Thread started: Mar 21 2008, 1:52 PM EDT
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Royce,
I love your acronym SDL.
I will use it in the future.
I am going to expand your analysis of SDL in relation to entire CE Programs.
As Royce said, SDL presenters focus on making good presentations in workshop.
In my opinion
1. SDL learning materials, e.g., PowerPoint and handouts, are intended for use in workshops. Individuals who missed the original workshop find few of these materials useful later.
2. SDL presenters seldom provide clear and complete step-by-step instructions for applying the learning to improving library work back at the library. These presenters offer little help back at the library in overcoming barriers.
3. The current continuing education programs reward, i.e., money, and recognize, i.e., certificates, only attendance at events. CE programs do not reward or recognize the application of learning back at the library.
With no clear instructions or help back at the library and no reward or recognition for applying learning back at the library, the urgency of everyday work overwhelms many efforts to use the learning in actual library work.
The Central Kansas Library System is experimenting with a new CE program to resolve these problems of SDL.
This program provides clear, step-by-step instructions, rewards and recognition for completing projects that apply learning to doing actual library work back at the library.
Librarians and trustees have an important role in creating the whole CE program.
They suggest CE projects they want to do in their libraries.
They evaluate and modify, i.e., improve, instructions for CE Projects.
The documentation submitted to prove the completion of projects are available to other librarians doing the project as examples and inspiration.
Those completing projects become experts others can telephone for help.
More info is at http://ceprojects.blogspot.com.
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