Education Committee Annual Report 2020

submitted by Sonia Archer-Capuzzo

Current Roster

  • Sonia Archer-Capuzzo, Chair, Chair of e-Education Working Group (2022)
  • Alan Asher (2023)
  • Grover Baker, Chair of In-Person Training Working Group (2021)
  • Thomas Bell (2022)
  • Kristi Bergland, Co-chair of Annual Meeting Workshop Working Group (2021)
  • Elizabeth Berndt-Morris (2024)
  • Sarah Cohen (2023)
  • Amy Edmonds (2024)
  • Christine Edwards (2024)
  • Heather Fisher (2022)
  • Grace Haynes, Chair of Train the Trainer Working Group (2022)
  • Amy Hunsaker (2023)
  • Libby McDaniel (2021)
  • Lina Sheahan, Chair of Library School Directory Working Group (2021)
  • Beth Thompson (2023)
  • Liza Weisbrod (2021)
  • Laura Williams, Co-chair of Annual Meeting Workshop Working Group (2021)
  • Kevin Kishimoto, MOUG Liaison
  • Hermine Vermeij, CMC Liaison

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • Continue to develop and offer e-training opportunities for those who work with music materials in libraries and information repositories (MLA Strategic Plan Goals: Education): Ongoing
  • Work more closely with other MLA Committees and interest groups to plan instructional opportunities that meet the membership’s needs (Organizational Excellence, Education): Not accomplished, needs to be a focus of 2021
  • Continue to develop new ways to promote the educational services provided by MLA to members and other stakeholders (Value of the Profession, Advocacy, Education): Ongoing
  • Focus more on the availability of personalized in person training: Not accomplished due to COVID-19 and the inability to offer in-person training
  • Develop a Train the Trainer module with tools that teachers of webinars, e-courses, and in-person workshops can use (Advocacy, Education): Not accomplished, needs to be a focus of 2021
  • Continue to document and organize processes in a saved drive to facilitate clearer, easier operations and transitions in Committee membership and leadership (Organizational Excellence): Ongoing

List of Future Goals

  • Work more closely with other MLA Committees and interest groups to plan instructional opportunities that meet the membership’s needs (MLA Strategic Plan Goals: Organizational Excellence, Education)
  • Develop a Train the Trainer module with tools that teachers of webinars, e-courses, and in-person workshops can use (Advocacy, Education)
  • Continue to develop and offer e-training opportunities for those who work with music materials in libraries and information repositories (Education)
  • Continue to develop new ways to promote the educational services provided by MLA to members and other stakeholders (Value of the Profession, Advocacy, Education)
  • Continue to document and organize processes in a saved drive to facilitate clearer, easier operations and transitions in Committee membership and leadership (Organizational Excellence)