Online Games/Learning “Video Game” by MasterTux is licensed under CC0 1.0 Gamemfication has created a bit of a buzz around education in recent years. Adapting game-like learning into parts of the curriculum is becoming more evident especially with online courses as a way of engaging learners with the content. Looking at the list of games from the… Continue reading Thing 21
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Reflection: Thing 23 of 23
This is the end….So this is it. Blog post 23. We have seen so much. Been through so much. So what did I learn from it all? Well, I did learn that very much a part of “generation internet” though perhaps one of its eccentric geriatrics. I remember so …
Fun? – Thing 22 of 23
This is one of my shortest blog posts because I ran headfirst at it in the hope of generating more material and ended up doing more filming than writing…Also it is the week before Eurovision and preparation for that takes precedence.So I played with …
Thing 10: Wikimedia
Thanks to 23Things, now I know that Wikimedia has many projects. Among all projects, I was interested in Wikimedia Commons. I think this resource will be handy if I want to find free images or any media files for blogging, making slides for presentations, etc. I tried to search “nurses” and look what I found,… Continue Reading →
Games! – Thing 21 of 23
So I went off script again…Basically, my issues with Flash (mainly that it is not wonderfully secure) meant that I was somewhat limited in what I could use/do for this assignment. So what I did do was find an alternative game. An alternative gam…
How to prepare for MBBS / MS General Surgery Practicals ? — Made Easy!!!
Final practicals can be nerve wracking at times. In the present post, I tried to address some key issues related to MS General Surgery final university practical exams. Candidates preparing for DNB General surgery practical exams can also find this article useful.
Thing 20
LinkedIn In terms of social media sites, this is one I would be most likely to sign up for (other than twitter). As I have mentioned in previous blog posts on 23 things, I have not found any reason to sign up on the social media platforms out there. Purely from a professional aspect, I… Continue reading Thing 20
Thing 19
Altmetrics Measuring the impact of scholarly works is something academics will look towards to see what sort of impact their work is making in their field. In many ways this is becoming more of a feature due to the advance of social media technology and the ease in which publications can be distributed. With this… Continue reading Thing 19
Welcome
Hello – I’m Hannah, a Librarian from Australia. I am working my way through the University of Edinburgh’s 23 Things, where I’ll be learning all about different digital tools to help out with my personal & professional development (and how I can share them with my community).
23 Things…where will it lead to?
Hoping to pick up some new social media tricks via the 23 Things online learning course. I am not an employee or student of Edinburgh University, but I am aware that posting information online requires careful consideration as it will shape my digital …
23 Things – Thing 15 – Digital Curation: Tumblr
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 →
Thing 9: Collaborate Ultra
I’ve been both a participant and a moderator in Collaborate Ultra sessions. My experience being a participant is when I attended the online IAD workshop about ‘Engaging students in an online environment’ delivered via Collaborate Ultra. My first thought was that Collaborate Ultra was similar to Youtube that we could watch live video and had… Continue Reading →