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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 Margot Conahan, mconahan@ala.org.
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Registration for all ACRL e-Learning opens approximately one month prior to seminar/Webcast start dates.
Instructional Design for Online Teaching and Learning (March 29 - April 23, 2010)
In this four week hands-on course the intellectual focus will be on using good instructional design and Web page design principles. Participants will also be introduced to Web-based Teaching techniques and materials using standard Web pages and the Moodle LMS.Designing Specialized Online Information Literacy Courses for Higher Education (April 12-30, 2010)
Designing Specialized Information Literacy Courses in Higher Education is a three-week course which will provide you with the information needed to design and teach an online, subject-specific information literacy course for your institution.Creating Usable and Accessible Web Pages: XHTML and CSS Review, Navigation, Interactivity, CMS and other Options (intermediate) (April 12- May 7, 2010)
Completion of Designing Usable and Accessible Web Pages: Needs Analysis, Design Planning, XHTML and CSS Standards, Accessibility Validation, and Usability Testing (beginners) or the consent of the teacher is a prerequisite. Participants will end the session with a form, a cute or functional javascript handler, a navigation tool/menu, and preliminary plans for multimedia and/or cms added to page they created in Part 1.Implementing Online Teaching and Learning: Using Moodle and Other Web 2.0 Features (May 3-28, 2010)
In this four week hands-on course we will overview of the state-of-the-art of online teaching and learning technology and its applications. We will review the use of teaching materials created with multi-media plug-ins and classroom communications tools and specifically the Moodle LMS.Libraries and Student Affairs: Collaborating to Support Holistic Student Development (May 24-June 18, 2010)
Through collaboration with student affairs professionals, librarians can build on ways that students already use the library in order to contribute to the holistic development of students and create a robust campus environment for learning.
Electronic Collection Development for the Academic e-Library (May 31-July 2, 2010)
In this hands-on course you will learn to create an academic e-library collection development plan for free and fee-based Web-accessible resources for a patron community of your choice.Introduction to Website Usability (July 12-30, 2010)
For very little investment in staff hours and training you can reap tremendous benefits by connecting with the users of your library website and web based applications through usability testing. This three-week course is designed for the librarian or library IT staff person who is interested in setting up a usability program but doesn’t know where to begin.Copyright and the Library Part 1: The Basics Including Fair Use (September 20 - October 8, 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.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.
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.
Superpower your Browser: Open Source Research Tools (March 23, 2010)
This webcast will examine the two powerful browser tools LibX and Zotero, as well as others. By using free, open source tools, libraries can offer assistance and resources with little cost and foster skills that patrons can use throughout life, regardless of location.Visualizing Data (March 30, 2010)
Data visualization is fast becoming a premier tool for understanding data across information industries. The field of library and information science is no exception. Why visualize? Data visualizations make complex data easier to understand and bring forward concepts that otherwise might not emerge.Creating iGoogle Gadgets for your Library Users (April 6, 2010)
Learn how to populate basic, pre-programmed, ready-to-use gadgets with your library's content and take a look at an iGoogle page that contains a wide range of gadgetry including tabbed gateway searching of catalogs and databases, flash-animated library subject maps, a YouTube channel of library videos, Flickr slideshows of rare photographs from special collections, a search box for local electronic theses and dissertations, a gadget of highlights and links to blogs, and a gadget for communicating with reference librarians--all on one webpage.Getting Started with the Mobile Web (April 15, 2010)
More and more studies are showing that the trend towards usage of mobile devices has moved beyond early adopters into the mainstream. Are you interested in launching a mobile-optimized website for your library, but not quite sure where to begin?Influencing without Authority (April 28, 2010)
Regardless of what position you hold, much of your success in the library profession will depend on your ability to enlist the support of others. How can you influence people even when you don't have (or don't want to rely on) formal authority?New Thinking for Your Information Literacy Initiative Webcast Series Webcast #1: Design Thinking Your Way to Information Literacy Innovation (May 25, 2010)
In this first segment of the three-part series, the presenters will discuss the idea of the mystery of library instruction and how it led to the vast acceptance of information literacy in higher education. This segment will then examine design thinking as a process for confronting difficult problems and achieving better solutions. Learn about the five-step design thinking process and find out how to apply it in their practice.New Thinking for Your Information Literacy Initiative Webcast Series Webcast #2: Promoting Information Literacy through a Better Designed Learning User Experience (June 10, 2010)
In this second segment of the webcast series, learn about key concepts that may be used to design better user experiences at your library. Attendees will learn how design thinking, rooted in the methods designers use to find problems and identify appropriate solutions, may be used to create user experiences that deliver meaning to individuals.New Thinking for Your Information Literacy Initiative Webcast Series Webcast #3: The Blended Librarian’s Approach to Rethinking Instruction and Redesigning the Information Literacy Initiative (July 8, 2010)
In the third and final segment, the presenters will discuss blended librarianship and how adopting its principles can allow librarians to innovate and enhance their information literacy efforts/initiatives. By incorporating instructional design and technology skills into traditional librarianship skills, academic librarians are better positioned to integrate themselves into the teaching and learning process.Marketing Ideas That Work in Academic Libraries: Pecha Kucha Presentations (July 13, 2010)
This webcast, offered by ACRL's Marketing Academic and Research Libraries Committee, will provide basic hands-on marketing strategies for academic librarians. Learn about practical ways to market your library and hear from academic librarians who have won national marketing awards.
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.