iPad as a Carputer by ivyfield on Flickr

When you want to know how well your car is operating, you look at its dashboard. Similarly, you can develop data dashboards to monitor program progress and provide “at-a-glance” updates to your stakeholders.

Come join us on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 1pm Pacific time (Noon Alaska, 2pm Mountain) during our free monthly webcast at http://webmeeting.nih.gov/rendezvous to learn more about the uses of data dashboards and fundamentals of good design during this session presented by Cindy Olney and Dave Tolmie from the NN/LM Outreach Evaluation Resource Center (OERC). The session will include examples of dashboards and identify free online tools so you can create your own! Read more »

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 classes like Making PubMed Work For You, that is usually taught by university faculty to thousands of students at once. MOOCs cover a wide range of topics and enrollment at any of the universities offering the courses isn’t needed as they view offering MOOCs as a form of open source education and community outreach. Read more »

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Washington State immunization opt-out rules a national model http://seattletimes.com/html/edcetera/2019221042_washington_states_immunization.html

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Medical app HealthTap launches feature that lets doctors translate medical research for the masses http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/medical-app-healthtap-launches-feature-that-lets-doctors-translate-medical-research-for-the-masses/2012/09/25/6be364da-0687-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_blog.html
Drop, cover & hold on! Prep for earthquakes with this FREE app! http://www.redcross.org/mobile-apps/earthquake-app
Physician assistants, nurse practitioners fill gap on primary care in Idaho http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/09/24/2286206/physician-assistants-nurse-practitioners.html
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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 – October 8 – November 9, 2012 – this online asynchronous course via Moodle offers 8 Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education (CE) units for successful completion. The class will cover the options for software, website tools, and best practices for teaching distance and blended (both distance and in-person) classes. Find out more and register at http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/09/10/fall-session-of-online-class-teaching-with-technology-available-for-registration/

What we Learning in ‘School’: Stories from Three Training and Learning Conferences – November 7, 2012 – this free 1 hour webcast will share tips, techniques and research-based recommendations from three recent professional development conferences the NTC staff have attended. Find out more and register for the webcast at http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/09/24/1669

October 1 – October 26.

Work at your own speed! October 1 – 26, 2012

This free online class is for those new to PubMed or for those who need a refresher and an update of all the new features. We will cover search strategies, Medical Subject Headings, filters and managing results. Librarians from all types of libraries as well as non-librarians are welcome. The course is taught through an online course management system, Moodle, accessible via the Web. There are no required meetings. Participants will view class information at their convenience and complete three assignments. The course is designed to be completed over a three week period, with an additional week for catch-up.

Making PubMed Work for You is approved for 3 hours of MLA Continuing Education credit. Patricia Devine will be the course moderator.

Please RSVP for Making PubMed Work for You by completing this registration survey. Priority registration will be given to residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, but others are welcome to join us as space allows.

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), is step toward community access to data. The project transformed a collection of data and statistics into an easily-accessible web portal and an informal service became a sustainable partnership among the UIUC Illinois Informatics Initiative, faculty in two schools, and a health department.

Come join us on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 1pm Pacific time (Noon Alaska, 2pm Mountain) during our free monthly webcast at http://webmeeting.nih.gov/rendezvous to learn more during this session presented by Elaine R. Hicks, MS, MPH,MCHES, Education/Outreach Librarian Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences at Tulane University. We will also feature Ann Madhavan, Public Health Seattle & King County, presenting on 20 Ways to Reach Out to Public Health.

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