The Learning 2.0 Blog link entry for this exercise is broken; so I guess we summarise what we’ve learnt?
What was most interesting? Most of it. The tools I use the most are blogs, RSS feeds and iTunes for podcasting. I’m a user though and have not created any podcasts, or uploaded a video to YouTube. Flickr is a favourite – I have uploaded images and sent the links to friends and family – so much better than attaching images in emails! I also learnt that I like WordPress as a blog tool.
Sure I’m meant to do more work than this so need to think… and finish this early avo…
Friday lunchtime... well it’s time to finish up on 23 things… and have to be quick… most Web 2.0 is now just a norm we take for granted, we expect to interact on the web and have online conversations and meet up with real and virtual friendss… reading on the fly (is that a Web 2.0 habit?) as typing the Lorcan Dempsey’s blog on the O’Reilly Web 2.0 label – Dempsey writes about the two ways of Web 2.0 – diffusion (techniques for greater interaction) and concentration (major gravitation hubs e.g. amazon, google etc). Whoops as a librarian, nearly forgot to link a reference to this blog… toodle pip
Task 9 – Library RSS Feeds
Posted on: October 30, 2008
Looks like I forgot Task 9! I use both Feedreader and Firefox for RSS feeds. There are no shortage of subscriptions for me… mine include a number of library blogs, tv and radio shows and news sites. I also have setup feeds from research databases, Educause, EndNote and others. I searched Digg, Feedster and Topix.Net but only subscribed to a Digg ‘Apple’ mac feed – think I’ll unsubscribe from this one in a few days?!
Task 22 – Social Networking
Posted on: October 30, 2008
Last year I set up an account on Second Life (SL) and spent some time on Info Island. It look me a while to learn to walk and just get around and no one talked to me at first, maybe it was my avatar’s boring white suit, but it is worth a virtual visit! Next time I visit I’ll have a plan and not just wander aimlessly around.
I read an article on Experiencing information literacy in Second Life – it looks at using this 3D virtual environment to facilitate students critical evaluation of communication tools and social environments. It talks about social constructivism (where students learn from each other) and threshold concepts – the article author believes that students did reach the ‘threshold’ of understanding critical evaluation but SL was a bit too much of a learning curve and some students didn’t like the environment. The students also used Web 2.0 tools e.g. creating a team wiki.
Task 21 – Twittering
Posted on: October 28, 2008
I have setup a Twittering account, but I’m not sure how to use it – have checked some websites on its benefits but I havn’t got it yet? If you subscribe to a blog’s RSS feeds why would you twitter them too?
Days later… I have read more on sending tweets and don’t think there will come anytime when I want to twitter?!! This article in Wikipedia on Twitter does explain this microblogging a bit more… so kinda understand now. The Rockchicklibrarian explains it well too!
Task 20 – Podcasts, Smodcasts!
Posted on: October 26, 2008
I have been using iTunes at home for podcasting – I’m a fan of a number of ABC Radio National programs e.g. Background Briefing and the Science Report and Triple J, Sporting Life – the only problem is I don’t always listen to everything I download. So Task 20 should wake me up on how I can take greater advantage of podcasts for both fun and professional development! I have set up some library sites located in ‘Podcast Alley’ using FeedReader.
Publishing this at 8.20am… so during the day I’ll add more…
it’s Tuesday and finding out about Smodcasts on YouTube. The Learning 2.0 links on creating a podcast tutorials look useful, might try and make one in the privacy of home!
Task 19 – You to can YouTube
Posted on: October 23, 2008
YouTube seems to have something about everything. I watched a walking tour in Oxford to the Bodleian Library, the camera was very shaky, 2 slides of a Dorothy Sayers 1940 film, some surfing on Bruny Island. It seems amazing to be able to listen to WB Yeats reading from 1931. I will upload something to YouTube one day….
Task 18 – iGoogle
Posted on: October 21, 2008
iGoogle like Google documents is convenient when you move around PCs/locations. I added a few additional tabs to my iGoogle page.
When I have more time this afternoon I will try out some of the Google Search Gadgets.
With Google maps I find the terrain and satellite maps more interesting that the Streets; it’s just amazing can do so much here, but am at work!
I hadn’t used Google docs before – just great to be able to type documents ‘on the go’!
Task 16 – Wiki Collaboration
Posted on: October 17, 2008
For Task 16 – I’ve added an Oscar Wilde quote to LibNet! “A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.”
Task 15 – What’s in a Wiki
Posted on: October 16, 2008
It’s late, so I should be able to do this quickly. Wikipedia has been around for years – I find it a useful starting point when looking for anything. The Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki seems a good idea but I didn’t find anything much to help. If time tomorrow I’ll add to this blog.
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