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March 2, 2005 - SLA Learning Connections
March 2, 2005 - SLA Learning Connections
Welcome to Learning Connections, your source for information on SLA learning and career enhancement experiences.
| FAST READS |
E-mail Therapy
Summaries (not just descriptions) in subject lines, contextual responses, and one-topic messages can all help us navigate our e-mail inboxes. Read about these and other suggestions in "Tips for Mastering E-Mail Overload" in Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge.
"Usability in E-Learning"
How successful is the e-learning program in your organization? More specifically, is it "usable"? This article, from the January 2005 issue of ASTD's Learning Circuits, outlines usability standards and offers guidelines for determining the usability of e-learning applications. Read article.
Leadership Roadmap
The author shares what he has learned about leadership. Among his observations: leaders are change agents, character and competence are important components of leadership, and perspective is essential. Read "On the Road of Experience: Seven Observations on Leadership" from EDUCAUSE Quarterly.
| UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
Virtual Learning Series (VLS)- March 2005
Identifying Client Needs
Speaker: Sue Henczel, INFASE Solutions
Part I: March 9, 2005
Identifying Client Needs: The Process
This seminar discusses why identifying your clients needs is critical to the future viability of your service. It introduces the process of identifying client needs as a research process that has a number of stages. It describes the comprehensive planning stage that defines the objectives, scopes the project, allocates resources (human, technical, financial etc.) and determines an appropriate survey methodology and discusses the critical issues associated with the data collection and analysis stages.
Part II: March 23, 2005
Identifying Client Needs: Using the Findings to Shape Information Provision
This seminar discusses the data evaluation and interpretation process and how, once their requirements are identified, recommendations can be made to meet their needs. Also looks at how effective communication during the needs assessment process can increase the chances of an effective transition as well as raising the profile of information services.
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VLS Seminar* Member $99 Non Member $149 |
VLS Replay*
Member $69 Non Member $119 |
2005 Virtual Learning Series Homepage
*Seminars are priced individually.
Career Development Series (CDS)- April 2005
Speaker: Marshall A Brown, CPCC is a certified career and life coach
April 27, 2005
Positioning Yourself as a Leader within your Organization
Who am I as a leader? Employees today are busier with more responsibilities then ever. Do you want to rise in the organization? Make the executive's job easier. How? By surveying the organization and coming up with a vision of what you can do make the organization better.
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Virtual Seminar Member $79 Non Member $129 |
Replay
Member $49 Non Member $99 |
Please contact Michelle Shands with questions regarding Career Development Seminars.
Employment Opportunities
Find the right job in the information industry. Search for jobs in SLA's Career Center!
Seeking Qualified Candidates?
Post employment opportunities to SLA's Career Center!
| ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
2005 Annual Conference - CE courses
Learning will impact you in Toronto! To help you become an impact player within your organization, SLA's Professional Development Team offers you rich, meaningful and high-impact learning experiences of SLA and Division continuous education (CE) sessions during Saturday and Sunday of annual conference. We invite you to take part in one of the SLA Workshops (half-day), SLA Learning Forums (full-day) or division sponsored courses. Additional Information
2005 Annual Conference- Student Volunteers
Currently, PDC is seeking to fill student volunteer positions for SLA's 96th Annual Conference to be held in Toronto, ON Canada. We are specifically seeking volunteers who can cover our CE courses to be held on June 4 and 5, 2005. In exchange for your help, students attend the course at no charge. This is a savings of more than $200! For more information, please contact Shelva Suggs.
Student Volunteer Opportunities
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