Week 12- Wrapping Up

BCL 2.0 has been a lot of fun and a lot of learning! (But whoever said learning can't be fun??)

Thanks to Halle and the other classmates who made these lessons enjoyable and bearable at times when our brains were stretched. Kudos to all who have worked toward learning 2.0!!


What were your favorite exercises? I loved Pandora, Firefox Addons, RSS, Library Thing, and Widgets.

What were your least favorite exercises? Rollyo and Instant Messaging (b/c I already knew IM!)

How has this program helped you in your professional life? in your personal life?
RSS and Tagging have greatly increased my professional life. I'll admit that I do not like to read newspapers, but I look forward to my Beaufort Gazette news sent to my Bloglines account. I compare it to adding melted cheese to broccoli...it doesn't really help you heart, but it makes downing veggies easier! Plus, tagging keeps my most visited and helpful sites closeby.

Would you recommend the course to other staff members? If so, what advice would you give them?

I totally recommend this class to other staff members and ANYONE else! I think our patrons, with an inclination to computers, would LOVE some of these tools. My advice would be to take it at your own pace, but do the work. We all have different types of responsibility, not only professionally but personally and it may not be feasible to learn at a scheduled pace. So, I would say take control of your own learning and never give up...learning is good, even if it takes a bit longer due to your time schedule.

Did you like the format? Would you have preferred anything to be different?
For me, this format was perfect. I wouldn't have changed anything. Although, it would have been nice to see some of our classmates at times!

Were there any aspects of the program that surprised you?
I was surprised at how much I didn't know about 2.0 that I thought I did. For example, previously I thought all you could do with Flickr is upload photos to share with friends....wrong! So although I was familiar with most resources we covered, my knowledge of how I can use them greatly increased.

If we were to offer another program like this in the future, would you choose to participate?
OF COURSE....I felt like I was constantly learning....and I like that feeling! Who doesn't??