Woohoo! Hooray! I finished! Discovery Exercise #23

"For your last and final exercise for this program please reflect on your learning journey and post a few thoughts. Here are some questions to prompt you if you're drawing a blank..."

What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
blogging (and Blogger).
Flickr
online image generators (such as FD Toys).
Bloglines/RSS feeds
wikis (such as PBwiki)
online productivity tools (such as Google Docs)

How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
I finally finished a Learning 2.0 program! I tried a couple of other programs (such as the Charlotte Mecklenberg and the California School Library programs) but rarely made it past week 3. While Learning 2.0 at SPPL took longer than I anticipated, I finally finished!

Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
The exercise on wikis was helpful. For a very long time I have wanted to create a story kit wiki.
I have most of the info in a Word doc (now also a Google Doc), but I didn't know how to get started. The PBwiki exercise helped me figure it out. Here is the link to the wiki I am creating: http://spplstorykits.pbwiki.com/.

What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
As I mentioned in a post at the start of this program, one of the most difficult parts of participating in a Learning 2.0 program (for me) will be finding the time and making the commitment to do the work. Finding the time to do the work proved to be the most difficult part of this program. Frequently, I would do some of the work "on desk", during slow times or between customers, but then I would encounter a video that would have to be watched and I would have to wait until later (or the the next day) to complete that part of the exercise. I did what I could "off desk", but sometimes found I needed more time. So, an answer to this question would be: provide more time to complete the exercises.

And last but not least…If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again chose to participate?
Maybe. It would depend on the content of the program. Right now I am looking at "Learning 2.0 in 15 mintues a day" (from the Library Instruction wiki), Learning 2.1 (from Charlotte Mecklenberg) and 23 Things on a Stick as ways to learn more. But, I would also like to try online gaming (with Runescape) so I can try to better understand why so many of our younger patrons visit that site.