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The information life cycle is commonly portrayed as three stages: creation or acquisition, dissemination and the decision to keep or remove the asset (Beal, 2019). With the overwhelming deluge of information available to us, managing information is more important than ever (Tallon & Scannell, 2007). In the 1.1 blog post, the author reflects on the challenges of the quantity of the information now available, mentioning the importance of both curation and classification (Atkinson, 2019, March 3a; De Saulles, 2015). In the Topic 1.2 discussion post, the author highlights the importance of equipping people with skills including discernment and analysis to minimise the flood to a manageable level, to participate safely and to judge the quality of information (Atkinson, 2019, March 3b; Brown & Duguid, 2000; Floridi, 2009). Skills of creation and curation are emphasised as being critical to contributing to a knowledge network and enhancing one’s profile. Using skills to decide what information is worthy of attention, how to use platforms and crowd-sourcing information is referred to in the Topic 1.3 discussion post, emphasising the future direction of information management as one of collaboration and cognition rather than memory (Atkinson, 2019, March 8; Open Media Lab, 2013, 18 October; Rheingold, 2010).
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For those starting out in digital curation, I have developed a list of seven tips to guide your first steps. Let me know what you think!
Here is a link to my video, Digital Curation for Vocational Educators, and to my Wakelet profile for some fabulous digital resources. In developing my digital artefact to explain an aspect of knowledge networking, I have spent a lot of time researching and planning. I referred to lists about digital curation, my chosen topic, and explored many of the suggestions. My next step was to choose a small selection of tools on which to focus, before signing up to each and investigating further. Enlarging on my initial proposal, I detailed my content, using this to write the script for my artefact. My next step was to gather content. Unfortunately, this is where my progress stopped! Given that my topic is curation, I thought it appropriate to create a profile on a range of online tools, and this takes time! While it has been interesting and educational to check out all these tools, It has been very time consuming. My next step is to take a couple of screen casts to illustrate the curation process for use in the artefact, then gather any further images and create graphic elements to use. I came across a great infographic today using gifs and other interactive elements in a long post. I am considering using some of these ideas in my artefact. Other ideas I will incorporate include creating and including resources such as the infographic below to add value to the asset. For an interactive version of the interactive above, click the file link below.
I have used Pinterest for some time now, so I was interested to see how it stacked up against other curation tools, and against the evaluation criteria suggested by Robin Good (Good, 2014, January 7). In relation to importing and exporting, Pinterest is quite versatile. I have pinned images suggested to me within the app, those I have found on websites external to the app, and I’ve also placed my own photos taken with my phone on boards. I can send a pin to another Pinterest user, or via text, email and other methods, download the image or copy the link. Pinterest allows me to organise my own boards as I wish to, make comments on pins, and add other photos for comparison.
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About meI'm a learning designer from Geelong in Victoria. I have worked in vocational education and training for many years, and for the last four have concentrated entirely on creating learning content to support teachers and students. Archives
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