Posted on April 25, 2008 by audriez
Okay, I apologize–I was offline longer than anticipated (will be off a little while until summer, getting my cyber properties moved around), but I have a great excuse for April. We just bid “adieu” to a great group of French middle school-age students, part of an exchange with my daughter’s middle school. We hadn’t been [...]
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Posted on March 4, 2008 by audriez
As previously discussed, one easy way to promote learning and networking among staff is to use Skype with video (or other similar services). This works best when someone knowledgeable among the attendees can take the lead–both in setting up the call, helping other “newbies” and perhaps in setting an agenda.
Sometimes, your staff development needs may [...]
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Posted on February 7, 2008 by audriez
Glad I discovered Stewart Mader yesterday. What drew me was a discussion of wiki versus email on Day 2 of his series, “21 Days of Wiki Adoption.”
Last month, I wrote how email might not be going away anytime soon, and I stick with that. But having held jobs where I’d leave my desk for a meeting, returning to find 100 emails, I know there [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2008 by audriez
A couple of “down” days with a cold followed by watching the Superbowl led me to ponder new business models and web 2.0.
As you recall, the Superbowl was played at University of Phoenix’s stadium. UOP was one of the first educational institutions to adopt the distance learning model. The upside to pushing the envelope is their phenomenal growth and still cutting-edge [...]
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Posted on January 19, 2008 by audriez
Nominations are again being sought for the Purpose Prize–a $100,000 award for baby boomers and beyond who have rocked their world by being social innovators, using their experience and talents to benefit others. Who is eligible? People over 60. (For you young-uns, that’s people who remember with clarity where they were the day President Kennedy was shot).
Check [...]
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Posted on January 17, 2008 by audriez
Last night, I began teaching a college class in strategic planning. It got me to thinking about a recent conversation with my hubby, who also teaches college part-time. We’ve had difficulty lately getting in touch in a timely way with our students. We try our darndest to help students succeed, often in spite of themselves–sending reminders about upcoming [...]
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