Continuing Education Corner
Upcoming webinars are described under each tab above by type:
Premium webinars, Strategic Initiative webinars, and webinars about TLA.
To register for any program, please click the CE Registration link at left.
The Texas Library Association has a new look and new content for webinars!
TLA is now using Adobe Connect. Examples of recent webcasts include the announcement of the 2012 Texas Bluebonnet Award and several previews of upcoming Conference programs. The new platform provides sound over your computer (no more conference calls) and video of the presenter when available. Stay tuned for a full slate of new webinars!
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The first Adobe Connect webinars will be Ron Pollock's free 2-part series on job hunting. Making Yourself Valuable for a Successful Job Search Part 1: Preparation (April 26, 10:00 AM) Pollock discusses how to assess your skills, identify and locate your next position, and address gaps between your current skill sets and those of your ideal job. Click here for his archived recording. Making Yourself Valuable for a Successful Job Search Part 2: Communicating Your Skills Through Cover Letters, Resumes, and Interviews (May 16, 10:00 AM) After appropriate preparation, Pollock demonstrates how to approach a job opening and present both an appropriate resume and interview presence. |
To check your computer's compatibility with Adobe Connect webinars, please visit their online test. Webinars may be viewed on smart phones and tablets with the appropriate apps - consult your provider for the free Adobe Connect app for your device.
Instructions for logging into the webinar will be sent on the Friday before the event and again on the morning of the event. For more information, please contact TLA at 800-580-2852 or tedw@txla.org.
Upcoming webinars are described under each tab above by type:
Premium webinars, Strategic Initiative webinars, and webinars about TLA.
To register for any program, please click the CE Registration link at left.
Webinars ABOUT TLA:
2012 Conference Geocaching Tutorial - This 6-minute video by Events Co-Chair Devery Johnson explains the sport of geocaching and the Geocache Challenge at the TLA Conference in particular. Join the GPS sensation!
The association
also produces self-paced online tutorials related to TLA processes and member benefits.
TUTORIALS on MyTLA, the Texas Library Association's social media site
Tour of MyTLA District Planning Committee's Tour
Setting up your account Resources
Contacts and Messages Groups
Be a Player: Opportunities in Professional Associations (From June 4, 2011)
Ted Wanner spoke to the SLIS 5000 introductory class at the UNT School of Library and Information Science about the importance of professional associations, and especially TLA, to their library careers. Includes information on membership.
Slides from the presentation Updated Slides
Bluebonnet 101 • (From Thursday, September 9, 2010)
This review, created especially for those new to the Texas Bluebonnet Award Program, included information on: what it's about, how to participate, and how to get students involved. TBA program leaders presented information on this nationally-known reading program for students.
(Pictured at left: Texas Bluebonnet Award Coordinator Martha Edmondson)
Webinar Resources:
Slides of Bluebonnet 101 Presentation (11.07 MB)
Audio-only mp3 recording (6.15 MB) / Multimedia Flash presentation (both audio and video)
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