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Oct

09

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What is a MOOC and Why Would I Take One?

Posted by on October 9th, 2012 0 comments

MOOC! by AJC1 on Flickr Have you heard the term MOOC (pronounced ‘mook’) and been uncertain if people were discussing a type of distance education or the sound a preoccupied cow makes? A massive open online course (what the MOOC acronym means) is a free asynchronous online class, such as our Pacific Northwest Region Moodle… Read More »

Posted in: Technology, Training & Education

Sep

25

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Free Distance Classes from NTC this Fall

Posted by on September 25th, 2012 0 comments

Did you know the National Library of Medicine Training Center (NTC) now offers free distance learning classes that are completely online? Details about upcoming online classes this fall are below, and be sure to check out NTC’s website at http://nnlm.gov/ntc for a variety of posts related to adult learning and teaching! Teaching with Technology –… Read More »

Posted in: News from NLM, Technology, Training & Education

Sep

13

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Rendezvous: Public Health Informatics

Posted by on September 13th, 2012 0 comments

Edit: A recording is now available at https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p94361960/ Local public health departments are participating in national health information exchange (HIE) initiatives, and librarians can have a role in facilitating community access to local health data. The Community Health Informatics Project, a partnership between University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana (UIUC) and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD),… Read More »

Posted in: News From NNLM PNR, Technology, Training & Education

Sep

07

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Better Late Than Never: Report from MLA Professional Development Awardee, Jane Saxton

Posted by on September 7th, 2012 0 comments

Submitted by Jane Saxton, Director of Library Services, Bastyr University, Seattle, WA This year, the NN/LM PNR awarded funds to several Network Members allowing them to attend Continuing Education courses at the Medical Library Association 2012 Annual Meeting in Seattle in May.  The awardees were asked to write up their “thoughts and reflections” on these… Read More »

Posted in: Funding, News From NNLM PNR, Training & Education

Sep

06

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Free Distance Class: Spanish Health Information Resources

Posted by on September 6th, 2012 0 comments

Do you have a growing Latino population in your community? Do you need to find health information in Spanish fast but don’t know where to look? Are the only words in your Spanish vocabulary burrito and gracias? If you answered yes to these questions, then No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians is… Read More »

Posted in: Training & Education

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