I found it a bit tricky to grasp this exercise, but by the 4th tutorial I started to see a trend and it made a bit more sense. While the formatting is different, it is very similar to some 'tickers' I use on my home computer that automatically send me sports updates and weather changes.
Finding my own RSS's to use became easier when I realized that the internet explorer browser I use has the organe RSS icon on the top of the screen, and by clicking that I could automatically link with the newsfeeds.
From a work perspective, I could see this being useful to keep staff updated. We are constantly checking websites to see if there are any changes to funding, regulations, etc etc, and having a way to check all the sites in one convenient spot would be very efficient.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Week 3 Assignment
While I don't think our organization would generally use the photo applications or any of the more artistic features, the ability to combine data from multiple sites could be useful. The example that struck me was real estate websites which borrow from GoogleMaps in order to better represent the property locations.
Our office is connected with a variety of other services and offices (federal govt, provincial govt, private and community schools, etc.), so there is often a fair bit of confusion over where to go, and what to do next. If our organization was ever to create a website, the ability to take the relevant information from all the different sites and lay it out in a logical and user-friendly format could provide a much-appreciated service for our clients. This would limit confusion, and also save time (easier to navigate one website than 3 or 4).
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Assignment 2
Q: Write a blog post about what you hope to learn from participating in this course and any hesitations you have. What are you most excited about? Nervous about? Have you used any of these products before?
A: Generally I am comfortable with online resources and interactive technologies, but the speed in which these programs change have me constantly wondering whether or not I'm fully up to date, or using everything to its full potential. Likewise, I can become very habitual online, so hopefully I can break out of that trend and start to explore different resources available.
After reading over the course content, I'm familiar with most of the products we are being introduced to, but I generally only use the basic processes, so I'm curious to see what else they offer.
A: Generally I am comfortable with online resources and interactive technologies, but the speed in which these programs change have me constantly wondering whether or not I'm fully up to date, or using everything to its full potential. Likewise, I can become very habitual online, so hopefully I can break out of that trend and start to explore different resources available.
After reading over the course content, I'm familiar with most of the products we are being introduced to, but I generally only use the basic processes, so I'm curious to see what else they offer.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Week 1 Assignment
10 September 2008
Matt Robinson
Community Development 2.0 -- Assignment #1
Habits I predict to be easy…
Accepting responsibility for my own learning – I understand and agree with the idea that I am responsible for my own learning, and likewise see in my day-to-day interaction with others that being personally responsible can make a big difference in forward progress. Personal and work experiences have proven the value of this, so I believe it will be an easy habit.
Have confidence in myself as a learner – Throughout my formal education I faced many obstacles, and through hard work my workmanship naturally increased. Seeing this steady rise and recognizing my successes has allowed me to have confident in my work.
Create my own learning toolbox – Although it may not be easy to physically acquire everything, I think stepping away from a learning challenge and predicting what I’ll need to succeed will be easy. Personal experience as well as dialogue with peers will hopefully able me to create a strong and diversified toolbox.
Use technology to my advantage – Through personal interest I feel I’m ‘up to date’ with technology, and already incorporate many aspects of it into daily life. The transition to using this for learning is a natural one, and I can’t foresee difficulties.
Teach and mentor others – I’m lucky enough to have a teaching role in day-to-day life, so I see the value in this.
Habits I predict to be challenging…
Begin with the end in mind – When undertaking learning projects in the past, I’ve always broken up the task into smaller subprojects, and approached each of those independently. If I look at the end goal, all the work needed to get to the end can seem too daunting. By taking smaller steps I can stay focused and motivated.
View problems as challenges – I think in principle this idea is very solid, but I have trouble with it in practice. A glitch in the plan or a slight diversion can be a welcome challenge, but often problems can be compounding and to erase them the learning has to go off course.
Play – In the past, ‘play’ has been the alternative, or the reward for learning. If homework is done, ‘play’ is the reward. Switching mindsets to merge the two will be a challenge to get used to.
Matt Robinson
Community Development 2.0 -- Assignment #1
Habits I predict to be easy…
Accepting responsibility for my own learning – I understand and agree with the idea that I am responsible for my own learning, and likewise see in my day-to-day interaction with others that being personally responsible can make a big difference in forward progress. Personal and work experiences have proven the value of this, so I believe it will be an easy habit.
Have confidence in myself as a learner – Throughout my formal education I faced many obstacles, and through hard work my workmanship naturally increased. Seeing this steady rise and recognizing my successes has allowed me to have confident in my work.
Create my own learning toolbox – Although it may not be easy to physically acquire everything, I think stepping away from a learning challenge and predicting what I’ll need to succeed will be easy. Personal experience as well as dialogue with peers will hopefully able me to create a strong and diversified toolbox.
Use technology to my advantage – Through personal interest I feel I’m ‘up to date’ with technology, and already incorporate many aspects of it into daily life. The transition to using this for learning is a natural one, and I can’t foresee difficulties.
Teach and mentor others – I’m lucky enough to have a teaching role in day-to-day life, so I see the value in this.
Habits I predict to be challenging…
Begin with the end in mind – When undertaking learning projects in the past, I’ve always broken up the task into smaller subprojects, and approached each of those independently. If I look at the end goal, all the work needed to get to the end can seem too daunting. By taking smaller steps I can stay focused and motivated.
View problems as challenges – I think in principle this idea is very solid, but I have trouble with it in practice. A glitch in the plan or a slight diversion can be a welcome challenge, but often problems can be compounding and to erase them the learning has to go off course.
Play – In the past, ‘play’ has been the alternative, or the reward for learning. If homework is done, ‘play’ is the reward. Switching mindsets to merge the two will be a challenge to get used to.
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