As you can see, I have been having a little bit of fun playing.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Lesson 10: Reflection [Conclusion]
Upon reflecting over the past few weeks, I have learned that the internet it is evolving, growing and sometimes leaving people behind. It is going so fast I find it hard to keep up with all the new and exciting things going on in the world of cyberspace.
Some of the things I considered my favorites are Flickr, Generators, Big Huge Labs, Library Thing, and Del.icio.us just to name of few. In the future, I hope to revisit and investigate in more detail the sites I mentioned.
As for the Lifelong Learning Goals I would have to say it has hit every one of the 7 ½ Lifelong Learning Habits. I will assume this course has introduced the class to a fraction of what is available on the internet. I know from my own perspective that I learned about things I had never heard about until now. If I liked them or not and it could have been something that was not really of interest to me at this particular time, I know it is there if I have the urge to do more investigation later.
You asked if there were unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised us. I would have to say I was surprised every step of the way.
To accomplish setting up a blog and adding pictures and videos to it was probably my biggest accomplishment. Better than that, I can go back and explore the sites that really peak my personal interests.
What you could do differently to improve, I have not a clue. There is just so much out on the internet to deal with; you would probably never run out of material for another program.
Upon reflecting over the past few weeks, I have learned that the internet it is evolving, growing and sometimes leaving people behind. It is going so fast I find it hard to keep up with all the new and exciting things going on in the world of cyberspace.
Some of the things I considered my favorites are Flickr, Generators, Big Huge Labs, Library Thing, and Del.icio.us just to name of few. In the future, I hope to revisit and investigate in more detail the sites I mentioned.
As for the Lifelong Learning Goals I would have to say it has hit every one of the 7 ½ Lifelong Learning Habits. I will assume this course has introduced the class to a fraction of what is available on the internet. I know from my own perspective that I learned about things I had never heard about until now. If I liked them or not and it could have been something that was not really of interest to me at this particular time, I know it is there if I have the urge to do more investigation later.
You asked if there were unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised us. I would have to say I was surprised every step of the way.
To accomplish setting up a blog and adding pictures and videos to it was probably my biggest accomplishment. Better than that, I can go back and explore the sites that really peak my personal interests.
What you could do differently to improve, I have not a clue. There is just so much out on the internet to deal with; you would probably never run out of material for another program.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Lesson 9: Wikis
It would seem that there are many things to consider when deciding to create a Wiki site. Whom is the Wiki reaching out to? Librarians? Teachers? Or the general public and for what purpose? Will it be informational or instructional? What kind of guidelines will be established? Someone may have to decide what is and is not acceptable. Will it be Live? Or hosted by a Wiki farm? What software to use? When accessing the Montana Librarians Wiki, the security on my computer went crazy. It seems the site Wetpaint is high-risk according to the security software on my home computer. It tells me ‘Owner: Hides its identity.’ This is only the beginning of the list. It seems to go on and on.
There are advantages to using a Wiki but on the other side, there are the disadvantages. I like that in the case of the Montana Librarians Wiki they have guidelines for Wiki use which shows that there is someone keeping and eye out to make sure people do not go overboard with their comments, deletions, and/or additions to the Wiki.
The use of a Wiki in the Library World does have advantages. It could be informational as well as instructional. Patrons would be able to give their thoughts using the guidelines that were established.
Do not get me wrong if there were more hours in the day I might consider establishing a Wiki of some sort. But for right now, I will try answering some of the many questions and weighing the advantages and disadvantages of the establishment of a Wiki.
It would seem that there are many things to consider when deciding to create a Wiki site. Whom is the Wiki reaching out to? Librarians? Teachers? Or the general public and for what purpose? Will it be informational or instructional? What kind of guidelines will be established? Someone may have to decide what is and is not acceptable. Will it be Live? Or hosted by a Wiki farm? What software to use? When accessing the Montana Librarians Wiki, the security on my computer went crazy. It seems the site Wetpaint is high-risk according to the security software on my home computer. It tells me ‘Owner: Hides its identity.’ This is only the beginning of the list. It seems to go on and on.
There are advantages to using a Wiki but on the other side, there are the disadvantages. I like that in the case of the Montana Librarians Wiki they have guidelines for Wiki use which shows that there is someone keeping and eye out to make sure people do not go overboard with their comments, deletions, and/or additions to the Wiki.
The use of a Wiki in the Library World does have advantages. It could be informational as well as instructional. Patrons would be able to give their thoughts using the guidelines that were established.
Do not get me wrong if there were more hours in the day I might consider establishing a Wiki of some sort. But for right now, I will try answering some of the many questions and weighing the advantages and disadvantages of the establishment of a Wiki.
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