Meredith Farkas:
issue – lots of people don’t have access to continuing education programs
hands-on learning is important
online courses can be run cheaply
talked about Five Weeks to a Social Library:
had 40 participants, all kinds of libraries
tools used:
drupal – it allows multiple blogs, all in the same place, and static content, too
blip.tv
opal
lessons:
playing with technology is essential to learning technology
reflective learning makes ideas stick
learning from peers can be more important than learning from a sage on the stage
online learning can be developed on the cheap
Helene Blowers:
Lego Building: Learning through Play
learning 2.0 has been duplicated over 200 times internationally – coolness.
what can you do to continually keep up with changes?
need to think of ourselves as players
(note to self – still print out presentation… Helene had some tech problems)
becomes a knowledge player
take 15 minutes a day to explore something new
subscribe to 5 blogs: librarianinblack – sarah does a great job at short informative posts; techcrunch; what i learned today – Nicole does reflective learning stuff; wired; learning 2.0 – 3 new things a month
tag “play items” in del.icio.us
create a learning blog
PLAY!!! give yourself and others permission to play.
become a guide – someone who exhibits and explains points of interest
become a discovery guide:
it’s about learning
remove the classroom
exposure is the 1st step towards learning
learners have as much to share as guides
focus on FUN