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 →
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Thing 17: Geolocation Tools
Unfortunately, many of the suggested apps would not work on my phone, but I was able to access the Curious Edinburgh app. I found the app very easy to use and I enjoyed the variety of tours. The write-ups were very informative and it was fascinating to see the vast amount of points of interest … Continue reading Thing 17: Geolocation Tools
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 14: Audio
I am very excited about this segment as I listen to podcasts daily! The accessibility of podcasts is what makes them brilliant. They are cheap to make, free to upload, and listeners can enjoy them at home, during their commute, as part of their exercise routine, and even at work. The vast range of subject … Continue reading Thing 14: Audio
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 →
Creative Commons
My most popular video on YouTube (by far) is one where I recite the Martin Niemöller poem First They Came for The Communists. It’s been on the site over 10 years and has received to date about 54,000 views. Interestingly the views spiked when Donald Trump came into power – make of that what you … Continue reading Creative Commons →
Quick review: Video in HE Symposium
Dominik Lukes, who organised the symposium, started us off with the attempt to assign a name and date to the following quote:https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/02/15/books-obsoleteI think most of us were rather surprised to hear that Thomas Eddiso…
Thing 17 Geolocation….
The App that I use a lot is the GPS Google Maps whenever I don’t know where a place is located and how to get there, usually in the car. It provides the map of where the place is as well as directions both in written and audio format. You can place your mobile … Continue reading Thing 17 Geolocation….
Thing 8: Facebook
Intro: no More I last logged into my Facebook profile in December 2015. If not for that, I would probably be writing for the ‘intermediate’ strand of Thing 8. I was a member of Facebook groups, some personal and some professional, and had found the latter a useful way to find out about conferences,… Read more Thing 8: Facebook
Thing 7: Twitter
Chirp chirp, chirp chirp! Oh wait, not that kind of twittering. Other than the six months where I worked for the Leeds Humanities Research Institute as an administrative intern, I have never used twitter, though I occasionally gawk at the feeds of others. I will be following the strand of this post for those who… Read more Thing 7: Twitter