Home Page 2010

Welcome to 23 Things @ UL, an online learning discovery programme about Web 2.0 tools that encourages exploration and learning about new technologies. This programme is for faculty and staff at the University of Limerick and is being co-ordinated by the 23 Things @ UL team at the Glucksman Library.

This is a self directed, collaborative programme, the ethos of which is to foster life long learning and familiarity with 7.5 habits of highly successful life long learners.


The 23 Things

Listed below are 23 things that you can do to explore and expand your knowledge of the internet and Web 2.0 tools. The programme commences in September 2010. Once you've signed up, discovery exercises will be emailed to you on a weekly basis and you're encouraged to complete all 23 things within the 12 weeks time frame. You'll be asked to write about your experiences of each 'thing' on your blog which you will create in week 2 and everyone who finishes the programme will be awarded a certificate of completion.


Week 1 Introduction

Thing 1 Find out about getting started with the 23 things programme.

Thing 2 Set up a Google account .


Week 2 Blogging

Thing 3 Set up your own blog and add your first post.


Week 3 Downloadable Videos & Podcasts

Thing 4 Discover YouTube and other sites that allow users to upload and share videos.

Thing 5 Learn about Podcasts

Thing 6 Learn anything, anytime, anywhere, explore the resource that is iTunes University


Week 4 Personalised HomePage & RSS Feeds

Thing 7 Discover social personalised home pages e.g. Pageflakes, Netvibes and iGoogle.


Week 5 RSS Feeds

Thing 8 Learn about RSS Feeds and set up your own Newsreader account

Week 6 Online Photos and Images

Thing 9 Share your photos online using Flickr . image

Thing 10 Play around with an online image generator.

Thing 11 Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & third party sites.


Week 7 Social networking

Thing 12 Learn about Social Networking


Week 8 Communication

Thing 13 Discover Instant Messaging and Skype.

Thing 14 Video Conferencing

Thing 15 Ceative Commons access to licenced work you can share remix and reuse


Week 9 Collaborative Work

Thing 16 Doodle - scheduling made easy

Thing 17 Learn about Online Office applications e.g. Zoho writer and GoogleDocs.

Thing 18 Learn about Wikis.

Thing 19 Share presentations online using SlideShare

Week 10

Thing 20 Explore Widgets.

Thing 21 Play around with Google maps.

Thing 22 Google Books


Week 11 Social Bookmarking

Thing 23 Learn about Tagging and discover delicious (a social book marking site).


Week 12 Finale