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Blog 5 - Lessons learnt and future practice

What are the most important things that I have learnt on the ONL course?   Undoubtedly the value of collaboration.  Somewhat sceptical when I first started (I work most effectively by myself - or so I thought) I was astonished at the creativity unleashed once our team got to know one-another and started working collaboratively.  And I'm sure that in eight weeks we spent on this, we were only scratching the surface in this regard.  Of course, one has to overcome certain fears and uncertainties and also be prepared to share intellectual property, but the rewards could be significant.  Another important thing I learnt was the amount of tools and apps out there that are actually accessible and doable once you give it a try.  I know a little bit about these things, and have used them, but my perspective on their potential applications has changed a lot.  Twitter is one:  I've avoided Twitter because I'm mostly old school and I'd rather keep quiet than mouth off at 140