learning 2.0: lessons learned from "play"

Helene Blowers

Director of Digital Strategy

Columbus Metropolitan Library

NSLS March 2008

Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.

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August 07


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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 Knowledge =

Shared Bookmarks =

Shared News =

Shared Videos =

Shared Everything =


“The central idea of (Web 2.0 technologies) is harnessing collective intelligence.” - Tim O’Reilly, O’Reilly Media


Web 2.0 Communities

Niche communities


TechTalks


43 Things I might want to do this year by Stephen Abram

Information Outlook - Feb 2006

http://tinyurl.com/y47cau


Engaged

+ Motivated

= Learning


• Introduce staff to new technologies availableon the web.

• Encourage staff to take responsibility for

their learning.

• Reward staff for taking the initiative to

complete 23 self-discovery exercises.


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.

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Discovery

Optional

Challenge


Discovery


Challenge


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.


Developed by Lori Reed www.librarytrainer.com


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/


Thing #15 – Read a few perspectives on L2 and reflect in your blog.

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!


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.


# 23 Thing,

AT LAST! –

I didn’t think I

could do it, but I

worked hard and

here I am.


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.


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.)


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.


Overall I thought this

was a crazy good

program, really easy,

and really made me

think.


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


L2 Statistics:

540 PLCMC Staff

372 Participants

69% voluntary

226 MP3 Players

42% voluntary


“Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.”

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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.

- 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!!!!!

Support staff learning &

encourage all members of

staff (especially mgmt &

support) to participate..









together.






Build the program for

late bloomers









together.






Allow participants to blog

anonymously..









together.






Communicate regularly

using 1.0 methods









together.






Focus on discovery &

encourage challenges.






- Communicate regularly using 1.0 methods



together.






Encourage staff to

use each other and

work together.









together.






Remember that’s it not

about acceptance or

“doing it right”. It’s

about exposure!









together.






Find funding for

incentives – huge ROI!!!









together.






Practice transparency

and radical trust.









together.






Continually

encourage staff to

PLAY!


� Exposing staff to new tools

� Encouraging PLAY

� Empowering individuals

� Expanding the knowledge toolbox

� Eliminating FEAR


� But most importantly, it’s about …


http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com


Sheldon Kaye, Library Director, Lee County Library System, FL


Allen County Public Library


Copenhagen Public Library – door tags

Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.http://www.flickr.com/photos/eawb/184493380/

Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanne1/255363938/

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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.http://explorediscoverplay.blogspot.com/


What can

you do to

constantly

keep up with

changes?


Player [pley-er] noun

1. a person or thing that plays.

2. one actively involved especially in

a competitive field or process.

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Become a “Knowledge Player”:

�15 minutes a day


� 15 minutes a day

�Subscribe to just

5 blogs


Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.http://librarianinblack.typepad.com

Expanding Minds. Empowering Individuals. Enriching Our Community.www.lifehacker.com

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http://explorediscoverplay.blogspot.com


– 15 minutes a day

Subscribe to just

5 blogs

�Tag “play items”

in Del.icio.us

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�15 minutes a day


5 blogs


in Del.icio.us

�Create a learning

blog

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�15 minutes a day


5 blogs


in Del.icio.us

�Create a learning

blog

�PLAY!!!!!

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Guide [gīd] noun

1) a person who exhibits

and explains points of

interest.

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• It's about Training Learning

Become a Discovery Guide:

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• Challenge the

classroom model



• Remember exposure

is the 1st step towards

learning


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• Learners have as

much to share as

Guides


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• Focus on FUN!


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Knowledge playing

Discovery Guiding


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Questions


Helene Blowerswww.LibraryBytes.com

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