Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity-My Personal experience

First of all i would like to thank the organizing committee namely CTA, Faculty of Agriculture and FARC for giving me the opportunity to attend the Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity course. 

 Reflecting and in response to the trends in the agricultural sector, it is becoming increasingly important to acquire new skills and knowledge through lifelong learning. The web 2.0 and its participatory culture it engenders, has great potential allowing for information exchange at our fingertips in a more systematic way on a multi-platform. In addition, it offers numerous opportunities in terms of interaction.

Some of the examples are given below:

• I have learnt about obtaining well-matched information using refined search methods
• Sharing and exchanging information in a variety of forms e.g google docs and wikis
• The dynamics of RSS feeds
• Supporting dialogue and collaboration with document co-creation (google docs, wikis) and resource sharing tools on a common virtual platform
• Creation of blogs and wikis
• The concept of VOIP

Last but not least, this training course has given me the opportunity to grasp the major concepts of web 2.0 tools. I am looking forward to share my experiences with colleagues of my institutions.