How many social networks does one need?

Every other day it seems another social network has popped onto the scene that is suppose to be bigger, better, more connected than the last one. True enough many of the features of those coming out are indeed very intriguing. Sure I may try one out and think it’s wonderful and far surpasses any that […]

My First Second Life Education Experience

I’ve been experimenting more and more with Second Life and now have my character looking more and more like a real person and less like the initial choices offered to first time users. I’m hooked on this silly thing. I explore all over the place and just this weekend was riding and Orca Whale, Parachuting, […]

We’re Sticking With the LMS….So What Now?

I know a few have been following my LMS journey regarding trying to get it up and running and functioning. Last week I put a call out looking for any help I could in figuring out exactly what pieces I need to look for in an LMS as I wasn’t sure mine has what I […]

I Love My Blog Community

I just wanted to give a thanks out to everyone who contacted me an offered their help over the last day. I was fortunate enough to get responses from a few people I have “worked” with in the past. Even more so, I was greatly surprised to have so many new people contact me and […]

LMS Assistance Needed if You Can Spare Some Time

I have these 2 checklists that were given to me of certain aspects to look for in an LMS. There is a column for required, optional, not required. I’m pretty sure I can go through the list and figure out what I truly need and what I can live without, but as peers that have […]

Sharing web tools with colleagues

I’m doing another short presentation to a network group I belong whose members are primarily in training and development. This group, however, does not have a large knowledge base of many of the web 2.o tools that are out there or some of the ways in which they can be used within organizations for simple […]

Where does the time go? Ever thought of tracking it?

I’ve convinced my Director that we need to dedicate some of my time to be more concentrated soley on the LMS implementation and development. Now that the big projects for the year have either happened or are well under way, my time now is a little more free for flexibility. The question came up though, […]

Understanding Generational Differences

I attended a session today on understanding our own generational biases and in turn being able to better relate to working and integrating with other generations. Here are some of the notes I took today. There are often 5-6 different generations working in any given environment. By the time many of us (30s-40s years old) […]

Pangea Day is 14 Days Away

I’m really excited about Panega Day which is happening on May 10th. If you haven’t heard of it yet… “Starting at 18:00 GMT on May 10, 2008, locations in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked for a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers. The […]