I realize this is a little after everything was due, but I wanted to add a few words of reflection after I had a day to recover from all the school madness! I just wanted to say that this class has been one of my favorites at Dominican. I was a little uncertain about taking this class, because I thought, I use Facebook, I have a Twitter account, what else do I really need to know about social networking? But I can’t believe how this class has opened my eyes. First, to all the tools that are out there to use! From Animoto, to Prezi, to Carmun, I just can’t believe how many new things I want to try! And Second Life, which seemed so foreign and, well, weird to me is now something that I can’t wait to jump into. Every time we had a class, I felt like I learned something new, and something useful. I think it’s easy to theorize about different tools and technologies, but you really don’t understand them until you use them.
Second, the issues that this class raised are not only complex, but very present. The issues we discussed are being struggled over in libraries and companies across the globe. I think this class helps library students become a part of that dialogue, instead of being thrown into a library situation with no background in what some of these issues are.
I am so grateful to have been in a class of such amazing, intelligent, creative people. I feel like I’ve improved because of the energy that the class carried, and I can’t wait to put some of these skills to good use.
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