Program Handouts & Information -- Continuing Education -- South Central Library System

Hands-on, Hands-off, and Hands-down Helpful: Digital Literacy Resources for Community Members and Staff

Originally presented on June 23, 2022, with Mark Jochem presenting.

Digital literacy is more vital than ever as ways of working and living have significantly changed before, during, and for the foreseeable future after the COVID-19 pandemic. A startling 1 out of 3 adults (ages 16-54) have “no digital skills” or “limited digital skills” (National Skills Coalition, 2020). Digital literacy is a critical skillset necessary for many people to fully participate in work, school, and life. However, many libraries have limited staff time to dedicate to teach these skills. 

So where can you find free, comprehensive, and largely self-directed resources to support these skills? 

 

In the, Hands-on, Hands-off, and Hands-down Helpful, webinar participants will learn the ins and outs and uses of three accessible and interactive resources to support digital living and job seeking. The resources highlighted will include GCFGlobal, DigitalLearn.org, and Northstar Digital Literacy. They were selected for their wide applicability, usability, and versatility for patrons and staff.

• Handout (PDF)
• Handout (Word)
• Slides
• CE Activity Report

Recording

Drupal 9 Migration & Overview

Originally presented on February 18, 2022, with Rose Ziech presenting.

Drupal 9 Overview

• What will be the same
• What will be different
• Interface changes for embedding images and linking to files
• Interface changes for editing blocks
• How to use the layout builder
• Webforms configuration

There will be time for Questions & Answers and some logistics regarding the migration.

Slides

Q & A

CE Activity Report

Recording

 

Trends in Digital Privacy: Is There Even Such a Thing?

Originally presented on November 4, 2021, with Laura Solomon presenting.

If you’ve been keeping up with technology-related news, it likely seems that a new data breach, somewhere, is announced nearly daily. What’s going on out there? Why are these breaches becoming so pervasive, and is any legislation on the table to address these types of situations? In this one-hour webinar, we’ll take a look at the current state of digital privacy and discuss some of the ways libraries may be able to help confront some of these issues.

Links & Resources

Tech Days 2021: Free Online Tools to Increase your Workflow and Productivity

Wild Wisconsin 2021: Emojis: What Are They and How They Help with Marketing

CE Activity Report

Recording

Digitization & Public Libraries

Presented on November 15, 2018 with Emily Pfotenhauer, WiLS, presenting

Digitizing libraries’ local history materials is important for preservation purposes and as a means to make the materials more discoverable and accessible. Digitized versions of materials can be made available easily to researchers, students, and anyone with an interest in local history through websites like Recollection Wisconsin and the Digital Public Library of America. This session will include information on how digitization projects can benefit the library and its patrons, general digitization project workflows and ideas for encouraging use of digital collections, as well as an overview of digitization resources available to SCLS members.

Emily's slides

Tamara's slides

 

Makerspaces in Libraries: Embracing DIY Culture in Your Library

Presented on November 3, 2016 with Ellyssa Kroski presenting.

This 90-minute webinar will discuss all of the major maker tools and technologies – what they are, how they work, how libraries are using them, and specific library programming and project suggestions which could be utilized by libraries with or without a dedicated makerspace.

Recording and slides - please contact Jean for the link.

Participant ideas for library programs

 

 

Wonders of Physics & Dreams of Code: Teen/Tween Programming Workshop

A lot of fun and learning took place at the Wintergreen on February 19. We learned science in the morning and played with coding in the afternoon.

The Physics of Plasma with Mike Randall

Plasma is the source of the majority of energy on earth. About 99.9 percent of the observable Universe is made up of plasma. But what IS plasma?

Learn how to teach your students about plasma, using hands-on, engaging activities and fascinating facts. Questions addressed in the workshop include: What is plasma? Where do we find it? How is it made? How do we use it? What can we learn from it?

We will explore how physicists study plasma in the laboratory, and how astronomers study extraterrestrial plasma. Activities include: states of matter; overview of current plasma physics research; plasma ball lab; basic stellar evolution; fusion cookie lab; paraffin wax photometers; calculating the energy source of the sun; identifying elements using spectrometry, and more!

Handouts

Dream Big: Learn Code

Learn about the importance of code literacy and the valuable skills it teaches, as well as how to talk about the value of coding to your boss, your stakeholders, and your community! We will also show you many ways to bring coding programs into your libraries and communities with the resources that WisCode Literati offers, and have the opportunity for hands-on learning, testing, playing, and collaboration with your colleagues.

Slides

Handout

MyPC Basics

Originally presented 9/22/15 with Kerri Hilbelink and Brian Hahn, SCLS, presenting.

MyPC will be soon be replacing Library Online for time management on public PCs. This session will cover the basics of the software.

Recording

MyPC Information Session

Originally presented September 1, 2015 with Dan Jacobson presenting.

MyPC will be soon be replacing Library Online for time management on public PCs. Attend this webinar to learn about options related to some MyPC configuration settings. Libraries will be asked to vote in the week after the webinar to determine which options are implemented.

The first MyPC Training webinar is scheduled for September 22 at 1:30 p.m. and you can register here.

Recording

Digipalooza 2015 Highlights

Originally presented August 25, 2015.

Digipalooza is OverDrive's international user group conference. Join Sara Gold from WiLS and Jean Anderson from SCLS as they share the highlights, updates, and other news from OverDrive.

Slides

Recording

Tech Day 2015

Handouts and Resources from Tech Day 2015 at the Kilbourn Public Library in Wisconsin Dells.
April 29, 2015

• Support Form Enhancements with Michael Fehrenbach
• Tablet Update with Dan Jacobson
• Wireless Printing with Cindy Fesemyer and Stacey Burkart
• Cindy's Slides
• Stacey's Slides
• Tech Bits Live! with SCLS staff
• Minecraft for Libraries Update with Dan Jacobson

Digital Literacy for Everyone (webinar) with Crystal Schimpf

Looking for ways to get you, your staff, and patrons up to speed? If you can figure out Dewey, you can figure out Windows! Gain practical tips, tools, and techniques to help bridge the digital divide at your library and create a culture of learning around technology. Bring your ideas and issues as we discuss common barriers to learning technology and explore three solutions to help staff and patrons become more tech savvy. Walk away with a process and a plan to increase learning in your library.

• Recording

• Handout (pdf)
• Slides

Discussion & Sharing of Tips & Ideas for Teaching Tech to Patrons