Lori Reed | A Passion for Learning

Learning in Hard Times: Thinking Out Loud With George and Joan

If you have about 16 minutes listen to this thought-provoking podcast by Joan Frye Williams and George Needham. They echo many of our thoughts and concerns about training and learning in libraries.

For instance when times get tough training budgets appear to be an easy mark. But is that the best solution?

Addressing one of the fears many organizations have about training: What if you train them and they leave? But what if you don’t train them and they stay?

Whose responsibility is learning? The professional or the institution?

What is learning? Does watching a YouTube video count or talking at lunch?

If learning is important are we modeling that?

I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I did!

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Internet Librarian 2009

I had a fabulous time visiting San Francisco and Monterey for the Internet Librarian Conference. I have a plethora of notes to sort through to post and share. I’m planning to summarize my notes and add some commentary on how trainers can apply the information to training/learning/performance. So be patient! It may take a week or two to get everything posted.

In the meantime there is no better live blogger than Sarah Houghton-Jan. Check out her notes from the conference.