(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI)<\/p>\n
CARLI is pleased to share the upcoming Professional Development Alliance webinar offerings. Please see below for additional information, including registration links.<\/p>\n
“FL-OER-ishment Webinar Series: Dismantling Barriers to Student Success through Affordable Learning Materials”<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday, October 6, 1:30-2:30 PM CDT<\/strong><\/p>\n An interdisciplinary panel including professors Taurie Gittings Wheeler, Allison Thomas Johnson, and Pamela Williams from Miami Dade College will share how they implemented OER and other affordable learning materials in their classes to reduce cost and increase access for students. They will demonstrate different approaches to using affordable learning materials and discuss the challenges and successes they encountered along the way.<\/p>\n Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Managing Difficult Conversations”<\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday, October 12, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT<\/strong><\/p>\n Joellen M. Austin and Garry Sanders will discuss the nature of and challenges in holding difficult conversations, and strategies to overcome those challenges and increase the likelihood of success. Polls, discussion\/chat, and Q&A will be used to involve the audience to ensure that specific fears and concerns are addressed. Tools and references will be provided or identified to support participants in putting learning into action.<\/p>\n Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Accessibility Series: Social Media Accessibility Basics”<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday, October 27, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT<\/strong><\/p>\n Join Mark McCarthy in this first of a two-part accessibility series and learn more about several facets of social media accessibility, including learning a little about disability itself, a brief overview of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, why social media access matters, and more!<\/p>\n Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n “FL-OER-ishment Webinar Series: Teaching Jacksonville History at FSCJ: Strategies for an Affordable and Rigorous Course”<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday, October 27, 1:30-2:30 PM CDT<\/strong><\/p>\n Jennifer Grey and Scott Matthews of Florida State College will discuss the origins of the first comprehensive course on the History of Jacksonville offered at a college or university and how its creators conducted research and decided on a rich set of open-access resources for students.<\/p>\n Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n “E-Resources Learning Series: The Link Didn’t Work, Now What? Troubleshooting Patron Reports of E-Resources Linking Problems”<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday, November 1, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT<\/strong><\/p>\n Whether from the link resolver, the library catalog\/discovery platform, or a vendor’s interface, our patrons will find links to articles that don’t work. How can librarians investigate these reports? Denise Green at CARLI will cover basics of investigating, solving and (hopefully) reducing such errors in today’s academic research library. Some examples will focus on Alma\/PrimoVE, however the general troubleshooting principles apply to all library systems and interfaces.<\/p>\n