Professional – Page 3 – Melissa Fortson

April 6, 2014 by Melissa

The hacker’s way

Back in November (gulp), I pledged to write about Josh Klein’s opening keynote at the Adobe Learning Summit at DevLearn 2013.

January 12, 2014 by Melissa

Accessing Higher Ground 2013

While I didn’t make it out to Colorado this year (here’s my write-up of last year’s conference), happily, I was able to attend the Accessing Higher Ground virtual conference in November.

January 12, 2014 by Melissa

Accessibility Summit 2013

Back in September, I attended Accessibility Summit 2013, a two-day online conference on web accessibility and accessibility training.”

November 7, 2013 by Melissa

DevLearn 2013

I recently attended the DevLearn 2013 Conference & Expo and the co-located Adobe Learning Summit 2013.

August 29, 2013 by Melissa

THATCamp Alabama 2013

The inaugural THATCamp Alabama took place August 9 -10, 2013 on The University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, and I was thrilled to be a part of it.

May 4, 2013 by Melissa

I shared this news with my colleagues in the library and on Facebook a few weeks ago, and now it’s time to share it here: I have accepted a new position in the University’s HR Learning & Development office. My last day at Gorgas will be Friday, May 10, and I’ll begin my work in HR…

April 23, 2013 by Melissa

Alabama Library Association Annual Convention: Universal Design for Library Instruction

Welcome Alabama Library Association Annual Convention attendees! Sources referenced in my Alabama Library Instruction Round Table (ALIRT) Best Practices session, along with some related resources, are listed below. They are also available via the Diigo collaborative bookmarking site: mbfortson’s alla13 Bookmarks on Diigo.

March 13, 2013 by Melissa

Creating & Managing Your Online Presence

Franky Abbott and I recently presented a Creating and Managing Your Online Presence workshop in the Alabama Digital Humanities Center. The sources referenced in our session, along with some related resources, are listed below (crossposted from the ADHC blog). A Tegrity recording of the workshop and a handout (PDF) are also available.

February 24, 2013 by Melissa

Designing Web-Based Support Materials

Along with some related resources, these are the sources I referenced while sharing my “experiences and advice” re: designing web-based support materials (tutorials, LibGuides & LibAnswers entries) with MLIS students in the LS 527: User Instruction class at SLIS. They are also bookmarked at mbfortson’s ls527 Bookmarks on Diigo.