Learning about Blogging
There is so much information we need to do our jobs effectively. How then can this be disseminated in a way that makes sense and is of value? How can it be presented in a way that is accessible and speaks to the people it is aimed at?
When I started in this line of work, nobody had a mobile phone, and there was no IT system. Typing was carried out by an admin pool and woe-betide anyone who typed up their own stuff - the union would have been on it and that would have been that.
IT and mobile technology have revolutionised the way we work, but still we are sometime slaves to the machines that should be serving us. It's time we took control!
So today at work, we were talking about performance, and how evidencing performance has to be more than production of stats (and who would disagree with that?). I started thinking about this blog, and about how digital technology might be harnessed to enable my tier of the organisation, or my team, or one of the integrated groups, share ideas and thoughts, stories of place, or stories of an experience of a service or intervention. I thought about a colleague's proposal to do some engagement work with our client group, and how that work could be planned and developed with the aid of digital technology.
So much learning is available on line, from a 10 minute e-learning session on a simple topic, to a 3 year degree course. Libraries of knowledge and information which are largely free to access from the sofa or desk. We owe it to ourselves to make the most of what is out there.
But what about my capability, confidence, and relevance? Well, I scored 2 (low) for the first 2. I am beginning to understand what I don't yet know,so hopefully heading in the right direction capability-wise. Confident? Nope, my blog is still a secret between me and SSSC. (As far as I know!). Relevance? I think the learning I am doing now could be massively helpful and relevant to what I am trying to achieve, alongside many colleagues and partners.
When I started in this line of work, nobody had a mobile phone, and there was no IT system. Typing was carried out by an admin pool and woe-betide anyone who typed up their own stuff - the union would have been on it and that would have been that.
IT and mobile technology have revolutionised the way we work, but still we are sometime slaves to the machines that should be serving us. It's time we took control!
So today at work, we were talking about performance, and how evidencing performance has to be more than production of stats (and who would disagree with that?). I started thinking about this blog, and about how digital technology might be harnessed to enable my tier of the organisation, or my team, or one of the integrated groups, share ideas and thoughts, stories of place, or stories of an experience of a service or intervention. I thought about a colleague's proposal to do some engagement work with our client group, and how that work could be planned and developed with the aid of digital technology.
So much learning is available on line, from a 10 minute e-learning session on a simple topic, to a 3 year degree course. Libraries of knowledge and information which are largely free to access from the sofa or desk. We owe it to ourselves to make the most of what is out there.
But what about my capability, confidence, and relevance? Well, I scored 2 (low) for the first 2. I am beginning to understand what I don't yet know,so hopefully heading in the right direction capability-wise. Confident? Nope, my blog is still a secret between me and SSSC. (As far as I know!). Relevance? I think the learning I am doing now could be massively helpful and relevant to what I am trying to achieve, alongside many colleagues and partners.
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