Thing 6: Reflective Practice

Description

For Thing 3: Image Banks I had a choice of using an image from Pixabay or Flickr. As I said in my blog I chose Flickr as I am well used to Pixabay (thanks to its promotion by members of the Health Sciences Libraries Group over the years).

For Thing 4: Communicating Visually  I had great fun with Photofunia. You can put your own photo onto an image to create an advertisement for the library.

For Thing 5: Video Presentations I struggled along with Screencast-O-Matic.

Feelings

It took me ages to start Thing 5 as I was changing jobs and I wanted to work on material with personal meaning. Eventually I decided the public library’s e-resources are the way to go. I was so pleased to have a topic. The task took way longer than I had anticipated. I had to learn about how to turn off the sound. We had a laugh at home when I accidentally recorded a conversation while making my video. Everything worked out in the end, after a number of retries over a number of days. I could see how to do it, it was just getting all the bits right that delayed things. My video was initially too long. I wanted it to be shorter so it would be more interesting to people.

Evaluation & Analysis

I had used this programme before during the previous Rudaí 23 when I made a video about databases through this site: www.idaal.com. I still found it a challenge, as it was some time since I did it before! I learned to be patient and if I wasn’t happy with the result to take a break and then try again. 

Conclusion and Action Plan

I’m happy that this task gave me an opportunity to learn about the library’s e-resources, so I can better help borrowers. I’m glad I waited until I came up with something worthwhile to make a video of. I feel confident for having completed the task.