Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Ta-da!

Well, here I am at the finish line! Hurray! I have enjoyed the voyage:

1. What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
I am going to answer this a bit differently from what I believe is expected: What my favorite discovery on this journey was just how helpful everyone in my branch was to each other in trying to complete this project. I watched my co-workers go out of their way to aid others in understanding and finishing each step. At no point did those who did understand what was expected make those who did not feel stupid or "out of touch." I am grateful to all of the Savagers who were so helpful to me.

2. How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
What it has shown me is that I can learn new things and enjoy myself while doing so. I am now contemplating signing up for other self-paced learning opportunities, and also possibly taking on-line courses. I have proven to myself that my brain is not too old nor too full to embrace new concepts.

3. Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
Yes, I was surprised at my strong negative reaction to "YouTube." I had really thought that I would enjoy "playing" with that more than I did. I have seen customers in my branch watching it and having a ball, and thought I would too, but it seemed like a total waste of time to me.

4. What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?And last but not least…
My co-worker, John Jewitt, did a fantastic job on his blog. One of the remarks that I have heard people make about his is how clear his explanations were, and I definitely agree. Many times I would read over the directions in each thing, and then go to his blog and re-read them in Jewitt-ese and understand better what was being asked of me. So, what I would suggest is to not have the powers that be who create "things" like this to take for granted that everyone is starting from the same place, technically-speaking. There are those of us who have a glancing knowledge of what is out there, and those who are "hep to the jive, " like John. The trick is to make this learning opportunity challenging enough to please the techies without having the rest of us give up halfway through because we just don't understand what is going on. The creator of 23 Things did this well, but some of the explanations of what was expected needed to be simplified.

5. If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again choose to participate?
YES!

6. How would you describe your learning experience in a few words or a few sentences, so we can share our successes and promote this program?

Doing 23 Things gave me the opportunity to learn, explore, and play. It doesn't get any better than that!

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