Well I avoided google as I am too enmeshed so used duck duck goose and found that there is a museum curator in the UK who like me has an interest in TE Lawrence. The closest hit in relation to myself is my uncle Pvt Peter Raymond Gillson who I am named after who wasContinue reading “My Digital Footprint”
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Undertaking 23 Things
During the Lockdown I have decided to undertake the 23 Things hosted by Uni of Edinburgh. I work for Yarra Plenty Regional Library in the State of Victoria in Australia. My branch Library is the wonderful Eltham Library. Back in the day I completed the web 2.0 and original 23 things programs and look forwardContinue reading “Undertaking 23 Things”
Thing 13- Video- YouTube
Thing 13 led me to visit and explore the world’s largest video hosting website: YouTube, a place where countless hours can be spent viewing, sharing and commenting on video presentations about almost any subject you can imagine. YouTube’s mission is to “give everyone a voice and show them the world” and I was pleased to …
23 Things: Thing 23 – Reflection
I think the 23 Things program from Edinburgh University has been helpful. It has introduced some new things (Altmetrics), reminded me of others (Geocaching), and let me delve deeper into things I already knew about but hadn’t tried before (Wikipedia editing). It has been nice to have a training that has been quick and completable … Continue reading 23 Things: Thing 23 – Reflection →
23 Things: Thing 22 – Fun, Play, and Create
I downloaded the Just a Line app to my phone. It looks like it will be a fun app to play around with. It would be neat to be able to share with friends, but it looks like that will have to wait until we are in a post social distancing era. I’ve previously used … Continue reading 23 Things: Thing 22 – Fun, Play, and Create →
23 Things: Thing 21 – Online Games and Learning Tools
I have previously used Kahoot. It seems like a great resource for quizzes etc. I explored GeoGebra a bit. It seems like a good resource, especially now that parents are having to help out their kids as they learn from home. Math was always a touchy homework subject. I may have also just spent a … Continue reading 23 Things: Thing 21 – Online Games and Learning Tools →
23 Things: Thing 20 – Professional Social Networks
LinkedIn is a network that I have used, sometimes more than others. My LinkedIn profile got updated last year when I was looking at applying for a new job. It isn’t anything that I look at regularly though. Beyond when I am job hunting it doesn’t seem like a super useful tool for my career, … Continue reading 23 Things: Thing 20 – Professional Social Networks →
23 Things: Thing 19 – Altmetics
Altmetrics is a very interesting way of looking at how scholarship has a real world impact outside of the ivory tower. What it doesn’t do is comment on the quality or integrity of the research. Just because something gets shared a lot on social media doesn’t mean it’s true. Andrew Wakefield and his anti-vaccine study … Continue reading 23 Things: Thing 19 – Altmetics →
Goat stories and globalised IP
Because I’ve been writing and thinking a lot about historical fiction in medieval Bohemia, YouTube recommended to me the “Old Goat Stories”, animated movies based on central-European fairy tales. At a point in the second one, I imagined myself as a wr…
Thing 14
I find podcasts overwhelming!! There are so many available. I am also not a fan of listening to anything without visuals as I have found I am more of a visual learner than an audio learner. I also find that the times that a lot of people listen to podcasts I prefer to be quietContinue reading “Thing 14”
Thing 13
I tried to watch the suggested video about YouTube in Lynda.com but it doesn’t exist anymore! The one I did watch was 3 years old. I couldn’t find a specific training video for YouTube so I guess it is either lumped in with other social media or not as common anymore. It has been aroundContinue reading “Thing 13”
23 Things: Thing 18 – Augmented Reality
I’ve used AR before. I have played Pokemon Go and Wizards Unite, both of which were pretty cool. More recently though I’ve used Googles 3D AR animals. You just use your compatible phone and search for your desired animal using Google and then click “View in 3D” (Here’s a list of available animals). It has … Continue reading 23 Things: Thing 18 – Augmented Reality →