Tag: blogs

Take time to reflect

This is a quick reminder to myself that it is incredibly important to take a few minutes to reflect and document on my work in a timely basis. I was just asked to reflect on an event back in November and while I remember the event, if I hadn’t made a brief post, I would have lost a lot of the benefits of going through the training. I am working in so many areas that it is easy to lose track of details and progress. I should be capturing reflections and action items after every event. I do a good job of that in my meetings, but cannot forget my training/development opportunities as well.

Back to Blogging

Apparently I haven’t made a post since October 2012!

It’s about time to start publishing again. Since then, I’ve relied on a variety to tools to document my strategies, tactics, and deliverables.

In alphabetical order:

  • Box.psu.edu – relatively new resource that has allowed me to transition from using a variety of cloud-based, network-based, and locally stored repositories.
  • Evernote
  • Google Docs
  • Toodledo
  • YouTube

I think this blog is a good place to bring those together and provide some contextualization and reflection.

I need to:

  • sort out the use of categories and tags
  • develop the UX and graphic design
  • back-fill older posts that reflect work that I’ve already done

Talking about ePortfolios

Notes from Clay Shirky’s TED talkWhat is an/my online identity?before: “pick [content] then publish” -> now: “publish then [others] pick [what they want from your content”example: gnarlykitty is a blogger in Thailand who covered the coup; she made the case…

Notes from Clay Shirky’s TED talk

  • What is an/my online identity?
  • before: “pick [content] then publish” -> now: “publish then [others] pick [what they want from your content”
  • example: gnarlykitty is a blogger in Thailand who covered the coup; she made the case that bloggers are independent, influential, and cannot be coerced
  • is reverse chronological ordering/tagging limiting?
  • portfolios are about crafting the presentation
  • what does it mean to have a personal archive?
  • ideas -> solutions, we need lots of ideas, even if they are half baked and even wrong
Notes from ePorfolio Pilot wrap-up
  • collect, reflect, select, and present
  • what takes the whole picture? context!
  • about your audience: be selfish, it’s ok, but is it really for me, my team?
  • audience will be asking, what’s the info i need?
  • we’re talking about thought put into action
  • check out chris long’s blog post on curating activities
  • save your stuff in a place that cares about you and won’t go away
  • artifacts: publications, presentations, categories, content

Creating protected blogs using MT4 (narrated)

After receiving a comment in my previous post and after talking it over with the instructor, I decided it would be best to re-post this video with an audio narration of the process I outlined earlier. It makes a lot…

After receiving a comment in my previous post and after talking it over with the instructor, I decided it would be best to re-post this video with an audio narration of the process I outlined earlier. It makes a lot more sense to add the audio whenever I can to clarify what’s happening in the screencast.

Be sure to read the information on protected blogs before creating your blog.
MT4 Protected Option Warning.jpg

MT4 on the iPhone

This is a screencast that demonstrates what the PSU Blog tool (Movable Type 4) looks like when you use your iPhone to make entries on-the-go.You might want to click on the full-screen viewing option below for better viewing….

This is a screencast that demonstrates what the PSU Blog tool (Movable Type 4) looks like when you use your iPhone to make entries on-the-go.

You might want to click on the full-screen viewing option below for better viewing.

PBWorks for RHS 301

One of the courses I’m supporting is RHS 301. The instructor is Dawn Lorenz. Dawn just sent me an email that she’s going to use PBWorks as a wiki platform for her class’s final project. To get reacquainted with the…

One of the courses I’m supporting is RHS 301. The instructor is Dawn Lorenz. Dawn just sent me an email that she’s going to use PBWorks as a wiki platform for her class’s final project. To get reacquainted with the UI, I setup a workspace for testing purposes. I already began looking at how PBWorks compares to PSU’s Wikispaces solution.

I’ll have to see what I can do to help her with any questions she has about this and other aspects of her course.

  • how to assist the student(s) that are uncomfortable with the technology and other aspects of the course to insure their success in the course
  • her student’s blogs (how students can share permalinks from their blogs with Dawn)
  • assessments and evaluations
  • video’s in the classroom
  • Adobe Connect Pro
  • Jeopardy games
  • Polycom support and use during the class
  • and anything else on Dawn’s mind 🙂

Ning’s major pitfall: no simple editor :-(

Don’t worry, this isn’t a negative rant. Ning is a fantastic platform and I would like to thank Shannon Kennan and Larry Ragan for creating this community space and introducing me to the tool. I’ve been finding some really great…

Don’t worry, this isn’t a negative rant.

Ning is a fantastic platform and I would like to thank Shannon Kennan and Larry Ragan for creating this community space and introducing me to the tool. I’ve been finding some really great resources and “new faces” around the site. continues…