Professional Development Committee
Board Report – November 8, 2017
Members: Bethany Figg, Ella Hu, Stephanie Swanberg (chair), Jill Turner, Wendy Wu
General Updates:
· Jill created MDMLG Speaker Agreement Forms based on the MHSLA Speaker Agreement Forms. These are now available on the MDMLG website thanks to Valerie Reid!
Completed Programming This Quarter:
Webinars: We applied for and received funding from the GMR to host four webinars since the August Board Meeting. To date, we have not maxed out the 25 access code limit for each webinar despite opening up registration to MHSLA each time. The following provides a breakdown of the webinars:
Webinar Title / Date / Live Viewing Offered? / # Registrants / # Attendees at Physical Location / Committee Member Leader(s)Scoping Reviews: Mapping Your Course to Success / August 15, 2017 / Yes, at Oakland University / 20 / 6 / Stephanie
Helping Patients & Health Care Consumers Understand Precision Medicine / September 28 / Yes, at Wayne State University / 17 / 11
(8 MDMLG members & 3 guests from WSU) / Ella & Wendy
Distinguishing the Questionable from the Trustworthy in Open Access Resources
(2 part series) / October 12 & October 30 / No / 22 / -- / Bethany
Cheap, Fast, & Good: Instructional Videos & Open Educational Resources / November 8 / No / 17
(as of 10/30) / -- / Stephanie
Upcoming Programming:
In Person CEs:
· Fall Combined General Meeting & CE: Appreciating Diversity: A Workshop for Health Sciences Librarians (Committee Member Leader: Stephanie)
o Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017; 11:00am – 3:30pm; Troy Community Center
o MLA CE Credits: 2
o Instructor: Misa Mi
o Registrants: 9 (as of Nov 1)
o Based on our projected budget, we decided to offer this CE free to MDMLG members and $20 to non-members.
· Spring CE: Financial Advocacy: Turning Data into Ammunition (Committee Member Leader: Jill)
o Tentative Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018; 9:00am – 12:00pm; University of Detroit Mercy
o MLA CE Credits: 3
o Instructor: Barbara Jones. This course is currently an NN/LM MidContinental Region course and is not offered by the GMR so we will have to pay the traditional speaker and travel fees. Barbara is willing and available to teach it.
o Jill, Bethany, and Ella are taking the lead on submitting a GMR application for the Professional Development Award to cover all costs for bringing in this CE course and plan to submit it soon.
Question for Discussion by the Board: Is it worth offering in-person CEs moving forward with the increase in MLA webinar offerings and the trending decreased attendance at physical CEs?
The following table & chart provide a breakdown of CEs offered over the last four calendar years (2014 - 2017).
CE Date / Cost or Free / RegistrantsMay 2014 / Cost / 17
Nov 2014 / Cost / 20
Apr 2015 / Free / 40
May 2015 / Cost / 14
Feb 2016 / Cost / 13
Mar 2016 / Free / 9
Mar 2016 / Free / 13
Nov 2016 / Cost / 12
April 2017 / Cost / 14
Respectfully Submitted,
Stephanie Swanberg
2017 – 2018 Professional Development Committee Chair