{"id":15220,"date":"2019-07-22T18:37:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T18:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/ner\/?p=15220"},"modified":"2019-07-22T18:37:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T18:37:34","slug":"oh-the-work-i-could-do-on-a-day-without-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2019\/07\/22\/oh-the-work-i-could-do-on-a-day-without-email\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh, the work I could do on a day without email."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>The story behind the NNLM\/NER &amp; MCPHS University Instruction Retreat for Health Sciences Librarians\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>by Shanti Freundlich<\/h3>\n<p>Inevitably I leave professional development events with brilliant new ideas. Hand-scribbled notes, a new understanding of learning theory, worksheets, new active learning techniques to try, meaningful quotes, starred tweets, and\/or new articles and books to read. The next day I go into my office and I put those new-to-me brilliant ideas onto my (literally) pile of brilliant ideas on the back corner of my desk. Then, I swivel around and begin triaging the questions that came in while I was out, and working through the absolutely necessary, everyday tasks of librarianship.<\/p>\n<p>My pile of new-to-me brilliant ideas stays just out of reach.<\/p>\n<p>This spring, I came back from <u><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.acrl.org\/\">ACRL 2019<\/a><\/u> and realized I didn\u2019t need another professional development opportunity to learn; I needed time and space to start using my pile of new-to-me brilliant ideas. I needed permission to not answer my email for a day, to instead focus on my list of \u201cimportant projects that I\u2019m excited about, but since they don\u2019t technically have deadlines, they\u2019ll have to wait until later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I realized I also wanted the empowering connections and community of librarian gatherings like <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibrarycollective.org\/\">The Library Collective<\/a><\/u>. I wanted to work near those amazing folks I only see a few times a year and be encouraged to bounce ideas around and get excited about our projects together.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where the idea of a retreat emerged. Dedicated time to work on instruction-related projects is really hard to find in a regular workday, so this is that time.<\/p>\n<p>. The day is organized around the following principles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having goals helps us get more out of whatever we\u2019re doing.<br \/>\n<em><em>We\u2019ll start with some quick goal-setting for the day.<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Breaks are important.<br \/>\n<em><em>There will be breaks scheduled throughout the day for everyone to pause and look up from their work for a few minutes.<\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Variety is good for the brain.<em><br \/>\nThe day is divided into four blocks to encourage you to switch between projects and stumble upon connections.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Use the resources.<br \/>\n<em>Talk to your colleagues and explore the literature: know that you\u2019ve got people and you don\u2019t have to create a new <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">wheel<\/span> rubric alone.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Practice is key.<br \/>\n<em>The first time you use new classroom activity is when you really learn if your brilliant idea is going to work. So we have a classroom booked for folks to try out new learning activities on fellow librarians and figure out what\u2019s working.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sometimes choices are overwhelming.<br \/>\n<em>We\u2019ll have a list of project suggestions and questions to help focus your brilliant ideas. We\u2019ll also have articles and books (suggested by you!) in case you just want to catch up on some IL-focused reading for a little while. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My hope for the day is that everyone will bring their pile of new-to-you brilliant ideas and their list of \u201cimportant projects that I\u2019m excited about, but since they don\u2019t technically have deadlines, they\u2019ll have to wait until later\u201d and that by being in a different place, surrounded by encouraging colleagues we\u2019ll individually and collectively turn some brilliant ideas into meaningful practice.<\/p>\n<p>About the NNLM\/NER &amp; MCPHS University Instruction Retreat for Health Sciences Librarians<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date: Tuesday, July 23<sup>rd<\/sup> 2019<\/li>\n<li>Time: 9am &#8211; 4:45pm<\/li>\n<li>Location: 6th Floor Griffin Building, 670 Huntington Ave, MCPHS University, Boston MA 02115<\/li>\n<li>Transportation: Accessible by public transportation (MBTA \u201cE\u201d Green Line or 39 bus)<\/li>\n<li>Cost: This retreat is funded by an NNLM\/NER grant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To register: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/dbg6fDMPL7bzNQGT8\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/dbg6fDMPL7bzNQGT8<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><em>Please note, there are a limited number of spaces available.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Got questions? Please contact Shanti Freundlich: <u><a href=\"mailto:shanti.freundlich@mcphs.edu\">shanti.freundlich@mcphs.edu<\/a><\/u> or 617-735-1088.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story behind the NNLM\/NER &amp; MCPHS University Instruction Retreat for Health Sciences Librarians\u00a0 by Shanti Freundlich Inevitably I leave professional development events with brilliant new ideas. Hand-scribbled notes, a new understanding of learning theory, worksheets, new active learning techniques to try, meaningful quotes, starred tweets, and\/or new articles and books to read. 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