webinar on evaluating digital literacy projects
Sarah Washburn
Hi everyone,
TechSoup is facilitating a free webinar this Thursday on evaluating digital literacy projects, and one of our presenters will focus on her work supporting a BTOP project. Here are the details:
WHAT: Evaluating Digital Literacy Programs
WHEN: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 11 am PST
REGISTER: http://techsoupforlibraries.org/events/evaluating-digital-literacy-programs
Access to the Internet and computer training are key services public libraries and some nonprofits provide. To bolster their efforts, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided $7.2 billion to expand access to broadband services in the United States. Many groups received BTOP funding (Broadband Technology Opportunity Program) and are busy creating and updating computer centers, recruiting trainers and volunteers, creating lesson plans, and developing ways to keep their community engaged and interested in improving their computer skills.
In this free webinar, Linda Hofschire, Research Analyst at the Colorado State Library and a BTOP grant recipient, will discuss the systems they use to track their impact, what they report, other indicators they track, and how this data will benefit their libraries beyond the grant period. We will also provide a broad overview of evaluation fundamentals and highlight some reporting tools.
This webinar is specifically developed for anyone currently managing a computer center, librarians involved in computer-related programs, those who support digital literacy programs, or BTOP grant recipients. You will leave with an understanding of how to track the impact of your public access computers and computer training programs.
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Hope to see you there!
-sarah
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Sarah Washburn
Library Program Manager, TechSoup for Libraries
Twitter: TechSoup4Libs
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