’s new ALA Learning Wiki , you now have a platform to share your knowledge.
Over the course of the past several months, LearnRT has been constructing a dual-purpose wiki: a destination to serve as a comprehensive clearinghouse of tools and resources for those interested in learning and training in libraries, as well as providing an open forum for free-flowing discussion about training and learning. We’re halfway to the finish line, but we could use the help of those who follow our blog. The backbone of the ALA Learning Wiki is complete – that is, we have a structure in place to host tools and resources for learning and training, but we have very little content available thus far. We invite you to help us build the wiki by adding tools and resources to the site that you believe can be useful to your fellow colleagues. For our heartier readers, we also hope to discover a few wiki champions – people who’ll commit to posting at least five items per month through the end of December 2010.
The wiki is divided into seven broad sections:
Managing Training – Best Practices: Big picture issues of planning and managing a training program, and could include examples of curriculum plans, approaches to evaluating effectiveness, and policies and procedures for training programs.
Training Events – Best Practices: Tips and tricks for putting together effective classes and other training events. This area also will include a wealth of resources on All Staff Days developed as a special project of LearnRT’s Emerging Leaders.
Training Materials and Resources: Materials related to specific class topics, such as outlines, lesson plans, activities, video tutorials, and slideshows.
E-Learning: Links to free and affordable self-paced courses and live webinars.
Trainers’ Tools: Recommended resources, reviews, advice, and comparisons of everything from webinar platforms to flipcharts.
Connections: A directory of colleagues who are involved in staff development, consultants, and professional organizations (e.g., the American Society of Training and Development [ASTD]).
Learn More: Reviews of books and articles, recommended websites, professional journals, and certificate and degree programs all relating to the training function.
It takes a village to raise a wiki, so we’ve made submitting content relatively simple. Just sign up to become a member of the site and then follow the easy contribution guidelines to post. With your help, the Learning Round Tables hopes to reach a critical mass of resources by January 1, 2011 so that we can officially launch the wiki to the rest of library land at ALA Midwinter in San Diego. We feel confident that we can reach this goal, but we need the help of our readers, even if you only have one or two things to add.
Put on your hard hats, hop over to the wiki, and start helping us build! Feel free to contact your wiki administrators Jay Turner (jturner@gwinnettpl.org) or Richard Mott (rmott@coj.net) if you have any questions, need assistance, or have suggestions for improving the site.
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Loading ...ALA 2010 Training Showcase On YouTube
Jun 28th
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 fret.
Here is Stacy as an excellent example of the brief but effective videos. You can find the rest bu clicking the playlist links above. I hope these videos give you a flavor of the great Learning RoundTable ALA 2010 Training Showcase.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Call for Participants, Donors, Sponsors for the 7th Annual Training Showcase
Apr 21st
The Learning Round Table is accepting applications from now through May 15th for the Training Showcase which will take place on Sunday, June 27, 2010 from 1:30-3:30 pm at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
The Training Showcase planning committee is on the lookout for libraries, library organizations, presenters, speakers and vendors to participate – anyone who has a great training or staff development program they’d like to share. The Learning Round Table is all about sharing ideas (and stealing/borrowing ideas) and the Training Showcase is the perfect venue. The Showcase normally attracts between 200-300 attendees – all of whom are interested in training and staff development. The number of participants (presenters) varies from 20-30. It’s a fast-paced, fun event with refreshments and door prizes. Each participant has a 6′ draped table on which to put a portable table-top display unit, handouts or other related materials.
The training showcase is a poster-type session giving participants, exhibitors and sponsors a chance to showcase best practices in library training, learning, and continuing education. Participating affords you the opportunity to share information about your program as well as learn about the best practices of other libraries and organizations.
For more information visit the Training Showcase page on ALA Learning: http://alalearning.org/about/conferences/ala-annual/training-showcase/
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Training Email Discussion List
Dec 23rd
Do you ever have a question about training or continuing education and wish that you could ask a group of library trainers? We have the solution!
ALA’s Learning Round Table, LearnRT, has an email discussion list that is open to anyone. The LearnRT discussion list is a great place to ask for ideas about training, share ideas and resources, post training related job opportunities, and more.
To subscribe:
- Go to http://lists.ala.org/wws/info/learnrt
- Click Subscribe
- Enter your email address
- Click Submit
- Check your email for a password from SYMPA
- Switch back to the ALA Mailing List Service window and enter the password
- Click Subscribe
Once these steps are complete you can click on Subscriber Options to set your delivery preferences. You can also change your password and subscribe to other ALA mailing lists. Unsubscribe at anytime by following the same steps and choosing Unsubscribe.
To email the list, send an email to learnrt@ala.org.
We hope to see you on the list!
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Learning Round Table (formerly CLENERT) is sponsoring its first Emerging Leader in 2010!
Jul 27th
We’re looking for Emerging Leader applicants with interest and/or experience in the following areas
- staff training;
- staff development; and/or
- continuing education of library staff
Do you want to learn more about the ALA Learning Round Table, take on a project related to continued learning and be engaged in the work of the round table? The Learning Round Table has committed to sponsoring an Emerging Leader and providing $1000 towards conference expenses for the person selected.
Applicants must meet the general Emerging Leader criteria set forth by ALA as well as criteria set forth by the Learning Round Table:
- Be under 35 years of age or be a new library professional of any age with fewer than 5 years of experience working at a professional or paraprofessional level in a library and
- Be able to attend both ALA conferences and work virtually in-between each
- Be willing to commit to membership in both ALA and the Learning Round Table if accepted
- Be prepared to commit to serving in ALA or your state or local professional library organization upon completion of the program
Upon review of the applications and resumes, the Board of the Learning Round Table will select one Emerging Leader whom we will sponsor.
Applicants, please submit the Learning Round Table Emerging Leader Application no later than August 15, 2009. In addition, email your resume to info [at] alalearning.org.
Applicants will be notified on or about September 1, 2009.
Note: Applicants may complete both the Learning Round Table Emerging Leader application and the ALA Emerging Leader, if desired. The Learning Round Table will select an Emerging Leader from our pool of applicants. ALA will select a larger number of applicants.
Please contact LearningRT’s president Pat Carterette at pcarterette [at] georgialibraries.org with any questions.
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