Educators current in social media trends often tout the importance of play in as part of the student learning repertoire. We know children learn and retain knowledge from games and simulations, both physical and digital. Yet, we hesitate to extend that same perspective to the technology education and training of adults. Some [...]
I have received an unbelievable amount of attention from the VPD post on Sunday. I think the common thread is that VPD is happening everywhere and we just haven’t known what to do about it. So many of us are stuck in our traditional training models and unfamiliar with how to handle organic [...]
My network is growing every day. I enjoy meeting new people and learning so much I don’t even want to sleep! However, I am having a hard time with the fact that we have access to all these amazing new tools, yet I still click through dozens of sites to connect with people. [...]
Lately, I have been posting in other forums about Viral Professional Development (VPD). I have been speaking to folks responsible for PD in both K-12 and higher-ed about the inherent frustrations in transitioning faculty to eLearning. We all have unique programs, challenges and strategies. I am not a scientific researcher, but I [...]
I am interested in submitting a proposal for E-Learn 2008, but would love to set up a global collaboration. I will be writing on the topic of Viral Professional Development, in terms of my internal faculty network. I thought we could pull together others who are doing interesting PD and submit a proposal [...]
This morning a few of my IT instructors and I tested dimdim, a free web conferencing tool now in beta. I should start by saying that I don’t even remember when I applied for the beta. It must have been quite some time ago, but I received credentials this morning. It took me about 20 [...]
I have a lot of fun and exciting projects going on at work right now. For some of them, I will be seeking outside help. My thought today is, “What if I could share my work load?” You may know a vendor for a product that will work for us, or you may [...]
Tomorrow our campus will be hosting a vendor demo of Elluminate Live. The face to face session is full, but there is plenty of room to participate in the online session. We do not have a synchronous Web conferencing tool at our campus, and Elluminate Live is currently at the top of my list [...]
There’s not someone yapping away in the next cubicle. We aren’t obligated to buy cookies and candy for school fund raisers. No one invites us to Pampered Chef and Party Gals parties. There’s no one scarfing down burgers and fries. Nobody takes 20 smoke breaks a day. No one leaves [...]
This is my first time being tagged for a meme, so please be patient if I just don’t get it. Thanks, Jeff! I do need to figure this stuff out. So here’s the scoop. The Bucket List meme was started by Jeff Pulver and is based on the movie. It seems to have not evolved [...]