This has been a great experience with the right balance of structure and freedom to allow learning and creativity. Who would have thought that setting up a blog would be so easy and there would not be the need to know html code.
The web is nothing but chaotic, and the majority of 23 things introduced us to tools, other than google, to try and make sense of it. RSS feeds, Del.icio.us (a favourite now of mine), Technorati , and even the customizable search tool Rollyo, all are services I would use and which my library will use in the future. LibraryThing is another tool which can be used in association with our online library catalogue.
In a more general sense 23 things has showed two general concepts which I find interesting. One was the use of tags rather than hierarchies to classify information. I guess this should not be foreign to a librarian, but it is something that is thankfully being used more widely in the digital world. The second concept is the social interconnectivity which is inherent in librarything, Del.icio.us and the such like.
As far as learning objectives are concerned, this online course has most importantly given me confidence, encouragement and incentive to continue exploring web2.0 and beyond. From previous posts it is obvious I am no Pollyanna as far as the net is concerned. At the same time I think we are still in a golden age where large parts of the cyberspace are still being colonised by people of good intentions.
Finally, thanks to Sara for helping to get me signed up at a late stage, Nicky for technical advice and trailblazing, Lynette and Leslie for the time they have spent administering and shepherding us through 23 things and not least Helene Blowers for designing this course.
The Man of Bronze blog will live on and continue its magpie collection of things from around the web, although I am not sure yet what the blog will metamorphize into.
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