Learning 2.0 @ Mac: Weekly Activities
This is a list of the “activities” we will be doing during the 12 weeks of the programme. More info on each of the activities will be posted on the blog on the Monday of each week (and linked here). Participants will also receive an email with the same information. Questions? Let us know!
February 12, week 1: Intro
February 19, week 2: Blogs
February 26, week 3: RSS
- Learn about RSS feeds and set up an account on Bloglines or Google Reader.
- Subscribe to some RSS feeds!
March 5, week 4: Wikis
- Learn all about wikis & spend some time exploring some of the ways in which libraries are using wikis.
- Check out one of the Learning 2.0 @ Mac “test wikis” and blog about your thoughts/experiences using wikis!
March 12, week 5: Social Bookmarking & Tagging
- Search del.icio.us for something you’re interested in. Check out some of the tags people have used for that topic.
- Browse the “Most Popular” tags in Flickr and explore their “Related Tags,” or try a search. Put a link in your blog to your favorite photo.
- Set up an account on del.icio.us. Add a few websites and create your own tags.
- Install the del.icio.us browser button on your browser’s toolbar.
March 19 & March 26, weeks 6 & 7: Discovery!
- Weeks 6 & 7 are all about discovery! Play with some of the tools we’ve already looked at, find some more tools that appeal to you, and blog about your “discovery”!
- Read about the impact Web 2.0 is having on the library community & post your thoughts & reactions to your blog.
- Explore a few library-related podcasts.
April 2, week 8: Online Applications & Tools
April 9, week 9: Online Social Networks
- Sign up for an account on Facebook and explore some of the groups and profiles in the “McMaster Network”.
- Check out some of the other online social spaces, like MySpace, and LinkedIn. Set up profiles, explore, and blog your thoughts!
April 16, week 10: Gaming & Virtual Worlds
- Try out a few games/virtual worlds & blog about your experience.
- Think about why gaming and virtual worlds are of interest to libraries. Post your thoughts to your blog!
April 23, week 11: Browser Tools
- Download Firefox, explore the browser “add-ons” and install a few.
- Explore “add-ons” for Internet Explorer
- Explore “bookmarklets” and other browser tools & post your reactions to your blog!
April 30, week 12: Discovery!
- Play! Week 12 gives you time to catch up on any activities you might have missed and play with your favourite 2.0 tools!
May 7, week 13: Discovery!
- Week 13 is wrap-up week! Summarize your thoughts and reactions to what you’ve learned over the past 11 weeks.
Hi,
I’m a librarian out in Washington, working on a wiki page to gather these kinds of programs together into a common resource that all libraries can pull from. My hope it to have mini curriculum (curriculi?) for many 2.0 topics, which libraries can then cut and paste into their own programs, and add to or edit as they need. If you want to see what I’m up to, and consider making use of it, that would be fantastic! I’ll be plugging away on it for the next few months I’m sure, and any input, help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Looks like an awesome resource Sam! Thanks for letting us know about it. Will definitely be spending some more time there
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