Use the following objectives to check your learning as you proceed through the class:
Understand the meaning of advocacy.
Identify resources to build advocacy for your school library.
Recognize the importance of building relationships in your community.
Locate organizations and associations which offer opportunities for support and build relationships with library peers.
Understand how to use newsletters and social media to communicate with the community.
Consider tools to build an online presence to promote your school library.
Understand how to represent the usage and value of your school library by using reports and infographics.
In this class, you will work through several lessons to learn about advocacy, promoting your library, and ways to share the value of your school library. Below is a description of each lesson and an estimate of the amount of time it may take to complete each one.
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Getting Started
Pre-test: Take a quiz to find out what you know or need to know about advocacy and sharing the value of your school library. 5 minutes
Welcome to the Advocacy Class: Review the course objectives and the course overview. 5 minutes
Using Open Space Groups: Join the INFOhio School Library Basics group in Open Space. In this group, discuss and reflect on the integration of this resource into the library and classroom with like-minded educators.5 minutes
What is Advocacy?
Understanding Advocacy: Learn what advocacy is and about advocacy resources, including the AASL advocacy site. 20 minutes
Building Relationships: Learn about professional organizations such as OELMA and AASL and supporting organizations like EveryLibrary and INFOhio Advocacy as well as the importance of building relationships. 20 minutes
How to Promote Your Library
Building Your First Line of Support: Learn the importance of using newsletters and social media to promote your library. 15 minutes
Online Presence to Connect Your Community: Learn how to develop a website and add content to support your library community. 15 minutes
Your Library by the Numbers: Learn about reports to use to represent the usage and value of your library. 20 minutes
Checking your Learning
Self-Assessments: Answer questions to reflect on what you learned. 15 minutes
Contact Hours Quiz and Certificate: Take a quiz to earn a certificate for 2 contact hours. 5 minutes
If you need any help while you complete the course, please contact us at support.infohio.org.
