Five weeks to Five Weeks
Meredith just announced the participant lineup for Five Weeks to a Social Library. It’s a phenomenal group. I may say that it is a travesty that there is no systematic push to get continuing education to people like this, just a handful of shoestring operations staffed mostly by volunteer idealists.
We had a rough time evaluating our hundred-odd apps. Spreadsheets flew, animated discussions were had, and we had to do a fairly involved tiebreaker. It was not easy, not easy at all.
I note with a touch of uneasiness a number of applications we got from people who honestly didn’t need our course. They were clearly experimenters who understood the tools and what they could do with them. Did they lack confidence in their own skills? They shouldn’t.
I’m sure you’re waiting for the gender-and-technology crack from me, but this time I don’t have it, because the above category contained both male and female applicants. Maybe it’s a librarian thing?
Said this before, but it bears repeating: Be confident. Experiment. Beat things with rocks and see what happens. It’s a great way to learn!