Sharing Made Simple: A Practical Approach To Social Software
A Workshop for CyMAL (Museums Libraries and Archives Wales) held on 6 Nov 2008
Background
Brian Kelly was a speaker and facilitator at a workshop which commissioned by MLA Wales (CyMAL).
The title of the workshop is Sharing Made Simple: A Practical Approach To Social Software. The workshop was held in The Management Centre, University of Wales, College Road, Bangor, LL57 2DG on Wednesday 24th September 2008. (note that this event was originally scheduled for 24 September but due to a clash with another event was re-scheduled).
Abstract
Web 2.0 and the Social Web are terms which are now being used widely. But what do these terms mean? And what, if anything, can Web 2.0 and the Social Web offer to museums, libraries and archives - especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise?
This workshop, which is being organised by UKOLN, a national centre of expertise in digital information management on behalf of CyMAL, will attempt to answer these questions. As well as demystifying the terms and the technologies, the workshop will also address the challenges which institutions may face in seeking to make use of Web 2.0 to support the needs of their users.
Requirements
A networked PC will be required for the speakers.
A total of 15 PCs are available for the participants to use in the hands-on session.
Wiki
A wiki for use by the workshop participants is available.
Note that an RSS feed of recent changes to the wiki is available.
Timetable
The timetable is given below.
| Time | Session | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00-10.30 | Registration and coffee | |
| 10.30-10.40 | Introduction | Brian Kelly |
| 10.40-11.30 | An Introduction to Web 2.0 and the Social Web | Talk - Brian Kelly Slides: [MS PowerPoint format] - [HTML format] |
| 11.30-12.00 | Case Study: Dipping Our Toes: Using Web 2.0 to Support Teaching and Learning in Further Education | Speaker Andrew Eynon |
| 12.00-12.15 | Question and discussions | |
| 12.15-13.15 | Lunch | |
| 13.15-13.45 | Hands on Session: Making use of Web 2.0 and Social Web services | Hands on Session |
| 13.45-14.15 | Group Discussion 1: Exploring Options Slides: [MS PowerPoint format] - [HTML format] |
Discussion group on the potential benefits of Web 2.0 and the Social Web |
| 14.15-14.45 | Group Discussion 2: Addressing Barriers | Discussion group on the barriers to the deployment and effective use of Web 2.0 and the Social Web |
| 14.45-15.00 | TEA | |
| 15.00-15.30 | Report Back on Addressng The Challenges Slides: [MS PowerPoint format] - [HTML format] |
All |
| 15.30-15.45 | Conclusions | |
| 15.45 | Workshop finishes |
Materials
Slides
- An Introduction to Web 2.0
- [HTML format] - [MS PowerPoint 97/2000 format]
- Web 2.0 and the Social Web: Addressing The Challenges
- [HTML format] - [MS PowerPoint 97/2000 format]
- Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Digital Preservation
- [HTML format] - [MS PowerPoint 97/2000 format]
Handouts
A number of handouts were provided.
Cultural Heritage Briefing Documents
- An Introduction to Web 2.0 (briefing no 1)
- Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]
- An Introduction to Blogs (briefing no 2)
- Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]
- An Introduction to Social Networks (briefing no 13
- Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]
- Addressing Barriers to Blogging (briefing no 12
- Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]
- An Introduction To Twitter
- Not yet published
- An Introduction To Seesmic
- Not yet published
Hands-on Exercises
- Using Gabbly
- Hands-on exercise no. 1: [MS Word]
- Using Wikipedia To Read About Cultural Heritage Resources
- Hands-on exercise no. 2: [MS Word]
- Using Wetpaint: An Externally Hosted Wiki Service
- Hands-on exercise no. 3: [MS Word]
- Use Of Social Bookmarking And Social Sharing Services
- Hands-on exercise no. 4: [MS Word]
- Staff Development To Support Use Of Web 2.0 Technologies
- Hands-on exercise no. 5: [MS Word]
- Using YouTube
- Hands-on exercise no. 6: [MS Word]
- Participating In A Social Networking Service
- Hands-on exercise no. 7: [MS Word]
- Using The Facebook Social Networking Service
- Hands-on exercise no. 8: [MS Word]
- Using Netvibes To Read And Manage RSS feeds
- Hands-on exercise no. 9: [MS Word]
- Supporting Your Staff: Making Use of UKOLN Resources
- Hands-on exercise no. 10: [MS Word]
- Exercise 11 Exploring Micro-blog and Video Micro-blog Tools
- Hands-on exercise no. 11: [MS Word]
Other Documents
- Action Plans
- Handout: [MS Word]