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Sign up today <http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L> for Contextual Inquiry: Using Ethnographic Research to Impact your Library UX <http://www.ala.org/lita/contextual-inquiry-using-ethnographic-research-impact-your-library-ux> Use the excitement of the fall seasons fresh start to further explore new avenues to increase your user engagement and sign up for this excellent LITA web course beginning September 19, 2018. The contextual inquiry research methodology helps to better understand the intents and motivations behind user behavior. The approach involves in-depth, participant-led sessions where users take on the role of educator, teaching the researcher by walking them through tasks in the physical environment in which they typically perform them. *Instructors*: Rachel Vacek, Head of Design & Discovery, University of Michigan Library; and Donna Lanclos, Independent Researcher and Consultant *September 19 – October 24, 2018*View details <http://www.ala.org/lita/contextual-inquiry-using-ethnographic-research-impact-your-library-ux> and Register here, courses are listed by date and you need to log in <http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L> *This is a blended format web course. *The course will be delivered as 6 separate live webinar lectures, one per week. You do not have to attend the live lectures in order to participate. The webinars will be recorded for later viewing. Check the LITA Online Learning web page <http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online> for additional upcoming LITA continuing education offerings. *Questions or Comments?* For all other questions or comments related to the course, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, [log in to unmask] -- Ally Williams, M.Ed. Instructional Designer Email: [log in to unmask] Home Office: Oakwood, Ohio Apple Teacher Certified Google Educator, Level One and Two "Learning is the residue of experience" ~Dan Willingham "When students learn for the sake of creating rather than for the sake of passing a test, they can achieve a deeper understanding of the content." ~Nicole Krueger, Unleashing Every Genius, Empowered Learner (ISTE) April 2018 <https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=2159>