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February 6, 2013
Blog on the evolution of learning
Learning Reimagined: Participatory, Peer, Global, Online First, I have found that in both my traditional physical classrooms and online environments, the chances of successful outcomes are multiplied when every person in the group makes a commitment to active participation in helping others learn.
Comments and thoughts are always welcome.
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February 4, 2013
Thoughts about Social Media
Social media is relatively new, and the use of social media as a business tool is a rapidly evolving area. That has not stopped a rush of “experts” leveraging social media, promoting themselves to the masses. In many ways it reminds me of fad diets and self-help gurus, works for some people but not the masses.
Personally I have no issue with this, though I have to admit that many of these “experts” either offer conventional wisdom or tak...
February 1, 2013
Germany and Nucelar Power
One of the things I love about social media is sharing information amongst the people in my network. Today I was sent a link to a news story that a couple of people thought would interest me. They were right, though I admit to being a bit embarrassed that the story came from Reuters and I failed to see it.
The story was about Germany’s decision to pull the plug on its nuclear industry in 2022. The viral nature of the Internet ensured tha...
Mobility and the PC
The PC as we know it is dying. Not today or even in the near future but there’s no question that it has been on extended life support for sometime. The demise of the PC in its current form is being driven by an overwhelming desire of the marketplace to be mobile.
But is mobility something new or just an evolved form of traditional computing. I suppose most people have associated mobility with e-mail or perhaps some web surfing on their m...
In search of – the meaning of a “hack”
I was reading reuters.com over the weekend (I really was, no gratuitous plug here). While in the technology section, I came across a blog titled “The real meaning of hack” by Adam Penenberg. Anyone who knows me would realize that a blog title like this is a great way to get my attention.
The first part of the article was all about Mr. Penenberg trying to convince us that he is an expert on hacking. All Mr. Penenberg convinced me is that...
Some thoughts on information technology security
I think most of us are aware of the high profile corporate network security breaches that have occurred this year. It seems like every couple of years we experience a wave of security events, quite a bit of activity occurs leading to some nominal changes.
You may think I use the word nominal very casually, however recently I took a look back to see how far security has come in the last 20 years and stand by my use of the word nominal.
Wh...
Social Engineering
Tom Golway As the article states, poorly trained workers is a reason, however it is not the only one. Most companies fail to protect their information assets adequately. Having strong perimeter security isn't enough if information assets are easily accessible from within an organization.
Comments and thoughts are always welcome....
Evolving Higher Education
Hey, I’m back with a new blog. Things have been busy at work, the type of busy that is both full of challenges but also full of rewarding work and collaboration amongst good people.
Outside of work I’ve continued the production of my Seasons in NY videos, Spring in NY is undergoing final edits and should be on youtube in the next couple of weeks. I’ve also just gone through the agony known as college application/acceptance process. An in...
Evolving Corporate Information Technology
Since my last blog I have half written about 10 or so blogs, but can’t seem to finish them, or perhaps I’m not satisfied with my conclusions. So here I am, streaming music on Spotify sometime after midnight writing this blog. I blame Starbucks and their policy to give a free coffee when you buy a pound, or perhaps it’s my selection of music (Metal). But I digress.
During the past week the subject of change came up a couple times, particu...
Entrepreneurism and Large Companies – An Oxymoron?
Recently some colleagues of mine were discussing the topic of being entrepreneurial at a large company. The most obvious questions were if it is possible to be an entrepreneur at a large company and if so, what does that really mean.
There was a good exchange amongst a couple of people, but I found the discussion lacking in diverse thought since the active participants are in the same group and we frequently collaborate. To me this is a...
