IBM back on my mind.

My father worked for IBM so this company was a part of my life for many years. But I always thought of IBM as this big faceless company that made mainframe computers. Yes I know they had been a big player in personal computing but that never stuck with me, and not them either. Then [...]

Do rules on using social media defeat the purpose?

There is a constant struggle between taking place when it comes to defining the boundaries between personal, public, private, business and educational engagement with social media. The problem is we are constantly being asked to negotiate different persona’s. The parent who is a teacher. The banker who is a parent. The singer who is professionally [...]

Have you given this any thought?

Social media is a good thing right? Just a little food for thought here.

OLD School For My Ted Sharing.

TED is all about sharing ideas and I am all for that. But the TED experience is an odd thing because it is more than just listening to people tell a great story. The TED experience is also about grabbing onto the subtle nuance that happens in the space between the obvious. The problem with [...]

Sesame Street Gives Social Media Lessons!

There are still many individuals and even more company’s that have yet to embrace social media. Yes it is work. Yes social media requires a paradigm shift in economic thinking. Yes social media requires a paradigm shift in customer relationships. But there is no denying the power of social media! Sesame Street, well the Muppet’s, [...]

The skills you need.

One of the questions I ask myself on a daily basis is, “am I introducing/directing my students to the skills they really need?” Of course the follow-up question is am I teaching what is useful and needed or just what I am comfortable with? For the most part I think most professors are guilty of [...]

Where is the connected limit?

I have been watching my children and their social networking habits lately, I think they may have crossed the connected line! Is it possible to be too connected? My worry is connection without purpose. Why are we connected and what are we doing with that connection? I tend to use my Facebook, twitter and linkdin [...]

Can a professor be a social media expert?

www.gapingvoid.com for the image! Social media is an important part of our education, communication, political and economic environments today. I have seen the writing on the wall for a bit over 2 years and the writing is in neon paint! The problem we are confronted with is academia really has not been listening, walking around [...]

How I manage my social media

The greatest problem I face is how to manage all the social media I use and I don’t use that much! But if you have a couple of Twitter accounts, a Facebook page and maybe a Linkdin account how do you post and follow them all in an easy efficient way? I think most people [...]

Do we need more social connections in the classroom.

I am wrestling with the use of technology in my university classes. To be very honest the use of new communication technology excites me! I love the way Twitter, #jamesed_me, allows me to communicate links, materials and ideas to my students. Facebook creates another forum for interaction, especially if the group is protected. Livestream allows [...]

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IBM back on my mind.

Do rules on using social media defeat the purpose?

Have you given this any thought?

OLD School For My Ted Sharing.

Sesame Street Gives Social Media Lessons!

The skills you need.

Where is the connected limit?

Can a professor be a social media expert?

How I manage my social media

Do we need more social connections in the classroom.

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