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Self-Paced Training for Increased Electronic Resource Usage

Explore a model for self-paced online learning to boost e-resource usage. Free, flexible, and interactive training. Engage and empower your staff and users! Contact us for support.

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Self-Paced Training for Increased Electronic Resource Usage

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  1. Beyond “23 Things”: Offering Self-Paced Training to Increase Subscription Electronic Resource Usage

  2. IntroductionsSD State Library Electronic Resources Coordinators Julie Erickson julie.erickson@state.sd.us Jane Healy jane.healy@state.sd.us

  3. Today’s Session Will Demonstrate a model for creating and implementing self-paced online learning to help you create and implement your own!

  4. South Dakota State LibraryMission The South Dakota State Library provides leadership for innovation and excellence in libraries and services to state government.

  5. Advantages Trainers Trainees Self-paced Helping participants learn more about e-resources No travel Online 24/7 No materials to buy Work around regular duties Free training Free CE credit Able to work with several audiences simultaneously For all ability levels levels Seeing participants’ applications & excitement

  6. What We Used Online handouts Vendor tutorials

  7. How It Worked • Publicity • Registration • Assignments • Comments • Completion

  8. What It Cost: Time •  Promotion • Set-up • Manage & monitor

  9. Promotion ●Listservs ●Announcements ●E-mails

  10. Set-up Lessons Blog posts Registration Links Tests FAQ CE

  11. Manage & Monitor Add participants

  12. The Blogroll ●Sidebar of SDSL blog ●Can be anonymous ●Easy access

  13. Manage & Monitor Launch weekly blog post (lesson)

  14. Manage & Monitor Comment

  15. Registration Participant form Staff View

  16. Manage & Monitor Troubleshoot Wrap Up

  17. State Library Results Increased Usage? E-resources knowledge State Library services knowledge Participants’ application ideas

  18. Participant Results • New knowledge • Application • Share knowledge • Increased confidence

  19. Comments

  20. Challenges • Blog set up • Technical issues • Search replication • Commenting

  21. Follow-up • CE certificates • Answer questions • Troubleshoot • Training invitations • Report & analyze

  22. Tweaking Tweaking •Phone numbers •Alumni emails •Publicity target •Assign blog commenting

  23. It’s Your Turn

  24. Thanks to Helene Blowers, Columbus Metropolitan Library and formerly of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, for allowing us to “borrow” her material from Learning 2.0, a blog that taught PLCMC staff members about web 2.0 tools. This model is used in libraries around the world to encourage lifelong learning among library staff.

  25. Contact & Support Julie Erickson julie.erickson@state.sd.us Jane Healy jane.healy@state.sd.us SD State Library Electronic Resource Coordinators • Support materials available on WebJunction

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