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Don't Miss These Upcoming Infopeople Learning Opportunities:
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Are you a library worker committed to supporting library collections that represent the needs, interests, and abilities of members of the community your library serves?
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Are you alarmed by the current trend of attempts to ban books from that have been written by or about people from historically marginalized communities?
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Do you want to understand how to apply and implement principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion to collection development policies and practices?
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Are you interested in exploring the complex, and often difficult questions that surround the application of the principle of Intellectual Freedom?
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By the end of the course learners will learn:
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Various forms of communication
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Methods of great communicators
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Identification of communication preferences to improve your chances of being heard
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Non-verbal cues to create rapport
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Techniques to use when listening becomes a challenge
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Strategies to stay present and listen actively
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Words to avoid, such as “always” and "never"
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Tools to engage in constructive conflict
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Ideas to communicate effectively to higher ups
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By the end of the course learners will:
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Develop a better understanding of neurodiversity across the lifespan
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Implement neurodiverse affirming practices with neurodiverse patrons and co-workers
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Differentiate between a strengths-based approach and deficits-based approach to supporting neurodiverse individuals
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Apply universal design (UD) concepts to designing accessible library spaces and services
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Conduct a needs assessment to determine what barriers to accessibility may exist in your library environment.
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By the end of the course learners will:
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Identify and describe the underlying technologies that power generative AI
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Select the best model for your task and craft effective prompts for them.
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Explain ethical issues, such as bias, deepfakes, and privacy.
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Effectively use data analysis, voice assistants, and computer vision.
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Use multimedia AI tools to generate images, video, music, and speech.
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Develop a list of reliable sources to follow for staying current.
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Infopeople On-Demand
Infopeople
On-Demand means learning whenever, wherever. Jump into a topic and move at your own pace. Courses are always there when you need them.
No rushing. No deadlines. Just you and the learning.
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In this course, participants will:
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Understand the relevance and professional necessity of discussing race with children and caregivers.
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Demonstrate knowledge of cultural development stages.
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Improve communication in storytime and in library worker-child-caregiver conversations.
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Apply new knowledge to other services for children and caregivers in the library.
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Califa Group
330 Townsend Street, Suite 133, San Francisco
United States of America
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