SWILSA offers several courses over the web, so librarians can complete the coursework without traveling. We offer both self-paced courses (completed at the librarian's own pace) and synchronous courses, which librarians attend in an online classroom, at a specific time.
Synchronous or Blended Courses:
(These are just a few of the many online courses sponsored by the
Iowa Library Service Areas. You will find more listed in the State
Library's CE Catalog.
You are welcome to attend classes offered by any LSA.)
2010
| February 9 | Career Reading Roundtable -- Discussing The Civility Solution | Online Classroom | Register in CE catalog |
| February 24 | New Children's and Young Adult Literature | ICN | Register in CE catalog keywords: New children's" |
| February 25 | Making the Most of Google Search | Online Classroom |
Register in CE
catalog keyword: Google |
| March 18 | Facebook Fanpage FUNdamentals | Online Classroom |
Register in CE
catalog keyword: fanpage |
*Note: When you register for an online class, be sure to watch for a confirmation message via email -- this email will provide you with the link you need to find the appropriate online classroom for your session!
Self-Paced Courses:
| Marketing the Library | Information and Register online |
| Putting Reference Skills to Use | Information and Register online |
| Basic Cataloging (Dreama Deskins) | Information and Register online |
| Getting Grants | Information and Register online |
| Staying On Top of Things | information and Register online |
Online Tutorials (Short
modules on doing specific tasks;
no CE credit--YET; I'm working on it!)
 | Blogging in Libraries (creating, customizing, posting to a blog) http://www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/tutorials/Blogging/player.html |
| RSS for Libraries http://www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/tutorials/RSSforLibraries/launcher.html |
| Creating a Blog for Reader's Advisory (needs some updating; by 11/2007) http://www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/BlogsRA/player.html |
| Creating Podcasts http://www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/PodRA/player.html |
| Library Thing and New Books List on Your Website http://www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/rss/LTNewBooks/launcher.html |
| Using RSS Calendar http://www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/tutorials/RSSCalendar/launcher.html |
| Using the Wimba Classroom http://www.swilsa.lib.ia.us/tutorials/TutorialUsingWimbaSWILSA/player.html |
Do you have suggestions for an online course? E-mail Karen Burns