Education: Professional Development Workshops Subcommittee Annual Report 2023
submitted by Kristi Bergland, Laura Williams
Current Roster
- Anna Schmidt, 2026
- Elizabeth Berndt, 2026
- Lauren Bennati, 2026
- Margaret Corby, ex-officio, 2026
- Liza Weisbrod, 2025
- James Mason, 2025
- Paula Hickner, 2025
- Grover Baker, 2025
- Laura Williams, co-chair, 2025
- Kristi Bergland, co-chair, 2025
List of Previous Goals and Progress Made
- 1. Assemble Professional Development Workshops Planning handbook
- Goal area 4: Strengthen communication, refine and improve intraorganizational communication. Goal area 3.5: Prioritizing accessibility at all MLA events.
- Documentation for proposing and assessing workshops has been inconsistent and inaccessible. Gathering and refining these processes and presenting them in accessible formats will reduce barriers to participation.
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- Handbook is in progress
- Intake form completed
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- Ensuring accessibility is a priority in all steps of event planning, rather than an afterthought.
- 2. Facilitating 1-2 Professional Development Workshops
- Goal area 2: Develop and retain membership by enhancing support for career development at all levels and career stages. Goal area 3.5: Prioritizing accessibility at all MLA events.
- Support member-proposed workshops which provide maximum flexibility in content and format.
- Increasing accessibility and minimizing costs through online events.
List of Future Goals
- 1. Assemble Professional Development Workshops Planning handbook
- Goal area 4: Strengthen communication, refine and improve intraorganizational communication. Goal area 3.5: Prioritizing accessibility at all MLA events.
- Documentation for proposing and assessing workshops has been inconsistent and inaccessible. Gathering and refining these processes and presenting them in accessible formats will reduce barriers to participation.
- Ensuring accessibility is a priority in all steps of event planning, rather than an afterthought.
- 2. Facilitating 1-2 Professional Development Workshops
- Goal area 2: Develop and retain membership by enhancing support for career development at all levels and career stages. Goal area 3.5: Prioritizing accessibility at all MLA events.
- Planning stages: LDWG wikidata event; Reading and responding to job ads
- Support member-proposed workshops which provide maximum flexibility in content and format.
- Increasing accessibility and minimizing costs through online events.