Thanks to this 23 Things course, I have just been awarded my very first open badge. Chuffed!
Category: Work
Thing 23: Reflection
Were there Things that you particularly enjoyed? Bitmoji took a while but I do now enjoy searching for images that convey what I want to say. However I draw the line at adding it to my phone or tablet as I don’t see why they need access to everything I type. I use it as […]
Thing 22: Fun and Play
Call me a killjoy, but putting my face ‘out there’ isn’t something I relish (unlike some!!). I’ve experimented with the Bitmoji app, but that’s about as far as it will go. I tried Vine when it first hit the scene. I didn’t make any videos – I just followed a few celebrities to see what […]
Thing 21: Online Games and Learning
I had a go at keeping a digital creature (called GEN) alive on the NMS website http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/?type=13119. It’s not easy! I’ve never been very good at these things. To be honest, I have a short attention span and, if they aren’t immediately easy to play, I get bored and move on quickly. This game, on […]
Thing 20: LinkedIn/Academia.com and Research Gate
Amazingly, for a PA, I have an account on all 3 of these platforms. LinkedIn turned out to be a ‘must’ when I was job hunting about 4 years ago. I don’t have a lot to do with it, apart from updating my skills section every now and then, and accepting connection requests from people […]
Thing 19: Altmetrics
I’m a week late with this one. I’ve been busy helping prepare for an office move. I’d never come across altmetrics before and had to look it up. Seeing as this blog is the only ‘publishing’ I do, it’s really not of any use to me. However, having worked with colleagues whose canon of published […]
Thing 18: Augmented and Virtual Reality
The one thing I’m going to miss when my part of the organisation moves to a new location in a few weeks’ time is the goodies that are handed out by advertisers at the top of Waverley Steps on Princes Street. Over the years I’ve received free drinks, magazines, samples of all sorts, a Letts’ […]
Thing 17 – Geolocation Tools
Geolocation is something I try to avoid! I generally don’t allow social media apps to advertise my location unless I choose to (for example by doing a Facebook check-in). The one aspect I do like of it, however, is the fact that my camera records the location of the photos I’ve taken. My phone does […]
Thing 16: OneNote
I have tried a few times to use OneNote but I still don’t see the point to it. I tend to just use a Word document and insert items I think I will find useful. I don’t really feel the need to use a separate programme to do this for me. It looks like it […]
Thing 15: Tumblr
I found this site on Tumblr. What a brilliant idea it is and a wonderful resource. Definitely one for the family historians to browse. Sadly I don’t know anyone listed. It’s also a shame that some of the people will forever remain ‘unknown’. http://knownstrangerphotos.tumblr.com/ 
Thing 14: Audio – Podcasts and SoundCloud
I have iTunes on my various devices and an account on Soundcloud. I rarely listen to podcasts and only venture onto SoundCloud when an artist I’m following circulates a link to their new music. I guess I’m a podcasting lightweight! The BBC produces lots of podcasts and a quick search on its website led me […]
Thing 12: Open Educational Resources
This is the first Thing I’ve struggled with. My colleagues are all heavily involved with making educational resources openly available (either by producing them or facilitating their distribution by social media, etc.), but it’s not something with which I have direct involvement. Even for the Bonus Thing C, I’ve struggled. All of the material seems […]