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Why Excom Meetings Are the Wrong Place to Make Decisions - HBR - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 08 Jul 15
     
    Good article on why decisions may or even should not be made in meetings. "Further advantages of turning agenda items into questions include: Clarifying expected outcomes and thus avoiding discussions that run on because there is no defined end; Keeping participants alert during presentations because they're expected to respond; Helping presenters focus on what is essential and leave out unnecessary detail that waste everyone's time; Ensuring a given topic is necessary. "
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Why Your Department Needs Social Media - Advice - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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  • Social media is crucial not only because it provides a fast way to share information, but also because it makes faculty workloads more transparent.
  • What’s also crucial about Facebook and Twitter is that they make clear the fact that faculty workloads stretch beyond teaching. Announcements of the talks we give, the articles we write, the exhibits we organize, the fellowships we win, and our media appearances emphasize that some of us work on contracts in which about half of our time is supposed to be devoted to research.
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 14 Sep 15
     
    Very nice justification of why academic depts should and can use Twitter and Facebook, Rachel Hermann
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Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach - Education Week - 0 views

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  • teachers are far more likely to use technology to make their own jobs easier and to supplement traditional instructional strategies than to put students in control of their own learning. Case study after case study describe a common pattern inside schools: A handful of "early adopters" embrace innovative uses of new technology, while their colleagues make incremental or no changes to what they already do.
  • numerous culprits
  • Washington-based International Society for Technology in Education
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  • project-based unit on social-justice movements
  • Their goal: Produce independent research papers on topics of their choice, then collaboratively develop a multimedia presentation of their findings with classmates researching the same issue.
  • cloud-based tool called Google Slides
  • prepare written text (61 percent of respondents reported that their students did so "sometimes" or "often") conduct Internet research (66 percent), or learn/practice basic skills (69 percent).
  • "job-embedded" professional development
  • "most teachers [at the school] had adapted an innovation to fit their customary practices."
  • "second order" obstacles.
  • expanding teachers' knowledge of new instructional practices that will allow them to select and use the right technology, in the right way, with the right students, for the right purpose.
  • eachers and students in the small-scale study were found to be making extensive use of the online word-processing tool Google Docs. The application's power to support collaborative writing and in-depth feedback, however, was not being realized.
  • "We're telling teachers that the key thing that is important is that students in your classroom achieve, and we're defining achievement by how they do on [standardized] tests," she said. "That's not going to change behavior."
  • Far more rare were teachers who reported that their students sometimes or often used technology to conduct experiments (25 percent), create art or music (25 percent), design and produce a product (13 percent), or contribute to a blog or wiki (9 percent.)
  • "The smarter districts use those teachers to teach other teachers how to integrate tech into their lessons,"
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 24 Jun 15
     
    Great article on why more progress in the classroom isn't happening with student-centered uses of technology. June 10, 2015 Edweek, quotes Larry Cuban.
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Why a Tech-Driven Economy Needs the Liberal Arts - US News - 0 views

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  • Lisa Levinson on 05 Aug 15
     
    Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan is president of St. Mary's College of Maryland, a small liberal arts school. Jordan was trained as a biochemist, but had a liberal arts education and was exposed to natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts while attending college. This is a very articulate and clear essay on why liberal arts education matters, and how learning to question is its most valuable trait.
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Will Binge Learning Become the New Binge Watching?: Associations Now - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 27 May 14
     
    post by Samantha Whitehorne, January 24, 2014, on binge learning defined as "a personal online learning marathon of sorts". It comes from our love of Netflix binge watching a season's worth of shows over a weekend. Uses Udacity MOOC on computer science class. Example cited explains that MOOCer "registered for the course to "indulge an interest," similar to the reason why viewers binge watch TV shows, and why members may sign up for your association's online education." Cites Eli Dourado's statement: "Online education, if we do it right, could be like having an exceptionally well-rounded personal tutor who is willing to indulge any interest at any level of desired intensity."
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ALF - Silicon Valley - Transformative Leadership for Social Change: A Training Retreat ... - 0 views

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  • Lisa Levinson on 22 Feb 15
     
    "What You'll Learn: In this highly interactive three-day workshop, we'll take a deep dive into transformative leadership for social change. Employing the framework if "I/We/It" What you'll learn: Why mindfulness is a critical leadership skill How to shift from "ego" to "eco" or system-awareness The difference between organizational and network leadership How to identify your allies, build relationships, and map your network What "systems-change" is, and how to scale social impact   Why design-thinking is a critical skill for change-makers Case-studies of organizations and networks that have achieved impact at scale "
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Why There Aren't More Women in Tech, and Why It Matters, in One Graphic - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 28 Oct 15
     
    beautiful infograph on disparities in technical fields between women and men--men are hired almost twice as often as women, Melanie Pinola, lifehacker
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Why Job Boards Aren't Effective Anymore | CAREEREALISM - 0 views

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  • Lisa Levinson on 12 Jan 16
     
    " 5 Reasons Why Job Boards Aren't As Effective Anymore Don Goodman November 24, 2015 Job Search At one time, job boards were the way to go for job seekers. It's where you could post your resume for employers and recruiters to view, and apply to job openings. But today, it's a different story. Related: Reactive Vs. Proactive Job Search Strategies Job boards are simply not as effective anymore since there are social media outlets like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter where you can pretty much network your way to the right contacts. The fact is, job boards have a 2-4% effectiveness rate whereas networking has over a 50% effectiveness rate." More than 85% of employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to review and rank resumes according to skills, experience, keywords. Companies use internal algorithms, so out of an average of 400 resumes using these measures results in only 10 - 20 even looked at. Most hiring managers and recruiters use Linkedin first. Job board resumes are still viewed, but chances are the info is outdated so relying on Linkedin makes sense for recruiters. Niche job boards are worth going to, but to be more productive tie into direct networking through the right contacts.
  • Lisa Levinson on 12 Jan 16
     
    " 5 Reasons Why Job Boards Aren't As Effective Anymore Don Goodman November 24, 2015 Job Search At one time, job boards were the way to go for job seekers. It's where you could post your resume for employers and recruiters to view, and apply to job openings. But today, it's a different story. Related: Reactive Vs. Proactive Job Search Strategies Job boards are simply not as effective anymore since there are social media outlets like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter where you can pretty much network your way to the right contacts. The fact is, job boards have a 2-4% effectiveness rate whereas networking has over a 50% effectiveness rate." More than 85% of employers use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to review and rank resumes according to skills, experience, keywords. Companies use internal algorithms, so out of an average of 400 resumes using these measures results in only 10 - 20 even looked at. Most hiring managers and recruiters use Linkedin first. Job board resumes are still viewed, but chances are the info is outdated so relying on Linkedin makes sense for recruiters. Niche job boards are worth going to, but to be more productive tie into direct networking through the right contacts.
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Paola Antonelli: Why I brought Pac-Man to MoMA | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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  • Lisa Levinson on 01 Jun 13
     
    Great TED talk on interactive design and why MoMA has acquired and is displaying video games.
  • Lisa Levinson on 01 Jun 13
     
    Great TED talk and good thoughts about interactive design. Just to spark our thinking about online interaction
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Why I Use Pen and Paper Notebooks AND Digital Tools To Take Notes | Beth's Blog - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 31 Jan 13
     
    Beth's Blog explains why she uses both pen and paper and digital not taking tools such as Evernote. Beth recommends Alexandra Samuel's e-book ($3.99 on Kindle from Amazon) for how to use Evernote. It has convinced me to make Evernote part of my PKM toolkit. 1/30/13
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Meg Jay: Why 30 is not the new 20 | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 30 Jun 13
     
    Excellent video on why 20s are critical adult forming period--brain is fully formed for adulthood; "Plan and not quite enough time to do great things"--Leonard Bernstein Musical chair relationships and fear of not being able to sit down at age 30 with partner for life can cause bad decision making Post millennial crisis is not having the career that you want, or family that you want Story of Emma--at age 25--"having an identity crisis". Thought she might want to work in art or entertainment. Lived with boyfriend who displayed temper more than ambition. Head in lap, and sobbed for hour. In case of emergency, please call. who will be there for me? Told her three things that all 20 somethings need to hear: 1. Get identity capital--investment in who you might want to be next. Identity capital begets identity capital. Discounting exploration is not supposed to count when it is procrastination. 2. New piece of capital or person to date comes from weak ties--half of 20 somethings are underemployed, and half of them are not--reaching out to weak ties is how you connect; 3. You can't pick your family but you can pick your friends. You can pick your family and the time is now. The best time to work on your marriage is before you are married. Consciously choosing what you want. Found an old roommate's cousin who helped her get a job; married and has plenty of emergency contacts. One good conversation, one good Ted Talk can have an enormous impact. "Thirty is not the new 20, claim your adulthood, get your identity capital, reach out to weak ties to make your family.
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What is Personal Branding and Why is it Important? - 0 views

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    This article discusses why an individual may want to rebrand and describes three easy-to-remember steps for the process.
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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
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The Biggest Myth in Blogging: Why Content is Not King - 0 views

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  • Lisa Levinson on 15 Jul 14
     
    Interesting article on why content is not the important thing in a blog anymore, but how you market and promote it is, as well as the strategy you have mapped out to continuously engage those who have signed in as members or customers.
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10 Reasons Why You Should Have a Blog - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 27 Aug 15
     
    nice short blog post by Lisa Endlich in Next Avenue, featured on Huffington Post 50+
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Top Ten Reasons People Start a Blog - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 27 Aug 15
     
    blog post by Susan Gunelius, about tech, on why people blog
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15 Reasons I Think You Should Blog - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 27 Aug 15
     
    Excellent blog post on why we should blog--if you get discouraged read this blog post by Joshua Becker, Becomingminimalist
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OfficeMax executive apologizes over 'daughter killed' mailer - LA Times - 0 views

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  • In a world where bits of personal data are mined from customers and silently sold off and shuffled among corporations, Seay, 46, appears to be the victim of marketing gone horribly wrong.
  • World Privacy Forum, a nonprofit public interest research group based in San Diego, noting that this is just one example of the information such companies probably hold.
  • "This is the tip of the iceberg. This happens all the time," said Pam Dixon, executive director of World Privacy Forum, a nonprofit public interest research group based in San Diego, noting that this is just one example of the information such companies probably hold.
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  • "Why do they have that?" Seay said of the information about his daughter's death. "What do they need that for? How she died, when she died? It's not really personal, but looking at them, it is. That's not something they would ever need."
  • Dixon's group has found companies selling data on rape victims, seniors suffering from dementia and people diagnosed with HIV and AIDS. She said companies created powerful data sets by combining personal information available from public records, census information and social media."All of us are on these lists, and right now we don't even have the right to find out what list we're on or what they say about us," Dixon said. "And I think it's becoming increasingly important for us to see this information and have some rights so we can get off these lists. For this father and mother, I can't think of a worse thing."
  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 28 Jul 15
     
    LA Times article by Matt Pearce, January 20, 2013 on infrequent Office MAx customer who received a solicitation from Office Max with his name on it followed, by "Daughter Killed in Car Crash." How did the company get the information and why did it appear on the envelope because the recipient had lost his daughter in a car crash a year before?
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Finding Your Voice - A Social Media Crash Course « - 0 views

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  • Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 29 Jul 14
     
    Very good post on Got Clicks? on social media--Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and HootSuite because it focuses first on why you want to use the tool. And then gets into nice explanation of how to use it. July 21, 2014
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Everything big started small: next steps on a grand adventure. - 0 views

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  • Lisa Levinson on 18 Nov 14
     
    Blog by Ben Werdmuller, one of the creators of Known, a new platform designed to encourage connectivist learning. He explains the platform in this blog and why he created it instead of a LMS such as Blackboard that has terrible usability. This is much lower cost and is open source.
  • Lisa Levinson on 18 Nov 14
     
    Blog by Ben Werdmuller, one of the creators of Known, a new platform designed to encourage connectivist learning. He explains the platform in this blog and why he created it instead of a LMS such as Blackboard that has terrible usability. This is much lower cost and is open source.
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