Wednesday, 13 April 2016

Thing 17 - Reflective practice

                I explored Pinterest a s a Curation tool. Pinterest consists of photos which are “pinned” to a board. It is visually appealing and a source for new ideas.
                If I had to repeat the task or something similar I would approach the task with confidence. Confident that I would become familiar with the tool as I had with previous tools.
                The progress I made consisted of becoming familiar with Pinterest relatively quickly. I created 2 library-related boards, Children’s fiction books  and Library crafts. My Pinterest link is: https://www.pinterest.com/carolyntunney/     My view/ opinion/ feeling of the task in the beginning was resistance. Resistance because it is something new and I may not figure it out. In this case I figured out and experimented withPinterest relatively easily. My current view is that learning a new tool may be straightforward and even enjoyable!
                I learned that I need to give time to a task, especially when it is new. Time to learn and experiment with it. I learned it is best not to move between devices when learning a new tool as this may cause confusion.
                It has helped my learning as after a successful learning experience I am more confident about exploring a new and different tool.
                I could have applied Pinterest in the past to promote Library Events and Activities.
    Pinterest may be used to promote the library similar to the Rapid City Public Library’s page. I could use this tool in my library in the future by creating the following boards: (a)Events and activities held; (b)books egs. newly published, “my favourite books”, classics; (c)Local history. I could use knowledge of the Gibbs Reflective cycle 1988 in the future when learning a new tool and writing the corresponding blog.

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