[OPLINLIST] We're learning. Here's proof.

[SWON Info]

*If you've worked on a grant, you probably recognize the word 
"outcomes."* It's what foundations want to see. Sure, they want you to 
/do/ things: buy new equipment, reach out to the community, put on 
programming. But what is the impact of what you do?

What has changed for /the people who came/? Are they now able to use the 
new equipment? Did they create their first online resume? Did they learn 
some new vocabulary? Print out a picture they took? File their taxes 
successfully? To find out, you'll probably need to ask people questions 
before and after a program, to see what's changed. These are outcomes, 
and *they can make your programs more effective*.

SWON and the other Regional Library Systems are being asked to tie all 
their continuing education to outcomes. Specifically, to the Competency 
Index for the Library Field 
<http://www.webjunction.org/documents/webjunction/Competency_Index_for_the_Library_Field.html> 
compiled by WebJunction. So, to take our upcoming Level-Up Lab on Web 
Usability Testing as an example, will be geared to improve this Digital 
Resources Technology competency:

    Understands the principles of usability and the protocols for user
    testing; develops and maintains a robust practice of user testing on
    all interfaces, including mobile technologies and platforms
    (laptops, tablets, phones, other emerging technologies)

We'll have lots more to share about the Index in the coming weeks. In 
the meantime, it's a great resource when you want to explain what you do 
or what you want to learn through further training.

  * Nathan Swartzendruber, SWON Technology Educator

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    SWON's Staff Training Symposium is May 12

At the spring Staff Training Symposium, Nathan's leading a session on 
Outlook Email. He'll help you get things organized and teach you how to 
set up filters to help keep it that way. In the Competency Index, you'll 
improve your beginner-level and intermediate E-mail Program Proficiency.

He's leading a second session that demonstrates how to operate SWON's 3D 
printer. It's a great primer for people who have never seen a 3D printer 
before, let alone learned how they operate. In the Competency Index, 
this will help prepare you to be one who "Provides programs and services 
that enhance literacy, reading and STEM (science, technology, 
engineering and mathematics) skills."

Learn about the Symposium's other sessions and register for this day in 
Dayton at our website 
<http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=526898&group=>.

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    Coming up on the calendar
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_list.asp>

  * *Microsoft Publisher 2013
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=593513&group=>*
    March 24, 2015 - Boone County Public Library, Main Branch
  * *Level-Up Lab: LibGuides 2.0
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=596687&group=>*
    March 24, 2015 - SWON Meeting Room
  * *ROYAL Literature Review (Special Interest Group) Meeting
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=517111&group=>*
    March 26, 2015 - Kenton County Public Library, Covington Branch
  * *Teen Services (Special Interest Group) Meeting
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=509809&group=>*
    March 27, 2015 - Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County,
    Bond Hill Branch
  * *Good Friday - SWON Libraries Office Closed*
    April 3, 2015

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