[kids-lib] Online Course: Connecting with the Spanish-speaking Community

[Katie Anderson]

Posted on behalf of Sarah Vandehey:

I want to share my exchange with Enid Costley with the group, since other people might have my same question.

Sarah Vandehey
Children's Librarian
Beaverton City Library
503 350-3609
svandehey at beavertonoregon.gov

From: Sarah Vandehey
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 12:17 PM
To: 'kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us'
Subject: FYI: Online Course: Connecting with the Spanish-speaking Community

Hello Colleagues,

If you are interested in this online course Katie forwarded to us, but were wondering if the time difference would be a barrier, fear not!

Please see the email exchange below for further clarification on this matter. (I am sharing this with Enid Costley's permission). Please contact her if you have further questions.

Sarah Vandehey
Children's Librarian
Beaverton City Library
503 350-3609
svandehey at beavertonoregon.gov

From: Costley, Enid (LVA) [mailto:enid.costley at lva.virginia.gov]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:44 AM
To: Sarah Vandehey
Subject: RE: Online Course: Connecting with the Spanish-speaking Community

no.  Moodle is not an webinar.  At 8:00 a.m. EST the course work is displayed for the week.  You may work on the course at your own time and own pace, but you will need to complete course work by Friday or Saturday to stay on "schedule"  We have people from several different time zones taken the course.  We do have phone conference and schedule them at different times to accommodate people in different time zones.  I should also say it not impersonal - you submit assignments to a real person to responds with comments.  There is some interaction with others via forum and group projects.

We also realize that life happens so if you fall behind we ask you contact your instructor.  We have also contracted with the instructor to accept course work for a limited time after the course officially ends

A bit more information about Moodle may be found at http://www.vpl.lib.va.us/ce-training/moodle.html

Enid
enid.costley at lva.virginia.gov<mailto:enid.costley at lva.virginia.gov>

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From: Sarah Vandehey [mailto:svandehey at beavertonoregon.gov]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 12:40 PM
To: Costley, Enid (LVA)
Subject: RE: Online Course: Connecting with the Spanish-speaking Community
Hello Enid,

I'm a Children's Librarian in Oregon, in a city with a significant Spanish-speaking community. I am interested in this online course and I see that you are the person to contact with questions. It seems like this online course needs to be viewed in real time (at 8 a.m. EST). Is that correct?

While this course sounds like it would be very useful for me, I'm not sure I could handle attending the online course at 5 in the morning.

Thank you for sharing this professional development opportunity and thanks in advance for answering my question!

Sarah Vandehey
Children's Librarian
Beaverton City Library
503 350-3609
svandehey at beavertonoregon.gov



From: On Behalf Of Katie Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 8:10 AM
To: (kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us<mailto:kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>)
Subject: [kids-lib] Online Course: Connecting with the Spanish-speaking Community

Hello! I just received the following email about a professional development opportunity I thought many of you may be interested in. It's an online course on connecting with the Spanish-speaking community if you don't speak Spanish. It costs $70 which may see like a lot, but this is a 4 week course rather than a couple hours of training one day and it's online so you don't have to travel. Read the email below for details.

Questions? Contact
Enid Costley
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
enid.costley at lva.virginia.gov<UrlBlockedError.aspx>


Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, 503-378-2528
________________________________
From: Costley, Enid (LVA) [enid.costley at lva.virginia.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 7:51 AM
To: yscon at lists.ncmail.net<mailto:yscon at lists.ncmail.net>
Subject: [YSCON] Online Course Connecting with the Spanish-speaking Community
This course began with the realization that our population is changing and with a question.  If I don't speak Spanish how do I do outreach to  the Spanish-Speaking Community? Another title for this course is Everything I need to know before offering programs especially bilingual storytimes.

Connecting with the Spanish-speaking Community
Online course which begins February 27, 2012
Register by going to
http://host5.evanced.info/lva/evanced/eventcalendar.asp<UrlBlockedError.aspx> and clicking on the event

Through this four week online course, participants will increase their knowledge of the general library needs of Spanish-speaking communities and will develop strategies, resources and confidence they can use to reach out to this community and connect them with library services.  Small groups will work together to develop an Outreach Plan for a library.

A prerequisite is the Introduction to Moodle, a free online course. Introduction to Moodle will be offered beginning February 6 and must be completed by February 24.  When you sign up for this course you will automatically be signed up for the Introduction to Moodle.  If you are interesting in learning more about Moodle please go to. http://www.vpl.lib.va.us/ce-training/moodle.html<UrlBlockedError.aspx>

Required reading "Serving Latino Communities" by Camila Alire and Jacqueline Ayala will be provided. $70.00 value

Katie Cunningham has been working to connect Spanish-speakers and libraries since her career began at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in 2006.  A pilot project she launched following a Webjunction Spanish Language Outreach (SLO) training workshop became that organization's first Spanish Language Program Specialist position.  Katie's work was recognized by Webjunction as the best outreach project of an SLO participant in 2007.  Katie currently works as the Children's Librarian at the unique and innovative Village Branch of the Lexington Public Library, which provides a completely bilingual staff and a service model that is highly responsive to community needs.  More information about Katie and her work can be found on her blog, ¡Es Divertido Hablar Dos Idiomas! found at http://www.bilingualchildrensprogramming.blogspot.com/<UrlBlockedError.aspx>

cost $25.00 for libraries in Virginia
$70.00 for other libraries.

Register by going to
http://host5.evanced.info/lva/evanced/eventcalendar.asp<UrlBlockedError.aspx> and clicking on the event

Just as a reminder you are not registered until payment is received

If you have any questions please contact Enid Costley

Enid Costley
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
enid.costley at lva.virginia.gov<UrlBlockedError.aspx>
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