Learning 2.0: Lessons Learned from "Play"

Helene Blowers Director of Digital Strategy Columbus Metropolitan Library NSLS March 2008

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“Web 2.0 generally refers to a second generation of services available on the WWW that lets people collaborate and share information online.” - Wikipedia.com Shared Pictures = Shared Videos = Shared News = Shared Bookmarks = Shared Knowledge = Shared Everything = Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

“The central idea of (Web 2.0 technologies) is harnessing collective intelligence.” - Tim O’Reilly, O’Reilly Media Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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• Introduce staff to new technologies available on the web. • Encourage staff to take responsibility for their learning. • Reward staff for taking the initiative to complete 23 self-discovery exercises. Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

2 Week 1: Introduction Week 2: Blogging Week 3: Photos & Images Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders Week 5: Play week Week 6: Tagging & Folksonomies Week 7: Wikis Week 8: Online applications & tools Week 9: Podcasts, Videos & Downloadable audio + 1 month of extra exploration time. Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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2. Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process. 15. Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries and blog your thoughts. 23. Summarize your thoughts about your learning journey on your blog. Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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Lifelong learning habits: 1. Begin with the end in mind 2. Accept responsibility for own learning 3. View problems as challenges 4. Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner 5. Create you own learning toolbox 6. Use technology to your advantage 7. Teach & mentor others 7.5 … Play! http://www.flickr.com/photos/arts/62554955/ Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Thing #15 – Read a few perspectives on L2 and reflect in your blog. Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

It has already helped me assist borrowers with questions about the Internet and the resources the Library is offering.

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! Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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. Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

# 23 Thing, AT LAST! – I didn’t think I could do it, but I worked hard and here I am. Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Thank for increasing my knowledge in Technology. If it hadn't been for you and Learning 2.0- my knowledge of technology would still been in a very small box. Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

I feel like Cinderella who just finished her chores in time to go to the Ball. (But the chores were a learning experience and hold promise for the future.) Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

I want to thank all those who made this Learning experience possible. I hope I get to talk to you personally to tell you how exciting it was to go through the program. Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Overall I thought this was a crazy good program, really easy, and really made me think. Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

It helps to have nice little incentives of course, but I think the true reward (whether or not we want to admit it) is that we're improving our minds Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

L2 Statistics: 540 PLCMC Staff 372 Participants 69% voluntary 226 MP3 Players 42% voluntary Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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- Support staff learning & encourage all members of staff (especially mgmt & non PS) to participate. - Build the program for late bloomers. - Allow participants to blog anonymously Support staff learning & - Communicate weekly using 1.0 methods encourage all members of - Focus on discovery & encourage challenges staff (especially mgmt & - Encourage staff to use each other & work together. support) to participate.. - Remember that it’s not about acceptance or doing it right. It’s about exposure. - Find funding for incentives – huge ROI !!! - Practice transparency & radical trust - & continually encourage staff to play!!!!! Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

- Support staff learning & encourage all members of staff (especially mgmt & non PS) to participate. - Build the program for late bloomers. - Allow participants to blog anonymously Build the program for - Communicate weekly using 1.0 methods late bloomers - Focus on discovery & encourage challenges - Encourage staff to use each other & work together. - Remember that it’s not about acceptance or doing it right. It’s about exposure. - Find funding for incentives – huge ROI !!! - Practice transparency & radical trust - & continually encourage staff to play!!!!! Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

- Support staff learning & encourage all members of staff (especially mgmt & non PS) to participate. - Build the program for late bloomers. - Allow participants to blog anonymously - Communicate weekly using 1.0 methods - Focus on discovery & encourage challenges Allow participants to blog - Encourage staff to use each other & work anonymously.. together. - Remember that it’s not about acceptance or doing it right. It’s about exposure. - Find funding for incentives – huge ROI !!! - Practice transparency & radical trust - & continually encourage staff to play!!!!! Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

- Support staff learning & encourage all members of staff (especially mgmt & non PS) to participate. - Build the program for late bloomers. Communicate regularly using 1.0 methods - Allow participants to blog anonymously - Communicate weekly using 1.0 methods - Focus on discovery & encourage challenges - Encourage staff to use each other & work together. - Remember that it’s not about acceptance or doing it right. It’s about exposure. - Find funding for incentives – huge ROI !!! - Practice transparency & radical trust - & continually encourage staff to play!!!!! Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

- Support staff learning & encourage all members of staff (especially mgmt & non PS) to participate. Focus on discovery - Build the program for late bloomers. & encourage challenges. - Allow participants to blog anonymously - Communicate weekly using 1.0 methods - Focus on discovery & encourage challenges - Encourage staff to use each other & work together. - Remember that it’s not about acceptance or doing it right. It’s about exposure. - Find funding for incentives – huge ROI !!! - Practice transparency & radical trust - & continually encourage staff to play!!!!! Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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- Support staff learning & encourage all members of staff (especially mgmt & non PS) to participate. - Build the program for late bloomers. - Allow participants to blog anonymously - Communicate weekly using 1.0 methods - Focus on discovery & encourage challenges - Encourage staff to use each other & work together. Practice transparency - Remember that it’s not about acceptance or doing it right. It’s about trust. and radical exposure. - Find funding for incentives – huge ROI !!! - Practice transparency & radical trust - & continually encourage staff to play!!!!! Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

- Support staff learning & encourage all members of staff (especially mgmt & non PS) to participate. - Build the program for late bloomers. - Allow participants to blog anonymously - Communicate weekly using 1.0 methods - Focus on discovery & encourage challenges - Encourage staff to use each other & work together. - Remember that it’s not about acceptance or doing it right. It’s about exposure. Continually - Find funding forencourage staff to incentives – huge ROI !!! - Practice transparency &PLAY!trust radical - & continually encourage staff to play!!!!! Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Exposing staff to new tools Encouraging PLAY Empowering individuals Expanding the knowledge toolbox Eliminating FEAR Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

But most importantly, it’s about … Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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“It helps to have nice little incentives of course, but I think the true reward (whether or not we want to admit it) is that we're improving our minds” Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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What can you do to constantly keep up with changes? Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Player [pley-er] noun 1. a person or thing that plays. 2. one actively involved especially in a competitive field or process. Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djk/417088624/

Become a “Knowledge Player”: 15 minutes a day Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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Become a “Knowledge Player”: – 15 minutes a day Subscribe to just 5 blogs Tag “play items” in Del.icio.us Photo by Uma B. - Flickr Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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Become a Discovery Guide: • It's about Training Learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/liquid101/864754639/ Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Become a Discovery Guide: • Challenge the classroom model Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Become a Discovery Guide: • Remember exposure is the 1st step towards learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo_phantoms/465339294/ Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Become a Discovery Guide: • Learners have as much to share as Guides http://www.flickr.com/photos/91751279@N00/187226314/ Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Become a Discovery Guide: • Focus on FUN! http://www.flickr.com/photos/32861370@N00/179506851/ Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Discovery Guiding Knowledge playing Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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Helene Blowers www.LibraryBytes.com hblowers@columbuslibrary.org Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

Learning 2.0: Lessons Learned from "Play"

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