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Here is a stripped-down version of the workshop notes that I give to faculty at my institution. You are invited to adapt them to your own purposes, and to use the same links to courses on WyoSakai, or to follow the paradigm to set up your own.

To stimulate conversation and get people thinking about educational technologies, we gave each participants a set of stickers representing different topics, technologies, interests, etc., along with a sheet of instruction with their nametag.

Because of the rapidly growing popularity of social networking sites and in an attempt to reach out to those participating, many libraries have created their own Twitter accounts. Although the original intent was to network with patrons and others within their community, many libraries are finding that Twitter has many other uses beyond the simple "what are you doing?" tweet.

Throughout the semester you will work with a group of peers on a designated country's Ministry of Health project and as a Consultant in Healthcare Reform. We will be using a Wiki for each one of these collaborative group work exercises.