I'm hopeless with forced creativity, so I decided to use a name generator for this exercise (23 for professional development). I settled on my superhero name – which actually turns out to be quite unheroic due to the supposedly nana car I drive. If the shoe fits, though... And anyway, I really appreciate how reliable that Corolla is. It gets me to nice, and necessary, places.
As for the blog title, I’m liking the practicality and hands-on-ness (is that really word? I sincerely doubt it) of workshop. My current job with a public service agency is dominated by practitioners. Lots of practical people in active jobs. For me that’s a bit of a change, having spent years in government agencies with a preponderance of university educated policy wonks. (And I’m discovering a dormant interest in science and engineering.)
The hands-on aspect of this 23 things lark is appealing also. The original passed me by in real-time. A work colleague who schooled me in social media, got me started on it at a later date. So I'm glad there is an opportunity to play in this format, in real time, with a bunch of international colleagues.
Currently at my workplace we are messing around with what social media can do. For the library team I'm in, its all about gathering and disseminating the information. And for my wider organisation which is in the emergency services sector, social media has quite interesting implications.
This 23 things looks a great mix of thinking and learing about how all this online, user generated content can and does work, and how I want to develop professionally in the information industry. I like the idea of reflective practice.
I’m jumping in here quite late.. oops! Best I take extra note of week 6 - organising self.
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