1. Using Web 2.0 to Increase Effectiveness of Staff Training Brian C. Gray Case Western Reserve University Kelvin Smith Library Head of Reference & Engineering Librarian OLC Technical Services RetreatApril 1, 2008 and Communication

2. My Personal Interest in Web 2.0 RSS workshop & help with 3 blogs at KSL ALA Library 2.0 participant ALA LAMA Web Coordinator –Blogs, RSS, Wiki, Communities Teach workshop for KSU SLIS Regular IM user Non-IT person that likes to “play”

3. Today we will… Use AJAX to create a mashup, which we will syndicate by RSS, after we create the XML file, and write up the documentation in a wiki And I will demonstrate all of this in 3-D from within Second Life

4. It Can Be Simple Transformations in training Web 2.0 for the trainer Web 2.0 for training What has been done already

5. Warnings, the “but…” moment Not every tool and technique works for every need and/or user I do not have time… I do not have money… The old way works… Try to leave today with one potential new tool for personal or professional usage

6. Training Desires: Participant Interesting & fun Variety Adjustable to me (pace, level, etc.) Solo or group participation Interactive Easy to get help Archived, on-going

7. Training Desires: Trainer Easy to maintain Adjustable over time Collaborative Ability to gain feedback for improvement or assessment Easy to incorporate into existing systems, procedures, & policies

8. Why Web 2.0? Key concepts or focus points: –Collaboration & sharing –Participant’s ownership in activities –Creation & creativity –Web-based rather than software based –Data/information –Social –Connections/relationships –Trust (2-way)

9. Web 2.0 Concepts –Enrichment –Can be personalized –Participation –Decentralized –User “tagged” or defined –Experiences –Remixable –Behavior rather than the actual tools –Beyond static web pages

10. Coined by O'Reilly Media (2004) http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html#mememap

11. “The Example” http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/ Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County Helene Blowers

12. Learning 2.0 23 Things over couple of months Incentives for staff Creative Commons License Self-paced or guided Exploration of web 2.0 basics The model for bringing everything under one umbrella

13. Learning 2.0 Blogging Photos RSS Tagging Wikis Online applications Podcasts Many other tools

16. Blogger Template driven Privacy can be set to “only people I choose” or “only blog authors” Multiple authors Can be deleted or “hidden” from eyes Various levels of commenting available

17. Blogger is Free

20. Do you recognize RSS?

21. Reading RSS

22. RSS Benefits Updates without visiting site Quick Summaries Less in email box Many types of media can be included Easy to share (web address or OPML)

23. Publish RSS Elsewhere

24. RSS in Databases & Publisher Websites Create a RSS alert directly from a result lists, a search history, or a publication’s table of contents.

25. Wiki – Features Collaborative writing environment in the form of a web page. Article Editing mode Discussion/Talk History/Archive Search Index/Categories

26. Wiki: Popular Uses FAQs History of Subject guides Community portal Training manuals and documentation Group collaboration Traditional website alternative

27. PBwiki

29. Visual Screencasts Movies Flash

31. Podcasts

40. Ask-a-Librarian Services

41. Trillian, Meebo, etc.

45. Second Life

47. SL Conferences

48. Meetings in SL

49. Head of Reference & Engineering Librarian Case Western Reserve University Kelvin Smith Library bcg8@case.edubcg8@case.edu or (216) 368-8685 http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/ http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0/ http://www.slideshare.net/bcg8 Brian C. Gray