The 23rd thing!

I definitely have a sense of achievement at making it to the 23rd thing. And tackling the projects one at a time is less overwhelming. Great format, the discovery projects pointed in the right direction, but still let you do your own thing at your own pace. Thanks Robyn!

Discovering tags and their many uses: delicious bookmarks, flickr, LibraryThing etc was great. As a Library person, I love the idea of cross-referencing, and tags do it in a constantly evolving way: keeping up with current jargon and reflecting user needs and points of view.

I'll take with me the RSS feeds I've subscribed to, groups I've joined, and I am using delicious to make my own trail of crumbs through the Online Forest. My vantage point to the world of information is now that bit higher: I can see more!

Can't wait to do the next 23!

Online Communities

I joined the TAFE Qld Library group at Edna. I found it easy to join, and loaded my avatar from an earlier 23Things session as my photo. I suppose like most interactions of a social nature, it will take time to develop a network of online 'friends'. While I see that online communities are extremely popular for those with shared interests, for keeping up with people over long distances and time zones, and for professional networking, it is not a process that I find easy or will jump into enthusiastically. For me, there are many issues relating to personal privacy that I don't feel are adequately protected in online communication.

But I can certainly see the uses for an organisation like TAFE with institutes over the entire state, not to mention branches of the individual institute. A fresh way to network and share information with colleagues.

Podcasts

I really thought the application of podcasts to the educational environment was excellent. People have different learning styles, so audio may be a preferred option for some. Podcasts are also a useful application for people with a visual impairment, or with a lower literacy level. Plus, when learning a new language, isn't it better to HEAR someone pronounce words?

Check it out yourself:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/LearnFrenchWithDailyfrenchpod