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Guidelines for online training
12:00 PM EDT 3/17/08
Does anyone have a policy or guidelines for online training, i.e. how much can be done on work time, is supervisory approval of topic(s) required, etc. We want to promote using online resources for staff development, but there is such an abundance of material available that one could easily get carried away. Has anyone experienced that problem?
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Re: Guidelines for online training
4:51 PM EDT 3/17/08
as a reply to Cindy Wenz.
Hi there,
WJ-Illinois created this e-learning approval form that allows individuals to plan their online training. You may be able to adapt it to your needs.
E-Learning Approval Form
http://il.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19624
Welcome to WebJunction!
Emily
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Re: Guidelines for online training
9:43 AM EDT 3/18/08
as a reply to Emily Inlow-Hood.
Hi everyone,
To give credit where credit is due, we (WJ-Illinois) didn't create the E-Learning approval form, we just adapted the one that New Hampshire created. You can see it at:
http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/E-CourseRegForm.htm
I don't know how much it is being used, but I think it's a great idea.
We hear this all the time when we go out and train - Supervisors/managers are concerned about letting staff have free reign to do whatever they want to in terms of online learning, library staff want to do it, but feel that they don't have the "approved" time to take advantage of it. I am definitely interested in hearing if there are any formal policies out there to use as models.
Lisa Barnhart
WJ Illinois
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Re: Guidelines for online training
12:11 PM EDT 3/18/08
as a reply to Cindy Wenz.
Hi again,
Well the old reference librarian background kicked in and I did some research on this. Here are some preliminary findings from a quick Google search and browse. There are some interesting things here, and some that I think could be used to build a great online training/e-learning policy for staff.
Most are from the education perspective (Academic, K-12), but the one from the NOAA is definitely for their staff.
1. The Importance of Policies in E-Learning Instruction.
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eqm0433.pdf
2. Shaping E-Learning Policy
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=163100416
3.An e-Learning Policy: The AUP of Electronic Learning
http://www.celt.lsu.edu/CFD/E-Proceedings_05/Hebert_policy-edit.pdf
4. E-Learning Policies
http://www.edutools.info/static.jsp?pj=6&page=HOME
Allows you to run a side by side comparison of Policies based on certain components. Very interesting.
5. NOAA's E-Learning Policy
http://www.wfm.noaa.gov/pdfs/elearning_NOAAs_policy.pdf
For staff, includes Access during "tour of duty" and training during "non-duty hours" as well as the training approval process
6. E-Learning for Educators: Implementing the Standards for Staff Development - National Staff Development Council
http://www.nsdc.org/library/authors/e-learning.pdf
Decision making matrix - 53 pages long with all kinds of considerations
Lisa Barnhart - WJIL
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Re: Guidelines for online training
12:25 PM EDT 3/19/08
as a reply to Tim King.
This is a great topic for discussion -- and something that we are currently examining at my library. I think as budgets grow tighter and e-learning opportunities proliferate it is important for libraries of all sizes to examine how they can integrate online training in to their staff development plans.
We currently have growth oriented performance reviews twice per year and it is within the context of those reviews that employees can identify online training that they plan to take -- but I see the value of creating a form to track it more formally (just like we do for conference requests).
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