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Learning and new technology, what works, what makes sense?

Posted by: leeerickson on: August 8, 2009

As an educator, I’ve always looked for new and interesting ways to engage my students (that desire also followed me into the corporate world when I started speaking and presenting to clients). As a future college professor, and hopefully a soon to be teaching assistant, I’m collecting examples of how professors are using technology to [...]

I came. I saw. I tweeted. Adventures in Twitterland.

Posted by: leeerickson on: February 9, 2009

Seems that many conversations I’m in today are all a twitter about Twitter (pun intended).  I find that most people have heard about it, some have an idea what it is, and less are actually using it.  ­. For those of you using it, I’d be interested in how you find it most helpful. For [...]

One of the first steps for companies to take into the social media world is to just start listening to and monitoring the conversation.  A while back, I wrote a post on Google Blog Search and how you can use it to monitor what people ­are saying about you and your competition.  Here’s a quick [...]

Google Blog Search is a great way to start listening to the conversation when it comes to what people are saying about your company and your competitors.  If you’re not currently monitoring the conversation out there in the blogosphere, here’s an easy way to get started. ­ 1.  First, go to Google Blog Search and [...]

Sometimes it’s hard to accurately describe how the world in changing due to social media and the power of the Internet to connect people in a real-time way.  It’s a shift in how you think about being “connected”.  ­ I’m always looking for examples of real events and uses to help better illustrate what’s changed.  [...]

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