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The ‘elevator pitch’ session which went alongside the poster event at the programme meeting was a great opportunity to find out more about the projects in the JISC-wide programme. We had been asked to be creative (and definitely no powerpoint), which I took as a challenge, so wrote a ‘poem’ (a version to music can be found on my personal blog at http://brains.parslow.net/node/1658) the lyrics of which are:
Using the Twitter,
Facebook or email,
Doing our best,
So we don’t fail.
Finding the data,
Joining the dots,
It’s all about makin’
Best use of the COTS
Whether you’re a student,
Or in your career,
You need ICT skills,
So people don’t sneer
Skills for the future,
They matter to me,
It’s all about being,
Digit’ly Ready
Evaluate these systems,
learning with friends,
picking the best ones,
it’s a means to your ends
Excel, Google, Apple or others,
You need all your bases pretty well covered,
Picking the right tool for the job,
No point in being a software snob
Skills for the future,
They matter to me,
It’s all about being,
Digit’ly Ready
Grab your mobile,
Your laptop or phone,
Learn in the classroom,
Or even at home
No-one can see the future for you,
So learning how to do it is cool,
We all need to know how its done,
And learning about tech can be lots of fun,
Students, professors,
And lecturers too,
Try some new tools,
Get a new view
Skills for the future,
They matter to me,
It’s all about being,
Digit’ly Ready
So come on in and tell us what’s best,
You’ll find we’ll listen with interest,
What helps you learn,
How you use your computer,
Do you play an iPod while you’re a commuter?
Audio, video, making and using,
Working real hard, or maybe amusin’
If it helps you learn things
We wanna know,
And maybe put your ideas
In their very own show
Skills for the future,
They matter to me,
It’s all about being,
Digit’ly Ready
We need to build
A plan for us all,
Learning together,
picking our tools
My story’s near done now,
I’m no Ali G,
But we can build our
e-Strategy
Skills for the future,
They matter to me,
It’s all about being,
Digit’ly Ready
Several people asked for a copy of the poem so they could re-use it. This is licenced under a Creative Commons Share-Alike – please attribute as “by Pat Parslow for the University of Reading ‘Digitally Ready’ project funded by JISC”.
I like the poster — especially the wording 😉
The apparent simplicity of the design is thought-provoking.