Lunge 21 - The End

What were your favorite modules in the program?
I liked writing in my blog. Podcasts were interesting. YouTube has so many things on it that I didn't expect to find there. I liked the photos sites. It's hard to say what my favourite modules were as I think I found something interesting in all the modules. I've learnt that there is so much more on the web than I could ever have imagined.
What technology did you find most interesting for your personal use?
I think YouTube is great. I've searched for videos from Bollywood films several times since I did that module. Facebook is interesting too.
What technology did you think would most be useful professionally for RMIT University Library?
We already use Blogs in the library. When we trialed the Mobile Loans Service at Swanston Library, a Blog was created for people to voice their opinions about this new mode of service. I didn't create any posts myself but did read what other people had to say. I think it was a useful tool for obtaining constructive feedback about the new service.
Social bookmarking I think would be very useful in libraries.
Professional networking groups come to mind. Document Services is undertaking a Thesis digitisation project of theses published before 2006. We need to contact the authors to ask for permission to put their work on the ADT. Finding current contact details may be a challenge. One of my colleagues suggested that Professional Networking sites may be a way to contact
them.
If I had to chose one that I thought would be most useful professionally I would say RSS feeds as it keeps you up to date and up to date information is important for libraries.
Were there any unexpected Web 2.0 modules that really surprised you i.e. that you really didn't know anything about or expect?
Web 3.0 surprised me the most as it got me thinking of Robots and Artificial Intelligence. Taking things out of human hands and leaving it up to the smart computer. Maybe with Web 3.0 the world will be run my computers!
What could be done differently to improve this program’s format or concept?
Maybe at the end there could be a brief overview of each technology.
I'm glad I did the programme. I feel like I have learnt a lot. I will go back and use some of these technologies both professionally and personally.