blog post by Donston-Miller, June 4, 2012 on how social changes how we work
1. website home pages (home pages less of a destination, Facebook timeline becoming more important)
2. Email--with built-in IM systems on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook, email less important. Google+ users get tight integration on communication tools
3. Help desk call centers--moving to discussion forms on social networking platforms
4. Resumes-- "Now, social networks are basically living resumes. Or, looked at another way, you are your resume; what you post, how you interact, what you share, who your friends and followers are, and more all combine to demonstrate your value to a company."
5. PBXes--enterprise wide phone systems are affected by Skype and online chat and messaging features
interesting website that chronicles instructional development; appears to be crowdsourced to some extent. Barbara Bray and Charlotte McGovern are the e-coach team.
Great blog post on leadership including a Leadership Theories Timeline that informed me. Wonder about digital or online leadership and how it builds on past theories.
Look at how the social learning certificate portfolio requirements in the overview are presented with the certificate timeline. I find this clear and compelling . . . should we adapt for badges?
Taproot advertises and connects skilled volunteers with projects onsite and virtually. They provide timeline and scoping assistance for longer-term projects. They have projects done-in-a-day, 4-6 week period, and 6-9 months-in-length projects.
There is growing research showing that taking a bridge year boosts motivation, confidence and achievement and, for many, a cost savings as it decreases the timeline to graduation.
When we enable students to step out of the classroom and focus on what really matters, they discover who they are and who they hope to become. And they do that before someone (whether a parent, benefactor or government program) makes the single largest investment of a young person’s life: a college education.
It's time to rebrand the “gap year” as what it has the potential to be -- a “bridge year” or “launch pad” -- and to make it a more encouraged, accepted and accessible option for kids from all backgrounds.