I am proud to announce that our Library 2.0 Innovation Boot Camp launched this week. This is a model that we have developed to allow groups of people to learn about learning 2.0 tools and services by using them and planning how they can be applied to specific business processes in an organization.

If you would like to follow the progress of the Boot Camp, you can read the central weblog: Library 2.0 Boot Camp.



You can also subscribe to the podcasts in the iTunes music store. Just go to the podcast area and search under Library 2.0. You'll find our feed there:

The basic structure of the Boot Camp is adaptable:

We are using a new model for delivery that is very different from other e-learning programs you may have joined. In the traditional model you have a course management system where all of your activities take place. In the traditional model, all of the activities and your participation in the course is highly structured within this typically closed and proprietary system.

In the Learning 2.0 model, you will be participating in a Learning Network. This Learning Network can be thought of as an online platform with a constantly changing structure built by distributed, autonomous, and largely self-interested peers. On this platform participants build their course collectively. We use blogs and podcasts to create content. Links and tags will knit this content together. And search and RSS will make the content visible and navigable and help you stay on top of it all.

Learning Network Structure

The components of the ALAL2 Learning Network are described below.



ALAL2 Central

This weblog, http://library2.0.alablog.org, will act as a “course central” for the program. All of the critical information you need will be hosted here.

You can find a directory of participants here. You can also find the readings lists, tutorials, syllabus, project information, and help for using all of the components of the learning network here. The portal blog will be where we host the main discussions and highlight information from around your network. Plan to read everything on this blog. It will help you keep track of what is going on throughout the program.

Your blog

Each of you has been given a weblog for managing your learning. You will receive an email with the url for access to your personal blog and once you have logged into to the front of your blog, you will see a whole bunch of resources that you can use to manage your blog. You'll want to use your blog to document what you are learning, to share the development of your project and to link to interesting things that relate to your project and to the topic of Library 2.0.

BlogBridge

You will also want to download the RSS Aggregator Blogbridge.

All of the pieces of this learning network have RSS (short for Really Simple Syndication) feeds associated with them. That means that each blog, the blog portal, and your reading material can be accessed via an RSS reader. BlogBridge allows us to group and publish collections of feeds called “reading lists.” When you paste these lists into your Blogbridge, you will have a dynamic and persistent subscription to any feeds that we choose to add to the collection. For this program You will be subscribing to the following reading lists:

• Library2.0CourseMaterials
• Library2.0 Advanced CourseMaterials (Optional)
• BootcampBlogList
• Learning2.0
• Delicious ALAL2 tag
• Flickr ALAL2 tag
• Pubsub ALAL2 search feed
• Technorati ALAL2 search feed
• Technorati Library2.0 search feed

Once you have installed Blogbridge, you will set up a new guide for each list and then select properties and paste the URL into the guide. You will then be subscribed to all of the feeds in the collection. If Michael or Jenny decide to change the list of reading materials, you will automatically receive the change in your BlogBridge.

Podcasts

All of the multimedia materials for the program will be delivered via podcasting. All of the podcasts will be posted to a podcast weblog where they can be viewed. But you can also access the RSS feed for these podcasts through iTunes. Just go to the music store and search for Library2.0 and you'll find the feed. If you click subscribe, each new podcast will be automatically downloaded into your desktop iTunes when it is posted. You can also paste the url into your iTunes using the “Subscribe to Podcast” under the advanced menu.

Projects

You have been assigned to a project team for this program. ALA has assigned each team a project topic, which you will have a chance to revise as you start to learn more about Library 2.0. You will work in your team through a structured process to develop your idea into a viable plan for a new a product, service or model based on Library 2.0 concepts. You will use your blog to document the development of your thinking about your project. And you will produce a podcast that explains your project to other members of the Boot Camp.

Opening and Closing Sessions: Live Meeting

We will convene and close the program using the telephone/web conferencing system, Live Meeting. You will receive email instructions for logging onto Live Meeting prior to the opening session. You can test your system requirements by clicking here. (Mac users will need to use Sarfari or Internet Explorer to access the system).



Campfire

You will have a common chat area for which you can use to manage your synchronous communications with your teams members.

If you are interested in developing a Learning 2.0 Boot Camp for your organization, please contact us by emailing me: kathleen@ottergroup.com.

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