Digital Content: It’s Child’s Play!

Not surprisingly, my kids (7 and 5)  have taken an interest in creating digital content. It is really a natural extension of what they've seen at school and home on the computer, iPads, etc so I'm not surprised. It is cool to see them get excited about things they create. From using PowerPoint like aContinue reading "Digital Content: It’s Child’s Play!"

RSS to Email

While I am not one of them, some people prefer to get news and updates via email instead of checking blogs or using an RSS reader. If you have any sources that you'd like to get in your email instead of your RSS/Feed reader, one easy way to make that happen is by setting up aContinue reading "RSS to Email"

WordPress Presentation Short Code

I just came across this presentation short code for WordPress and wanted to test it out. Learn more about it here.

Do your most popular posts get stuck in “Draft”?

Recently Mark Britz raised the question of whether or not you can benefit even from the posts you do not publish. I have to cast my vote that yes, just going through the thought process and focusing on what you want to say can be beneficial at times regardless of whether or not you ultimatelyContinue reading "Do your most popular posts get stuck in “Draft”?"

Learn & Play With Us This Summer

I've been a big fan of the original Learning 2.0 program  (and it's hundreds of derivatives that have followed), since I first stumbled onto it a number of years ago. The original program was designed by Helene Blowers, currently Community Manager for WorldShare Applications at OCLC right here in Columbus. Helene explains this program asContinue reading "Learn & Play With Us This Summer"

BlogBooker Converts Your Blog Into a PDF Book

Blogbooker is a handy online tool that enables you to generate a PDF document from all your blog's entries and comments. It works for any blog running on WordPress, LiveJournal (and derivatives) or Blogger.  The process is pretty simple and only takes about 3-4 minutes, depending on the size of your blog. Use your blog'sContinue reading "BlogBooker Converts Your Blog Into a PDF Book"

Guest Post on ASTD Blog

I have a new guest post over on the ASTD blog that touches on how us learning types can become more efficient, more effective and avoid becoming irrelevant. From Training to Performance—A Necessary Evolution  

Google Reader…it’s been nice knowing you

Google has just answered one of the questions I've been wondering about for awhile now. The closing of Google Reader due to declining use seems to be a clear indication that most people aren't using RSS as part of their personal knowledge management (PKM) system (or maybe they don't have one at all?) RSS hasContinue reading "Google Reader…it’s been nice knowing you"

You’re already in a community (You just didn’t know it)

“I AM already part of a community…I just may not have been aware of it due to my regular focus on ‘getting my stuff done’”. This sentence in Jeff Hora's post, jumped right off the page when I read it this morning. One of the challenges, I and many others wrestle with when trying toContinue reading "You’re already in a community (You just didn’t know it)"

Social Bookmarking: A Gateway to Social Media Literacy?

I've been thinking lately about how people use social tools to filter, process and share all the things relevant to them and their colleagues. Like most systems the three main parts are input, processing & output. (Harold Jarche labels his Seek-Sense-Share and I like the somewhat similar Ask-Learn-Share.) Before I get to the question ofContinue reading "Social Bookmarking: A Gateway to Social Media Literacy?"