What are you learning in the Social Libraries Course?

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Any comments about the course and how it might be helping you

What are you learning in the Social Libraries Course?

Maida 1172003785|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

I've listened to the first two live class sessions on blogging. I hadn't used a technology of audio file and blog for the visuals. That was pretty good low-tech. I've been pushing our college to get live webcast like Elluminate or WebEx but they aren't that eager, so it was interesting to see the low-budget version, although I guess they actually were using Drupal. Does anyone know what that costs? Is it as good as Elluminate or Webex? (By the way, I just heard a great live webcast on InSync by Jane Bozarth about her book "E-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring." She was great—I believe its archived if you want to listen to it.)

I found the first live class interesting, but not the second. Sorry, I can't remember why—I think I already knew most of what she said in the second one.

I've read a lot of the articles on blogging, mostly to try to decide blog vs. wiki for my needs. I'm going to be constructing a wiki on Friday with a friend's help.

Anyone else? What do you think of the Social Libraries course so far?

Re: What are you learning in the Social Libraries Course?

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I didn't think I had time or interest in RSS or Delicious, but now I'm so into them thanks to the course. I didn't understand how grown ups could use these for our idea of useful purposes because everything I've read about them was about teens and pop culture uses.

I set up Google Reader with some blogs I like. I enjoyed the RSS audio lecture/visuals from Social Library.

With Delicious, it's so great because I've been interested in ways to organize research and have used lots of software of that type and even tried to develop my own. It's all obliterated by the total simplicity of Delicious. Can't wait to start building up tags on my various interests.

I'm listening to the Delicious audio lecture right now from Social Library. Pretty good so far.

Re: What are you learning in the Social Libraries Course?

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I created a wikidot wiki for our college Academic Technology Committee and just invited them all in. I had help from Rosemary in this group and some folks here.