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<p>Created page with &quot;Notes: Obstacles – Paying for training How do you find training? Metro Online Regional organizations/ conferences Higher Education Training consortiums Online training ...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Notes:<br /> <br /> Obstacles – <br /> Paying for training<br /> <br /> How do you find training?<br /> Metro<br /> Online <br /> Regional organizations/ conferences<br /> Higher Education Training consortiums<br /> <br /> Online training – lots of folks participated, but not a lot like it.<br /> <br /> Why not so good?<br /> Lack of interaction – no one to talk to (asynchronous sessions)<br /> Completing tasks – not the same as active learning<br /> When taking an online course – co-workers assume that you are they can interrupt you. (drive by’s in the cubicle environment)<br /> When taking a course with other people – it is a nudge to get it done. <br /> But online training does offer flexibility for scheduling<br /> “Aspirational “ training harder to make time for<br /> Ideas about Code4Lib preconferences:<br /> <br /> Digital humanities – data visualization<br /> <br /> Other conferences for Code4Lib workshops <br /> AMIA<br /> DLF<br /> <br /> Topics – should they be deep technical of something you already know – or learn something new ? Room divided . Tension between learning something to stay relevant, and learning something new.<br /> <br /> MeetUp.com was noted as a resource.<br /> Networking a key part of Face2Face learning.<br /> <br /> Libraries themselves should offer more classes for library staff.<br /> Quick - that people can do in/on their own time.<br /> <br /> *idea *Weekly code Read – picking popular items on github – invite library staff and other interested folks across campus<br /> idea – Lunch and learns<br /> <br /> “problem” – there is no one around in the immediate are that is doing what I am doing – reliant on virtual networks. Challenge of rural-based / small community developers. No just a lone technologist but this challenge is also for those who are working on very specialized programs – or someone who coding is only a portion of their job.<br /> <br /> What constitutes good training?<br /> Hands on experiences – actually doing something.<br /> Walking away from something and knowing what to do next<br /> Having hand outs or documentation that you can take away<br /> Clearly articulate “why I am learning this”; how this skill can be applied, what you will achieve at the end of the course/training<br /> <br /> Practitioner-led training (community based training)<br /> Can we vote on what would be good sessions that can be translated to “road shows” ? <br /> Led to conversation on post-rating sessions on level of “techiness”, good teachers, “skills to know”<br /> What is the baseline knowledge? And can the baseline be achieved through online? <br /> <br /> Hacker Epistemology? A concept to explore.<br /> <br /> You might not retain the knowledge – but you retain the confidence from learning a new skill. <br /> <br /> Mention of an Edx.org course that talks about this.<br /> <br /> How do you less anxiety during a session when you feel absolutely lost? <br /> <br /> F2F and Online training can create a community of learners – how do we create a community around a skill set/ tools – in order to support the learning effort – and community understanding.<br /> <br /> Pressure to learn as a result of not being able to work with the department or personnel who have the skills already.<br /> <br /> How to you bring new learning back home? How do you empower folks at your institution to learn new things, beyond naming and shaming? How do we foster a learning environment at home? Repurpose discarded hardware to be used to build learning environments/sandbox environments. Also mentioned – EC2/Amazon to created a sandbox environment. RailsBridge walks you through setting up an [XX}environment as well. Another resource is AppFog https://www.appfog.com/<br /> <br /> Other training besides technical:<br /> Management training<br /> Intro to Hacker culture for managers that did not come up through developer community<br /> Problem Resolution <br /> Meeting Facilitation Training – DeEtta Jones was mentioned as a resource<br /> Communication training – on a number of issues.<br /> Marketing Training<br /> “how to talk to” series: librarians, managers, sys admins<br /> Managing Bureaucracy<br /> Project Management Training – has to be open to everyone – across the board<br /> Technical Writing/Documentation<br /> More Train the Trainer Workshops</div>

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