Apologies for cross-postings

Our popular online train the trainer course: INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL AS EDUCATOR starts May 12
2008. There is still space and time to register. 

THE INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL AS EDUCATOR: TRAIN THE TRAINER 
<http://www.plc.fis.utoronto.ca/coursedescription.asp?courseid=34>
May 12 - June 29, 2008
7 weeks; online
Instructor: Rebecca Jones
Fee: $395.00 

This practical course will assist you in assessing the learning needs of 
your organization and show you how to design an effective training 
program, whether it be based on a delivery method that is face-to-face, 
e-learning, or blended learning. Rebecca Jones, a recognized leader in adult learning, 
introduces you to strategies for making learning for adults interactive and relevant 
and will guide you through methods for evaluating and determining the Return on Investment 
of your training activities.

"Your facilitation was excellent, the resources and handouts very useful 
and you provided a great model for us to aspire to. I quite enjoyed the 
course, especially your feedback on the assignments and your weekly 
insights."

"I would recommend this course to any trainer. When one is working full-time it is nearly impossible 
to attend a F2F course on a schedule. I found the content very helpful and I learned a lot that will help 
me in my daily work. It's also a great value for a professional course." 
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POWER OF ONE: INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS WORKING ALONE  
<http://www.plc.fis.utoronto.ca/coursedescription.asp?courseid=179>
June 2 - July 13, 2008 
6 weeks; online
Instructor: Maggie Weaver
Fee: $325.00

In a one-person library or information service organization, there never 
seems to be enough time to do the administrative work, never mind the 
professional. This covers practical management techniques that will make 
it easier to decide among conflicting priorities. Provides the added 
benefit of receiving feedback and guidance from the instructor, Maggie 
Weaver, who has years of experience working as a solo information 
professional and has taught several business courses for librarians. 
Students do not work alone, but discuss situations and ideas with Maggie 
and with fellow solos.
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TAXONOMY GUIDE: ONLINE RESOURCE AND LEARNING TOOL 
<http://www.plc.fis.utoronto.ca/coursedescription.asp?courseid=33>
12-month subscription; online
Fee: $199.00

The Taxonomy Guide is a web resource of organized, structured, and 
clearly written content on building and implementing an enterprise 
taxonomy. The Guide is both a learning tool and a reference resource 
designed to help you master the concepts, relationships and essential 
steps for taxonomy design and project planning. The Guide consolidates 
and improves the usability of information about taxonomies that is 
typically fragmented and dispersed and, in many cases, difficult or 
expensive to acquire.

Designed for knowledge workers, records managers, librarians, 
information architects, and other information professionals engaged in 
structuring enterprise content for better retrieval.

For more information and to register contact us at www.plc.utoronto.ca 
<http://www.plc.fis.utoronto.ca> tel. (416) 978 7111 or e-mail: 
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