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CreatingSpacefor

OnlineLearning

May18,2018

LearningObjectives

Bytheendofthewebinar,youshouldbeableto:

qDescribetheimportanceofconnectingindividualprofessionallearningtoorganizationalgoals.

qListatleastthreewaystoimmediatelybeginincorporatingonlinelearningintodailyworkroutines.

qOvercomecommonobstaclestoeffectiveonlinelearning

qIdentifyresourcesforonlinelearning

Typeyourresponseinthequestionarea

Whydidyousignup?Whatdowanttolearn?

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1st Section–WorkplaceLearningandItsRoleinFulfillingYourLibrary’sMission

Describetheimportanceofconnectingindividualprofessionallearningtoorganizationalgoals.

• OnlineLearningMotivation• MakingLearningaLibraryPriority

• ModernLearners

Pre-workRecap

People are motivated by:

• Autonomy:Peoplewanttohavecontrolovertheirwork/lives.

• Mastery: Peoplewanttogetbetteratwhattheydo.

• Purpose: Peoplewanttomakeacontributiontosomethinglargerthanthemselves.

• Relationships: Peopleneedpersonalconnections.

Howcanyouhelpmeettheseneeds?

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• Connecttolibrarymission

• Incorporateintoplansand

assessments

• Createacultureoflearning

IncorporateLearningasaLibraryPriority

Createacultureoflearning

• Empowerlibrarystaffthroughprofessionaldevelopmentandsupport--partofeveryjob

• Maintainanorganized staffdevelopmentprogramwithpurposefultrainingplansandformalizedexpectations

• Supportlearningwithfundingandtime

• Advocateandcommunicatethevalueoflibrarytraining;buy-infromleadershipandstaff

• Emphasisoninformallearning

LearningCultureBenefits

• Staffaremotivatedtoseeklearningopportunities

• Greaterretentionandapplicationofnewskillsandknowledge

• Staffhavemoreconfidence;empowered

• Staffunderstandtheneedforchange

• Staffworktogethertowardcommongoals

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PlanforYourLibraryLearning

• StaffDevelopmentPlan

• Competencies• Self-DirectedLearningProgram• PersonalLearningPlan

• OnboardingandAnnualReviews

Whatdomodernlearnerswant?

• Learningthatismicroandonline—ondemand.• Tobeempoweredbyworkplacesthataremoresupportiveoflearning.• Timeandsupportfortraining.• Collaborativelearningopportunities.

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2nd Section –Incorporating Online Learning into Daily Life

Strategiesforincorporatingonlinelearningintoyourdailyworkroutines.

• TimeManagement• LearningIndependently• LearningTogether

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MakingTimeforLearning

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HaveyoutriedthePomodoroTechnique?

1. Identifyatask/goal.2. Setatimerto25minutes.3. Focusonthetaskuntilthetimer

goesoff.4. Takeaquickbreak(3-5minutes).5. Ifpossible,setthetimerto25

minutesagain.6. Every4Pomodoros,takealonger

break(10-30minutes).

https://tomato-timer.com/

TIMEBOXINGInsteadof“Iwillfocusonthistaskuntilitiscomplete”,

“Iwillfocusonthistaskfor20minutes.”

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Scheduleit Ifyouwantittohappen,scheduleit.

YourTo-Do List

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HowdoyouSPENDYOURTIME?

Habits &Routines

Canyoumakelearningapartofyourroutine?Readytoestablishanewlearninghabit?

“Mostofthechoiceswemakeeachdaymayfeelliketheproductsofwell-considereddecisionmaking,butthey’renot.They’rehabits.”

―CharlesDuhigg

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LearningIndependently

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Tool:PersonalLearningPlan

Managers:

Askabouttheirexpectations.Whatoutcomesdotheyexpect?Whataretheywillingtodotoachievethoseresults?

PersonalLearningPlan

Goals/skilltodevelop StaffActionorLearningActivity ResourcesNeeded

TargetDate

CompletionDate

1.CustomerServiceidentifyingcustomerneedsandprovidingthebestservice

Read“HowtoWowCustomers”,fromtheon-lineresources.

Registerforandattend“CustomerServiceTraining”

1hour

6.5hours

March12

April3

2.TechnologyTechnicalskilldevelopmentandimprovement

RegisterandattendAdvancedSearchingclasses.

MeetwithMary.tolearnhowtosetupasimpledatabase

6.5hours

1hour

April23

May1

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LearningGoals• Mylearninggoalfor(subject/topic)is:(Whatwillyoulearnandwhenwillyoulearnitby?)

• Toachievemylearninggoal,Imustlearn:(Whatspecificknowledge,information,skillsdoyouneedtoacquire?)

• Toacquirethatknowledge,Iwilluse:(Whatspecificresourceswillyouuse?)

• TodeterminewhetherIhaveachievedthatgoal,Iwill:(Whatcriteriawillyouusetodeterminewhetheryouhavemetyourgoal?)

• TodemonstratethatIhaveachievedmygoal,Iwill:(Howwillyouprovethatyouhaveachievedyourgoal?)

LearningTogether

EachOne,TeachOneOne ofthebestmeasuresoflearning

istheabilitytoteachothers.

• Everypersonwhoattendstrainingisexpectedtotrainsomeoneelse,tosharethelearningexperience.

• Studygroups• Learningpartners• Internalblogs,postwebinarmeetings,learningpresentations

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3rd Section–ReadytoLearn • Beingasuccessfulonline

learner• Measuringyoursuccess• Identifyingresourcesforonlinelearning

What’syourideal learningenvironment?

HowcanyouavoidINTERRUPTIONS?• Setparametersforinterruptions.• Communicate“unavailable”and“available”time.• Findaworkspacethatisconducivetofocusedattention.• Beawareofworkplaceactivitytrends.• Considerpurchasingnoisecancellingheadphones.

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Howtobeasuccessfulonlinelearner

• Motivationiskeyandpersistenceisthelinchpin

• Setgoals;individualandorganizational

• Practicetimemanagement• Howmanyminutesorhoursperweekcanyoudevote?

• Createatodolistwith(early)deadlinesandduedates.

• Communicate;withinstructorsandwithpeers

• Createyouridealenvironment;no interruptionsanddistractions.

Stickwithit!

“Ineverteachmypupils.

Ionlyattempttoprovidetheconditionsinwhichtheycanlearn.”

AlbertEinstein

Collaboration

BeyondthelearningEVENT…

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MeasuringYourSuccess

Poll:Whatisyourpreferredtypeofonline

learning?

• Webinar• Onlinecourse• Video• Podcast• Self-pacedtutorial

Free Training Resources: Let’s Share

1. Infopeople2. ALAeLearning3. WebJunction4. WyomingStateLibrary5. LibrarySchools,

Systems,andStateLibraries• ReachingAcrossIllinoisLibraries(RAILS)

• ColoradoStateLibrary• NebraskaLibraryCommission• IdahoCommissionforLibraries• TexasStateLibrary• IndianaStateLibrary

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Typeyourresponseinthequestionarea:

Whatisonethingyouwilldowithinthenextweekasaresultofhavingparticipatedinthiswebinartoday?

Questions?