I chose SoundCloud for Thing 14. I’ve known SoundCloud for a long time, but I barely use it and thought it only had music. Apparently, it has some content on education. I was randomly searching for ‘Edinburgh University’, I came across a Podcast: Are The Kids Alright? How society treats its young people from College of Arts,… Continue Reading →
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Thing 13: Video
I chose Vimeo for Thing 13. I really like After The ICU by Riley Thompson. This video explains what critically ill patients may experience after the hospital admission. I came across this video from a blog written by a former ICU patient. To be honest, I tried to look for the licence information on the video,… Continue Reading →
Thing 12: Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources (OERs) are new for me. I wasn’t familiar at all with the term before writing Thing 12. As suggested, I explored the topic of ‘health’ on Media Hopper. I found one video titled Problems with gloves? by Professor Jonathan Rees This video interests me because I used to use gloves a lot when I was… Continue Reading →
Thing 11: Copyright
Copyright is an issue that is of importance to me, particularly if I want to use some images for my blog posts or pictures for oral presentation or tutorial slides. Pixabay is one of my favourite sites for good quality free images. When I was preparing my study leaflet and poster, I bought some Royalty… Continue Reading →
23 Things – Thing 23 – Reflection
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 →
23 Things – Thing 22 – Fun & Play
About a year ago I downloaded Snapchat for the first time, couldn’t really see how it would improve my life in any way & swiftly uninstalled it. I may have been a bit hasty though. For ‘Thing 22’ I reinstalled Snapchat (a pain free experience) & had a go with the various filters. It really … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 22 – Fun & Play →
23 Things – Thing 21 – Online Games and Learning
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 →
23 Things – Thing 20 – Professional Social Networks: LinkedIn
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 →
23 Things – Thing 19 – Altmetrics
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 →
23 Things – Thing 18 – Augmented and Virtual Reality
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 →
23 Things – Thing 17 – Geolocation/Geocaching
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 →
23 Things – Thing 16 – Digital Curation: OneNote
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 →