Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Course URL - week for rss and social bkmarking
http://23thingsnat.blogspot.com/2009/05/week-3-rss-and-social-bookmarking_18.html
23 things n 'at as a course - misc. thoughts.
I'm still having trouble with the way this course branches out in so many directions when trying to teach something, and does not have as systematic verbal explanations as I would prefer. The tutorial goes by too fast in some places. I am ending up keeping a folder on my computer of notes, and info. -- partially because it seems whenever I follow one of the class referrals, I end up with the browser closed and having to restart all over trying to find the basic correct week and where I was at.
The instructions aren't very clear on whether you have to do all this within our blog or on your office computer or can do from everywhere/anywhere.
So, I've had a Delicious account for a while, used onlyi briefly, but really appreciate it when I click on something referred to by a son-in-law who maintains an extensive annotated Delicious presence on computer technology, medicine, and misc. other interests. do I remember how I set it up? No. Do I use it ? No.
The RSS feeder. I had already subscribed to 13 or 14 other participants' blogs without going through finding a feed reader, not realizing I needed some separate reader?? I have a my.yahoo, but never subscribed to an RSS feed per se knowingly, although some of my settings on that page probably amount to an RSS I think.
I have numbers of questions. My learning style would have preferred an interpersonal approach to learning this, I guess, as I'm uncertain to whom I should direct questions within lessons - since the source might be Palinet or one of several course leaders or just try to figure it out as I go along...
So, opposite goal, I'm feeling less confident and less sure than at the beginning of the class, as I am not clear on scope/feedback on this lesson.
The instructions aren't very clear on whether you have to do all this within our blog or on your office computer or can do from everywhere/anywhere.
So, I've had a Delicious account for a while, used onlyi briefly, but really appreciate it when I click on something referred to by a son-in-law who maintains an extensive annotated Delicious presence on computer technology, medicine, and misc. other interests. do I remember how I set it up? No. Do I use it ? No.
The RSS feeder. I had already subscribed to 13 or 14 other participants' blogs without going through finding a feed reader, not realizing I needed some separate reader?? I have a my.yahoo, but never subscribed to an RSS feed per se knowingly, although some of my settings on that page probably amount to an RSS I think.
I have numbers of questions. My learning style would have preferred an interpersonal approach to learning this, I guess, as I'm uncertain to whom I should direct questions within lessons - since the source might be Palinet or one of several course leaders or just try to figure it out as I go along...
So, opposite goal, I'm feeling less confident and less sure than at the beginning of the class, as I am not clear on scope/feedback on this lesson.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Looking Back - Learning Styles
I probably should have put my extended Learning Styles comment here on my blog instead of as an extended comment on the response to the class page -- and given the abbreviated version there. For now, I'm just going to add in the basic summary : Interpersonal 88, Naturalistic 83, Verbal-linguistic 75, Musical 69 and, no surprise, visual spatial only 8 percent. Later on I should try to remember to copy from the basic 23 things n 'at comment section and insert it here.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
'23 things blog start - Better late than never
Ok, My introductory - why I'm here & why I'm late :-)
I've heard about lots of things at library conferences and tried SOME of them. MySpace I abandoned even as I set up one; Twitter seems to be too high-maintenance; Facebook - now THAT one I'm on and using -- some. I run hot and cold depending on how busy I am and who I want to catch up with (or on) if I haven't seen them lately... I've used AIM and ICQ, actually very actively for about 8-10 years, but haven't looked at either more than a handful of times in the last 2-3 years, since they aren't integrated into my daily work or family needs any more. But I like learning/hearing about the newest communication trends, technologies, and websites... some of which I understand and some of which I do not.
When I had the opportunity to sign up for "23 things n 'at" as this class is officially called, to learn and to practice some more of the communications technology used in libraries and social networking, I thought it a great chance to make myself take the time to learn some more.
Why late? ... well, I could just say, I always am interested in and have ideas for about 10 times as many things as I have time to do on any given day. I LOVE learning... and yet I also have a lot of varied interests and involvements that keep me busy, and frequently, if not always, "running behind."
So I am starting this blog for a "class," and late.
Personal comments -- what I'm really up to these days; why I'm "behind" in the class, even as I start.
I am writing this blog a bit late - 4 weeks after Allegheny County (Pa) started our 23 things n at (Pittsburghese) online class. In the time before I left for AZ, I was working my way through NEW books, items with lots of holds, and the eternal BACKLOG of items to be cataloged or reviewed or corrected.
I thought I'd have some time to play catch-up while on "vacation," and work through the 23 things lectures.... I have had a chance to discover the Robert Munsch website, http://www.robertmunsch.com/ , and listen to a few of his recordings on line and peruse the offerings there. I was interested in learning more about the author of "Love you forever" after his family donated a set of his books to Northland.
Well, although I'm not at my desk or cataloging, I'm still finding myself Very Busy with my firstborn granddaughter who is 6 1/2 months old but only 10 lbs. 4 oz. We're trying to feed her enough around the clock to keep her from having to go back on the feeding tube that she has only been off for about 2 or 2 1/2 weeks. Unfortunately, the first week, she did not gain the desired weight, and they gave her a reprieve. It is crazy how I can overeat so easily, but it is SO hard to get enough calories into her even though we try to give her as much as she wants, and then to even try to feed her during the night -- in her sleep... We're still way under on getting the target goal of 600 ml of food in a day... I could probably drink that size milkshake in 1 or 2 sittings....
So, there are other things to think about besides technology and cataloging rules, but I think I'll be still playing catchup on work AND sleep when I return to PA.
I've heard about lots of things at library conferences and tried SOME of them. MySpace I abandoned even as I set up one; Twitter seems to be too high-maintenance; Facebook - now THAT one I'm on and using -- some. I run hot and cold depending on how busy I am and who I want to catch up with (or on) if I haven't seen them lately... I've used AIM and ICQ, actually very actively for about 8-10 years, but haven't looked at either more than a handful of times in the last 2-3 years, since they aren't integrated into my daily work or family needs any more. But I like learning/hearing about the newest communication trends, technologies, and websites... some of which I understand and some of which I do not.
When I had the opportunity to sign up for "23 things n 'at" as this class is officially called, to learn and to practice some more of the communications technology used in libraries and social networking, I thought it a great chance to make myself take the time to learn some more.
Why late? ... well, I could just say, I always am interested in and have ideas for about 10 times as many things as I have time to do on any given day. I LOVE learning... and yet I also have a lot of varied interests and involvements that keep me busy, and frequently, if not always, "running behind."
So I am starting this blog for a "class," and late.
Personal comments -- what I'm really up to these days; why I'm "behind" in the class, even as I start.
I am writing this blog a bit late - 4 weeks after Allegheny County (Pa) started our 23 things n at (Pittsburghese) online class. In the time before I left for AZ, I was working my way through NEW books, items with lots of holds, and the eternal BACKLOG of items to be cataloged or reviewed or corrected.
I thought I'd have some time to play catch-up while on "vacation," and work through the 23 things lectures.... I have had a chance to discover the Robert Munsch website, http://www.robertmunsch.com/ , and listen to a few of his recordings on line and peruse the offerings there. I was interested in learning more about the author of "Love you forever" after his family donated a set of his books to Northland.
Well, although I'm not at my desk or cataloging, I'm still finding myself Very Busy with my firstborn granddaughter who is 6 1/2 months old but only 10 lbs. 4 oz. We're trying to feed her enough around the clock to keep her from having to go back on the feeding tube that she has only been off for about 2 or 2 1/2 weeks. Unfortunately, the first week, she did not gain the desired weight, and they gave her a reprieve. It is crazy how I can overeat so easily, but it is SO hard to get enough calories into her even though we try to give her as much as she wants, and then to even try to feed her during the night -- in her sleep... We're still way under on getting the target goal of 600 ml of food in a day... I could probably drink that size milkshake in 1 or 2 sittings....
So, there are other things to think about besides technology and cataloging rules, but I think I'll be still playing catchup on work AND sleep when I return to PA.
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