January 10, 2009

Learning 2.0 @ CWRU Offerings

Every few days, KSL staff will help to lead you through exploration into web 2.0 tools and techniques. The blog will be organized so people can jump in and out based on their needs and convenience. Please consider directing new students, faculty, and staff here to start their self-education in technology, tools, resources, expertise, and techniques. The blog will be organized by category so each person can be as focused as they desire in their exploration.

This blog will offer a variety of features, such as:

  • Gentle introductions or definitions
  • Practice activities
  • Links to additional resources
  • Directions to expertise in KSL or elsewhere at CWRU
  • Best practices, examples, and shortcuts
  • Various tools and alternatives
  • Discussions about the growth of web 2.0 or the future

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January 09, 2009

Leveraging the Social Web to Work & Play Better.

Recently, the staff at the Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) participated in a 10-week internal training program to explore the concept of web 2.0 and related tools. We looked at how the web supplements the library's services and resources, how others are benefiting from the thousands of available tools, and most importantly we jumped in and played.

As we continue the exploration, the staff at KSL asks that you join us. We will use this blog to share our progress and how everybody can benefit from the web 2.0 environment.

The library's staff training looked at:

  • What is web 2.0?
  • Wikis
  • Instant Messaging & Other Communication Tools
  • RSS
  • Tagging, Folksonomies & Social Bookmarking
  • Blogs
  • Online Collaboration & Productivity Tools
  • Photos & Images
  • Maps and GIS
  • Podcasts & Video

Regular entries on this blog will review the basics of these and other concepts, while providing paths for personal growth and discovery.

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