Web 2.0 Done

I have achieved 23 things with Learning 2.0, but somehow I feel it has just begun...

I have enjoyed most of it, better than doing real work on Dreamweaver ,which I am dreading getting back to now I have finished this! These are my responses to the learning 2.0 questions:

What have you personally learned from this program?

I guess I am a lot less daunted by the interaction with strangers that web 2.0 presents as a community. It is actually quite exciting getting comments from people about the work being done on our blogs. I have also learnt how easy so much of it is to get great looking results without too much work behind the scenes for us bloggers. There are so many places out there to find people with something in common that you can interact with.

What have you learned about yourself, others and the organisation in which you work?

It has been great to work with the other members of the focus group. RSBLG has been very helpful, when things looked a bit tough. It is a bit difficult as we are spread across three campuses, so working together as a group did not happen too often. But we would always have a chat about things if we did catch up, and I really enjoyed how mystified everyone around us was as we sprouted all these words which to them meant nothing!

What was the most important skill you have learned and why?

I think I would agree with JMCG on this one. Blogging is the most important, as it is the most useful, and so easy. Blogger is a great tool, and setting up is so easy. The interaction is almost instant as people from across the world comment on what you have written. It is quite personal and I am sure the most heavily used. The other items could be useful as a research tools, such as RSS feeds, or a bit of fun like Flikr, but the blogging is sure to have the biggest influence of 2.0 I think.

What action will you now take if any?

I am sure that I will continue using some of the tools that I have learnt to use. I am thinking of creating a personal blog or wiki of my upcoming wedding. I am having fun with my avatar I created on 2nd. life. Work wise, I guess I will be part of a focus group to see if there is any future direction we should be taking with ECU library and Learning 2.0.

Would students use these technologies as part of the library’s online environment?

If we created a catalogue where tags could be added, that would be useful. I am sure the librarians will make use of the RSS features to help students and academics. The RSS feeds are already available on our databases, it is just a matter of getting familiar with them.

Is there some specific technology that you would like to see the library adopt ?

I do like the idea of catalogue description tags, and being able to leave comments and ratings on library item records could be useful.

We can continue creating podcasts, which we could improve on and broaden.

Thanks for this opportunity, it has been a fun learning experience.

Klickety