RPG [Record of Professional Growth]

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1	Key	Date	Activity	What	So What	Now What	PKSB	PPDP	Related files/evidence	Draft contents

2	91	21-25/9/2012	Audit and update of e-resource records	1 Import of previous year's Moodle pages into Interact 2 Log created of resources linked to, Moodle locations, subscription details etc. 3 Upgrade to Shibboleth authentication sought from current providers who offer this route 4 Details of licence, access length etc. sought where not on record"	1 Continued access to resources for all users, with some awareness-building of resources for me 2 Log helped reinforce and structure my resource awareness and establish gaps in coverage 3 Shibboleth gives equality of access for all SNC users, not just those who are physically on-site and use libraries; removal of multiple passwords etc. reduces barriers to use 4 Highlighted that some linked resources were out of licence; informed e-resource budget planning	Follow up on expired licences (after appraising resource and need); restructure and revise imported Moodle content to take advantage of new feature-set; continue to follow up Shibboleth authentication routes	1, 5, 7, 9,12		Audit document (redact sensitive data)]
3	92	26/9/2012	Plagiarism Info Skills session	First solo delivery (after observation of TT delivering material the previous day)!	Familiarised and ran through material prior, but delivery was a very different experience! Went reasonably well, but areas where I need to find an approach which better suits my style. Decent feedback (1.6, 1.6, 1.6, 1.6 - text feedback: well presented information, easy to understand).	Pontificate, innovate, iterate	6, 9, 13, 15		Feedback forms (shown in year-end report)
4	There's a crapload more teaching which could be included here, but I'll cover that in a summary of the year's stats from feedback
5	93	19/9/2012	Induction Training: Health & Safety briefing	Required staff training. Refresher on good manual handling practice, primer on fire regulations for SNC sites etc.	- Focused questioning on legal requirements for management re. providing safe working environment for staff & students	Consult risk assessments for libraries; familiarise myself as I begin working across sites	1; 9		Paper files - digitise?
6	94	19/9/2012	Induction Training: Data Protection	- Refresher on data protection legislation and requirements of staff re. non-disclosure of information - New information regarding SNC approach to Data Protection, nominated officers, lines of report for breaches etc.	- Delivered by head of dept.; first proper contact as an employee! - Data Protection taken seriously by College; not a direct part of my role to enforce, but will likely come up as part of the informationiness of the job	Ensure DP is followed in my actions	3; 4; 15		Paper files - digitise?
7	95	13/10/2012	Library Camp	Library Camp - unconference attended by 100+ library folk (mostly, but not all, young professionals and shambrarians). 4 sessions attended	- Dealing with hostile students session - provided strategies and approaches which I have since used with too many students... - Disaster management - discussed SNC disaster planning with TT, who confessed that there was nothing in place but multi-site nature aided continuing availability of resources post-flood/fire - Games in libraries - tied to my interests, but subsequent attempts at using game principles in exercises have fallen flat. [addendum 5/13 - gameshow element in Dewey session was more effective] - Networking - met with several new people, a few existing acquaintances and some Twitter friend-strangers; engaging discussion abut school/college library practices at lunch	Disaster mgt - medium-term goal for service, esp. post-Hub [new build project bringing several site libraries into single space] - Games - looking again at gamification of general lib use, and including games in study skills sessions.	2; 6; 9		[Notes and evidence in ether]
8	96	16/10/2012	Meeting	SLA Meeting: First interaction on a professional level with established team; observed dynamics, listened and noted ongoing discussions about future planning and what had been tried before, contributing where I had examples or ideas from previous practice (NTU rather than book examples - observed hostility to theoretical underpinning to ideas early on).	Suggested more regular, non-PDR progress meetings to increase LA-SLA cohesion, which have been patchily implemented. Briefed SLAs on developments with eResources (shibb etc., what was and wasn't working, trials planned) - awareness raised, but as not necessarily led to rise in usage figures.	Continue to develop areas of responsibility, inc. briefing wider team on developments [e-res update email once a month/half-term]; Build working relationships with those SLAs who I do not currently work alongside much	1; 5; 8		Minutes
9	97	16/10/2012	Training	LA PDR training	Training on new PDR process for SNC staff; useful in some ways, but not applicable in 2012-13 due to being in probation period and therefore in a separate development-measurement mechanism	Consider targets for mid-probation review; offer to support to LAs where appropriate (as non-managing manager, I have a handy semi-official voice?)	1		Some paperwork
10	98	19/10/2012	Meeting	SLA & Management meeting: Blue-sky discussion of new-build library (physical environment; services offered). Wide-ranging discussion (SLAs, TT, PW) to condense into briefing paper for LAs and other interested parties. Discussions into bridging the gap between current practice and this hypothetical model began. Group was joined by JFo, SNC VP for LR, who listened to ideas and briefed on likely developments which may help or hinder this development.	Few practical results from day yet observed due to fanciful and unrealistic aspirations of some of those involved. 'Vision' was interesting, but lacked the intervening steps to reach this goal. Identified need to: a) demonstrate impact, b) build alliances with key staff (mgt, teaching etc), c) make library usage central to effective learner experience at college. Each of these are difficult for varying reasons. 'Dream' library service needs breaking down to essential, core and desirable features to ensure that minimum requirements will be met in new build.	Nature of new-build project in flux, with plans continually shifting and finances for project uncertain. Some elements of 'visioning' can be applied to existing service/buildings, but essentially must be cost-neutral. Team buy-in is not necessarily guaranteed, as some elements of plans could result in their obselescence.	1; 5; 7; 9		Briefing document
11		October half-term	SNC Work	Adding ebrary 'ebooks for FE' items to Heritage	Making an FE-focused collection of books more discoverable by placing alongside other library resources	Publicise them!			Probation report (section 3.4)
12	99	Oct-Dec 2012	SNC Work	Writing lesson plans and supporting materials for study skills program: based on scheme of work written by SC, which ties learning outcomes to Access groups' CAVA assessment criteria. Timed plan using SNC template (also incorporating consideration of learning styles), considering ECM criteria and EDI concerns and marking resources required for delivery of sessions.	Have successfully used each plan on multiple occasions with minor iterative adjustments. Use of Honey & Mumford learning styles ensured that my personal learning style did not adversely affect the session design, and that a balance of approaches were used. Focus on EDI and ECM are core foci for SNC (esp. in an Ofsted year!), so overt consideration of these ensures that library sessions meet the same standards as other lessons delivered at the college.	Continue to iterate and refine sessions as they are delivered, determining what is more or less effective and tweaking. Review content covered (esp. for online resources) in timely fashion. Liaise with TT before 2013/14 for harmonisation and review.	6; 7; 9; 14		Sample lesson plan (PART approach)
13	100	October 2012	Induction Training	Safeguarding: Online course to instruct and test understanding of safeguarding.	Issues surrounding boundaries and disclosures was useful to note, as well as local lines of report, but generally content reflected my existing practice.	Continue to exhibit good practice and ensure that team also follow guidelines.	1; 15		Certificate
14	101	7/11/2012	Event	QUAD LIS Meeting (inc. straw poll for EMBoC): Networking event first and foremost, with no agenda for discussion.	Met with several East Mids library people, from academic, school, public and corporate libraries. Discussions included limitations of our various catalogue systems, instructing information skills to people who outrank you in your organisation, doing strategic planning whilst also fighting fires. No concrete outcomes, but it's nice to know you're not alone with these issues! Also conducted quick straw poll about preferences for the location of the 2013 EMBoC AGM	Some of the good practice discussed could be applied to VLE and session delivery. Cross-sectoral perspective shared with TT.	2; 6; 9		None?
15	102	16/12/2012	Briefing	eresources update [email] (first of semi-regular series): Email to update library staff about developments to Moodle pages, implementation of Shibboleth (and basic overview of use), resource trials and purchases.	Several positive comments and replies, with people clarifying points and asking follow-up questions. Emails were also forwarded to relevant teaching staff where new resources were announced. Effective for raising profile of resources, [addendum 5/13, some spikes in usage around this period, suggesting effective approach]	Continue to produce updates when timely, taking into consideration the points I had to clarify for this version.	5; 7; 10; 11		Email/word version
16	103	28/11/2012	Delivery	CPD Day - Systems briefing (Staffnet, Sharepoint, Moodle) to S/LAs	- Demoed sources where we give information, their specific focuses, and areas for the Library to develop their online presence. Tied this to SS's focus on branding and marketing. - Other sessions on the day further aided my familiarisation with library procedures and practices, with a shared lunch aiding team cohesion further.	Take discussed strategies and apply as systems become available. Discuss some prospective Sharepoint uses with IT/DigServ.	1; 6; 7; 8; 11		Presentation materials - don't add much?
17	104	5/12/2012	Event	UKSG eResources event, London. Nationwide attendees, with some good networking with librarians, supplier staff and UKSG people.	- UKSG - reviewed mailings and offer for SNC use, but there was not a huge amount appropriate for our current needs - JISC - eCollections demoed - we had MediaHub linked to, but no active subscription. Pursued trial, then signed up. - Plagiarism session - alternate viewpoint on 'conventional wisdom', which has crept into my practice (less on consequences, more on benefits) - Credo - built relationship with Customer Services rep; reviewed several features and issues we were encountering - EBSCO - Discovery layer was enticing - arranged a demo and review of current resources (see entry 111)	Follow up on resources of interest; remember there is a community who have already done what I'm attempting, and may have OERs etc. to nick!			Notes/reporting to TT
18	105	10/12/2012	Webinar	Credo Reference - customer training	Review of common user functionality for a subscribed resource (which was not listed on the eresource page until I noticed the billing...). Confirmed several areas I had already discovered through experimentation, gave insight into platform developments. The way the session ran did serve to underline that Credo are focused on US customers, with focus on resources for these constituents (though their UK reps are good in offering support)				Influenced December eResources update
19	106	11/12/2012	Phone call	Safetycare - troubleshooting with video training package	Several tech support queries had been made with this company to get their videos to work (DRM issues had caused problems with playing on SNC network). Issues could not be resolved in concert with IT staff. This call was to try a final fix, which worked but could not be feasibly rolled out to network machines without significant impact on other software etc. The software contract was not renewed.				None?
20	107	17/12/2012	Meeting	Meeting with Sarah Davies re. EMBoC Treasurer duties	Sarah explained the filing system, the responsibilities of the treasurer role and the key contacts for support from HQ				None?
21	SNC becomes Central College Nottingham (not to be abbreviated to CCN under pain of death...); except for the name, everything continues as before...
22	108	3/1/2013	Meeting	Probation review with TT	Discussion of progress with the areas of focus TT had defined for me for first months of employment; widening of brief and adding liaison and profile-boosting, alongside other targets.				Review paperwork
23	109	7/1/2013	Delivery	CPD Day - presentation to S/LAs	2 sessions - a micro-teach of the referencing session given to majority of students (materials used and general areas covered) in the morning, and a small-group exercise on eresources and turnitin use in the afternoon (with TT and I giving promenading support). Effectively exposed resources and got staff to proactice info retrieval and basic presentation prior to submitting for review. Whole-group review of exercise and assessment of group outputs and levels of plagiarism using turnitin assessor view				Teaching materials (no feedback)
24	110	14/1/2013	Webinar	Credo Reference - customer training	Session on usage stats and exporting title lists - firmed up existing practice but didn't really add anything I hadn't learnt by playing with systems				None?
25	111	15/1/2013	Meeting	EBSCO Discovery System - sales meeting	Resulting from UKSG event in December - Richard demoed several live EDS builds at colleges/universities to myself and TT and discussed potential inclusions that Central could have with their build and workarounds for resources not covered. Decision was ultimately made to revisit product in next academic year, as not enough current resources were covered by system.				Email chain
26	112	22/1/2013	Meeting	SLA Meeting	Deja vu - with a few exceptions exactly the same meeting as previously - few developments made in the areas for discussion, little progress made with the 'vision' developed in October. Discussion of Ofsted prep and move to Heritage Cirqa. Delivered briefing on eresources and outlined potential future developments.
27	113	30/1/13	Meeting	Portal transition meeting	Met with webmaster to discuss existing materials (on Old SNC Sharepoint) and possible transition to new build. After review, I recommended we start from scratch, developing organisational layout and making accessible to general staff (with an area for library staff-only resources too)				Email chain, taxonomy and planning document
28	114	5/2/2013	Meeting	EMBoC meeting	Discussion focused on upcoming member's day preparation, but also reflected on continuing viability of group and committee members continued to resign an/or be unable to attend meetings. e-conferencing was discussed, with [Peter?] offering useful advice in this area.				Minutes?
29	115	6/2/2013	Webinar	NetworkED	Infolit strateg development?
30	116	15/2/13	Meeting	Vocam sales pitch: Web meeting with Andy and Andy
31	117	19-21/2/13	Central work	Declutter and rationalisation of WB back office	Bin bags and filing systems
32	118	28/2/13	Webinar	Xerte introduction	Taking learning online
33	119	March 2013	Central work	Shibboleth switchover project	SNC no more!
34	120	March 2013	Central work	Post-probation report; account and reflection on activities during the probation period	I hate reflection, so it was like pulling teeth!				Doc
35	121	21/3/13	Event	CILIP Member's day/AGM	Learning styles; networking; cross-sectoral best practice	Revision of lesson plans to vark?
36	122	April-May 2013	Central work	Xerte project development	Learning curve, lots of testing what works/doesn't, some semblance of an example project to show to other depts.
37	123	18/4/13	Event	Digital Literacy in Practice, Brum	Projects in practice, JISC advice on this kind of thing, org. review	Report to working group
38	124	23/4/13	Webinar	OERs	Practice from other colleges re. harvesting; places to look to ease own efforts	Appraise available content; produce own for Jorum?
39	125	29/4/13	Central work	Meet MS re. surveys, feedback, good practice therewith and delivery platforms	Build good working relationship, project appears effective (fugures in line with 11/12), good stats practice for evaluation likely	Support write-up; aid survey dissemination
40	126	8/5/2013	Central work	Revised and added to monthly stats gathering	Usage measurement, where available, helps inform purchasing decisions etc., and highlight resources which need further promotion	Explore alternate 'click-through' measurement via Moodle for resources without native usage measurement			Stats spreadsheet
41	127	13/5/13	Webinar	MOOC Invasion, by RSC Wales	Overview of prevailing trends and active players in online learning market, which was considered of some use for Central Online Learning strategy. Scale and costs, as well as organisational approaches, were considered to be incompatible with our needs at this time.	No current follow-up, though lessons to be learnt from examples given can be applied to developing strategy			Notes?
42	128	15/5/13	Central work	UoD Partnership Review [UoD franchised courses run by Central staff and using resource base of both institutions]	Required structured defence and explanation of service, resources offered for specific courses and library areas available for students' use, the state of cross-linking to UoD resources from Interact, and level of study support offered to HE learners by FE-focused library service. Due to lack of representation, also fielded general queries about IT infrastructure.	No follow-up work required. Reported on outcomes to TT. No resourcing issues were raised in Review's final report			Document pack
43	129	24/5/13	Central work	CPD Day - Engineering staff training on Safety TV	Demonstation of new resource which provides video and textual information about Heath & Safety. Bought to meet needs of Construction and Engineering staff/students, who were historically poorly-resourced by the library for variety of reasons. Different experience from student-facing taught sessions, with different complications.	Consider appropriate level before future iterations; group needed more differentiation than most student groups encountered thus far, due to varying levels of IT knowledge and investment in learning (sessional vs. full-time staff)
44	130	27-30/5/13	Central work	Research support for member of staff completing distance MA	Flexed librarian-ly muscles which aren't generally sued for FE work; research design and philosophy, plagiarism avoidance, statistical relevance thresholds etc.	Consider how these kinds of topics scale down for BTEC extended projects. Information need to be addressed?			None
45	131	31/5/13	Online interaction	Helped PGCert candidate with research into study skills session evaluation mechanisms	Reflected on own current practice, critically analysis which will usefully build into report on this. Engaged with fellow professional, and hopefully will get some ideas of others' practice from their research.	Build reflections into 12-13 study skills report.			Dogeared gmail - LISLink email (starred)
46	132	5/6/2013	Central work	Facilitated discussions about induction, engaging new subject staff/students, 6-book challenge, library branding and marketing	Building on recent CPD day focuses, PDP criteria for LAs and planned projects - trying to harmonise and ensure that various projects are not contradictory and find useful synergistic nexus points to focus on for quick wins.	Management speak FTW!
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