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June 12, 2005
SLA Notes: Click University Launch
Click University Launch
Monday -- June 6, 2005
3:00 - 3:30 PM
SLA Marketplace
SLA's Click University had its official launch party in the Info-Expo today. CU is an online professional development program, offered exclusively to SLA members. On hand to launch CU was:
Janice LaChance - SLA Executive Director - Janice discussed the feedback she got from members when she first joined the org. about the need for professional learning opportunities that did not require significant outlays of resources by individuals or their institutions.
Ethel Salonen - SLA President - Ethel emphasized SLA's commitment to professional learning and development, and thanked all of the contributors of the Professional Development fund.
John Lowery - SLA Staff - John detailed the current and future offerings of CU:
* 4 libraries with anywhere from 30-70 courses in the areas of Leadership/Management, Systems Development, Professional Development and Office Applications
* recordings of CE courses will be added, including Lesley Ellen Harris' course on digital licensing
* access to online books and journal articles will be provided by SLA's major sponsors, such as Elsevier
* online courses provided by Syracuse University and Drexel University for graduate credit, with a certificate program offered virtually through Syracuse
3 major contributors were also present:
Rita Vine -- workingfaster.com -- course contributor
Bruce Kingma -- Syracuse University
Davies Menffee -- Elsevier - content provider and donor of $60,000 to the Professional Development fund
Posted by misseli at June 12, 2005 05:05 PM