Anabel Marsh CPD23: a participants perspective

CPD23 23 things for professional development 23 things for professional development

Whats in it for me? Deal with job ending – stay in the library world Deal with job ending – stay in the library world Brush up / learn new skills Brush up / learn new skills Make new contacts Make new contacts

Things 1 and 2 Create your own blog – and meet the neighbours

Thing 3 Your personal brand

Thing 3 contd flavors.me

Thing 4 Current awareness: RSS Feeds Twitter Storify

Thing 5 Reflective practice

Thing 6 Online networks: with added cake!

Thing 7 Real life networks

Things 8 and 9 Google calendar Google calendar Evernote Evernote Organising yourself

Thing 10 Librarianship training opportunities Graduate traineeships; Masters degrees; Chartership

Thing 11 Mentoring

Thing 12 Putting the social into social media

Thing 13 Google Drive Google Drive Wikis Wikis Dropbox Dropbox Filesharing / Collaboration

Thing 14 Organising your references

Thing 15 Getting involved: seminars, conferences & events

Thing 16 Getting involved: advocacy and speaking up for the profession

Things 17 and 18 Presenting information (but Im still using PowerPoint!)

Thing 20 Library Day in the Life Library Routes / Roots

Thing 21 Job applications and interviews

Thing 22 Volunteering

Things 19 and 23 Integrating the Things into life and final reflections on the way ahead

What did I achieve? Deal with job ending: stay in the library world. Yes Deal with job ending: stay in the library world. Yes Brush up / learn new skills. Yes Brush up / learn new skills. Yes Make new contacts. Yes Make new contacts. Yes Reflect on my past, create a record of my career and then move forward Reflect on my past, create a record of my career and then move forward

Where to next? For me – the blog continues For me – the blog continues For others: For others: Use cpd23 Use cpd23cpd23 Use 23 Things Use 23 Things23 Things23 Things Use 23 Mobile Things Use 23 Mobile ThingsMobile ThingsMobile Things Design / adapt inhouse, e.g. University of Glasgow Design / adapt inhouse, e.g. University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowUniversity of Glasgow

CDG Article Bunton, L. (2013) A comparison of 23 Things. Impact, 16(2). Bunton, L. (2013) A comparison of 23 Things. Impact, 16(2). Impact Discusses advantages of internal / external courses Discusses advantages of internal / external courses

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