Whew! What a whirlwind! I missed participating in one afternoon session due to a face-to-face meeting and then I gave my first-ever 60 minute webcast. That is totally exhausting! The timing is very different, the lack of non-verbal communication impacted me more than I expected, and in general it was a lot like giving [...]
Meg Scharf, University of Central Florida
Elizabeth Killingsworth, University of Central Florida
Question w/in the organization: How do I move up within the organization? Elizabeth as a case study for this.
Spent a while teasing out authority, power, and influence with audience participation in the discussion.
Power often deals with resources, so not everyone can have that. But [...]
Gail Staines, Saint Louis University
Pointed out things are changing rapidly which can be very stressful.
Three concept: appreciative inquiry, strengths-based organizations, and positve emotions.
Her presentation is at the intersection of these three concepts: convergence & harmony.
Speaker attended a conference on Appreciative Inquiry… it’s 20 years old but just being picked up in education.
Appreciative Inquiry is a [...]
Samantha Hines, University of Mantana, Mansfield Library
Based on the book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
The curse of knowledge: once you know something it’s impossible to imagine not knowing about it.
Secret to success: simple, unexpected, concrete, credible, emotional, stories. These make your ideas more [...]
Lesley Farmer, California State University Long Beach
Dr. Farmer gave a presentation on a study she did on the critical factors that lead to success. She discussed academic preparation, the timeline of the career (the first few years can be difficult), expectations of work, and succession planning.
Here research focused on teacher-librarians (I’m assuming school media, but [...]
