Web 2.0: Easier, Faster, Friendlier What We Learnt, or Surprising Results

Why did we run this program? I can't wait to feel so much more confident in these web terms and not feel like I’m in the dark when talking to the younger generation, also to enhance my skills in fact finding for future assignments.

How did we run the program? Option 1: 6 weeks 1.5 hour workshops 2-3 things per workshop Option 2: 2 weeks 5.5 hour (half day including lunch) workshops 6 then 8 things per workshop

Is that all? http://blogs.murdoch.edu.au/libraryweb2

Who came? Tuesday's Class 33% Students 50% Undergraduate 50% Postgraduate 67% Staff 75% General Staff 15% Academic Staff Thursday's Class 72% Students 37% Undergraduate 63% Postgraduate 28% Staff 0% General Staff 100% Academic Staff

Tuesday's Class

33% Students

50% Undergraduate

50% Postgraduate

67% Staff

75% General Staff

15% Academic Staff

Thursday's Class

72% Students

37% Undergraduate

63% Postgraduate

28% Staff

0% General Staff

100% Academic Staff

Thing 1 Background Thing 2 Gmail Thing 3 Blogging Thing 4 Google Reader/RSS Thing 5 Firefox Thing 6 LibX Thing 7 Google Scholar Thing 8 Open Access Thing 9 Productivity Tools Thing 10 Wikis Thing 11 Creative Commons Thing 12 YouTube, Slideshare.net, Flickr Thing 13 Zotero Thing 14 Connotea, CiteULike, delicious What Did We Teach?

Thing 1 Background

Thing 2 Gmail

Thing 3 Blogging

Thing 4 Google Reader/RSS

Thing 5 Firefox

Thing 6 LibX

Thing 7 Google Scholar

Thing 8 Open Access

Thing 9 Productivity Tools

Thing 10 Wikis

Thing 11 Creative Commons

Thing 12 YouTube, Slideshare.net, Flickr

Thing 13 Zotero

Thing 14 Connotea, CiteULike, delicious

How did we teach? 8 Staff members took on one or two ‘ things ’ . Each thing had a ‘ blog post ’ which explained why we were teaching it, how we were going to teach it, and where to go for more information. The same staff member then took the workshop on their ‘ thing ’ .

Surprising Results Image uploaded to Flickr on June 18, 2006 by MR MARK BEK

Web Based Email

Creating Blog Posts

Subscribing to RSS Feeds

Using LibX

Creating a Wiki

Using Zotero

Why did we run this program? very good. blown my mind - thanks. I have been too scared to use these very useful tools. if you did not point me in the right direction I would be still too scared to use them. even the tools that I don't feel very confident with I will go away and play with them and hopefully put them to use. thanks very much

So what did WE learn? Short is sweet. The things should be constantly in beta mode. Involve staff from all areas of the library. Networking during the breaks.

The End.