I've always found it difficult to put my thoughts into words, even as I'm writing this post it feels strange and a bit unnatural to be keeping a blog. Over the years I've become accustomed to formal research paper writing, but the informal nature of a blog is not entirely within my comfort zone. I think some of my trepidation comes from the openness of the internet, these words can be read by anyone and may last for a very long time, past when my personal views may have changed. I have always been more of a listener than a talker, which is making my classes a bit more challenging because one requires quite a bit of online work and the other is completely online. On online forums it is difficult to show active listening, unless you have a strong response what a classmate has posted.
That being said, I have enjoys the Think Tank activities that we have done online. It is helpful for me when theoretical topics that have discussed in class are joined with real world examples. Groups have done a good job of making these connections and providing relevant discussion questions. Sometimes it is difficult to come into a conversation near the end where several people have already come to the same conclusions, I've never been keen on reiterating points that have already been made clear. I need to work on being involved in these discussions more towards the beginning of the week, both so that I can start conversations and so that people have time to respond to them. These activities are my favorite because they allow us to bring together lecture material, reading material, and real world experiences while considering current problems and solutions.
As the semester has progressed I have become more and more interested in museum librarianship. I'm not sure if this is reflected in my posts because it has always been an interest of mine, but it is coming more to the forefront now.
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