Chart Your Own Course

This week's wisdom is about charting your own course. 

My email is starting to fill up with announcements for spring conferences, in addition to the regular ongoing professional development series meetings. 

Charting your own course leads to a more fulfilling life. And the more you know, the more choices will be available. Making your own decisions about what you want to learn, where you want your career to take you, and deciding for yourself when and how you will add to your strengths, increases your sense of autonomy and makes life much more enjoyable. Selecting your own professional development is part of that, as discussed in this brief article from LinkedIn.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-autonomy-empowering-professionals-cpd-andrew-carlsson/   

As stated in the article, " Autonomy in CPD choices allows professionals to personalize their learning experiences, access diverse providers, adapt to their unique career paths, consider cost implications, and explore innovative approaches." 

So, look at some of these professional development options and see if something is here for you!
Stretch yourself and step out of your comfort zone to attend something a little different than your usual topic or your usual learning mode. 

Always available: 

SUNY provides links to amazing resources on the Emergeing Technologies MOOC and WIKI  https://emtech.suny.edu/objectives/lifelong-learning/

Coming up tomorrow:

The second Zoom gathering of theNYSERNet Women in IT Community of Practice 

Thurs. Feb. 22^nd at 12pm ET 
Sign up at and share the resource page at: https://cvent.me/3N9LK9  to get the zoom links and calendar invites for your schedule. 

Coming up Friday: 
Upcoming Webinar!: Constructions of Race: Racism, Whiteness, and Whiteness Studies  
February 23rd, 2024 from 10:00am-11:00am 
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ) Fellows program will be presenting a webinar led by Krystal Perkins, Carla DuBose, and Timothy Gerkin. This 60-minute webinar will provide an overview of the new SUNY Diversity Equity Inclusion and Social Justice General Education category with a focus on race. We will review the learning outcomes and discuss DEISJ concepts, theories, and pedagogical interventions that can help faculty build a DEISJ designated course or infuse DEISJ content and learning outcomes related to race into their courses. Topics will include defining race, racial constructions, social justice movements for racial equality, and pedagogical tools.
Register Today: Click here for more information and to register.

 

Later this spring, two of the biggest library and IT professional development conferences in SUNY: 

The SUNYLA Annual Conference at SUNY Buffalo State University, June 11–14, 2024. https://sunyla.org/sunyla-conference/
New SUNYLA members, apply for a professional development scholarship that will fund your SUNYLA conference attendance this June!

Financial assistance is available for new SUNYLA members to attend this year’s conference. The Sylvia Chu Memorial Scholarship aims to encourage involvement with SUNYLA and to provide opportunities for professional growth for its members. The award is a voucher that covers the conference registration fee, one pre-conference session, and conference meals. Please submit your application letter by March 25, 2024, via this online form:  https://form.jotform.com/240304265394150 

The SUNY Technology Conference (STC 2024) Join your SUNY colleagues in beautiful Lake Placid. The conference takes place a little earlier this year, from Tuesday June 4^th – Thursday June 6^th.  

Register To register for the conference, please visit the STC website at http://www.stc.suny.edu  Pre-conference activities Monday June 3rd^th, includes traditional golf and curling with some new,

fun additions! Visit the conference website for more details. Keynote Lori Bajorek, President and CEO of the National eSports Association. She and her team will have a booth in the exhibit hall. You’ll have a chance to discuss ways to integrate eSports and education. 

 

Please take a moment to share other conferences or professional development opportunities you know about with everyone on this list!

All the best,

Holly