Woohoo, we’re about the cross the finish line! It has taken me 6 1/2 months but I’ve made it through all 23 Things! It has been a really enjoyable course, I’ve loved the bite-size aspect of it & have fulfilled my goal of gaining some new knowledge in the field of digital skills. I … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 23 – Reflection →

As previously admitted in my 23 Things blog, I’m not much of a gamer, so I was a little apprehensive taking on Thing 21 – online games and learning. The most appealing subjects to me were the Nobel Prize Discovery Games and The National Museum of Scotland Games, I played two games on each site. … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 21 – Online Games and Learning →

For ‘Thing 20’, Professional Social Networks, LinkedIn was the most relevant to me as a non-academic & non-scientist. I have had a LinkedIn account for quite a few years now and have used it to varying degrees over the years. As with other forms of social media I must admit to being more of a … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 20 – Professional Social Networks: LinkedIn →

Getting close to the 23 Things finish line now, eeek! But first, I must learn about Altmetrics for Thing 19. As someone who doesn’t have much to do with the research side of things this was a very new topic for me & something I hadn’t even heard about before today. I imagine prior to … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 19 – Altmetrics →

Okay, so I think I may be the only person left in the world who hasn’t played PokemonGo – shock, horror! I was never a fan of Pokemon in my younger years & if I’m honest I’m not really much of a fan of playing games (I know, that makes me sound like the most … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 18 – Augmented and Virtual Reality →

I’m no stranger to GPS, having the memory of a goldfish and virtually no sense of direction means I probably use GPS more than most. Road-trips used to be interesting to say the least – between my lack of direction &map reading skills & my husband’s inability to read while in motion (travel sickness 😦 … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 17 – Geolocation/Geocaching →

I’d say I’m a relatively new user to OneNote and currently only have 3 Notebooks that I use regularly, though I do find these very useful and will certainly be adding to these. I use OneNote to track my achievements by month, the side tabs are particularly useful for organising my notes in this way.  … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 16 – Digital Curation: OneNote →

Today for 23 Things I dove into the world of Tumblr, a world I had never previously visited. I decided to look for pages (channels? I’m not sure what to call them) relating to Digital Skills, this being the area I work in. Surprisingly there were very few results & it did not suggest other, … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 15 – Digital Curation: Tumblr →

As an Android user I’m a big fan of the Podcast Addict app. I use podcasts mainly as a way of learning about subjects I’m interested in and for entertainment purposes. They’re a great way to pass the time while commuting and I’ve been accompanied on many a road trip by my favourite podcasts. They’re … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 14 – Audio – Podcasts →

It’s amazing that you can use a software quite regularly but not really know how to use it or the capabilities that it has? This is where I’m at with the video sharing site, Vimeo. I have created 7 videos and uploaded to Vimeo in the past but until I watched the Lynda.com Vimeo tutorial … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 13 – Video – Vimeo →

Thing 12 – Open Educational Resources (OERs), appears to be a topic I need to build my knowledge on. I have used the Open.Ed Media Hopper Channel and Open.Ed website briefly in the past but OERs are definitely not my specialist subject. I found many interesting videos and content while scrolling through the subjects in … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 12 – Open Educational Resources →