[Rdap] LITA Web Course: Taking the Struggle out of Statistics

[Abigail Goben]

(I'm SUPER excited about this course--I may have signed up before sharing
this with all of you!)


Check out the brand new LITA web course:
Taking the Struggle Out of Statistics
<http://www.ala.org/lita/taking-struggle-out-statistics>

Instructor: Jackie Bronicki, Collections and Online Resources Coordinator,
University of Houston.

Offered: April 6 – May 3, 2015
A Moodle based web course with asynchronous weekly lectures, tutorials,
assignments, and group discussion.

Register Online, page arranged by session date (login required)
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L>

Recently, librarians of all types have been asked to take a more
evidence-based look at their practices. Statistics is a powerful tool that
can be used to uncover trends in library-related areas such as collections,
user studies, usability testing, and patron satisfaction studies. Knowledge
of basic statistical principles will greatly help librarians achieve these
new expectations.

This course will be a blend of learning basic statistical concepts and
techniques along with practical application of common statistical analyses
to library data. The course will include online learning modules for basic
statistical concepts, examples from completed and ongoing library research
projects, and also exercises accompanied by practice datasets to apply
techniques learned during the course.

Got assessment in your title or duties? This brand new web course is for
you!

Here’s the Course Page
<http://www.ala.org/lita/taking-struggle-out-statistics>

Jackie Bronicki’s background is in research methodology, data collection
and project management for large research projects including international
dialysis research and large-scale digitization quality assessment. Her
focus is on collection assessment and evaluation and she works closely with
subject liaisons, web services, and access services librarians at the
University of Houston to facilitate various research projects.

Date:
April 6, 2015 – May 3, 2015

Costs:

• LITA Member: $135
• ALA Member: $195
• Non-member: $260

Technical Requirements

Moodle login info will be sent to registrants the week prior to the start
date. The Moodle-developed course site will include weekly asynchronous
lectures and is composed of self-paced modules with facilitated interaction
led by the instructor. Students regularly use the forum and chat room
functions to facilitate their class participation. The course web site will
be open for 1 week prior to the start date for students to have access to
Moodle instructions and set their browser correctly. The course site will
remain open for 90 days after the end date for students to refer back to
course material.

Registration Information

Register Online page arranged by session date (login required)
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L>
OR
Mail or fax form to ALA Registration
<http://www.ala.org/lita/sites/ala.org.lita/files/content/learning/LITAWebCourseRegFormNov2014.pdf>
OR
Call 1-800-545-2433 and press 5
OR
email registration at ala.org

Questions or Comments?

For all other questions or comments related to the course, contact
LITA at (312)
280-4269 or Mark Beatty, mbeatty at ala.org.


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-- 
Abigail Goben, MLS
abigailgoben at gmail.com
http://HedgehogLibrarian.com
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