Thing 22

I plan to continue to participate in additional online professional development and learning. The Summer 23 Things course was a very valuable learning experience, much more than I ever thought it would be. I enjoyed the self-paced learning which was based on my schedule, ability to focus, etc. and helped to optimize my learning.

In my experience it took more concentration to complete online professional development because I was able to learn and comprehend things based on my ability and willingness to concentrate and focus. The amount of time spent not focusing or being distracted during "live" professional development can be significant. When I am at home, I can attempt to learn something but if the timing is not right, I can try later when I am better able to concentrate.

I would enjoy more Web 2.0 training. I thought the examples given during this class were excellent and helpful and it broke down a seemingly overwhelming experience into one that was very manageable and doable. During this summer course I have learned things and done things that I have never done before including, blogging, participating in a wiki, imbedding widgets, slideshares, videos and audio. I activiely participated at the various web sites instead of merely visiting them!.