Principles forStaff Development

Programming

Laura E. Ray, MA, MLSEducational Programming LibrarianCleveland-Marshall College of Law

laura.ray@law.csuohio.edu

Annual Meeting of theOhio Regional Association of Law Libraries

Cleveland, OH, 15 October 2009

Staff Development Benefits

Better Meet Patron Needs

Learn New Skills, Methods, Resources

Adapt to Change

Participate in Culture of Respect &Integrated Decision Making

Develop to Full Potential

Grow on Personal Level

Staff Development Guidelines

Voluntary Sessions

Sense of Control/Ownership =

Participation & Commitment

Staff Development Guidelines

* Personal Discovery *

Discussion, Practice, Reflection & Comparison to Own Understanding

= New Insights & Applications

Learning Environment

Encourage Staff Development

Try To Accommodate Learning Styles

Try To Schedule Staff Development

Evaluate Sessions & Seek Feedback

In-House Staff Development

Full Staff Sessions –▪ General Topics & Learning Formats

▪ Need Environment of Mutual Respect & Collegial Responsibility

Individual & Small Group Sessions Can Be Targeted to Specific Needs

Identifying Needs – Competencies

Review Organizational Strategic Plans

Sample Strategic Plan GoalsIncrease the use of technology in classroom instruction.

Incorporate a customer-service focus into patron interactions.Enhance patron support in the PC Lab.

Key Question for Objectives/Methods –Train Who To Do What?

Identifying Needs – Competencies

Review Professional Association Competency Criteria

American Association of Law LibrariesCompetencies of Law Librarianship

http://www.aallnet.org/prodev/competencies.asp

AALL Competencies of Law Librarianship

Sample “Core” Competency

1.5 Understands the social,political, and economic contextin which the legal system exists

AALL Competencies of Law Librarianship

Sample “Information Technology” Competency

4.4 Evaluates, purchases, implements, and tests software and hardware necessary for

accessing electronic information

Identifying Needs – Competencies

Review Professional Association Competency Criteria

Special Libraries AssociationCompetencies for Information Professionals

of the 21st Century

http://www.sla.org/content/learn/members/competencies/index.cfm

Needs Assessment

Staff State Their NeedsSupervisors State Their Staff’s Needs

Staff State Preferred Learning Styles

Identify Problems & Solutions

Guide Learning Objectives& Instructional Design

Needs Assessment Outline

Learning Styles/Formats

How Do You Like To Learn?What Would You Attend?

Do You Need Reimbursement?

Topics – Provide List

Leave Room for “Other”

Systemic Instructional Design

Identify Needs

Write Learning Objectives

Develop InstructionalMaterials/Methods

Evaluate Instruction –Identify New Needs

Staff Development Programs

Colleges & UniversitiesAlumni Associations

Professional AssociationsPrivate Companies

Self-StudyPodcastsVodcastsWebinars

Staff Development Marketing

Newsletter Articles

Blog Posts

Fliers, Posters, Kiosks

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