Reflect and Relax

Well, this topic is quite a misnomer, in that the drive to get the assignments completed was anything but relaxing. That being said, I think the series itself has been very important, both personally and professionally.



There are a few of us, I suppose, who are techno-geeks, and will seek out new opportunities to find their way in the rapidly changing world of technology. I'm guessing, though, that most of us in library land are not inclined this way by nature. Therefore, having a mandatory assignment has been a way for me to be dragged into the fray. I've benefitted from it from a personal perspective, particularly with regard to Overdrive, which I use to download books.

I think the real value will be demonstrated in the future if customers need help with aspects of technology, such as setting up a WIKI. Time will tell on this.

As far as what the team can do for trainings in the future, my suggestions giving more advance notice that training is coming up and what the expectations will be so that we can better prepare our time, and also in my opinion there should be at least some human interaction along the way for those of us who fall behind due to lack of understanding. In our branch, we were able to fumble along, like the blind leading the blind, but it didn't always seem like the most efficient way to learn. There were times that each of us struggled with the same things independently; we could have saved time and avoided frustration if we had a better way to merge thoughts, ideas, and strategies as we went along.

Thank you for all the hard work you endured to get us all through the Web 2.0 training. It was definitely worth the effort, and I look forward to more training in the future.