Continuing Education Courses

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
All times are in Central Time. 

In-Person CE Courses

In-Person CE Course 1: 8:00am - 12:00pm

Title:  Data Literacy for the Busy Librarian

Description: This 4-hour, in-person class looks at foundational data management skills with an emphasis on key topics relating to Data Management Plans (DMPs), understanding standards and metadata in a biomedical context, identifying appropriate biomedical data repositories, understanding data sharing and data citation, and knowing and applying best practices in data visualization.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this class, students will be able to:

1. Describe how the data life cycle fits into the larger research lifecycle
2. Recommend file naming conventions and file formats based on best practices
3. Apply selected metadata standards to a given dataset in order to facilitate better sharing of data and understands the rationale for metadata
4. Identify appropriate data repositories for a given dataset
5. Discuss potential solutions for datasets with security/privacy issues (HIPAA) and develop an understanding of intellectual property and privacy and confidentiality issues when it comes to sharing data
6. Articulate FAIR principles and explain data sharing, data citations, and data journals
7. Explain Data Management Plan (DMP) requirements of funding agencies (NIH, NSF) and evaluate a DMP for adherences to funding agency requirements
8. Understand and apply best practices for data visualization

Instructors: Elizabeth Roth & Debra Trogdon-Livingston   

MLA CE Credits: 4

Seats: 25

CANCELLED

In-Person CE Course 2:  1:00pm - 5:00pm

Title: Moving Beyond the Solidarity Statements: Allyship in Libraries

Description: Being antiracist is not about who you are; it’s about what you do. Unpacking what it means to be an antiracist information professional is a personal journey, anchored by critical self-reflection on the impact of racist systems and structures at home, work, and local communities. This four-hour course is a call to action for information professionals who are committed to taking action towards becoming anti-racist.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Define racism, power, privilege, oppression, and white supremacy, implicit bias, and microaggressions.
• Describe why racism continues to exist in libraries.
• Articulate how racist systems in libraries impact BIPOC and other marginalized library workers and library users.
• Cite examples of racist systems in libraries:
• The role of implicit bias and microaggressions
• How it affects hiring and retention practices
• Describe what it means to be Antiracist:
• Describe the difference between being an advocate, ally, or accomplice
• Begin the process of personal and professional self-reflection towards becoming a better advocate, ally, accomplice, and eventually, antiracist.

Instructors: Kelsa Bartley, Michael Fitts, Shannon Jones & Tamara Nelson

MLA CE Credits: 4

Seats: 25

Virtual CE Courses

Virtual CE Course 1: 10:00am - 11:30am

Title:  Teaching Adult Learners

Description: Do you work with adults at the reference desk? Or teach instruction sessions to adults? Understanding why and how adults learn is important in all learning environments.

In this presentation you will be introduced to andragogy and heutagogy, two theories for instructing adult learners. The theories provide helpful frameworks for understanding why adults approach learning in ways that they do. Once the frameworks are understood, concrete ideas about how to create instruction for adults can be determined from both theories. You will walk away from this presentation with practical tools for working with adults.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will be able to:

1. Describe adult learning theories
2. Apply learning theories to address specific problems and characteristics of adult learners in a range of settings
3. Reflect on teaching strategies and modify strategies to be more effective for adult learners

Instructor:   Lauren Hays, Ph.D. 

MLA CE Credits: 1.5

Seats: 25

Virtual CE Course 2:  2:00pm - 3:00pm

Title: Learn to Love Data Planning: DMPTool Basics

Description: Starting January 2023, the NIH will require funded researchers to submit a plan outlining how scientific data from their research will be managed and shared. A well thought out data management plan helps researchers plan for the unexpected, increase efficiency, and aid in reproducibility. The DMPTool is a free tool that walks users through creating competitive, comprehensive data management plans. The webinar will guide participants in understanding data management plan basics, creating a DMPTool profile and exploring available templates and planning resources.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the importance of creating data management plans to improve research practices
2. Describe what a data management plan is and its components.
3. Navigate the DMPTool website to create a profile, explore templates, and find help guides.
4. Walk through creating a “test” DMP using the DMPTool.

Instructor: Katie Pierce Farrier

MLA CE Credit: 1

Seats: 25

Funding for continuing education is provided by NNLM/SEA Professional Development Award.