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30 Sep 11:30

Relevance

Last week there were a bunch of great posts expounding on the staying power of blogs and RSS. It seems we’re not the only people comparing social media platforms to the open web and we gained a lot of valuable new insight.

All weekend I’ve been thinking about relevance. When Twitter first took off, it delivered. So much of my Twitter feed was filled with timely, interesting material that it became addictive.

But over time Twitter became more of a platform for self-promotion, corporate advertisement, and random, passive-aggressive posts from college roommates. It went from “check out this amazing article I read” to “look at me because I said so.” That’s just not relevant to me.

Facebook never really delivered on relevance, but it was at least new and fresh for a while. Now it feels like an obligation. Happy Birthday. Yes, I like your new hat. Congratulations on your anniversary. Oooh, she’s so cute. And, of course, buy this stuff from Nordstrom.

But blogs and RSS, like email and websites, remain. They are solely focused on delivering relevant information. Could they be better? Heck yes. Check out my queue after I spent several hours reading yesterday:

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Yikes, that’s a lot of reading left to do. But that’s 2,619 posts with the highest signal to noise ratio I’m going to see all day. We’re hard at work with ideas to make that even better. And we believe that social is going to be the key in improving that ratio.

We’ll have more on that in the future. But for now, let’s all get back to blogging and reading. May your screen be filled with relevance.

22 Aug 06:24

9Slides

by dkapuler
Nazlin.bhimani

Worth checking for those who are not so keen on Prezi.

9Slides is a wonderful site/app (Windows/iPad) for creating a stunning presentation.  This is done by uploading any type of presentation format (ie, PPT, Keynote, etc) and then adding either a audio or video narration that displays in another window.  This is ideal for education as it can be used for "flipped" or "guided" learning or even a Pecha Kucha style presentation.

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22 Aug 06:09

Mind-Mapping And The Digitization Of Learning

by TeachThought Staff

Mind-Mapping And The Digitization Of Learning by Olin Reams, General Manager, ConceptDraw.com Digitization has been a disruptive force across the board, leveraging existing technologies and taking them to new levels and unprecedented speeds. Like healthcare,...

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14 Aug 10:12

New postnominals for members proposed

by Taylor-10005841

Update on postnominals, rebranding and Professional Registration from Simon Edwards, Director of Professional Services at CILIP.

We’re currently working towards introducing our new framework of Professional Registration, which we plan to launch on the 1st November 2013. Professional Registration is the new name for our internationally recognised qualifications. The new name is part of wider developments to make sure members get the recognition they deserve for their skills. Developments include new assessment criteria, new handbooks and guidance, improved development plans and a new model for Revalidation.

The Future Skills Project included research that found we need to provide greater clarity on how Professional Registration is different from academic qualifications. One of the questions asked by members is “Why can’t I keep my postnominals if I leave membership?”

Professional Registration is about completing a process that demonstrates that the member has attained a certain level of professional practice - Certification, Chartership or Fellowship - and can be added to the register of practitioners that CILIP maintains under the Royal Charter. As a member being added to the register is recognition of both your achievements and your commitment to continuing professional development and the profession. Postnominals are your way of demonstrating that you are a member on that list.

You need to be a member to be on the register of Registered Practitioners and to use your postnominals.

One of the other issues identified is that at the moment our postnominals don’t neatly translate, which can create some confusion. They currently are:

  • ACLIP : Certified Affiliate of the CILIP
  • MCLIP : Chartered Member of the CILIP
  • FCLIP : Chartered Fellow of the CILIP

This lack of clarity will be made worse as it has been decided to end the Affliates membership category and Group; as they have exactly the same status as other members.

The rebranding exercise presents an opportunity to tidy this up. It is proposed that if members vote in favour of changing the name to ‘Information and Library Professionals UK’ we will adopt the following postnominals:

  • CertILP : Certified member of Information and Library Professionals UK
  • CILP : Chartered member of Information and Library Professionals UK
  • FILP : Fellow of Information and Library Professionals UK

We have run this past the Privy Council and in principal they have no objections with the proposals.

We believe that the new postnominals are clearer, neater and translate better.

We will be working hard to promote the value of Professional Registration to both individual members and employers over the coming months and years; no matter what the outcome of the vote is at the AGM to decide if we change our name.

Find out more about:

Changes to Professional Registration

The rebrand

The AGM and voting