Blog #1

Sometimes it seems a bit of outside looking in when it comes to the world of Web 2.0. My world is not overly tech loaded but centered in human to human interaction. So, while it's not like I am stuck on the sidewalk, not able to navigate the information super highway ( I think I am at least driving along but maybe just in the right hand lane)I need to see how this technology can supplement but not supplant the interaction part of my training world. I am, at times, excited and also apprehensive about finding a balance between connecting with the newfound tools while maintaining the human connection.
As new tools and opportunities are presented I am looking from my own perspective while trying to appreciate and learn how others apply the new methods to their situations so I might also benefit. One of the areas that I can really see benefits would be using a wiki as a way to teach and share with people who are spread out over an expansive area. I would like to jump in and transfer a group of people I am working with onto a wiki as the central repository and see if it works for that group. Some of the obstacles will be the age of the participants, socio-economic constraints, time restrictions, technology competance and resistance to change.All are obstacles but nothing that can stop the opportunity.