I decided to try hour of code as a new experience and also review Kahoot, something I have used with my students since it became available but have lapsed in using over the past couple of years. I should mention that I have used it first as a creator and then as a student and … Continue reading Thing 21 Online Games and Learning tools →
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Thing 9: Google Hangouts / Collaborate Ultra
This post explores the use of two online platforms for meetings, teaching, and collaboration: Google Hangouts and Collaborate Ultra. My university seems to have an increasing focus on digital education as well as a growing provision of distance learning. However, neither of these tools are ones I have worked extensively with before in an educational… Read more Thing 9: Google Hangouts / Collaborate Ultra
Thing 20 (Anti-)Social Networks
I must admit that although I spend a huge amount of time using technology, I have had little interest or engagement in Facebook or other social networking sites over the years. I am someone who thrives on real life, face to face contact and there was a level of falsity (i.e. that is not a … Continue reading Thing 20 (Anti-)Social Networks →
Thing 19 Altmetrics
It was fascinating to see how many articles I chose in the area of ePortfolios had no altmetrics on at all. The first 48 I selected had no data at all, then number 49 mentioned there was no sharing activity on that article and it took another 30 until I found an article with data … Continue reading Thing 19 Altmetrics →
Digital footprint – what info of yours is public
Reading Time: 4 minutes I do a lot of work with students about creating their online presence, especially senior year students who are about to go off into the world and begin life as freelance artists and practitioners. One of the first things I do, …
My digital capabilities adventure continues – thing 1 & 2: social media
Reading Time: 3 minutes So it’s a rainy Sunday afternoon, my mocha has somehow mysteriously evaporated and my wife is ignoring me for an afternoon with Assasin’s Creed. I think that means it’s the perfect time for me to write my first official blog po…
Using my blog as a medium for some self development: a project on digital skills
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today I start something which will give my blog a bit of direction for a while, but which I am really hoping will help me push the boundaries of my digital skills. Digital skills is quite a focus at work just now, the Scottish …
Thing 18: Augmented and Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality I have not personally used Pokémon Go, but I have seen others use the app. I can see why it became a sensation. It is a more interactive version of a scavenger hunt for adults. It is pretty brilliant, but it also revealed a lot of holes in human attention spans and logic … Continue reading Thing 18: Augmented and Virtual Reality →
Thing 16: OneNote and ClassNotebook
I really enjoyed exploring OneNote. I have relied on it heavily in the past. During my studies, I used OneNote to organise course lectures and readings. I had a laptop with a touch screen and I was able to markup readings in OneNote, adding handwritten notes and highlighting passages. I really liked the ability to … Continue reading Thing 16: OneNote and ClassNotebook →
Thing 15: Digital Curation
As part of Thing 15, I searched through Tumblr for library specific accounts. Two (active) accounts that stood out to me were the Bodleian Libraries and Turning the Book Wheel by the Smithsonian Libraries. The Bodleian Libraries Tumblr provides an insight into the work at the library from interesting collections finds to conservation work. … Continue reading Thing 15: Digital Curation →
Thing 13: Video
To complete Thing 13, I chose to explore Vimeo. I am very accustomed to YouTube and I have even been required to upload projects while at school as part of my university course. I have also used Media Hopper before for work. However, I have only used Vimeo once, to watch one of my favourite … Continue reading Thing 13: Video →
Thing 12: Open Educational Resources
Using OER Commons, I was able to find a brief course on how to use library resources at a university. Made up of videos and explanatory PDFs, it instructs the user on how to use the catalogue, databases and common citations. Although it is not the most up-to-date example of an OER, I chose it … Continue reading Thing 12: Open Educational Resources →