A week ago I had an interesting phone call. Surprising? Not really. But…interesting. I turned down my previous role. This significant experience was overwhelming, flattering, a little awkward and for a moment, confusing. I have never been in a position before where a previous employer has offered an opportunity to...
PLN Participation Project Update No. of Tweets 45 No. of Followers Gained 2 No. of People I started following 15 No. of Blogs/Feeds added to Reader 5 Participation in my PLN has been slightly less over the last...
The last couple of weeks I’ve seen myself make some choices I didn’t think were possible….at least for me. I always feel “connected” in some way or another to my work, my career, my planning, my future. May this be through Twitter, reading articles via RSS feeds in my Reader,...
During the last couple of weeks in the CCK11 open course, I’ve looked at Network Theory and Connective Knowledge. The readings from Week 3 about Connective Knowledge made me think about what it is I want from participating in the course. Basically, by my taking this course I aim to...
As promised, I will begin with a little summary of my PLN activity over the last fortnight… No. of Tweets 65 (Total since July 2010 – 259) No. of Followers Gained 2 (Total – 44) No. of People I started following...
The past week has marked my first in the CCK11: Connectivism & Connective Knowledge course. As the post title suggests, in the words of Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, the theory is “heavy”; that was my first impression as I worked my way through the readings...
So my abstract for the New Librarians’ Symposium (2011) is submitted. But first, a little background…. I noticed over the last few months my Personal Learning Network had started to gain momentum, both in growth and strength. After looking back at my blog reading and Twitter participation, I realised that...
Navigation: activated professional development planning – CHECK Stabilisers: personal learning network and mentors – CHECK Communication: networking tools and platforms – CHECK Fuel system: motivation and persistence – CHECK Indication and Recording: (developing) reflective writing practices – CHECK Ok, I’m taking to the runway…. I’m a Masters student, completing my...
