I have worked at Penn State as an Instructional Production Specialist for undergraduate online courses since 2012. My daily work revolves around the set-up and maintenance of 70-ish course web spaces, ensuring links, videos and other course tools work as expected.

Some Web 2.0 tools I have used include: Facebook, Pinterest, MyFitnessPal, YouTube, Dropbox, ANGEL and Google Drive. Facebook and Pinterest keep me abreast of social news and trends, which often inspire the thoughts of my day. I track my diet and exercise through MyFitnessPal. Google Spreadsheets works great for a grocery list because multiple people can add to it from anywhere, then I can view it on my phone in the store. All of these tools make data sharing fun, and I’m excited to see how technology is used in courses to make online education fun.