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Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

Teachers as Technology Trailblazers: Word Press + Buddy Press = Experiment - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 26 Apr 12
     
    Kristen Swanson, April 26, 2012, is using Word Press and Buddy Press and various tools in an experimental class.
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Digital Skills Help Narrow the Workplace Gender Gap, Accenture Research Finds | Accentu... - 0 views

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  • And digital fluency, the extent to which people embrace and use digital technologies to become more knowledgeable, connected and effective, plays a key role in helping women achieve gender equality and level the playing field.
  • A new research report from Accenture (NYSE:ACN), Getting to Equal: How Digital is Helping Close the Gender Gap at Work, provides empirical proof that women are using digital skills to gain an edge in preparing for work, finding work and advancing at work. 
  • “This is a powerful message for all women and girls. Continuously developing and growing your ability to use digital technologies, both at home and in the workplace, has a clear and positive effect at every stage of your career.  And it provides a distinct advantage, as businesses and governments seek to fill the jobs that support today’s growing economy.”
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  • the extent to which people are using digital technologies in their personal and home life, as well as in their education and work. T
  • Digital technologies include virtual coursework, digital collaboration tools (webcams, instant messaging), social media platforms and use of digital devices, such as smart phones.
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 13 Mar 16
     
    press release on Accenture study looking at how digitally savvy women are helping to close the gender gap in the workplace, March 3, 2016. 
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Why Is Your Association Still Sharing PDFs Online?: Associations Now - 0 views

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  • problem with using PDFs in media centers in a 2009 blog post. Long story short: It makes journalists less willing to cover you.
  • PDF is great for distributing documents that need to be printed. But that is all it’s good for,” Nielsen wrote in June of that year. “No matter how tempting it might be, you should never use PDF for content that you expect users to read online.”
  • But those exceptions stand in stark relief to the media pages where press releases are published in PDF format, despite the fact that it would be infinitely more useful and SEO-friendly if that content were placed inside a CMS and published as a web page.
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 22 Jun 16
     
    good blog on why PDFs fall short on usability by journalists and others who are not looking to print them out
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

8 Ways to Create Great Meetings | Leadership Freak - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 19 May 15
     
    May 23, 2012 by Leadership Freak Dan Rockwell "8 ways to run great meetings: Short agendas are better than long. Allow ample time to discuss substantive issues. Rush through trivial items at the end. Press for decisions. Create immediate, short-term action items. Set short-term incremental deadlines. If it's due in six months it won't be started for five unless you set clear, impending milestones. Identify champions - people who own action items. Follow-up with participants in between meetings. Ask, "How's your project coming?""
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19309_CL_LeadershipCap_Paper_July2015.pdf - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 23 Sep 15
     
    Leadership paper published by Harvard Business Press, 2015
Lisa Levinson

Job Hopping Is the 'New Normal' for Millennials: Three Ways to Prevent a Human Resource... - 0 views

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  • Lisa Levinson on 29 Sep 15
     
    from Forbes.com, Leadership: Jeanne Meister reports that the average worker today stays at each of his or her jobs for 4.4 years, millennials for less than 3 years, and Gen Y for less than 2. The changing landscape of the economy as well as the desire for younger generations to have challenging, fulfilling work results in this job-hopping. For Gen Y, it is a necessity as they are hard pressed to find consistent, full time work any other way.
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

Social Media and Schools as Professional Learning Communities: Building Your Personal N... - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 25 Oct 13
     
    Great post on Resource Link, October 19, 2011, on value of twitter to professional learning community building. Found it via my Twitterers. Research has identified six 'common patterns of participation' for users of Twitter: Sharing Knowledge and Resources - sharing links to blogs, images or video clips of interest. Monitoring Educational New Sources - sourcing professional readings and research Digitally Attending Important Conferences - sharing thoughts and reflections from professional development sessions or conferences. Encouraging Reflection - engaging in a reflective conversation with others Gathering Instant Feedback - turning to Twitter as the first point of call when needing answers about their practice Mentoring Colleagues - turning to Twitter to find a digital mentor for yourself or a peer. (From Ferriter, W. M., Ramsden, J. T., & Sheninger, E. C. (2011). Communicating and Connecting with Social Media. Bloomington: Solution Tree Press.) How to get started: 1. Set up a Twitter account 2. Find people to follow 3. Learn some hashtags #_____ 4. Manage your posts
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

3 Tips for Managing Virtual Teams | Inc.com - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 28 May 14
     
    Simple but true tips for managing virtual groups--can use free tools to communicate; essential to communicate clearly in writing and to really READ emails/proposals; and weekly meetings--if only to check-in--boost momentum and esprit de corps. By Ilan Mochari at Inc. writing up Scott Berkun's lessons learned at Word Press when he was managing a virtual team.
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Survey: How Associations Plan to Meet Top Challenges in 2014: Associations Now - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 25 Jun 14
     
    Interesting look at associations' challenges in 2014 Following 2013, a year in which 42 percent of the respondents to the "DC Associations Salary Survey Report 2013-2014" reported a decrease in membership revenues, 74 percent of respondents reported that increasing membership is their number-one challenge for 2014. The survey also identified several of the ways associations plan to foster growth this year. "This pressing issue is confirmed by plans to find innovative ways to deliver programs and services-clear paths to increasing membership and revenues," according to the report. Increasing staff performance and productivity was also reported as a strategic priority to ensure growth in 2014. Fifty-eight percent of respondents reported that they plan to do so. Roughly 50 percent plan to increase staff in key areas and increase staff training and coaching.
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

Accenture Newsroom: Accenture Research Finds Listening More Difficult in Today's Digita... - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 01 Apr 15
     
    Press release reviewing 2014 Accenture study on #listenlearnlead, good findings on benefit/drawbacks of internet connections/multitasking during conference calls, etc.
Lisa Levinson

Press Release - Communications Office - Trinity College Dublin - 1 views

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  • Lisa Levinson on 21 Apr 12
     
    Scientists have discovered proof that the evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork, shedding new light on the origins of what it means to be human. The study appears online in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B and was led by scientists at Trinity College Dublin: PhD student, Luke McNally and Assistant Professor Dr Andrew Jackson at the School of Natural Sciences in collaboration with Dr Sam Brown of the University of Edinburgh.
  • Lisa Levinson on 21 Apr 12
     
    There really is an advantage to working together!
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Press : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits - 0 views

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  • Lisa Levinson on 28 Sep 13
     
    Adafruit was founded in 2005 by MIT engineer, Limor "Ladyada" Fried. Her goal was to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels. Over the last 6 years Adafruit has grown to over 45 employees in the heart of NYC. Adafruit has expanded offerings to include tools, equipment and electronics that Limor personally selects, tests and approves before going in to the Adafruit store. Limor was the first female engineer on the cover of WIRED magazine and was recently awarded Entrepreneur magazine's Entrepreneur of the year.
  • Lisa Levinson on 28 Sep 13
     
    Someone my London cousin suggested we look at. She is quite something and has grown a very successful company. She is the first woman engineer featured on the cover of WIRED. Her site is interesting, and she awards badges for acquiring skills.
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

Case Study: How Human Rights Watch Leverages Employee Personal Brands on Twitter | Beth... - 0 views

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  • Twitter has flipped our relationship with media. Instead of us pitching journalists, many have come to rely on our staff as sources and connect with them through Twitter.  Many tweets lead to press calls.”
  • With almost 200 staff members engaging authentically on Twitter or curating news and information on their topics from different sources,  it forms the backbone of a robust content curation strategy.  Says Murphy, he and his colleague, typically curate the best 30-50 Tweets from the 1,000s by staff for the organization’s account.  
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 15 Jun 15
     
    How a nonprofit used the personal Twitter "brands" of its employees to expand its reach with news media and other key audiences.
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What your phone calls might say about your health | The Advisory Board Daily Briefing - 0 views

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  • Government surveillance programs point up new data-mining concerns. But the NSA monitoring programs focus on collecting "meta" data—not the actual procedures you've undergone, but merely the records of things you searched for online, or people you telephoned. What can this metadata reveal? Plenty about your health, experts argue; simply knowing who you're calling can be just as revealing as what you say. If you can track a series of calls, one privacy expert tells tells the New Yorker's Jane Mayer, "you know exactly what is happening—you don’t need the content.”
  • David Vladeck began an inquiry into data brokers' practices, concerned that algorithms that mined for data patterns could create unfair stereotypes. (Vladeck recently stepped down.) For example, "whether someone would be classified as a health risk just because they bought products linked to an increased chance of heart attack," the Associated Press reports.
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 27 Jul 15
     
    blog by Dan Diamond, Managing Editor, Daily Briefing, June 9, 2013, on data mining using meta data.
Lisa Levinson

Global Networks: Computers and International Communication - Linda Marie Harasim - Goog... - 0 views

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  • Lisa Levinson on 21 Jul 15
     
    Interesting book. Chapter 17 - Computer Networks of Global Civil Society begins with a suggested charter document of human communications.
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Living by the Numbers: A Tyranny of Data? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - 0 views

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  • So far, many companies have tried to dispel such fears by noting that the data they gather, store and analyze remains "anonymous." But that, as it turns out, is not entirely accurate, in that it sells the power of data analysis radically short. Take the analysis of anonymous movement profiles, for example. According to a current study by the online journal Scientific Reports, our mobility patterns are so different that that they can be used to "uniquely identify 95 percent of the individuals." The more data is in circulation and available for analysis, the more likely it is that anonymity becomes "algorithmically impossible," says Princeton computer scientist Arvind Narayanan. In his blog, Narayanan writes that only 33 bits of information are sufficient to identify a person.
  • A study by New York advertising agency Ogilvy One concludes that 75 percent of respondents don't want companies to store their personal data, while almost 90 percent were opposed to companies tracking their surfing behavior on the Internet.
  • Is it truly desirable for cultural assets like TV series or music albums to be tailored to our predicted tastes by means of data-driven analyses? What happens to creativity, intuition and the element of surprise in this totally calculated world?
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  • But for a modern society, an even more pressing question is whether it wishes to accept everything that becomes possible in a data-driven economy. Do we want to live in a world in which algorithms predict how well a child will do in school, how suitable he or she is for a specific job -- or whether that person is at risk of becoming a criminal or developing cancer?
  • Users, of course, "voluntarily" relinquish their data step by step, just as we voluntarily and sometimes revealingly post private photos on Facebook or air our political views through Twitter. Everyone is ultimately a supplier of this large, new data resource, even in the analog world, where we use loyalty cards, earn miles and rent cars.
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 28 Jul 15
     
    #7 in a series on big data by Martin Muller, Marcel Rosenback and Thomas Schulz
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Amplify Reported to Be Dropping School Tablet Business - Marketplace K-12 - Education Week - 0 views

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  • The BloombergBusiness report about Amplify comes as tablet sales in education are declining in general, as Chromebooks gain sales and popularity in K-12 classrooms. It also comes on the eve of ISTE 2015—the largest gathering of education technology enthusiasts in the U.S. The company spokesman said Amplify will be well-represented at ISTE, although the company did not release advance press coverage about products that will be showcased there.
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 08 Jul 15
     
    Amplify tablet of poor quality in first big district wide adoption, may not survive rocky rollout, Molnar, 6.26.15
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To Retain Millennial Workers, Groups Must Embrace Tech: Associations Now - 0 views

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  • The option to telecommute is one way to attract and retain that talent. The majority of millennials and gen X-ers prefer to work for organizations that offer telecommuting, and 42 and 44 percent, respectively, will accept a lower salary in exchange for this benefit. However, they both still value face-to-face interaction as much as older generations and prefer to work outside the office only one to two days a week.
  • As a younger generation who grew up using technology, millennials expect companies and organizations to be cutting-edge adopters, using the most up-to-date hardware and software to add flexibility and ease to their workflow, according to a new study from CompTIA.
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 16 Nov 15
     
    new study on impact of millennials in workforce--want to use technology for connecting, communicating, and collaborating in much greater numbers than baby boomers do
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New CompTIA Study Offers Insight into How Millennials May Change the Workplace - 1 views

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  • “Like the Baby Boomers and Gen Xers that preceded them, Millennials have strong preferences and priorities on what they think the workplace should look like,” said Seth Robinson, senior director, technology analysis, CompTIA. “It will be interesting to see if these preferences become the norm as more millennials enter senior leadership positions; or if millennials change their views as they take on greater responsibilities to clients, communities, employees and shareholders.”
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  • When it comes to their comfort level and ability to use technology 70 percent of Millennials label themselves as “cutting edge” or “upper tier.” For Gen X workers, the corresponding figure is 55 percent, and for Baby Boomers, 30 percent. 
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 16 Nov 15
     
    summary of main findings from just released CompTIA study on millennials' expectations of technology, telecommuting in the workplace, etc. 
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