Course Evaluation

1) How well does this course meet your expectations / learning objectives?

The course met my expectations very well. My only criticism is that it would have been useful to have understood a bit more about blogging and RSS feeds in the week leading up to the start of the course, so that I wouldn't have been in such a state of panic during the first couple of weeks! To some extent that was my fault, because when I signed up for the course I thought it wasn't taking place until August/September, so I wasn't quite prepared. However, I now feel I know much more about Web 2.0 technologies and am more confident in using them.

2) What are the difficulties encountered in accessing the course materials on the Internet at your workplace which have NOT been reported before?

None

3) Did you need to seek the permission of your trust IT before you accessed certain course materials on the Internet?

No

4) Do the readings meet the learning objectives of each topic?

The readings were very good - just the right balance of introductory and more detailed information. I would certainly come back to some of them in the future for ideas and recommend them to others.

5) What is the average amount of time you spent on the course each day?

I think on average it was about 1-2 hours/day although in some weeks I spent a whole morning or afternoon on it and not much other time.

6) How do you find the interaction among participants of the course?

The interaction has been generally good. As someone mentioned during the conference call, I think the fact that we didn't know one another beforehand made it more difficult to be critical about one another's work.

7) Will you continue blogging and/or reading RSS after the course?

Definitely - especially RSS, which is a really good way of keeping up-to-date in areas of interest.

Action planning for the next 3 months:

Objective: To introduce the new technologies to other library staff

Target: Discuss at library team meeting, with the idea that the trainers will then be able to incorporate sessions into their training

Deadline: September

Objective: To introduce some of the new technologies to users

Target: In the first instance describing and giving examples of them in our bi-monthly newsletter (a different technology each time).

Deadline: Already started

Objective: To update the library website

Target: Look at incorporating RSS feeds and possibly a blog into the new site

Deadline: End of year.