Summary of 23 Things

What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?

LibaryThing and RSS feeds are my two favorite tools.

How has this program affected your lifelong learning goals?

It was nice to be challenged to really learn again. I'll admit, I don't spend too much time in my graduate studies really pushing myself. I'm so caught up with work and personal life that overachieving is not high on my list. However, having to work with that blasted wiki and learning some basic html code in the process was pretty darn cool. I'll keep that in mind the next time I don't feel like taking the extra step for something.

Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?

I'm really angry at my co-workers that will not give some of this stuff a chance. I hate being angry, but it is frustrating to know all the awesome things exist, and they won't even bother exploring them.

What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?

I loved the format of this class. It is very independent and keeps the participant responsible for completing everything. Perhaps there could be one day we meet at the beginning to see all the wonderful people we are supposed to be commenting on in the blogs.

If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you choose to participate?

Absolutely.

How will what you have learned influence your practice as a teacher or school librarian?

I'm going to do my best to incorporate this for my students. It will make my job easier and learning more fun for them.

How do you plan to keep up with new developments in web 2.0? Recommend a way that you have found to be useful.

I have my connections on the "inside" with people who get to explore this stuff all the time:).