My work on 23 Things for Digital Knowledge and my growing interest in how to be an effective and engaging teacher in online spaces led me to attend the Medieval Academy of America webinar, Online Teaching and Medieval Studies yesterday. This post aims to record a few brief notes and reflections from that event. The… Read more A Cool Thing: Online Teaching and Medieval Studies
Category: 23 Things Syndicated
Thing 11: Copyright
The creative commons search website is new to me. I found it easy to use and will bookmark for future use. I am already familiar with Flickr Commons and Wikimedia commons. The site has a search guide and I like … Continue reading →
Thing 18 – Augmented and Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality technology provides a way of interacting with the real world in an environment that has been digitally altered or enhanced using, for example, overlays of colour or digital imagery added to an existing view. Virtual Reality is a simulation of a real-world environment or 3D model that the user can immerse themselves in …
Thing 17- Geolocation Tools
Geolocation is the process of locating a person or object using digital information, most commonly data from satellites combined with the Global Positioning System (or GPS). You might have a GPS system in your car to help you find your way around (mine often sends me on wild adventures…perhaps I need to learn to follow …
Thing 10: Wikimedia
I am a wikipedia editor, dare I say a wikimedian or perhaps a wikipedia librarian. For the last two years I have facilaited training and encouraged and supported staff in my organisation to learn more about wikipedia in particular and … Continue reading →
Thing 9: Video Hangouts, conferencing etc.
I am not familiar with Google Hangouts, mainly because I do not have an android advice. I watched the Google Hangouts short video via Lynda.com. It looks pretty easy and straight forward. I like the idea of a chat aspect … Continue reading →
Twitter – Thing 7
With Twitter, I have never used it and really don’t intend on using it.
I performed a search on twitter, eg. Avengers, movie stars etc and by looking at it pictures and posts, videos, etc, appear.
I personally don’t like the setup…
Facebook – Thing 8
Facebook is everything to me, I use it everyday. It’s my life !! Facebook is a social networking website and app to make life easier to connect with family and friends online. By creating an account and adding your friends, family etc. You can make it public for everyone to see or private only forContinue reading “Facebook – Thing 8”
Thing 8: Facebook
I am on Facebook and consider myself an intermediate user. I read more than post. I find it a useful source of information for local and family history. I am a member of a number of groups. I do get … Continue reading →
Thing 7: Twitter
I am on Twitter and use it most days to read and post in a professional capacity. I also have a personal account which I do not use much. I am also a contributor to two other organisation accounts. I … Continue reading →
Thing 3 – Digital Footprints
Ok, I’m back… after a long hiatus. On to digital footprints. I remember doing this way back when I first started the 23 things to Digital Knowledge journey and the results were not as good. I have been in my position for a couple years now, which requires a digital presence, so I guess the […]
Thing 16- OneNote
One Note, part of the Microsoft Office365 suite, is a digital note-taking application that enables users to create digital ‘notebooks’ that can be shared between authorised team members or users and accessed across a variety of devices. The app is not just restricted to typed text-based input but can also accommodate videos, images, handwritten text …