The Learning 2.0 Guidelines

Proposed Guidelines

1. All Halifax Public Libraries employees are invited to participate.
2. Participation is strictly voluntary.
3. There are 23 things to do within six months; if you complete them, your name will be entered in a draw for a prize.
4. You can do activities on work time, but must ask permission from your supervisor if the activities will take you away from regular work duties.
5. You do not have to use your real name on any of the websites you try, but you will have to submit some information to the campaign team qualify for the grand prize laptop.
6. A blog will provide tips and clues on how to complete the 23 things.
7. One of the 23 things is the creation of a blog. You should use the "blog" to record how you have completed the other 23 things.
8. Collaboration and sharing is encouraged. Branch managers are going to be asked to share the names of people who continuously help others complete the 23 things. These people will be recognized for their contribution.
9. When you finish, you will be given access to a 10-question multiple choice test. This will be used to determine if you really did the 23 things. A score of 70% is required to qualify for the prizes. You can take the test as often as you like.

Learn About the Campaign by Visiting the Blog

Description:

Read the guidelines, posts and the timeline for the "23 things"

Hints:

• You are already doing it! Keep going!
• There are lot of links to access on the right hand side of this page. Click away and see what's on this thing.
  
• There is a square called categories as well. Every time I write a post, I create categories (or "tags") to keep them organized -- kind of like subject headings. There will be more on this later on.
• If there is something that doesn't really make sense to you, you can always send me anonymous feedback.
• There were alot of people at the training session for this on September 21st. Maybe you can ask someone from your branch who went for help?
  

The 23 Things -- Timeline

Here is your challenge: complete the following 23 tasks, then go for the test and get a 7 out of 10 to get your name in the prize ballot. If you click on the thing, there will be some advice about how to finish the task. If you get stuck, don’t forget to ask someone else! Teaching is probably the best way of learning anything new, so everyone wins when you ask for help!

October 1^st to 12^th

Introduction to Learning 2.0

An introduction to the campaign, what it entails, and how it has been done in the past.

1. Learn about the Campaign by visiting the blog.

2. Read a blog post that pertains to either Web 2.0 or Library 2.0.

October 15^th to 26^th

Blogs and Blogging

Discover weblogs or “blogs” and how they are used.

3. Start your own blog and add the first post.

4. Write a comment on a blog (like this one).

5. Create a post about the article you read for thing #2.

October 29^th to November 9^th

Wikis and Online Productivity Tools

No – not a “mixed-up kiwi.” “Wiki” is Hawaiian for “quick” and it’s a popular way for people to get and share information.

6. Change the Learning 2.0 "top ten titles" wiki

7. Read an article in Wikipedia on any pet subject and assess it in your blog

8. Try out either Google Documents or Zoho

November 12^th to 23rd

RSS, Inside and Out

“Really Simple Syndication” is what it stands for. What it can help you do is another story.

9. Capture the Learning 2.0 blog's RSS feed for easy reading.

10. Add an RSS feed to your blog.

November 26^th to December 7^th

Podcasts and Videocasts

Blogs with attiTube.

11. Watch a video on YouTube.

12. Subscribe to a podcast.

13. Embed a video onto your blog.

December 10th to January 4^th

“It’s About Sharing” – a Learning 2.0 break

Only one simple request here, otherwise, we are taking a break for the Holidays.

14. Help Someone Else Complete one of the 23 Things.

January 7^th to 18th

Social Software Part One

Connecting with “friends” in ways never before possible.

15. Find a Similar Reader on Library Thing.

16. Try out Del.icio.us.

17. Try out Flickr.

January 21^st to February 1st

Social Software Part Two

The new way of sharing information?

18. "Tag" something on a Web 2.0 service.

February 4^th to February 15^th

Online Internet Messaging and Chat

It’s been around for a while, but web services are making it a bit easier?

February 18th to February 29^th

Bonus Points: Future Technologies

We can’t afford them right now, but maybe in three years?

March 3rd to 30th

Extra time for Late Bloomers

A whole month to catch up on the gaps. . .. If you are stuck, the hintmaster is ready to help.