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Learning & Teaching Librarian @ University College Cork Library 😶‍🌫️
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Really appreciate Isabelle and Robert giving us all time to put it into practice but also means I have no excuses now for not having an ePortfolio 😅 #CDGEportfolios @laicdgroup.bsky.social
Exercise for attendees: take the next 20 minutes to set up or edit your ePortfolio.
October 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Creating an ePortfolio is also a great way to develop your own digital literacy skills. Win/win! #CDGEportfolios @laicdgroup.bsky.social
Learning from the platform itself - if you use a platform for your ePortfolio, you're going to learn new skills from using it. These are great skills themselves. If you use a platform like Wordpress, you will learn web design skills you might not have otherwise had the opportunity to.
October 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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For those wondering if an ePortfolio should be public or private, some points to consider #CDGEportfolios @laicdgroup.bsky.social
Making your ePortfolio publicly available: web platforms can allow your ePortfolio to be publicly available. Many platforms can be set to hidden so they can't be found via Google. Public ePortfolios can help develop your own personal brand.
October 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Some good guiding questions from Robert to help you reflect on CPD and content to possibly include in your ePortfolio. Really helpful especially for those who struggle with reflecting! #CDGEportfolios @laicdgroup.bsky.social
Reflecting on CPD: guiding questions include did I know this already? Is this something I can take forward into my role? Is this something I want to learn more about? Does it relate to a paper or article I have read, a conference or seminar I have attended, something a colleague has told me, an experience I have had
October 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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CPD is really important for library staff and an ePortfolio can help keep track of CPD you're doing or showcase any professional activities you're involved in #CDGEportfolios @laicdgroup.bsky.social
CPD is important for librarians because it ensures librarians remain current, skilled, and adaptable in a rapidly changing information environment, enhancing service quality and professional growth.
October 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Up first, Isabelle Courtney giving an introduction to ePortfolios. They can be really flexible tools for showcasing your learning, career development, or for reflecting in a way that's a lot more personal and bespoke than LinkedIn #CDGEportfolios
LinkedIn is a social media platform with a standardised template where you can connect with professionals or recruiters. Eportfolios are personal websites that can have a bespoke design and can be private or public or you can choose who and what you share. Eportfolios can cover learning, assessment, career development, showcase, and recording and reflect. Some advantages of ePortfolios include: develops active learning skills and tells a story of professional journey goal setting see self-growth over time collaborative learning interpersonal communication skills improves digital literacy skills self-management/self awareness
October 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Useful slides from Marta on the project plan - good to have these down and they will also be helpful for when you're successful and now have to actually deliver the project! #CDGASLWriting2025
The project plan: an account of all the activities you intend to carry out as part of the project and the time it will take to complete them. Often funding calls will require you identify specific work packages for your project such as: creation and delivery of specific project outputs, project evaluation, dissemination, and project management and reporting
May 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Great advice from Marta: have a clear idea of a project in mind and then look for funding so that calls are in alignment with your project rather than trying to fit a project into a funder's theme #CDGASLWriting2025
Align projects with funder's themes. You can also contact the funders to find out if your project fits.
May 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Excellent slides from Marta on things to think about when pulling together a grant application and a reminder to read all the instructions! #CDGASLWriting2025
A few things to think about for grant applications: have an executive summary to describe the project in a short paragraph, who will be on your team, who is the funder, what documentation do you need to gather, what permissions or signatures for approval do you need, and what are the key deadlines Read all the instructions slide - be sure to read all of the instructions again and again for the grant application.
May 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Up now for @laicdgroup.bsky.social & @aslibraries.bsky.social event is another great speaker, Marta Bustillo from @ucdlibrary.bsky.social who will be giving an introduction to grant writing for librarians #CDGASLWriting2025
Marta Bustillo from UCD Library Introduction to grant writing for librarians presentation title slide
May 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Big fan of @libfocus.bsky.social! Wrote a post back in 2022 and remember being so nervous about it but @martinoconnor.bsky.social was super encouraging. Glad I did now as it was a good reminder of some achievements I'd forgotten about which I was able to use for an application #CDGASLWriting2025
Presentation slide on Libfocus - a communal blog on all things libraries. They welcome guest posts and it's a friendly and supportive space.
May 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Encouraging words from @martinoconnor.bsky.social on why someone should blog - it's easy to let the voice in your head talk you out of something so these are good reminders! #CDGASLWriting2025
Presentation slide title text reads: let's flip the script. Body text outlines reasons why someone should blog including having an impact, telling a story, giving your perspective, and showing courage and authenticity.
May 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Always a pleasure to hear fellow @ucclibrary.bsky.social colleague @martinoconnor.bsky.social speak! Tonight, he's talking all things library blogging for @laicdgroup.bsky.social & @aslibraries.bsky.social event on writing for LIS professionals #CDGASLWriting2025
Presentation title slide text reads: let's talk library blogging: why your voice matters - and what you could write about from Martin O'Connor in UCC Library Martin O'Connor from UCC Library
May 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Finishing up day 1 with an afternoon Lego session with @padraigmaca.bsky.social, Caroline Philpott & Aoife Coffey who have been using Lego to demonstrate the value of metadata @ucclibrary.bsky.social
A presenter stands at the front of the room. Text on the presentation slide discusses games and serious play. A presenter stands at the front of a room. Images on the television screen show Lego and the process of using it to build a house. A presenter stands at the front of a room. The presentation slide shows how Lego can be used to demonstrate reproducibility. One image shows the original Lego creation. Next to it is the reconstructed Lego creation showing a few differences from the original.
May 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Mairéad Mooney on a find someone who icebreaker, Ben Williamson on using superheroes as networking prompts and @alfiedavis.bsky.social on a getting creative with words activity.
A presenter at the front of a room. The title of the presentation slide on the television screen reads Find Someone Who ice-breaker. A presenter at the front of a room. The television screen shows a padlet with various superheroes. A presenter places slips of paper on a table for a getting creative with words activity.
May 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Really enjoyable morning of lightning talks & demos in @ucclibrary.bsky.social for day 1 of the Gamifying Learning & Engagement in the Library event. Aoife Coffey on One-up, One-down for getting feedback, @walkerabroad.bsky.social on sock fights, and @rmadden.bsky.social on the Wason selection task
A presenter at the front of the room introducing UCC Library's gamifying learning and engagement in library services and beyond day. A presenter at the front of a room. The title of the presentation slide on the television screen reads One-up, One-Down. A presenter at the front of a room. The title of the presentation slide on the television screen reads Sock Fight. A presenter at the front of a room. The title of the presentation slide on the television screen reads Wason Selection Task.
May 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM