NCompass Live - October 18, 2023 http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/ WebJunction provides a range of library-specific, online, and on-demand courses and webinars to help meet your continuing education needs. Whether you are looking to pick up a new skill, or to find inspiration for a new idea, these resources can help you take the first, or next step. With the support of the Nebraska Library Commission, all of the content, webinars and courses are free, and you’ll find topics ranging from customer service to organizational management to space planning. Join this session for a tour of WebJunction and to hear about these flexible and dynamic learning opportunities! Presenter: Kendra Morgan, Program Director, WebJunction.

1. Learning Opportunities
and Resources from
WebJunction

2. Agenda
• About WebJunction
• WebJunction Tour
• WebJunction Projects
• Questions!

3. ABOUT WEBJUNCTION

4. WebJunction
• online learning network
• free professional development for all
• initiatives to scale learning and innovation

6. “As a supervisor, I have a ton of trainings at my
fingertips to use and discuss with new staff. Our
library doesn't have a training department, so this
makes a huge impact here!”
Member experience survey

7. WEBJUNCTION TOUR

8. Start here: www.webjunction.org

9. Core service: Articles, news, downloadables

10. Organized by topic

11. Core service: Webinars

12. “I appreciate that the presenters in webinars are
from various communities and experiences. That
alone broadens my learning experience far more
than intra-regional training sessions ever could.”
Member experience survey

13. Core service: Courses

14. Self-paced courses

15. • Two issues each month
• New articles
• Learning opportunities,
courses, webinars,
projects
https://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/wj-news/crossroads.html
Newsletter

16. Free learning events and resources
Live webinars
2x/month
Library-related,
self-paced,
online courses
New articles and
stories each
week
Crossroads e-
newsletter
2x/month
Social media
engagement
Research on
trends in
learning and
libraries

17. What informs our programming?
State
Libraries
Webinar
Feedback
Member
Survey
Grant
Activities
Innovations
and Trends

19. SOCIALIZE LEARNING

20. Enhance learning
Learner guides
Co-learners, learning circles or cohorts
Webinar viewing together or follow-up discussion
Integrate into learning plans / performance expectations
Motivating fellow learners to take the next step
Growing a “learning organization”

21. Learning group facilitation
A free resource to help guide a group of learners
Training on principles and practices of group
learning facilitation
Also customized and included with some courses
https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/facilitator-guide-general.html

22. Growing a culture of learning
• Learning is the business
of libraries
• Motivate self and others
• Model learning
• Be lifelong learners
• Support learning
relationships
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23. WEBJUNCTION PROJECTS

24. oc.lc/opioid-crisis

25. https://oc.lc/realm
• Introduction to Crisis
Communications
• Crisis Communications Planning
• From Burnout to Balance
• De-escalation Strategies
Four new on-demand courses

26. REALM resources
https://oc.lc/realm

27. REALM resources
https://oc.lc/realm

28. Self-Paced Course
This project was funded by OCLC and by a grant from the Institute of
Museum and Library Services, (project number RE-95-17-0085-17).
Link to Self-Paced Course

29. Self-Paced Course
Link to Courses
This project was made possible in part thanks to support from OCLC, Washington State University,
and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (project number RE-246364-OLS-20).

30. What questions
do you have?
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