Arrived at The Villas - Luxury Suite Hotel in Arcadia, Pretoria at 12:00 After booking in I was driven to my comfortable room in a golfcart by the hotel porter – D101
I unpacked and was the first person to arrive at the conference facility.
We registered and received a printed bag which contained a file with details on the Carnegie Library Leadership Academy (CLLA) and Centre for African Library Leadership (CALL). Ujala and Martha were there to welcome us. Ujala briefly explained what will be expected of us during our stay. Later the afternoon we had to introduce ourselves by means of the 3 slide PPT we had to submit beforehand. It was really interesting to meet all the new colleagues, hear where they were from, in what sector of libraries they work, their expectations and their hobbies and interests. I again realized we should never generalize or assume things.
Introduction to Web 2.0 technologies – Johann van Wyk
Very interesting, Johann is an engaging speaker who is very knowledgeable on the topic of new technologies. I like the practical way in which he provides tips and facts about this vast array of tools. It is clear that he uses this technology himself. Although I have had the pleasure to hear him speaking on this topic before, I needed the update. I am looking for a collaboration tool to help within my Phytomedicine post-graduate student’s Community of Practice. Johan mentioned Mendeley, he also spoke about blogs with restrictions. This is two options that I need to research further.
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