(Man. Woman. Dog. Birth. Death. Infinity. They were all so nice, I couldn’t pick just one.)
What were your favorite technologies, tools or activities?
- That’s a tough one — what wasn’t my favourite? Online tools, Facebook, blogging — I liked it all!
Has Learning 2.0 @ Mac helped you get comfortable with emerging technologies? How?
- made me take the time to do some things I just hadn’t taken the time for, like install & use FireFox & create an account on Facebook
- showed me a better way to do some things I was already doing, like del.icio.us vs. Furl
- introduced me to some things I’d never even heard of, but now know I’ll use a lot, like the AutoCopy browser add-on, online tools like sign generators and photo editors, and some of the other online tools that I haven’t yet checked out, but will go back to the Learning 2.0 blog list & try
Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this programme that surprised you?
- how quickly I got sucked into Facebook; all it took was finding a few friends & relatives & getting a few people inviting me into groups & writing on my wall, and I was a goner. As my cousin’s son, a student at StFX said on my wall when I friended him, “Game Over! And so your addiction begins! Mwahahahah!” And since I’m already sort of addicted to 2nd Life, I’m going to have to make an extra effort get to the gym so all my muscles don’t completely atrophy sitting at my computer all day & half the night…
- start it in May when people aren’t as busy & have 1 activity per month until the following May, with a monthly deadline for each one
“ - we didn’t really take that much advantage of our groups or group leaders, so maybe set something up in LearnLink or WebCT? Not sure though; people could have commented in the blog, but not that many did & I was one who didn’t; maybe a more “secure” environment like one of the course management software tools, or some other kind of bulletin-board-like thing — like the Facebook group even! — would encourage group participation and discussion more
- other than that, it’s been great, and I really wouldn’t change much
(And this is what we really want to know!) If the Emerging Technologies Group offered another discovery programme like this in the future, would you chose to participate?
- without hestitation; just tell me when, and I’m there!
