Thing #23 - Summarize Your Thoughts about This Program

1. My favorite discoveries or exercises on this program were learning about blogging, Flickr, online generators and Google Docs.

2. This program has assisted or affected my lifelong learning goals by making me want to continue to learn what's new out there.

3. One take-a-way or unexpected outcome of doing this program is that it encouraged me to invest in a really good digital camera. I had fun playing with the online generators and all the fun things you can do with photos. I have an older point and shoot digital camera that wasn't doing the job. Whenever I looked for a family photo to download into a photo album I found on Google Docs, my decision was made after only being able to find a couple pictures that didn't come out blurry (probably because of lighting issues or shutter speed). I have always been interested in photography and have wanted to take a class. I think doing this program (Flickr, online generators, Google Docs, etc.) inspired me to make the investment and I am loving my new camera (and free classes came with purchase from Wolf Camera)! I also want to continue to blog and am really encouraging my husband to do the same. He wants to blog about food and wine like some of the blogs he visits regularly, so I told him I would use my new camera to take pictures of his plates at restaurants! :) I also have found myself telling various people about what I've learned, and I'm looking forward to sharing this information with my staff as well.

4. As far as doing anything differently to improve upon this program's format or concept goes, I really feel like I was able to do this successfully because I have been (for whatever reason) exposed to a lot of this stuff already. For example, I have a MySpace page and spent a lot of time in the past learning about and fooling around with it, so I already had the background for html codes, etc. I also like technology and like to take advantage of the things I know about (PhotoShop, Publisher, etc.) and go to inservices to learn about them. I can really see how this course would have been difficult for those without the prior experience. Also, while there are numerous benefits for being able to do this at home and on a self-paced basis, there are so many different learning styles out there so if there was some way to try to cater to that, it may be more beneficial to some??? Managing time is difficult for some (who me?), so I would probably prefer periodic due dates (like in a traditional classroom setting).

5. If another discovery program like this was offered in the future, I would probably choose to participate (although I would manage my time better).

6. In ONE WORD or ONE SENTENCE I would describe my learning experience as "surprisingly fun."

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