Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Discussing Complex Issues Using Case Studies, Wendy Sagers

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Faculty Teaching Learning Lunch

FTLL presented by Wendy Sagers, ELCP Coordinator Wednesday, October 5 from 12 – 1 pm, in Dillin Northwest Dining Room

The case method is a way of considering the pros and cons of various solutions to a complex problem. Come discuss ways to use case studies in your classroom or club. See examples of how they are commonly used and ways to adapt them to your situation or topic.

Lunch provided by the Lacroute Initiative.

C To Shining C - Moving From Cooperation To Collaboration, Cierra Townson, Lili Klar, Jessica Kohout-Tailor

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The Art Of Questioning: Using Powerful Questions And Appreciative Inquiry Conversations To Understand Values And Needs, Annie Bélanger, Preethi Rao

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Have you desired a strengths-based holistic approach to create connections, change and innovation? Conversations connect thoughts and feelings, result in new ideas, develop new perspectives and understandings, and have an increased potential for action. Developing conversations where all are heard and hear others with respect and empathy is crucial to healthy organizations. By moving away from problem-fixing/reacting and learning to use powerful questions strategically, leaders and peers can effectively energize, co-create, and innovate.

Communicating For Project Management Success: Pro-Tips From Accidental Project Managers, Annie Bélanger, Preethi Gorecki, Jesus Espinoza

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Library professionals are often asked to lead projects; yet, few are given the training to proceed with confidence. This session will address major aspects of a successful project communication and management: understanding how to propose projects; skills and tools to initiate, plan, and manage projects efficiently and effectively; and knowing how to wrangle the tasks that make up projects. We will also cover how to communicate and lead through influence within a project team setting.

Telling Your Story: Using Metrics To Display Your Value (H2), Wendy E. Moore, Thomas J. Striepe, Steve Lastres, Joy Shoemaker

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The American Bar Association, academic institutions, law firms, and governments are demanding more and more outcome-based performance. However, displaying these outcomes is difficult for law libraries. Law libraries possess an abundance of data, but determining which metrics will showcase your law library’s value and performance is difficult. Speakers from a law school, law firm, and court library will explain the different metrics they use to display their value to their stakeholders. After these short presentations, a “fishbowl” discussion will provide participants the chance to share and learn about different metrics and tools law libraries are using to best tell their …

Library Podcast Basics, Rachel S. Evans, Nina Guzman

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Provides an overview of the space and equipment at UGA Law Library's podcasting studio, how law students, law faculty, and library staff are using the space, and a quick how-to for getting your own podcast out there using wordpress, feedburner, and iTunes.

Crowdsourcing A Skill Set To Manage The Legal Information Of The Future: Learn How To Pitch, Wendy Moore

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Provides an updated assessment of the importance of "elevator pitches" and tips for being a more effective, concise, and conversational communicator.

Know Your Source : Assessing Credibility Online, Suzanne R. Graham

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Credibility is the amount of trust that a resource, an argument, a piece of advice or a Web page engenders. It is the composite of the quality of research or observation and the reasoning or interpretation of the writer or speaker. The system that I will share incorporates and distills these criteria and helps to frame the critical thought process when encountering a new site without any obvious redeeming credentials. Since this is tax time of year, this system is named the I.R.S. audit: Identification, Reputation, and Sources.

Internet Research Methodology, Carol A. Watson

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Certainly the Internet has revolutionized our perception of information and information access. Information is everywhere on the Internet, existing in large quantities and continuously being created and revised. Finding information on the Internet has been described as drinking from a fire hose. As lawyers, how can we assess how much and what type of reliable information is available on the Internet for legal research? One of the most important tasks of this Internet Legal Research CLE is to inform you of exactly what types of major legal resources you can expect to find on the Internet and to equip you …