{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Dan Bostrom","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/drude\/","title":"\"How do ALSC online courses work?\"","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ruf44nvaml\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/how-do-alsc-online-courses-work\/\">&#8220;How do ALSC online courses work?&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/how-do-alsc-online-courses-work\/embed\/#?secret=ruf44nvaml\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&#8220;How do ALSC online courses work?&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"ruf44nvaml\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"At the ALSC Office we get a lot of questions about our online courses. \u201cWhat are they like?\u201d\u009d \u201cDo I need to know a lot of tech stuff?\u201d\u009d \u201cHow is the class laid out?\u201d\u009d We try to answer these questions as best as can (we\u2019re librarians too!), but sometimes the easiest answer comes from the reviews we get from previous participants. Below, we&#8217;ve included comments from previous sessions of the five courses offered this fall. Class is in session on Monday, September 26. The Caldecott Medal \u201cI knew nothing before taking this class and feel like I have learned much about art. I now look at picture books with delight and wonder and knowledge that I did not have previously.\u201d\u009d \u201cI appreciate the affordable classes since I cannot afford to attend conferences.\u201d\u009d Connecting with &#8216;Tween Readers \u201cI appreciated the instructor providing a bibliography of recommended books at the beginning of...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/alsconlinecourses2011-300x51.jpg"}