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Woodward Library Professional Development: Professional Development Calendar

Professional Development opportunities and resources for Library Faculty and Staff

Summer 2025 PD Sessions

Session Presenter(s) Location Date
Using Microsoft Forms and LibWizard for Getting Student Feedback or Creating Tutorials | Canva slides Michael Hooper LB 209 May 29 (Thursday)
Recognizing and Preventing the Human Trafficking of College Students AncoraTN Representative LB 232 June 10 (Tuesday)
Services Offered by the APSU Career Success Center Colette Parrotte, APSU
Career Readiness Coach		 LB 209 June 18 (Wednesday)
Makerspace Updates and Using Scanners:
Employee Scanner | Student Scanner		 Dominic Croll & Deanna Sherry LB 232 June 24 (Tuesday)

Share Your Knowledge: Conference Recap for 2024-2025:
Links from Sessions

 Various Volunteers LB 232 July 8 (Tuesday)

Using AI Features Available in Library Subscription Resources (recording) |
PeaySearch Research Assistant live demo | Feedback Form | AI guide

 Michael Hooper & Kebede Wordofa LB 209 July 15 (Tuesday)
Grant Writing Workshop | Handout Nancy Gibson LB 209 July 22 (Tuesday)
UNIV 1000 Updates and Information | 2025-26 Resource Folder | Module Ross Bowron LB 209 July 29 (Tuesday)
Book and eBook Purchase Requests: GOBI Refresher or Mosaic Introduction (if available) Stephanie Bandel LB 209 August 7 (Thursday)

Past Summer Sessions

Session Presenter(s) Location Date
Canva Workshop Stephanie Bandel LB 209 May 28 (Tuesday)
Cybersecurity Session Stephanie Taylor (Director, Information Technology Security, APSU) LB 232 June 4 (Tuesday)
Accessibility Workshop Kristy Cunningham LB 209 June 11 (Tuesday)
Assessment / LibInsight Review Session Elaine Berg, Jenny Harris & Michael Hooper LB 209 June 18 (Tuesday)
Grammarly / AI Tools Session | slides Scott Shumate & Nancy Gibson LB 209 June 25 (Tuesday)
Microsoft Excel Workshop | slides & exercises Kebede Wordofa LB 209 July 9 (Tuesday)
Microsoft 365 workshop | cheat sheets Gina Nigro LB 209 July 16 (Tuesday)
Alma Analytics / Alma Refresher Session | Canva slides Kebede Wordofa & Michael Hooper LB 209 July 23 (Tuesday)
Library Makerspace Demonstration Dominic Croll & Deanna Sherry Makerspace July 30 (Tuesday)
UNIV 1000 Update Session Gina Nigro LB 209 August 6 (Tuesday)
Session Presenter(s) Location Date
Full Spectrum Learning Emmanuel Mejeun (Director of FSLP) LB 232 6/20
Assessment in Academic Libraries Jenny Harris LB 232 6/27
Watermark Elaine Berg/Kyle Christmas LB 114 7/20
Miscellaneous Session - Find Periodical Update for Primo, Springshare & eResource Updates, etc. Michael Hooper LB 232 7/27
APSU 1000 Training Gina Nigro LB 209 8/1
Primo Discovery Search (PeaySearch) Kebede Wordofa/Scott Shumate/Michael Hooper LB 209 8/3
Session Presenter(s) Location Date
Get PeayPared (Emergency Planning) Lynn Fisher (Emergency Management) LIB 232 6/14
Avaya Phone System Scott Shumate LIB 232 6/22
Records Management & Retention Gina Nigro LIB 232 6/28
Acquisitions/GOBI Refresher Nicole Wood LIB 232 7/12

LibInsight Refresher & Database Updates and Alma/Primo Discussion & Sierra Refresher
Michael Hooper/Kebede Wordofa LIB 232 7/20

Accessibility in the Library and Instruction Classroom

David Sanford (Disability Services)

 LIB 232 7/26
APSU 1000 Update Christina Chester-Fangman/Jenny Harris LIB 232 7/27
Session Presenter(s) Location Date
Going Forward and What to Expect Joe Weber LIB 232/Zoom 6/1
RefWorks and OCLC A-Z Journal List & Link Resolver Michael Hooper LIB 232/Zoom 6/15
Acquisitions & GOBI Updates Nicole Wood LIB 232/Zoom 6/22
RAD General Updates Kristy Cunningham/Ross Bowron LIB 232/Zoom 6/29
RAD Technical Updates

Scott Shumate/Michael Hooper

 LIB 232/Zoom 7/13
Customer Service Refresher Gina Nigro/Elaine Berg/Jeromy Lance LIB 232/Zoom 7/20
Inclusive Language and Implicit Bias/DEI Initiatives 

LaNeeça Williams

 LIB 232/Zoom 7/27
Active Shooter/Building Safety Sgt. Ramsey/Chief Williams  LIB 232/Zoom

8/3
APSU 1000 Update Christina Chester-Fangman LIB 232/Zoom 8/10
Session Presenter(s) Location Date

Subject Resources - Art and Nursing

Gina Nigro/Ross Bowron

LIB 114

6/12/19

Subject Resources - Business and Education

Lori Buchanan/Jenny Harris

LIB 114

6/20/19

Subject Resources - History and Chemistry/STEM

Nicole Wood/Ellen Brown

LIB 114

6/26/19

Sierra - Create Lists and Patron Records

Katie Pendleton/Jonathan Bates

LIB 114

6/27/19

Full Spectrum Learning Program

Emmanuel Mejeun

LIB 114

7/16/19

Analyzing LibInsight Data

Kebede Wordofa/Michael Hooper

Nicole Wood/Christina Chester-Fangman

LIB 114

7/17/19

Springshare Apps Refresher - LibChat, LibCal, Libstaffer, & LibGuides

Michael Hooper/Ross Bowron

LIB 114

7/23/19

LibGuide for Students Experiencing Financial Insecurity

Jenny Harris/Tina Reid/Nicole Wood

LIB 114

7/25/19

APSU 1000 Update

Christina Chester-Fangman

LIB 114

7/30/19
Session Presenter(s) Location Date
TERC & New Databases Update Michael Hooper LIB 114 6/12/18
Framing Information Literacy Webcast 1: Research as Inquiry ACRL LIB 114 6/13/18
Framing Information Literacy Webcast 2: Information Creation as a Process ACRL LIB 114 6/20/18
Emerging Library Trends in the FYE: New Ideas for Impacting Student Success  Webinar LIB 114 6/21/18
SciFinder Information Session Ellen Brown LIB 114 7/10/18
Collection Development Plans Workshop Joe Weber/Nicole Wood LIB 114 7/18/18
Framing Information Literacy Webcast 4: Searching for Strategic Exploration ACRL LIB 121 7/19/18
GOBI Notification Training Katy Ginanni (GOBI Rep.) LIB 209 7/20/18
ASPIRE Information Session Scott Shumate/Gina Nigro LIB 114 7/24/18
Framing Information Literacy Webcast 5: Scholarship as Conversation ACRL LIB 114 7/26/18
Framing Information Literacy Webcast 6: Authority is Constructed and Contextual ACRL LIB 114 8/2/18
Collection Development Plans LibGuide Template Michael Hooper LIB 114 8/3/18
APSU 1000 Update Christina Chester-Fangman LIB 114 8/8/18
Framing Information Literacy Webcast 3: Information Has Value (Reschedule) ACRL LIB 121 8/30/18