Six-Second Training Videos

Is it possible to learn something in six seconds? 

Yes it is and some companies are leveraging Vine, an app which produces six-second videos, to do just that. A great example of this is Lowes: https://vine.co/Lowes

On Lowes' vine channel:

- You can learn how to use a cookie cutter to easily carve a pumpkin. 

- You can learn how to use walnuts to remove/repair scratches in a hardwood floor. 

Just a couple examples. But what I'm thinking about, of course, is what (content) can we teach through vines that is useful to public library staff? What (content) does it make sense to teach through vines? This mode of learning and training design is enticing to me as a staff development coordinator because who can tell me they don't have six seconds to watch a training video? And now with the statewide Learning Porfiolios, who can say they aren't going to watch vines because they aren't worth CEU credit?

But perhaps I'm thinking about it all wrong. Maybe the training should be on how library staff can utilize vine to the benefit of our customers in ways similar to those suggested here: http://www.mattanderson.org/blog/2013/02/18/vine-offers-boundless-creativity-for-libraries-have-you-heard/

Possible topics for training Vines:

- WMRL staff and roles tour: to easily and quickly show who we are and what we do.

(To replace the explore and experience tour)

- advertising what we have in the emerging tech collection and how to get them. 

- WMRL staff orientation videos (since we don't have an orientation curriculum)

- others? My brain is stuffed from this conference so, I'm having a hard time thinking of ideas. Let me know - make suggestions in the comments.