This is what I think! (# 26-27)

I liked it, I really did. Even though sometimes I felt resistant to what I viewed as tech "trends" or "fads", I'm still glad I was exposed to them so that I at least am aware of their existence. I can honestly say that I never would have heard of most of the topics we covered had it not been for this program...and that's really a good thing that 27things has provided. Lots of patrons use this stuff and it makes it really hard to help them when we as staff have never heard of what they're talking about. This training has value.

I would totally participate in similar future programs at KCLS.

I think a lot of people were stressed out by the whole ordeal and were very intimidated about learning new things (especially since they were "tech" things). Many felt they did not have enough time at work to get through some of the lessons. A few of those "things" could be very time consuming. The WKED branch had a really good idea of offering a "cram jam" where staff could show up for 2 hours and work together on finishing up lessons without the pesky distractions of doing our real jobs! This was a great idea and very helpful in getting through those more complex lessons.

I think the implementation was super for the most part. Many of the "advocates" turned out to need more help than the regular participants however. But I think this program has identified those who are tech savvy so that for the next time they can help those who need it. One thing I was kind of confused about (and I hope it does not cause a problem for my completion status) was how each time we logged our progress on the intranet there was always only one place to put our blog URL for that week, even though we often would have more than one blog entry for said week. I was not sure if you wanted the URL for just one entry or the URL for our entire blog. I figured you wanted the specific entry URL, which confused me since it would only bring you to one entry for the week even though there was more than one. So, perhaps make that more clear next time...that's it.

All in all, I liked it, I really did.

And now, what I've learned....





PS - Now, as far as what's next, the 27th thing...heck you guys tell me! Okay, okay. Hmmm, how about, I don't know, remote desktop programs! I had to think of something...