1) How well does this course meet your expectations / learning objectives?
It met exactly what I wanted.
- Enough depth to engage,
- enough practicality with the tools,
- filtering of readings so that I could make sense of a complex area
2) What are the difficulties encountered in accessing the course materials on the Internet at your workplace which have NOT been reported before?
None
3) Did you need to seek the permission of your trust IT before you accessed certain course materials on the Internet?
No
4) Do the readings meet the learning objectives of each topic?
Absolutely yes.
5) What is the average amount of time you spent on the course each day?
I tended to spend week ends on it as I have a family and I don’t get home early enough to work in the week.As I was new to the trust I had a lot of learning to do anyway at work so did not find the time for this course there. It tended to take up 6-8 hours on a week end
6) How do you find the interaction among participants of the course?
it is an unusual experience relating to people online that you know you may well meet at subsequent meetings, but whom you have never met before. The relationship is quite tentative, whilst it enables you to see quite quickly the wide range of knowledge that other participants have (which would be unusual to do so quickly in most meetings with colleagues!) so it is an illuminating process. However as there was no required structure for comment it was often difficult to know whether you are commenting for comments sake or whether it is helpful , informative or a contribution at all. Had very supportive feedback so it was not a difficult process..just different
7) Will you continue blogging and/or reading RSS after the course?
Yes. I will use RSS for myself and will blog/scan blogs for work. Would like to take other Web 2.0 technologies further..have started exploring free web e-learning platforms
Action planning for the next 3 months:
| Objectives | Targets | Deadlines |
|---|---|---|
| Be part of the review of our digital profile in the organisation | Meetings with IT and web master | September 2007 |
| Be involved in proposing and setting up a library blog if other services are not meeting the online requirements we have | Prototype completedNeeds and Content analysis
Costing and Trial |
September -October 2007 |
| Assess the need for wikis in our Dedicated librarian service | Enquiries will be made but but this is dependant on department interests and information needs | September 2007 |
| look at the potential for use of web 2.0 for supporting training, and marketing | Training lists will soon be posted as part of our digital profile, but a review of the marketing and potential web 2 has for Trainning could be useful | September 2007 |
