There were a few bumps on this road to new discoveries, but I was delighted to discover great Web 2.0 applications that are already enhancing my work and personal life. My favorite discoveries were RSS feeds,tagging in Del.icio.us and LibraryThing, and wikis. The really shocking part of Learning 2.0 is to realize that we've only played with a few of the latest Web 2.0 features. My lifelong learning goal or style is to 'keep the end in mind.' Well, in our ever-changing library world, the 'end' is fluid and full of surprises and possibilities. Learning 2.0 has showed me that we must continuously investigate new web features, ignore the fluff, and integrate the best features into our library services.
We owe a big thank-you to Helene Blowers of the PL of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County for creating Learning 2.0 and sharing it with libraries worldwide. Her blog format is a perfect balance of presenting information and offering hands-on learning. The only improvement I would suggest to other library systems adopting a similar program is to encourage their learners to use the same username and password in all their registrations at various sites, e.g. LibraryThing, YouTube, Rollyo, etc.
This journey of discovery has been wonderful ... I'd love to see us continue SJLibrary23 and offer library staff new 'Things' to play with every month.
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Congratulations on completing the 23 things! Thanks for taking the time to blog your thoughts about the program.
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