So here we are at the end of this four-month road. I’ve written several thousand words and spent many hours learning new things and expanding on previous knowledge. And as I mentioned yesterday, I’ve really come to appreciate the writing down part. Now I can scroll back through my posts and actually see an almost […]
Author: galdrasdottir
On the Finish Line
Right on we go to the last batch of Things! I’m looking forward to be looking back, and realising that this series of blogs is an excellent way of keeping track over achievements and learning outcomes that are usually abstract and untouchable and as such don’t give the same satisfaction as making a physical object. But […]
Almost There
With the last few tasks of this series we’re getting into territory that I’m almost entirely unfamiliar with, and I’m excited for the challenge. Thing 19: Altmetrics As a student rather than fully-educated researcher and in a fairly obscure and past-bound area at that I had not come across Altmetrics, but it seems like […]
Speeding things up
Less than a week left to finish 23 Things and there’s still lots to go! So to welcome the new year with productivity, two more Things. Thing 17: Geolocation Tools As I’m currently ill in bed testing out geolocation tools is not very exciting, but I remember going geocaching with friends as a teenager, when […]
Between the years
After being busy largely eating my way through Christmas with my family, it is time to get back to work and share and learn some more things! Thing 15 – Digital Curation I’ve been using tumblr for almost exactly five years now and have seen it go through various stages of usability, and now as […]
Video & Audio
Only three weeks to catch up on, and looking at where we are it’s strange to think that we’re more than halfway through! Thing 13: Video I chose to explore youtube, since it’s the one platform I personally use already to follow a few channels, but I have never really spent time exploring its features […]
Return to 23 Things
With Samhuinn behind us, life is slowly returning to its regular format ( with a hint of regret). And while more photography and personal posts are in the works, I am woefully behind on the 23 Things blogging – and I’ve genuinely been missing the steady weekly learning, so it’s good to be back on […]
Back to business
After a brief excursion to sunny Norwegian summer days it’s back to grey October Edinburgh, and more Digital Knowledge. Thing 9: Google Hangouts I’ve seen google hangouts being used for live broadcasts, but almost never caught one live, and certainly not actively participated in one. So I went into the hangout on Friday morning […]
Working our way along
I took a hit from the first real taste of autumn last week, but now the heating is on, everything is gloriously warm, there is soup and tea and duvets and so I’m back on track. Before we jump into Things 7 & 8, I had another thought on Accessibility from last time around, which […]
Things 5 & 6
Diversity I was really excited for Week 3, Diversity and Accessibility. As a white European, cis, Middle Class, able-bodied straight presenting woman I’m pretty high up the privilege list, and because of that I can afford to not always think about these things. So I wanted to tackle this as a active recognising of privilege […]
Things!
Yet another attempt at revivifying this blog on roughly its fourth birthday! But this time, with a slightly different format, namely the 23 Things project at the university. Having started slightly late is made up by the fact that I already read about the initiative and have this blog, so Thing 1 and 2 […]