Lesson 11: Wrap Up

Go back to your thoughts/ideas about technology and mobile devices. Has anything changed as a result of this experience?

What were your favorite Cosas/Things and discoveries?

Did you connect with others doing the 11.5 Cosas?

Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?

What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or content?

Describe your learning experience in one word or in one sentence. We may use your words to promote 11.5 Cosas learning activities to others.

Although I was already aware of the fact that technology is changing at an increasingly fast pace, the Cosas 11.5 illustrated this because much of the information presented is already obsolete, e.g. Overdrive is incorporating magazines, so  Zinio will no longer be used,  Microsoft Office 2010 is already out-of-date and has been replaced by the 2013 version. 

I enjoyed the exercises dealing with reference resources (search engines, databases, etc.) that had more intellectual content, rather than purely technology.  I have used blogs, but never created one, so that was a useful activity.

Because of the varied schedules of the staff, it was difficult to connect with others on many of the activities.  Our tech representative was very helpful in answering questions.

I appreciated the opportunity to learn more about the ever-evolving technology, but at the same time some of the information presented was not as clear as it could have been.   A simplification of the main points to be learned would have been helpful.  Telegraph style is more beneficial to me for learning, rather than having to read through so much verbage.

Learning experience:  informative and frustrating at the same.