#23 Final thoughts - it is just a beginning

Great program! Fantastic mentors! Thank you to Helene Blowers, the creator of Learning 2.0 and to Lynnette and Leslie for their guidance, especially to Leslie for her truly inspirational comment at the beginning!. All these flowers are for you, I hope you like them.
What I loved most about the program was tying it up with the concept of self-learning, which is a necessary ingredient of a life long learning commitment. Each of the participants could go through the program according to their own pace and level of interest.

I am just grateful for this learning opportunity and I took every effort to absorb as much as possible.

I always had an interest in technology and was familiar with many features of the program. However, my knowledge of Blogs, RSS feeds, tagging, Del.cio.us, Technorati, Wikis was very basic. The program opened new horizons for me. I even learnt how to make changes to the template of my blog, editing Html ( the background of my posts and sidebar is white, the rest of my blog is navy, something totally new to this template). A favourite part of this process was to take up a challenge and go a step further.

What impact will Learning 2.0 have on Victorian public libraries? Most importantly, it will create an awareness among the public library staff of Web 2.0 technologies and the potential role they can play in enhancing library services and their delivery. It will make staff familiar with technology and encourage them to herald and implement technological change.
I would be delighted to share my newly acquired skills with our patrons. It will be easier for me to further develop these skills and keep on learning.

Thumbs up, Learning2.0!