(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI)
Registration is now open for the CARLI Professional Development Alliance webinars taking place in January. Please see below for more information.
“Using Your Data to Make Decisions” (Collaborative Literacy Learning Series)
Tuesday, January 11, 9:30-11:00 AM CDT
Libraries have access to a considerable amount of data: from statistics about library use (circulation, program attendance, website, and online resources use), to data about their communities. The hardest part is often determining what data are needed to answer operational questions or how to turn those data into evidence-based decisions.
Participants will leave this session with an understanding of how to create better visualizations for decision-making, and how to ask the questions to collect actionable data through community and staff surveys.
Register here.
“Data Literacy in the Library” (Collaborative Literacy Learning Series)
Tuesday, January 11, 12:30-2:00 PM CDT
This 90-minute workshop will explore teaching the skill of data literacy in the library, and include practical programming ideas that can be adapted for a range of spaces and audiences. At the end of this session, attendees will be able to communicate data literacy principles and implement data literacy activities in their space.
Register here.
“Crafting Your Story with Data Visualizations”
Thursday, January 13, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
What story are you telling with your data? What story do you want to tell with your data? This webinar on chart design for storytelling with data will introduce core design elements based on accepted best practices grounded in current visualization research. Webinar presenters will model strategies for designing and redesigning visualizations that tell stories, including chart selection, intentional use of color, and strategic use of text.
Register here.
“Tools You Can Use — Tools for Teaching Digital Literacy and Increasing Staff Confidence”
Tuesday, January 18, 1:30-3:00 PM CDT
Public libraries have long been leaders in bringing people into the digital world – providing programs and services that help patrons get jobs, gain knowledge, increase productivity, and engage with others online. Leveraging and strengthening existing library and community resources can help reduce staff burden and increase the library’s impact on digital literacy. Attendees will learn the importance of and best practices for digital literacy, as well as useful digital literacy tools and resources for library staff to employ when working with patrons and technologies.
Register here.
“The Before and After: Returning to Work with COVID Restrictions Still in Place”
Wednesday, January 19, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
While it was challenging to work from home for 18 months, many feel returning to work with COVID restrictions still in place to be even more difficult. In this session, Joan Schuitema will explore some of the reasons for this such as continued isolation, the loss of workplace traditions and rituals, and grief associated with the loss of colleagues, friends, and family members. We will also try to identify ways to address these issues so as to improve our workplace experience.
Register here.