The Cambridge 23 Things programme - presentation to EBSLG

A self-directed Web 2.0 / social media programme for University of Cambridge library staff

opportunity

waste of ti me

irrelevant

over-hyped

challenging

threatening

invasiveaddictive

not real work

useful

essential

my worldcommunicationfriends and family

professional development

23 Things programmes

43 Things

Stephen Abram

North Carolina public library

Programme format

• explore 23 different tools (Things) over 12 weeks

• coordinated from a blog that acts as programme hub

• project team prepare and intermittently post blog entries on each Thing

• these posts tell participants, what and why, tasks and further reading

• participants create their own blog and post about each Thing

• posts required to be exploratory and evaluative

• limited support - 3 drop-in surgeries, but peer support encouraged

• completion: certificate and voucher

Benefits/Objectives

• exposure to new technologies/catch-up

• personal and professional development

• experience of running self-directed/distance learning courses

• networking/engendering community

• improving and promoting library services

• embracing the reality of our social media and Web 2.0 world

What’s different about Cam23?

focus on application and relevance to

library setting

Our blog

Our sponsors

Cam23 begins on Monday…