Author Archives: Mike Taylor

Mr IT Security…Tear down this (fire)wall.

From #lrnchat and #behindthefirewall…”Soon enough, all orgs will realize ppl have SM in their pockets & purses so they better figureitout. #lrnchat #behindthefirewall” Looking for something related to Camtasia…totally work related and got this! At what point does blocking do more harm than good?

Poll Everywhere

This looks like a really slick way to add some real-time interactivity to a presentation or learning event. They even give you a ready to use PowerPoint slide you can download. The concept is simple. Set up your poll, then participants text a code corresponding to their answer and the results update before your veryContinueContinue reading “Poll Everywhere”

Slide Makeover… of a Slide makeover

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Super Charged Find & Replace

I regularly find myself using Microsoft Word’s Find & Replace feature to clean up or “fix” various types of documents. And I thought I was using it to pretty near it’s maximum capacity. Well, it turns out there is MUCH more it can do that I didn’t even know about. I love these kinds ofContinueContinue reading “Super Charged Find & Replace”

Photo Snack – Yum!

I just found this nice photo presentation tool via my Google Reader feeds. This looks very nice. Check it out at http://www.photosnack.com [gigya width=”450″ height=”475″ src=”http://files.photosnack.net/app/swf/EmbedCanvas.swf?hash_id=73a8d015f3211aa18beab3a3233a1977″ quality=”high” wmode=”tranparent” ]Photo slideshows

Tinkering School

I love this way of learning. Aren’t we all tinkerers when it comes right down to it?

Like a garden, any social network needs to be carefully nurtured…

http://www.corporatetraining.ie/spies-twitter-gardening-social-media-meets-learning.html David Armano at Harvard Business blogs takes the gardening metaphor further, suggesting that there are three steps to go through in creating a vibrant social network, whatever its purpose: Seed Feed Weed Suppose you are setting up a social networking site where people from within your organisation can set up a profile, get inContinueContinue reading “Like a garden, any social network needs to be carefully nurtured…”