e-Learning from ACRL

ACRL offers a number of online learning opportunities to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. If you have a question about an e-Learning opportunity, contact Kathryn Deiss ( kdeiss@ala.org). If you need technical assistance, please contact David Connolly ( dconnolly@ala.org).

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Registration for all ACRL e-Learning opens approximately one month prior to seminar/Webcast start dates.

Online Seminars (multi-week, delivered through Moodle) 

Copyright and the Library Part 1: The Basics Including Fair Use (September 13 - October 1, 2010)
Build an understanding of current copyright law, creating a “copyright palette” for your library, and assessing a library’s legal risk with regard to current U.S. copyright law. Gain an understanding of the Fair Use clause, as well as how to legally apply fair use in the library, classroom, and broader campus environments.

Designing Usable and Accessible Web Pages: Needs, Analysis, Design Planning, XHTML and CSS Standards, Accessibility Validation, and Usability Testing (Beginners) (September 13 - October 8, 2010)
This hands-on course focuses on the basics of Web site planning, design and content development. The course will also examine Web standards, usability, and accessibility. XHTML and CSS (external) will be introduced.

Creating Usable and Accessible Web Pages: XHTML and CSS Review, Navigation, Interactivity, CMS and other Options (Intermediate) (October 4 - November 12, 2010)
Participants in this ACRL online course will be able to use CSS layout to design highly accessible navigation and menus; create basic forms; use free-JavaScripts to add functionality; design with multi-media; and understand strengths and limitations of CMS.

Successful Budgeting in Academic Libraries (October 11-30, 2010)
In this ACRL e-Learning course, learn essential budgeting skills, including how to develop and manage a budget and how to write a persuasive budget request. 

Learning Objects: Creating Instruction To Go (November 1-21, 2010)
In this ACRL e-learning course, find out more about learning objects and learn how to create a learning object using a Web 2.0 application or other suitable technology.

Copyright and the Library Part 2: Library, Classroom and Other Issues Including the DMCA (Sections 512 and 1201) (February 7-25, 2011)
Focus on issues pertaining to libraries with a special focus on how copyright pertains to the classroom setting.  Sections 108, 109, 110, 512 and 1201 will be examined for a thorough understandin on their impact in academic libraries.

Live Webcasts (one to two hours, delivered through online classroom)

Webcasts take place in an interactive, online classroom environment with one user/one login. If you select the group rate, one person must register, login, and keyboard during the event. A group registration allows an institution to project the Webcast to participants in the same location.

The Not-So-Distant Librarian: Online Library Instruction to Engage Students and Faculty (September 14, 2010)
Learn practical tips and tools for designing, implementing, and assessing online library instruction in this ACRL Webcast. 

From Idea to Publication Series: Understanding the Research Question (September 23, 2010)
Learn to formulate and define good research questions, select appropriate research methodologies and design the research study. Specific topics will include the development of useful questionnaires, techniques used in conducting telephone interviews, working with focus groups, and constructing surveys to get the information they need.

So You Want to Create an Interactive Information Literacy Tutorial? (October 19, 2010)
Learn about the experience creating an interactive information literacy tutorial from beginning to end in collaboration with a multimedia designer in this ACRL Webcast.  Evaluate the potential of tutorial as an assessment tool and an opportunity for self-evaluation.

From Idea to Publication Series: Analysis and Writing (November 4, 2010)
Learn to apply the appropriate analysis methods to your project's data or information, depending on the research methodology you are using. It is essential to have an understanding of the appropriate forms of analyses (along with their possibilities and limitations).  Then comes writing. Readers must be able to comprehend your original question or problem, the process of selecting the appropriate methodology, your processes of analysis, and the meaning of your findings.

New Models for Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses (November 16, 2010)
Learn about best practices for credit-bearing information literacy courses in this ACRL Webcast, based upon a literature review and several years of experimentation with various approaches to teaching a one-credit course.

From Idea to Publication Series: Submitting for Publication (December 1, 2010)
Learn how to select an appropriate journal or publisher, learn how to prepare a manuscript for submission, and understand what the submission process will encompass. Also learn how to query editors and how to manage your own author rights, including open access licensing.

Online Forms: Interaction and Feedback without the "Paperwork" (December 7, 2010)
With courses and departments moving materials onto the web or cloud-computing type platforms, review the possibilities available with interactive forms in the classroom and the department. 

Strengthening Programs through Collaboration: An ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication Webinar Series

The ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) is offering this 8-part webinar series to libraries to continue developing their scholarly communication programs. Targeted to individuals from institutions that have sent representatives to previous ISC events, the ACRL “Scholarly Communication 101: Starting With the Basics” workshops, or those who are in the midst of creating their own institutional scholarly communication program, this series will provide an opportunity for participants to develop and build on a network of colleagues.

The series will identify how local successes and activities can grow into a comprehensive program plan and strengthen local planning. Featured guest speakers will provide current, practical perspectives on emerging areas in scholarly communication. Specific webinars may also appeal to a broader audience of librarians who feel they need to be better informed about particular scholarly communication issues. Librarians can participate individually, or organizations are welcome to participate as a group.

Each webinar will be one hour in length followed by an optional half-hour online breakout discussion session. Optional pre-work assignments will be available in advance to enrich the experience or to provide necessary background.

Participants can choose to register for the whole series for a $325 fee, or for individual sessions for a fee of $50 each. Believing that it is crucial for libraries to sustain commitment to building scholarly communication programs, the ISC sponsors are underwriting the costs to bring this webinar series to you at a greatly reduced price. We are pleased to offer this opportunity to engage virtually as we know that your professional development dollars are limited.

For details on each webinar and to register for either the series or the first event, see the workshop Web site.