Posted in Library, NLS4 Melbourne 2008, Podcasts, Technology, Web 2.0 on August 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Well, I came home from work on Friday, after a bit of a fun night on Thursday, glad to be home so I could catch up on some sleep but also do some of my other extra curricular activities, only to hit the house and find the house pump blew a gasket !! (literally). So [...]
Posted in Higher Education, Library, Podcasts, Student Placements, Web 2.0 on June 30, 2007 | No Comments »
My student (Minzah) has been moving right along with her learning, and a fair bit of it is self driven as I like to see my students become independent in the workplace. As this is what it will be like for them when they hit the real world.
Minzah was given a task to create an [...]
Posted in Higher Education, Library, Podcasts, Student Placements, Web 2.0 on June 23, 2007 | No Comments »
I thought it would be a good idea if you heard from my student. She has also given permission for me to put her name on this site.
Here’s what she has to say about her placement so far…and, it’s her first blog…
Minzah Hussain, RMIT, 2nd year…
My first week is already over and it feels like [...]
Posted in Podcasts, Student Placements, Web 2.0 on June 22, 2007 | No Comments »
…has been a success. She has been involved in a range of activities. Many of them are self driven, which includes the library induction podcasting activity.
Today I showed her how to use our Wiki to ensure collaboration with Katy and myself with regards to filling in the gaps on her podcasting activity. Meaning, she can [...]
Posted in Podcasts, Technology, Web 2.0 on June 6, 2007 | No Comments »
I would like to find ways, by using technology, to give my colleagues more information about the National Library Service at Urbis. Currently, we have offices in Melbourne (where I’m located - 90 staff, hardcopy library), Sydney (60), Brisbane (40 - hardcopy library), Perth (new office with 20 staff) and Dubai (2 staff). I give induction [...]
