[LIBRARYDIR] RE: IT Academy Passes Threshold to Move Forward Again

[Horton, Stan]

I imagine you've heard this before now already, but I'd like to make sure:

I'm glad this project is aware of public school's starting dates and is working within those limitations.  But please remember your college partners.  Most of us begin late September,  and our faculty librarians have already left and will be gone until the week before that starting date in most cases.  At GHC that pre-class week was long-ago spoken for as far as training opportunities go.  So basically, this train left the station months ago as far as getting things in place for a full Fall Quarter roll-out goes.

I'm concerned that there will be a big press announcement/celebration that leaves us looking foolish and behind the curve at best, non-cooperative at worst.  Are there any thoughts being given to the handling of this issue?


Stanley W. Horton
Associate Dean, Library, e-Learning, and Media Services
shorton at ghc.edu<mailto:shorton at ghc.edu>
360 538-4050
The John Spellman Library
1620 Edward P. Smith Drive
Aberdeen, WA  98520



From: librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Martin, Jeff
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 4:35 PM
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Cc: Angela Carlson (Vega Consulting LLC)
Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] IT Academy Passes Threshold to Move Forward Again

The Microsoft IT Academy licenses have been purchased and the program is now ready to move forward again. Today we talked about the day and times for online meetings. IT Academy staff will forward proposed dates and times for consideration. The conversation focused on starting these meetings the week of September 9th running toward the end of the month. At the conclusion of the online meetings, face to face trainings would begin and take place the end of September through mid-October. I will forward specifics when the arrive.

We decided next week (August 26 - 30) and the week after (September 3-6) are not the best weeks to start up as the three-day Labor Day weekend is in the middle. For some it may be that last vacation before kids are back in school.

The IT Academy staff are processing the registrations for library outlets and will prepare they "keys" needed that associate the IT Academy with the library outlet. More on this when information becomes available.

Looks like we are off and running. I am out of the office tomorrow so I will be sending out information on specific days and times for the online meetings sometime next week if all goes as planned.

Jeff Martin
Library Development Program Manager
Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State
Voice: (360) 704-5248 | Fax: (360) 586-7575
E-mail jeff.martin at sos.wa.gov<mailto:jeff.martin at sos.wa.gov>
Web  http://www.sos.wa.gov/library


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