Self Paced Learning at Your Desktop

This week MALA/KCMLIN launched a huge series, "Self Paced Learning at Your Desktop":

http://www.kcmlin.org/ProfDev/SPF.htm

Self-paced, some have simulations, CEU's and very reasonably priced for members!

Stanford Launching 14 Free Online Courses in January/February

Stanford is offering 14 free course as part of an experiment in online learning.

Topics include:

Technology Entrepreneurship
Making Green Buildings
Anatomy
Information Theory
Design and Analysis of Algorithms I
The Lean Launchpad
Cryptography
Computer Science 101
Software Engineering for SaaS
Human Computer Intereaction
Natural Language Processing
Game Theory
Probabilistic Graphical Models
Machine Learning

Learn more here: http://www.openculture.com/2011/11/stanford_launching_14_free_online_courses_in_januaryfebruary_enroll_today.html

Internet K20 Initiative Videoconference in Libraries

On December 8, Dykes Library, along with several other libraries across the country, will be taking part in a videoconference on Videoconferencing in Libraries, as part of the Internet2 K20 Initiative and the newly formed Videoconferencing Librarians Interest Group. According to Jim Werle, director of the Internet2 K20 Initiative, "This will be an opportunity for librarians from all across the country to collaborate and support each other around the wealth of possibilities that videoconferencing affords."

Possible topics to be explored in this, and future meetings include:

• Learning how other libraries are currently using videoconferencing.
• Sharing lessons learned, best practices, and solutions to common challenges.
• Discussing possible collaborative programming opportunities between libraries.
• Exchanging information on available grant sources in order to build videoconferencing capacity.

If interested, there is no need to RSVP. Just show up in the main Dykes conference room at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 8. If you have any questions, you can contact Gail at 8-2324, or Bob at 8-7311.

Professional Development Funding from MCR

http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding/

MidContinental Region will be awarding Professional Development subsidies (up to $1,500 each) to support librarians who wish to attend a conference, or take a training or workshop of their choice by the end of April 2012. Priority will be given to professional development in the areas of e-science, emergency preparedness, personal and electronic health records, health information literacy, or library advocacy, and would include online training.

Library 2.011

This is a free, virtual conference happening on Wednesday and Thursday. The topics vary widely and presenters are from all over the world.

http://www.library20.com/page/library-2-011-schedule-gmt-5

If there are sessions we are all interested in, maybe we could meet and watch together.