Class structure

No, not another post about danah boyd’s thoughts on MySpace vs. Facebook…. a post about 598 and its structure!

In thinking back on the weeks and analyzing them as they unfolded, the only thing that I might think about changing is where Flickr fell in the order. To me Flickr would roll seamlessly after social bookmarking, which would enhance the project of getting to know your classmates (albeit only one week earlier…). I don’t think it is a huge change to flip–flop Flickr and wiki’s but it was really the only change I could think of! I think the class is a winner as is, providing TONS of information on new trends that are relevant to the library. Being guided through foreign territory was a huge benefit for me. It isn’t that I couldn’t have learned the things on my own but having a choreographed roll-out really helped develop the knowledge. The only other small thing I can think of is in the Delicious week… making a stronger statement on the use of descriptions to assist others in “why” a bookmark was selected to represent *you* would have helped me as a new user. I think I didn’t really *get* that until later, I was too focused on the technical aspect of what things to click and load and do.

Well there you have it. I feel confident that I understand enough about social software to “get” why it exists, how it plays out in the library world, and how to jump in if the need arises. I know that I only scratched the surface on some things but feel like I have the tools to now tackle new things as they come, which we all know they will! Thanks for providing a safe place to jump into the deep end of a potentially scary pool!