Complaining about work on social media is like farting in an elevator. You can't escape the fact that you did it. One morning I switched on my computer to find this series of status updates at the top of my Facebook (Fb) Newsfeed: My boss calls me while I shower, she calls while I brush my teeth and pack my lunch, then I am trying to drive and she calls me again, so I pull over and try to...

In my new role as instructional yadda yadda, I have had the opportunity to oversee the final touches on the university's recording studio...and in doing that, to build relationships!  To that end, my team and another on campus will be hosting a multimedia open house later this semester--on the cheap. We're working together to plan the events, activities, and promotions. For me it's imperative...

It’s been 6 months, and time to revisit the communications plan in the Office of Academic Technology Services (ATS). The team has been fighting an uphill battle (one with forward progress, at least) to grow their client base, and educate constituents about our proficiencies, resources, and services. My brain has been racked for the past couple weeks, in anticipation of today’s team meeting: I’d...

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Articles outlining the Digital Divide began appearing in Ed Tech journals a few years back but I could not get a clear understanding of what it really was. At the time I worked in a small private university, with less than 20% financial aid kids and less than 14% minorities; our constituents were the direct heritors of the positive side of the divide. While the digital divide was definitely happening,...

Your Website Vs. Social Media Presence Social media platforms are great for building community and knowledge of your goods, services, brand...but you don't own or control the platform. We'r all aware of the ever-changing landscape of social media: look at how 'groups', 'pages', 'individual' Facebook account (sharing and privacy) rules have changed in the past few years. Users get very little input...