All Together Now

All Together Now from School Library Journal is an online, self-paced Learning 2.0 program based on the original created by Helene Blowers for the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenberg County.

It’s a program that will “encourage staff to experiment and learn about the new and emerging technologies that are reshaping the context of information on the Internet today.” It’s based on exploring a series of “things” - emerging tools like blogs, wikis, Flickr etc. 

Helene Blowers went on to release the program intiated at PLCMC to the world - so other libraries and organizations could participate as well.  Wired magazine reported on the success of the program, noting that “Libraries all over the world are doing just that — moving the entire Learning 2.0 program to their own websites. The program has been duplicated by university and community library systems in Sweden, Australia, Canada and Denmark. In the United States, programs are underway in South Carolina, Florida, Maryland and California.”

The Learning 2.0 program is loosely based upon Stephen Abram’s article, 43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year (Information Outlook - Feb 2006) and the website43Things.

The design of this online program was completely built on Web 2.0 technologies that are freely available on the Internet. 

Participants will spend the next 6 weeks exploring 12 Things:

So, we have a great adventure ahead of us. We’ll do our own version of Learning 2.0 - for anyone and everyone that wants to participate, far and wide. Then, you’ll be able to take the content and use it in your schools, libraries, organizations…really, everywhere! Hopefully, some of you will roll the program out for your users/students/faculty/staff as well. As we go along, please ponder how you might use these tools to make your life easier, how it might further  your work, and how you might share with others.

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