The definition of curation, according to Marisa Constantinides, is: "the selection, preservation, maintenance, collection and archiving of digital assets." However, this definition - she states - does not include the concept of SHARING, while social bookmarking does.
What is the difference between social bookmarking and curation? She says they are similar, though "we can use the term curation when there is a sense of display and arrangement of the elements, such as a museum curator might do." (taken from: http://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/2013/09/20/from-curation-to-creation/#.Un_LT_nddqB ).
Here are some curation tools:
Most of us will be able to identify at least some of the icons, like youtube, blogger, facebook.... So, in a way, most of us are already content curators. We already organize and display online information of our interest, in different ways.
After having watched Marisa Constantinides' webinar on content curation I decided to try a new curation tool, one I had not heard about: scoop.it.
In Scoop.it you register (I did it through facebook) and you create topics you're interested in, for example, technology in ESL. Once you've created your topic, this tool suggests links related to that topic, which you can scoop (bookmark) if you like. This is the link to my scoop.it account:
It's very easy to use and it organizes information in a graphic and very didactic way.
How can curation be creative?
We generally relate creation to something original and entirely new, but the truth is one can be creative by elaborating on the ideas of others.
"Being a skilled performer in any skill, whether a ballet dancer or cook, involves not just skills and abilities to perform well, but is based on knowledge and awareness of facts and information which support the creative process." (Constantinides).
Tools like Scoop.it certainly help us raise awareness of facts and information which can help us develop as teachers.
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