T is for Training 226 : The less you know the more you THINK you know

The path aheadMike Taylor, Maurice Coleman, Jill Hurst-Wahl, Andrea Snyder, Henry Mensch, Jay Turner, and Paul Signorelli. were today’s show.  This was Mike’s first T is for Training! We talked about how we apply learning after a conference, which was suggested by Paul based on a recent blog post.  We talked about a number of things, which this list of questions captures:

  • How do we synthesize what we learn at an event?
  • How do we share what we have learned? What is our sharing process?
  • How do we make connections between those that we met at one event with people at another?
  • Can you create time after the event, and before heading back to work, to synthesize your learning?
  • If you go to several conferences in a row, do you see several themes popping up over-and-over again?
  • How do we select which conferences to attend?
  • How do we let our learning breathe?

Near the end, we got reflective and very meta!  We hope you enjoying listening to this very lively episode.

Our next shows will be on May 25, then June 8. We will not have a show on June 22 due to the ALA Annual Conference.

T is for Training 81: I Forgot My Underwear

This is a post about the podcast two weeks ago today (august 12th) .  Yes we are recording as this post goes up.  I love the future.

T is for Training Episode 81: I Forgot My Underwear is available for download here from our host TalkShoe.You can listen to this or any of our other shows using the TalkShoe panel link in our sidebar.

Thanks to the participants who participated on this call.

The opinions expressed by call participants are those of the participants and not necessarily those of any institution or group they represent or are associated with. And thanks to those who participated by chat. We would love to hear your voice next time.

Today’s Topics:

Trends in Library Training and Learning 2011 WrapUp Show Conference sponsored by @alalearning and @webjunction

 Today’s Guests and twitter handles:

Maurice Coleman   Harford County (MD) Public Library@baldgeekinmd
Angela Paterek Rocky River (OH) Public Library,@TrainingPassion
Jennifer Peterson, WebJunction @webjunction
Marianne Lenox, Huntsville Madison County (AL) Public Library @mlx 
Betha Gutsche, WebJunction (WA)@webjunction
Chester Mealer, Rapides Parish Library (LA) @cdm014
Ellen Druda, Half Hollow Hills (NY) Library, @dblduchess
Jay Turner Georgia Public Library Service @lawlesslbrarian
Heather Braum, North East Kansas Library System  (NELKS) @hbraum
 and BACK from her One Year Sabbatical
 Stephanie Zimmerman Library System of Lancaster County (PA) @slzimm1

Workplace Learning and Leadership:  Paul and Lori’s Book *BUY IT NOW!*

T is for Training is supported by you the audience and our usual supporters LISHost, the library friendly hosting service,the Library Society of the World and the ALA Learning Round Table, LearnRT, of the American Library Association (ALA).

Keep up with us: Our blogPodcast FeedITunes Home,Friendfeed, our Google Group, (pretty please join the google group!) and our Diigo Group.

Contact Us: baldgeekinmd at gmail dot com or via text or voice at Google Voice number 504-233-0361

Link Love: Go to the delicious page :http://delicious.com/tag/tisfortraining to see relevant links. Or Use Diigo and join the T is for Training Group there.

The next LIVE call in show is Friday August 12th or 26th. If this posts correctly, this will go up as T is for Training 82 is starting. We will see.

Next show after today is September 9th.

T is for Training 57: Finding Balance – It’s Different for Everyone

T is for Training Episode 57: Finding Balance – It’s Different for Everyone is now available for download here from our host TalkShoe. You can listen to this or any of our other shows using the TalkShoe panel in our sidebar.

The opinions expressed by call participants are those of the participants and not necessarily those of any institution or group they represent or are associated with. And thanks to those who participated by chat. We would love to hear your voice next time.

Today’s Guests:

Lori Reed, Charlotte Mecklenburg (NC) Library
Kate Kosturski, Middlesex (NJ) Public Library
Peter Bromberg, Princeton (NJ) Public Library
Jay Turner, Gwinnett County (GA) Public Library
Mary Pelton, Rocky River (OH) Public Library
Pat Carterette, Georgia Public Library Service

The agenda:

Work-Life Balance
Training for safety, security, self-defense, disaster preparedness

T is for Training is supported by you the audience and our usual supporters LISHost, the library friendly hosting service ,the Library Society of the World and the ALA Learning Round Table, LearnRT, of the American Library Association (ALA).

Keep up with us: Our blogPodcast FeedITunes Home,Friendfeed, our Google Group, (pretty please join the google group!) and our Diigo Group.

Contact Us: baldgeekinmd at gmail dot com or via text or voice at Google Voice number 504-233-0361

Link Love: Go to the delicious page :http://delicious.com/tag/tisfortraining to see relevant links. Or Use Diigo and join the T is for Training Group there.

And join us on October 22th, 2010 at 2 pm Eastern Timefor the next T is for Training call in taping.

See you then!

 


T is for Training 49 Live @ ALA10: Hands-On Titanic Reinvention

T is for Training Episode 49: The Hands On Titanic Reinvention available for download here from our host Talkshoe.

Check out the post on ALA Learning about the Training Showcase. The writer is full of awesomesauce.

The opinions expressed by call participants are those of the participants and not necessarily those of any institution or group they represent or are associated with. And thanks to those who participated by chat. We would love to hear your voice next time.

Join us Friday July 2nd at 2pm Eastern for our Regular Show. We will talk about ALA some more.

Today’s Guests:

Maurice Coleman, Harford County (MD) Public Library
Andrea Snyder, Enoch Pratt (MD) Free Library and MD State Library Resource Center
Julie Strange, Maryland Ask Us Now (MD)
Paul Signorelli, Paul Signorelli and Associates (CA)
Andy Woodworth, Burlington County (NJ) Library System
Andrew Schuping, Mercer University (GA)

And a whole pile of noobs (aka First Time attenders) to the show.

Abigail Goben, LaCrosse (WI) Public Library
Peter Coyl, Hsinchu International School (Taiwan)
Welcome our new Pacific Rim Correspondent
Emily Clasper, Suffolk (NY) Cooperative Library System
Jay Turner
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Gwinnett County (GA) Public Library
Katheryn Woodworth, Burlington County(NJ) Library System
Sandra Smith, Denver (CO) Public Library
Darcel Jones, Contra Costa (CA) County Public Library
Courtney Fuson, Belmont (TN) University
and introducing
Jenny Levine, American Library Association as the Cookiebrarian

The agenda:

Introductions
Totebags, ARC’s and Swag
ALA Planning and Panel Coordination
THAT Program Book
Battledecks and Improvisation
Vote With Your Feet
Virtual Participation in ALA And Beyond
The ALA 2010 Venue Search Smackdown
ALA Emerging Leaders
Clarifying ALA
Shoutout to ALA Staff

T is for Training is supported by you the audience and our usual supporters LISHost, the library friendly hosting service ,the Library Society of the World and the ALA Learning Round Table, LearnRT, of the American Library Association (ALA).

Keep on Your Radar: Two New Podcasts : LibPunk and Heels and Tiaras. Both feature adult language used properly.

Keep up with us: Our blog, Podcast Feed, ITunes Home, Friendfeed, our Google Group, (pretty please join the google group!) and our Diigo Group.

Contact Us: baldgeekinmd at gmail dot com or via text or voice at Google Voice number 504-233-0361

Link Love: Go to the delicious page : http://delicious.com/tag/tisfortraining to see relevant links. Or Use Diigo and join the T is for Training Group there.

And join us on July 2nd, 2010 at 2 pm Eastern Time for the next T is for Training call in taping.

See you then!

T is for Training Winter Siesta Report

The podcast took almost a month off and there were some exciting things happening around the T is for Training Ranch.

First things first:

We have a new sponsor:  The ALA Learning Round Table, LearnRT, of the American Library Association (ALA).

T is for Training is honored to have a group with a mission  “to provide a thought-provoking resource for those interested in learning and training in libraries” as a show sponsor, joining the LISHost and the Library Society of the World as supporters of the program.

Second:

We recorded four special episodes with some different voices in the training world.

Joining us during the intercession was Robin Hastings (webgoddess) of MRRLSarah Houghton-Jan (aka LibrarianInBlack), Michele Martin, creator of The Bamboo Project blog, and Cliff Landis, Technology Librarian (and futurist/philanthropist)  at Valdosta State (GA) University.

If you have not already done so, have a listen at these thought-provoking interviews.

Third a crowdsourced challenge:

I challenge each member of the T is for Training family to answer these 27 questions (created by your training peers) on your own Blog/Forum/twitterfeed/googledoc and put the link in a reply to the post on the T is for Training Website

(Seriously, do you know how hard it is to get more than a handful of busy trainers together to do anything? )

I will then collate the results as one T is for Training intercession Class Project post on the T is for Training Blog and social networking feeds.

And here are the results as of January 25th, 2010 (there are some pulled from the ALA Learning blog (our fab new sponsor’s blog):

Nicole Engard The T is for Training Challenge
Polly-Alida Farrington – The T is for Training Challenge
Bobbi Newman – T is for Training Meme
Alison Miller –  A T is for Training Challenge
Maurice Coleman’s Getting to Know All About Me Post
Betha Getsche –  I Like Sushi & Libraries
Laura Botts –  C is for Challenge” at “T is for Training”
Heather Braum T is for Training Challenge Meme
Jill Hurst-Wahl Me. Coffee. Morning.
Beth Tribe – T is for Training Meme
Pete Bromberg’s 23 things (minus 3): A getting to know ya post
Stephanie Zimmerman –  A Get to Know Me Meme from TIFT
Marianne Lenox –  27 Questions (Supplemental Pictorial Essay)
Paul Signorelli Paul’s Getting to Know Me Post
Lauren Pressley 23 Questions with Lauren Pressley
Buffy Hamilton 27 Questions with Buffy Hamilton
Jay Turner 20 Questions for Just that Guy
Angela Paterek, Getting to Know Me
Julie Strange T is for Training Questionapalooza v 1.1

If I missed yours, I am sorry.  Please comment on this post and add a link to your 27 (23 or 20 questions.)  Thanks.

Our next show is this Friday the 29th of January at 2pm Eastern.