Content: Community Engagement, Profession Learning
Type: Webinar
Length: 1 Hour and 30 minutes
Level: Library Professionals
Organisers: WA Public Libraries
Presenters: Kylie Carlson, Felicity Macchion, Brad Birt, Tom Fay, Diane Tabbagh, Iyeesha Jetta and Jennifer Bawden, Jessica Donald, Shayde Douglas
Format: 6 different talks of varying lengths.
Reflection
Objectives: The objectives of this webinar were to provide insights into different topics in libraries and information systems. Speakers spoke under 2 main headings; community engagement and professional learning, and the talks all worked together to give the viewer a snippet of a lot of different topics; learning trends, community learning programs, and early years learning programs.
Reasons for attending: I decided to watch these talks after reading the titles honestly. They cover a really good range of topics and are, as separate parts, short in length. I also hold the public library concepts of community engagement in high regard when planning engagement activities at my school library, so I wanted to learn more.
Relation to studies and learning outcomes: As mentioned earlier, the talks covered two main topics, both of which I have completed subjects on; community engagement and professional learning. I am still learning about professional learning (that’s why you can read this), but the concepts discussed, soft skills and stackable credentials, are founded on concepts discussed in class, both here and from my diploma. The community engagement talks all took into account core concepts of this area: tailored experiences and knowing the community. The talks on early years programs provided practical examples of running these programs.
Future Uses: The information about professional learning and soft skills was helpful, in particular knowing more than just theory, and understanding practical applications and having industry based learning. Essentially I’ve learnt that it’s not enough to just learn something, but to be able to show how I have applied it.
Evidence: Screenshot during webinar
Screenshot during webinar
Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtYpg_WKXrbewkOWslKnTHPSn8wLfqQ-h