It pains me to say this, but I am no longer a fan of Ning for community building. It has been a year since I created my first site, a network for moms that has grown to 200 plus members, but I have no time to maintain. The network I created for faculty [...]
It has been a little more than a month since my first post on Viral Professional Development (VPD) and I thought it would be nice to update my progress. I went back to the original post to see if anything has changed from my initial thoughts. I still believe in the basic characteristics [...]
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 was invited to give a lunch presentation on Social Media at the NWCET Working Connections Faculty Institute. I did not want to give another boring PowerPoint presentation. I wanted to eliminate the stress of remembering to bring a laptop, CD-ROM, jump drive and paper handouts. I wanted attendees to simply enjoy the [...]