Technology Training in a 2.0 World
Oct 25th, 2006 by Karen
Michael Porter, OCLC Western (LibraryMan weblog)
Brenda Hough, Northeast Kansas Library System
Dale Musselman, WebJunction
Presentation available at http://blog.webjunctionworks.org
How technology has changed
- Originally 1 hour classes on how to user the Internet or email, or intro to PCs and lots of one on one on the fly training
- How does tech trianing look in this new environment
- Encourage independence
- Encourage exploration
- Stop trying to provide step by step instructions
- Provide content
- Use storytelling
- Expect success
- Treat training as a collaborative project
- Be real world
“Teaching People to be Savvy Travelers in a Technological World” Computers in Libraries May 2006
Libraries teaching 2.0 topics
- Lansing Public Library “2.0″ classes
- Podcasts
- Bloglines
- Blogger
- The cyber six pack (blogs, flickr, etc)
- MySpace
- Blogging 101
- Mashups
- Blogs
- Podcasts
- Chat Online
- Geek Out, Don’t Freak Out (Digital Cameras)
- Share your Pictures on Flickr
- E-audio book download workshop
Ways libraries are (or could) use 2.0 technologies for training
- LibraryThing
- Delicious Monster (Mac only)
- MySpace
- send out bulletin to your friends
- advertise classes
- join groups where people can communicate
- class group
- use photos from Flickr in class
- take photos of classes
- videos about library
- list of links
E- and Online
- Make it quick
- Borrow it
- Make it interactgive
- Blend it
- Share it
Rapid Tools: Screencasting
Rapid Creation Tools
- Articulate Presenter
- CourseBuilder for Dreamweaver
- Adobe Acrobat Connect Profession (fka Macromedia Breeze)
- ilecture
- Powerbullet presenter
- OpenOffice will output Powerpoint slides to Flash (no animations)
Interact Live Online
- Horizon Wimba
- OPAL
- Illuminate
- Teamslide + Skype or Free ConferenceCall.com
- dimdim
Games and Simulations
- eGames Generator (Create Learning Games)
- Quia (Activities, Quizzes, etc)
- Captivate (Software/Web Simulations)
Share It - Borrow it
- YouTube
- jumpcut
- Nuvvo - free online learning management system
- Web Junction
- Library U
- Library Instruction Wiki
