How do librarians and educators keep up with the continual stream of new advancements? How do they motivate and support library staff in staying current?

To facilitate a national dialogue on digital literacy education, the American Library Association (ALA) will host the free webinar “Assessing Digital Literacy: Outcomes and Impact” on December 11, 2012 from 7:00-8:00p.m. EST

Attendees will hear from participants who are exploring ways to measure the effectiveness of digital literacy programs.
Speakers include:

• Karen Hanson, federal program officer, National Telecommunications and Information Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce
• Julie Coiro, assistant professor, University of Rhode Island School of Education
• Moderated by: Renee Hobbs, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy Fellow

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Online

To RSVP for the webinar (which will be streamed live at http://www.districtdispatch.org/digilit12/), email OITP Assistant Director Marijke Visser at alawash@alawash.org, using “Digital Literacy” in the subject line.