I have mixed feelings about coming to the end of this program. I have had some struggles, but I have really enjoyed it, and I have learned a lot. I am almost sad to see it end (the nightmare of weeks 5 & 6 seems to have faded with time). It seemed that the more I discovered, the more I realized how much I don't know! I am amazed at how many things are out there that I hadn't even dreamed existed. One thing is for sure - I am motivated to continue learning and discovering as much as I can in the future. I have also learned to blog, which I am really enjoying. I might actually keep this up in the future, and actually share the address with people outside of work.
I would absolutely participate in any other programs offered. I have only 2 suggestions:
1. I know a lot of people struggled to keep up due to holidays and busy summer schedules. I would suggest the depths of winter would be a better time of year to do another similar program.
2. I had a really hard time understanding the basic concepts for some of the more technical sites, i.e. Technorati & Rollyo. I didn't find the tutorials that we were provided with terribly helpful. They seemed directed towards people who already understood the subject matter and just needed help navigating the site. I had no trouble at all navigating and following the instructions for the exercises, but I had no real understanding of what I was doing, let alone the benefits and potential uses for the average user. I don't know if there are any out there, but think some more user friendly, plain english tutorials would have helped me to understand.
Overall, I found the experience very positive, and am grateful to have had the opportunity. I look forward to playing with some of the tools we have discovered over the last couple of months.
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I am also sad to see this come to an end too. I have enjoyed this experience. I got into a routine of posting and reading blogs. It is a change from my genealogy "courses". The structure of this reminded me that I have courses to take this winter as I paid for them already.
Let me know if you continue your blog as I will want to make sure, I have it on my RSS feed.
I feel the same way....I enjoyed the ride! I opened up my blog to my friends and family after my last post. It felt good to share the experience. I'll check in with you too to see if you're still blogging.
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