tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88823071518299477332024-02-20T07:39:06.150+00:00Sarah's cpdSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-30570691953939543832011-11-27T19:13:00.000+00:002011-11-27T19:13:33.035+00:00Thing 23 - Reflection - What next?So I've actually made it to the final task 6 months on! I think that I've surprised myself as I'm not great about sticking to a course of action without specific motivation or someone expecting to see the results.
Will I continue to blog? To be honest, I'm not sure. I think that I would now be confident enough to write a blog as part of a job that I was doing or for an organisation that I was Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-38189366270086585772011-11-26T15:37:00.000+00:002011-11-26T15:37:33.976+00:00Thing 19 - Catch up week on integrating 'things'Since the last two 'things' I have left to complete are reflective (19 & 23), I am going to use 19 to look back & 23 to look forward.
Things which I've enjoyed/found useful from CPD23:
1. Learning to blog & reading other blogs.
2. Using Twitter - this is probably the thing which I have most successfully integrated into my daily life. I love the conciseness of the format & am Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-61858562477355486462011-11-20T19:20:00.000+00:002011-11-20T19:20:38.485+00:00Thing 18 - Jing / screen capture / podcastsI've now jumped back from Thing 22 to cover a couple of tasks which I skipped over. Jing, like Prezi (as I talked about in Thing 17 ) is something which I hadn't used before & so I had a little play around with it. I can't download it onto the school computer, otherwise I could have tried making an instruction sequence for the pupils to learn their way around the library Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-65425714358118998402011-11-12T17:51:00.000+00:002011-11-12T17:51:21.154+00:00Thing 22 - Volunteering to get experienceI have already discussed at some length my experience of volunteering in a primary school library & my mixed feelings about whether it devalues the profession in Thing 16. Volunteering has given me library & information experience which I would otherwise not have gained over the past year of trying to change career. In addition to my volunteering in the school library, I also Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-2486755984741041692011-11-12T16:48:00.000+00:002011-11-12T16:48:41.254+00:00Thing 21 - Promoting yourself in job applications & at interviewI've been putting this blog off as I'm spectacularly & demonstrably bad at both applications & interviews! Preparing to write this has been quite good as reflection on the lows & very lows of my job seeking history. In fact, I guess that I have done a practical exercise for this Thing as only last week I applied for a position. I did try to create a skills database to make the task ofSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-23728757069726834242011-10-22T22:27:00.000+01:002011-10-22T22:27:26.164+01:00Thing 20 - The Library Routes ProjectI've decided to skip over Things 18 & 19 (for the moment!) as I want to devote more time to them than I currently have available. I have already talked a little about my library route in previous cpd23 blogs which you can read about in Thing 1 & Thing 10 , but to summarise my roots & route:
- An avid user of my local public library as a child. Bit of an obsession with 'Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-91220686697599499852011-10-16T20:14:00.000+01:002011-10-16T20:14:46.048+01:00Thing 17 - Prezi & SlideshareGoodness - it's been such a long time since my last blog that I'm afraid I may have forgotten how to! I could use excuses like baking cake for & attending Library CampUK2011, but since many of the attendees have not only continued with their CPD23 posts, but also blogged about the camp, I have no excuses. Please forgive the stilted writing style as I crank myself into blogging mode.
I hadn'tSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-60961795537911867082011-09-15T19:51:00.000+01:002011-09-15T19:51:07.271+01:00Thing 16 - Advocacy, speaking up for the profession and getting publishedI have been in two minds about my ideas for this blog - worried that it might expose me as a fraud & a misguided amateur! When considering my personal contribution to advocacy within the library & information sectors, I decided to write about my voluntary work in a primary school library. My para-professional employment as a health records clerk is relatively new &, as a small cog in Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-80876507524396089512011-09-05T20:43:00.000+01:002011-09-05T20:43:40.268+01:00Thing 15 - Attending, presenting at & organising seminars, conferences & other eventsI have only been to one conference (a mini one) - CILIP's New Professionals Information Day 2011(NPID2011), & am currently booked to attend a second one (an 'unconference') - LibraryCampUK 2011. There's a common theme to my attendance - free events! Unfortunately, I haven't been in a position to be able to afford attendance at many events, although I have now become aware Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-86550629417996258342011-08-29T18:57:00.000+01:002011-08-29T18:57:08.341+01:00Thing 14 - Zotero/Mendeley/CiteulikeThis is going to be a very brief blog! I haven't had reason to use referencing since my undergraduate dissertation which was a very long time ago. Blushing, I also have to confess that it was in the days when such documents were written by hand & then handed to someone else to type/print up. Anyway, the point is that, having painstakingly constructed reference lists manually, I can fully Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-58193942389954416382011-08-29T15:39:00.000+01:002011-08-29T15:39:28.009+01:00Thing 13 - Google Docs, Wikis and DropboxAs I mentioned in my last blog, I have been looking forward to trying out the tools in Thing 13 (not so unlucky).
Google Docs & Dropbox - I have no experience of using either of these in a work, educational or personal context, but, having read up about them, can see the great potential. I've owned & used many USB sticks for work & personal use, & thankfully have never (Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-27491052085074340592011-08-25T21:54:00.000+01:002011-08-25T21:54:39.378+01:00Thing 12 - Putting the social into social mediaIt's been longer than usual since my last blog for a number of reasons. During Thing 12 Week I was away from home visiting family & did not have access to a computer; I don't enjoy typing at length on my smartphone. It was also coincidentally the week of the riots in the U.K. & I have to confess that taking the time to consider the pros & cons of social media didn't appeal. As a Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-88914534077891059292011-08-09T23:04:00.000+01:002011-08-09T23:04:13.423+01:00Thing 11 - MentoringInitially, I didn't think that mentoring had much relevance to my current situation as I associated it with chartering, but after reading some of the articles on the suggested resource list, I changed my mind.
I began to realise that a mentor can be for CPD not just for chartership, & started to feel a little bit excited that I could find someone to help guide me on the journey that I have Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-46512832357333108452011-08-07T21:31:00.000+01:002011-08-07T21:31:55.434+01:00Thing 10 - Graduate traineeships, Masters degrees, Chartership, AccreditationI think that I covered my route (so far/attempted) into the library & information world in my blog for Thing 1. I still feel very much like someone on the outside of the sweetie shop looking in, career-wise, but hopefully things are starting to change (very slowly).
Graduate traineeships:
At the end of a year spent applying for both graduate traineeships & entry-level positions, I think Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-59448377784611486402011-07-30T23:33:00.000+01:002011-07-30T23:33:52.355+01:00Thing 9 - EvernoteThis blog is going to be my briefest yet. I hadn't heard of Evernote before reading Thing 9, but in the true spirit of cpd23 I've given it a go & installed it both on my computer & iPhone. It has a certain appeal as I'm always squirrelling away articles to read at a later date, but end up saving them variously in Outlook folders, my documents folders or favourites - very messy.&Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-34143559879359518242011-07-30T23:11:00.000+01:002011-07-30T23:11:50.863+01:00Thing 8 - Google CalendarI have to confess to not having used an electronic diary or calendar before either in a work or personal context & I am very fond of my paper diary which feeds my addiction to lists. I decided, however, that as I have been spending more time on my computer lately (especially with cpd23!), it might be worth trying out Google Calendar. Installation seemed simple enough &, so far, I Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-17228911925598175332011-07-24T23:54:00.000+01:002011-07-24T23:54:32.226+01:00Thing 7 - Face-to-face networks & professional organisationsI've applied the same technique to this task as the previous one - I had a read-through of the introduction to the various organisations, & took a look at a few of the links, but will be talking about my experience (albeit limited) of particular ones.
Membership Organisations - I recently joined CILIP as an Affiliate Member. I had been following the website for some timeSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-43853630760566849422011-07-24T16:35:00.000+01:002011-07-24T16:35:08.471+01:00Thing 6 - Online NetworksReading through the introduction to Thing 6 this week I decided not to panic about the networks that I'm not on (unless anyone has suggestions of ones that I can't afford to miss, so to speak), but to consider & consolidate my involvement in the networks that I am on.
I am on Facebook, but as I have mentioned in an earlier blog, I am more of a lurker & also my 'friends' are predominantlySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-15973338630766973012011-07-17T17:30:00.000+01:002011-07-17T17:30:25.359+01:00Thing 5 - Reflective PracticeHaving looked at the various models for reflection I decided to try out Gibbs*, as described on il-learning.blogspot.com. I also thought it might be interesting for me to evaluate 2 different experiences using this model - my CPD23 process so far & my 5 months volunteering as a library helper in a primary school.
CPD23
Description (what happened) - signed up for & started to&Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-30191182892204818642011-07-09T00:10:00.001+01:002011-07-09T00:19:59.777+01:00Thing 4 - current awarenessHurray! I’ve made it to Thing 4 two days earlier in the week than my last blogs! Current awareness is something which I am very keen to cultivate at the moment, & there is certainly no shortage of interesting conversation threads in library land with all the various conferences & particularly the forthcoming Umbrella. I am loving being a part of CPD23 as there is a great sense of Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-60344066151519261352011-07-03T16:11:00.000+01:002011-07-03T16:11:20.699+01:00Thing 3 - consider your personal brandMy blogging is starting to form a pattern that I'm not proud of - tackling the blog at the very end of the week is like doing your homework at the last minute. Not that I am likening CPD23 to unwelcome homework! I've promised myself that I will hit Week 3 running & write my blog at the beginning of the week. Anyway, back to the theme of Week 2 - considering my personal brand.
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-33032102197086043452011-06-26T23:54:00.000+01:002011-06-26T23:54:24.738+01:00Thing 2 - explore other blogsWell, I'm just managing to squeeze Thing 2 in before the end of Week 1! I spent much of Sunday afternoon reading through many, many fantastic blogs. The variety of designs are amazing & I have resolved to start tinkering with my blog page to make it more interesting visually. Given the huge number of blogs, I had to narrow down the field for my perusal otherwise I would never have made it to Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882307151829947733.post-8971819947538709782011-06-25T20:25:00.000+01:002011-06-25T20:25:14.993+01:00Thing 1Well, here goes - my first ever blog. It's taken me a week of humming & haa-ing, reading the other blogs for cpd23 & wondering whether, technically, I qualify for participating, but I've finally taken the plunge. I feel a bit of a fraud because surely to continue one's professional development, you have to have started it first?! And I haven't...yet.
I decided to participate in cpd23 ("aSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344447290569655760noreply@blogger.com7