Well I just seem to be so busy that I don't feel that I have had time to use any of the tools in depth. I have been using an RSS feed to catch up on things rather than trawling through to see if I've missed anything so that is one tool I am now using.
I have tried to use Twitter but I still can't get to grips with it. I think it's just one of those social media tools that you either get or you don't and I clearly don't.
I have found it fascinating looking at the 23 things so far but I find that I have a quick look then don't continue to use them. Many of these things just aren't compatible with my way of working. I can be at any of a number of different desks with different computers so I can't use tools that have to be installed on a PC. I am definitely enjoyin g writing my blog and I think after I finish 23 things I would like to keep up with the blog to reflect on my post grad diploma and my role in the Library.
Monday 17 October 2011
Friday 7 October 2011
Thing 18- Jing & Podcasts
Jing is something we have looked at in the Library before. A couple of members of staff looked at a few different online guides we had and tried to make them more appealing by doing a Jing video. For some reason they never took off. Things change that often that it was decided that the amount of time taken to do one in comarison to how many user guides we had would mean it would take too long to kake them and top keep updating them. For now we are sticking with paper guides. I can however see the merits of Jing and do think it is a very useful feature that could work in some environments.
Podcasts are something that I have never felt the need to use. We prefer a more personal approach to delivering inductions and user education sessions so a podcast wouldn't fit in with how we work. I could see this being brilliant in other areas though, for example for libraries that support distance learners. The principal of our College has done a few podcasts but I find these have been a bit for the sake of doing them rather than fulfilling a need.
Podcasts are something that I have never felt the need to use. We prefer a more personal approach to delivering inductions and user education sessions so a podcast wouldn't fit in with how we work. I could see this being brilliant in other areas though, for example for libraries that support distance learners. The principal of our College has done a few podcasts but I find these have been a bit for the sake of doing them rather than fulfilling a need.
Thing 17 after a bit of a delay
After an incredibly hectic September I am ready to continue with the 23 things. I have been rushed off my feet with inductions, user education groups, getting the LRC ready for the start of year and displays; not to mention the start of the PostGraduate course in ILM and a lovely bout of flu!
Prezi
I have to say I've never heard of Prezi before but anything as an alternative to PowerPoint has to be a good thing. PowerPoint just reminds of interviews where I have had to give presentations and now fills me with dread. I find my pages either look bland and boring or have that much going on that it looks like I have tried to use every feature just to prove I can. Looking at some of these presentations done in Prezi I have to say they look a lot more appealing. They look far more modern and more like a TV advert rather than just a load of text and the odd picture stuck on a page. I love the way all the pictures and thoughts are connected and you aren't scrolling through lots of pages as it's technically all the same page. It is quite a thought provoking way of showing something visually and one programme I would like to try using in the future. We ahve pretty much come to an end of our first year inductions for the year but I will certainly bear this is mind for next years!
Slideshare
I haven't had the need in the past to share slides. Any we use within the library are on a shared drive that we all have access to so the need for a sharing platform isn't there. I do like the idea of a visual CV though and can see how something visual is far more interesting than a load of statistics on a page. I can't see many companies or managers looking for something like this though for quite some time, if it ever does take off. I think a lot of places tend to stick to the tried and trusted methods of paper application forms or forms that are on the internet or the standard paper written CV. It ios something that might take off in the future though as technology becomes more and more at the forefront of everything. Who knows what the future could bring?
Prezi
I have to say I've never heard of Prezi before but anything as an alternative to PowerPoint has to be a good thing. PowerPoint just reminds of interviews where I have had to give presentations and now fills me with dread. I find my pages either look bland and boring or have that much going on that it looks like I have tried to use every feature just to prove I can. Looking at some of these presentations done in Prezi I have to say they look a lot more appealing. They look far more modern and more like a TV advert rather than just a load of text and the odd picture stuck on a page. I love the way all the pictures and thoughts are connected and you aren't scrolling through lots of pages as it's technically all the same page. It is quite a thought provoking way of showing something visually and one programme I would like to try using in the future. We ahve pretty much come to an end of our first year inductions for the year but I will certainly bear this is mind for next years!
Slideshare
I haven't had the need in the past to share slides. Any we use within the library are on a shared drive that we all have access to so the need for a sharing platform isn't there. I do like the idea of a visual CV though and can see how something visual is far more interesting than a load of statistics on a page. I can't see many companies or managers looking for something like this though for quite some time, if it ever does take off. I think a lot of places tend to stick to the tried and trusted methods of paper application forms or forms that are on the internet or the standard paper written CV. It ios something that might take off in the future though as technology becomes more and more at the forefront of everything. Who knows what the future could bring?
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