by Kay Kirscht
Quick Summary
Check out this list of library professional development opportunities taking place in January that are available through Level Up!
Level Up!: Your source for library professional development information.
REDEFINING SELF-CARE IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC - PART 1
Tuesday, January 12, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
This first psychoeducational webinar of the two-part series, "Redefining Self-Care in the Midst of a Global Pandemic" will discuss what is needed in addition to routine self-care during a global pandemic. Characteristics of different types of stress, including traumatic stress, will be reviewed, as well as the range of stress responses. The speakers will propose additional self-care steps during the current health crisis, and provide considerations for when professional help may be beneficial.
PRESENTERS:
Lynn Gullickson Spencer is currently the Technical Services Coordinator and Art, Dance, & Music Librarian at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, as well as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor at Life Care Wellness based in Glen Ellyn and Chicago. She is a trauma specialist who is trained in Somatic Experiencing and EMDR. Co-editor and contributor to The Psychology of Librarianship (Library Juice Press, 2015), Lynn has over 30 years of experience as an academic librarian in the upper Midwest.
Joan Schuitema is currently the Head of Cataloging and Acquisitions at Illinois State University. She earned an MAPC from Loyola University, and established the Epiphany Counseling Center, in conjunction with United Church in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago - where she provided counseling services to low-income people living in that area. She is a contributor to The Psychology of Librarianship (Library Juice Press, 2015), and is interested in the intersection of counseling and the changing values in technical services. Joan has 43 years of experience as a technical services librarian.
PLATFORM: Zoom
CONSORTIUM: CARLI
CONTACT: support@carli.illinois.edu
REDEFINING SELF-CARE IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC - PART 2
Tuesday, January 19, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
This second webinar of the two-part series, "Redefining Self-Care in the Midst of a Global Pandemic," will be experiential in nature, and will provide participants with the opportunity to confidentially identify common stressors. The presenters will provide resources, tools, and support to manage unique challenges during the COVID-19 era.
PRESENTERS:
Lynn Gullickson Spencer is currently the Technical Services Coordinator and Art, Dance, & Music Librarian at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, as well as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor at Life Care Wellness, based in Glen Ellyn and Chicago. She is a trauma specialist who is trained in Somatic Experiencing and EMDR. Co-editor and contributor to The Psychology of Librarianship (Library Juice Press, 2015), Lynn has over 30 years of experience as an academic librarian in the upper Midwest.
Joan Schuitema is currently the Head of Cataloging and Acquisitions at Illinois State University. She earned an MAPC from Loyola University and established the Epiphany Counseling Center, in conjunction with United Church in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago - where she provided counseling services to low-income people living in that area. She is a contributor to The Psychology of Librarianship (Library Juice Press, 2015), and is interested in the intersection of counseling and the changing values in technical services. Joan has 43 years of experience as a technical services librarian.
PLATFORM: Zoom
CONSORTIUM: CARLI
CONTACT: support@carli.illinois.edu
PODCASTING FOR LIBRARIANS
Wednesday, January 20, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Are you ready to transition from podcast consumer to creator? In this session, participants will explore how librarians use podcasts to promote services and programming. Learn strategies and tools for recording and sharing podcasts. Recommendations and tips for facilitating patron production of podcasts will also be shared.
PLATFORM: Zoom
PRESENTER: Cathy Littleton
CONSORTIUM: NC LIVE
CONTACT: devon@nclive.org
CLASSES ARE ONLINE AND SO ARE WE! ADAPTING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Thursday, January 21, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
This session will explore practical strategies and interactive tools to facilitate information literacy instruction in an engaging online learning environment. Discover how librarians at Nova Southeastern University assessed their traditional one-shot face-to-face instruction and adapted their experiential learning activities using effective low-tech, low-cost tools.
PLATFORM: GoToWebinar
PRESENTERS: Jamie Segno is the Assistant Director of Reference at Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center. Her professional interests focus on information literacy, experiential learning, and assessment.
Jamie earned her M.L.I.S. from the University of South Florida and M.S. in Leadership from NSU’s College of Education.
Sarena Hicks serves as the is the Reference/Outreach Librarian II at Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center. She is passionate about providing information literacy instruction and outreach services to undergraduate students. Sarena earned her M.L.I.S. from Florida State University.
CONSORTIUM: ASERL
CONTACT: http://www.aserl.org/#webinars
SIMPLE IDEAS TO SPICE UP YOUR VIRTUAL CONTENT
Thursday, January 28, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Do you find yourself listening to virtual content that is too detailed, too boring, and hard to follow? Do you deliver training that even you would sleep through?
Engaging presentations can make us laugh, help us understand the subject matter and, most of all, serve as inspiration to take action. This does not happen overnight, but with practice we can tweak our content engagement strategies to make sure our message is being heard. During this webinar, I’m going to talk about scientific backed techniques to boost your content and increase audience interest. These following ideas are designed to enhance your virtual presentations to transform it from a passive experience to an actively engaged and collaborative one.
PLATFORM: GoToWebinar
PRESENTER: Elaina Norlin is the Professional Development Coordinator for ASERL and hosts at least 9 webinars per month. She has presented over 70 keynotes, presentations, workshops and institutes on a variety of topics including "Excelling Presentation Skills for Introverts" and "Persuasion and Influence" Her ALA book on Engagement Trends and Creating Healthier Environments for Libraries will be out Spring 2021.
CONSORTIUM: ASERL
CONTACT: http://www.aserl.org/#webinars
