The Accidental Technology Trainer

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The Accidental Technology Trainer

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• Stephanie Gerding
• Independent Library Consultant
• http//stephaniegerding.com
• stephaniegerding_at_gmail.com

The Accidental Technology Trainer A Guide for
Libraries (29.50/ISBN 978-1-57387-269-0)
Information Today, Inc., 2007
PLAN August 18, 2009
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Welcome and 30 Second Introductions

• Im __ from __. (name, library, location).
• The kind of technology training I do is
• The ideas I want to get out of todays session
  are

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• Ground well cover
• What skills should a technology trainer have?
• Why should libraries offer technology training?
• How do we learn and how do we help others learn?
• How do you create a learning community?
• What activities increase learning, participation,
  and retention?
• How can you deal with difficult training
  situations?
• What are some best practices from other libraries?

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• Teach classes in a computer lab
• Provide online webinars
• Create self-paced tutorials
• Help a student learn to send an email
• Help a teacher find an article online
• Show a co-worker how to create a blog
• Work in any type of library
• Didnt plan on tech training
•     being part of your library work!

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For how long have you been teaching technology ?

• Less than ONE Year
• 1-5 years
• 5-10 years
• 10-15 years
• 15-20 years
• More than 20 years!

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• Technology knowledge isnt optional anymore
• Required for work, education, government,
  politics, cultural, socialtechnocultural
  isolation
• Your library has computers and the people using
  them ask for help
• They want technology training!
• Information literacy and evaluation
• Libraries bring people and knowledge together

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Tech Trainer Skills
Self-confidence
Subject Knowledge
Social Skills
Patience
Communication
Respect
Planning
Facilitation
Flexibility
Delivery
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• A learning style refers to how a person takes in
  and processes information
• Many learning modelsover 50
• People differ in the ways they learn
• the type of information they learn best
• their preferred sensory intake
• individual preferences, personalities
  experiences
• People take in the world differently

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Ballpoint pens will be the ruin of education in
our country. Students use these devices and then
throw them away. The American values of thrift
and frugality are being discarded. Business and
banks will never allow such expensive
luxuries. Federal Teachers Assoc. 1950
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How can you create a learning community?

• Not just individuals but a community
  collaborating
• Mind and body Safety, comfort and basic needs
• Learning is creation, not consumption
• Help them connect with each other, the topic and
  you engage them
• Facilitation and organized flexibility
• They can practice, reflect, think, and share
• Let THEM do it discussions, activities, choices

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• Engage Your Participants from the Start
• Be a Brain-Friendly Presenter
• Encourage Lively and Focused Discussion
• Urge Participants to Ask Questions
• Let Participants Learn from Each Other
• Enhance Learning by Experience and Doing
• Blend in Technology Wisely
• Make the End Unforgettable
•         Adapted from Mel Silbermans
•         Training the Active Training Way
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Learning Objective ? Learning Activity

• Objective Participants will list and discuss
  social networking tools and how libraries can use
  them
• Activity BINGO!

Make Free Bingo Cards Online http//www.teach-nol
ogy.com/web_tools/materials/bingo/5/
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• Snowball Fight
• Scavenger Hunt
• Top 10 Lists
• Chocolate Hugs and Kisses
• Jeopardy
• Speed Sharing
• Online Games
• Ning, online spaces
• Petting Zoos

• Polling
• Pair Share or Learning Partners
• Action Plans
• Question Sharing
• Storytelling
• Analogies
• WebQuests
• Neopets, websites
• Big Brother

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• Storytelling
• "When facts become so widely available and
  instantly accessible, each one becomes less
  valuable. What begins to matter more is the
  ability to place these facts in context and to
  deliver them with emotional impact. And that is
  the essence of the aptitude of Story - context
  enriched by emotion." 
•       -Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind

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• I just need 3 sources by tomorrow
• Fantastic Freebies for Everyone
• 23 Things
• YouTube Contest
• Take Photos for Your Webpage
• Present your Research
• Teen Second Life Get One!
• Make Your Own Computer Games
• Gaming for Parents
• E-mail by Appointment Computer Q A
• Teen Volunteer programs on call, assistants
• Open Source Software
• Skyping Authors

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School Library Journals All Together Now
http//tametheweb.com/sljlearning20/
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URLs http//www.activitytv.com/default.aspx http
//allaboutexplorers.com/ http//www.gridclub.com
/freearea/tasters/cybercafe/base.htm
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Speed Sharing SEEK OR SHARE Discuss
difficult situations and/or Share an
activity, tip, method
STEPS 1. Divide into two
lines, facing one person. 2. You have 3 minutes
to talk to the person in front of you. 3. One
line moves down one person, other line always
stays put. 4. You have a new person to talk to
for 3 minutes. 5. We will do this several times.
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From flickr.com FL Keys, Monroe County Library
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The Accidental Technology Trainer A Guide for
Libraries (29.50/ISBN 978-1-57387-269-0)
Information Today, Inc., 2007