Notes to self

All the issues that have come up at work this week are getting all mushed in with the stuff I've been learning in 5Weeks this week (in a good way). I'm filled with ideas and possibilities to explore.

• I keep coming up with additional resources for that MBA class that is is doing research for a lighting fixture company. Maybe I could do an RSS feed into their D2L classroom with suggestions as they come up. Or, since there are several groups in the class, all working on different aspects of the project, maybe a course WIKI would work, where everyone could post tips on where they found useful data.
• We have a bit of a training issue with our students at the reference desk. Maybe we could create a feed of sample reference questions for them to work through during slow times at the desk (rather than doing their homework). Furthermore, maybe they could all participate in a WIKI for answering these questions, and the WIKI would turn into some kind of research guide or training guide. (Ok, not really from this week's lesson, but the ideas don't always come during the assigned week).
• I'm having a heck of a time keeping up with all the D2L classrooms I'm supposed to be participating in as the embedded librarian. I like that RSS feed idea for pushing info into D2L. What I'd REALLY like would be an RSS feed that would send the library discussion posts from within D2L to me so I wouldn't have to log into each course separately.
• I end up doing so much work from home and, let's be honest, dealing with personal/family stuff at work (are they closing schools early today due to the snow storm? Gotta check the website). These delicious tags are already proving themselves invaluable in allowing me to deal with all the aspects of my life from wherever I happen to be. Browser bookmarks don't travel so well.

Other notes to self:

Look into these other technologies that came up this week:

• Google Page Creator. Looks interesting. Check it out.
• Connotea.org: hmmm, check this one out. Would it work to organize bibliographic information in the absense of bibliographic software?
• Grazr: ooh, I like the little boxes for the RSS feeds. I played with Feed 2js. I need to play with this one
• blip.tv: our webcasts are here. Look into it. Is there a reason I might want to consider putting my Camtasia tutorials here?
• Library Thing and 43 things: when I have time to fritter away, these are good places to get lost.

This course is proving to be the most invigorating professional development activity I've engaged in in a LONG time!