Social LearningWhat Web 2.0 Can Do For You (and your learners)Lori ReedLearning & Development CoordinatorPublic Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg Countylibrarytrainer.com

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Quick Facts about PLCMCFounded 190324 LocationsOpen 24/7 on the WebOver 550 Employees79,000 DVDs, CDs, Audiobooks575,000 attended programs1.4 million items5 million questions answered7 million items checked out13 million uses of our computers70 million hits on our site plcmc.org23

Founded 1903

24 Locations

Open 24/7 on the Web

Over 550 Employees

79,000 DVDs, CDs, Audiobooks

575,000 attended programs

1.4 million items

5 million questions answered

7 million items checked out

13 million uses of our computers

70 million hits on our site plcmc.org

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The way we were…Help! I plugged the thingie into the thing but it still doesn’t work!

“Thanks. It was nice to learn all the terminology. Now I feel like I could even take my PC at home apart with no problem.”

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Real learning is not what most of us grew up thinking it was.~ Charles Handy

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“Only 10-20% of training transfers to the job.”~ Jay Cross Informal Learning

“Informal learning accounts for over 75% of learning taking place in organizations today.”~ Marcia Conner

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DiscoveryOptional Challenge

I looked at the whole process as a dare - if the rest of the staff could do this, so could I as a representative of the over-60 crowd!

The most eye-opening part of Learning 2.0 for me has been the variety of ways that people can engage with each other socially online.

L2 Statistics:540 PLCMC Staff372 Participants69% 226 MP3 Players42%

It helps to have nicelittle incentives of course, but I think the true reward (whether or not we want to admit it) is that we're improving our minds

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3. Find more feeds

blog4. Create aWeb page

5. Get connected

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5 Tips for Surviving in a 2.0 World2. Be part of the conversation

5 Tips for Surviving in a 2.0 World3. It’s ok to try, give up, try again

5 Tips for Surviving in a 2.0 World4. If you’re lost, ask for directions

5 Tips for Surviving in a 2.0 World5. Limited time? Set a timer for discovery. The rest of your time should be used strategically.

You are cordially invited…

ToTake the Plunge

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Lori Reedlibrarytrainer.comlori@lorireed.comtwitter:lorireed