For those who are interested to use their
mobile smartphones or their
tablets optimally, or who wants to know how to get into the world of
social media, this is your chance!
The
Australian and
New Zealand librarians have teamed up to make it possible through the
23 mobile things course by Jan Holmquist.
The best news! You don't have to be from Australia or New Zealand to take part in this initiative.
You can sign up from anywhere in the world!
It is also a free course!
They are starting this week with
introductions and with a
quick survey to measure what is being learnt.
It is also never too late to start participating in this course.
All that is needed is to
sign up with a name, email and country. As easy as that.
You can also follow the course on your computer or laptop.
The course will run from May to November 2013, and each week will cover a mobile
Thing to master as set out in the original
23 Mobile Things blog
23 Mobile Things
- Twitter
- Taking a photo with a mobile device: Instagram / Flickr app / Snapchat
- eMail on the move
- Maps and checking in
- Photos + Maps + Apps: Historypin / What was there / Sepia Town
- Video: YouTube and screencasts
- Communicate: Skype / Google Hangout
- Calendar
- QR codes
- Social reading: RSS / Flipboard / Feedly / Goodreads / Pocket
- Augmented reality: Layar
- Games: Angry Birds / Wordfeud
- Online identity: FaceBook and LinkedIn
- Curating: Pinterest / Scoop.it / Tumblr
- Adobe ID
- eBooks and eBook apps: Project Gutenberg / Kindle / Overdrive / Bluefire / Kobo, etc.
- Evernote and Zotero
- Productivity tools: Doodle / Remember the Milk / Hackpad / any.do / 30/30
- File sharing: Dropbox
- Music: last.fm / Spotify
- Voice interaction and recording
- eResources vendor apps
- Digital storytelling
Your most pressing questions about the course are addressed here:
FAQ.
(Graphic: Courtesy Micosoft Clip Art: "Mobile")
Blog post by Karen du Toit, Archivist in the
SABC Radio Archives, who will be taking part from South Africa.
