Emerging Tech: Using Technology to Advance Your School Library Program
"...a free professional learning community where school librarians can explore all the ways to integrate technology and 21st century learning into school library programs."
Membership includes free monthly edWeb webinars.
"Enhance your knowledge of Federal Government information through the FDLP Academy." The Federal Depository Library Program offers the FDLP Academy for webinars and webcasts. View past webinars.
Benefits include:
Examples of titles:
The ABLE (Alternative Basic Library Education) program offers online tutorials on basic library-related skills.
The SABLE (Supplemental Alternative Basic Library Education) program provides -- what else?! -- additional resources to supplement the ABLE tutorials for library staff members who have no formal education in library science.
Library 2.0: the future of libraries in the digital age
See Library 2.0 webinar series for information on upcoming conferences; see the ARCHIVES section for access to recorded past conferences.
"a year long discussion of the future of libraries... the series is brought to you by the organizing team of the annual Library 2.0 Conference, Dr. Sandra Hirsh of the SJSU iSchool and Steve Hargadon of LearningRevolution.com"
simpleK12: professional development in your pajamas
While these "practical online teacher training" webinars are specifically geared toward K-12 teachers, some offerings may also be of interest to librarians.
Some simpleK12 educational webinars are free.
Access is available to on-demand recordings.
Examples of free webinars and recordings:
TechSoup: Technology changes constantly. So do your organization's needs. TechSoup helps you stay up-to-date and continue innovating.
TechSoup is a non-profit supported by a large global network of funders and donors.
WebJunction: The learning place for libraries.