Here's the prototype of a regular post where people can enter in their latest PD thought, idea, concern, etc. Or they can add a comment to a post already published.
Well, here we are five months later and this prototype post turned out to be just that - a prototype - an idea that ended up as something else completely but a good idea at the time.
What it ended up as was an email within the Content Services group of the National Library sent out on a Friday and highlighting additions/changes to the What's uPD with you wiki.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Going live - mentor response and the importance of costing your professional training plan before settling to it
Good news this week. My mentor gave me the thumbs up to push my blog out to people within the larger area of the Library I work in. Now I am faced with the implications of putting my thoughts and musings out into this 'public'. How will I come across to others? Will this blog fill a gap or a need? Will people respond? The idea has just struck me of introducing it to a couple of selected people who I know are doing MIS papers to get their input first. I like it. Let me think on it.
But more pressing, it's now time to investigate further the code of conduct within our organisation in terms of being aware of discussing issues or actions in a way that will be 'fair', 'impartial', 'responsible' and 'trustworthy' (Code of conduct, July 2011, p.4). While this blog will be launched properly 'in-house' the plan is for it to be pushed out nationally (at the moment it has been pushed to a limited number of people), outside the library into the wider world so care will need to be taken that these criteria are always kept in mind.
If only hindsight could be reversed perhaps I would not have included in my Professional Training Plan (PTP), as part of addressing knowledge and skill gaps not covered in my qualification or required for my job, attending some Oral History workshops. They cost money! More money than I feel comfortable with paying when it's part of my job requirements. I've sent an email to the appropriate person looking at possible options that would allow me to pay less, i.e., only attending one of the two days of the course. I'm still really keen on Oral History just not on the cost involved. I should have spent more time investigating the cost and been aware of its likely increase due to inflation(?). Bah humbug.
But more pressing, it's now time to investigate further the code of conduct within our organisation in terms of being aware of discussing issues or actions in a way that will be 'fair', 'impartial', 'responsible' and 'trustworthy' (Code of conduct, July 2011, p.4). While this blog will be launched properly 'in-house' the plan is for it to be pushed out nationally (at the moment it has been pushed to a limited number of people), outside the library into the wider world so care will need to be taken that these criteria are always kept in mind.
If only hindsight could be reversed perhaps I would not have included in my Professional Training Plan (PTP), as part of addressing knowledge and skill gaps not covered in my qualification or required for my job, attending some Oral History workshops. They cost money! More money than I feel comfortable with paying when it's part of my job requirements. I've sent an email to the appropriate person looking at possible options that would allow me to pay less, i.e., only attending one of the two days of the course. I'm still really keen on Oral History just not on the cost involved. I should have spent more time investigating the cost and been aware of its likely increase due to inflation(?). Bah humbug.
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