I was flipping through the channels last night and saw some sort of charity softball game between the players and the coaches of the New Jersey Nets (Yes, I know there was some other baseball game on last night as well). Anyway, the coaches were loosing to the players 10-4 and then came back and […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is an interesting video showing how Forterra Systems created a virtual operation’s center. As described by a press release: Often called war or situation rooms these virtual centers allow representatives from different branchs of government and business to collectively monitor, assess, and respond to events. An event can be a natural disaster like a […]
Continue Reading →We all remember Bill Gates from Microsoft and now his charity work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation has been the biggest player by far in the school reform movement, spending around $200 million a year on grants to elementary and secondary education. Well now the foundation is spending millions to influence […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here are three games that can be used to teach the civics topics of how elections are conducted, how the Supreme Court functions and the complicated issues of the Middle East. Supreme Court Justices in the game Supreme Decision. Here is a free computer game for teenagers created with the help of former Supreme Court […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →This posting relates to my posting Technology Adoption Continuum: Types of Adopters. Read that posting first or this one may not make sense. The techies and the visionaries are early adopters of new technologies (like virtual worlds) within organizations. Both the techies and the visionaries like the idea of a brand new technology even if […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →if you are trying to implement technology into your organization, you need to know who you are dealing with when you speak to the stakeholders. Here are some insights. In any organizational system, there are five types of individuals on what is called the “technology adoption continuum.” On one end of the continuum are the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Check out the newly launched PDG Blog: Performance, Punctuated. I am fortunate to work with many great companies and great people and one of those companies is Performance Development Group (PDG) who recently launched a blog focused on learning and performance issues titled Performance, punctuated. The blog has a whole host of contributors, some of […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Beaver Stadium, home of Penn State Nittany Lions. The past few days, I have spent quite a bit of time at Penn State University. First I visited for the football game against Minnesota. That was a cold, wet day but we still had a great time! Next, I returned to learn about the use of Social […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →Last night, we held class in ProtoSphere. Here are some screen captures from the class.. Having a discussion in the Spectrum Room in ProtoSphere Data Visualization Room One of the neatest rooms was the Data Visualization room which has examples of how data can be visualized and utilized in a 3D environment in ways that […]
Continue Reading →Here are some posts about the various uses of Web 2.0 in corporate settings. Web 2.0 and SharePoint Pedia Palooza A Pharmaceutical Leveraging Web 2.0 –In a Big Way The Right Place to Find Help: ASTD’s Big Question Tear Down the Walls: Web 2.0 Extends Class Informal Learning: Structuring a Blog Some informal learning resources […]
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