It’s true, great minds must think alike…
….because earlier this week Lesley Price and I both tweeted about the same subject within an hour or so of each other. This was the thought that was running through my mind as I was driving home a few days ago, which I subsequently tweeted about… Later on that evening Lesley tweeted this This led to an exchange of tweets between us, which resulted in Lesley being kind enough to share an experience with me via this email. Hi Craig A couple of years ago… I fell down stairs and sprained my ankle really badly. I had to be at a Technology Conference organised by Becta as...
Read MoreI have another cap to wear…
… and that is of Social Media correspondent for Nuclear TV. This is a ‘title‘, I hasten to add that I have not bestowed upon myself but as the nucleus of Nuclear TV sits within my immediate team (and I never stop harping on about the benefits of engaging with Social Media), I guess it was inevitable that I was going to end up with that role! This interview was the first (of what I hope will be many) insights into how a highly-regulated, security-conscious sector such as the Nuclear Industry is engaging with Social Media, the challenges that it brings and the rewards that it...
Read MoreLearning Beyond the Course (eLN event)
Once again I have been lucky enough to attend a fantastic CPD event in the shape of todays eLN event – Learning Beyond the Course. @RobHubbard was our compère for the day, decked out as usual in a gloriously flowery shirt (where do you get them from Rob?) In line with my previous Blog post ‘Small Chunks‘ I was committed to taking away 1 Action Planning point per session that I could actually do something with back in my organisation. Here we go… Ben Betts – And Now For Something Completely Different… If you’ve ever wondered what you can do with...
Read MoreUsing Social Media for Learning
I had been hoping to gather a number of key stakeholders within my organisation to pitch to them in relation to the use of Social Media Technologies for both knowledge management and learning, however the first available date to gather them all together for the 2-3 hours that I needed was the 04th January 2011!!! A great suggestion was made to me that I actually deliver some of my ‘pitch’ using the very media tools that I was hoping to gather support for in bringing to my organisation. The negative aspects of social media unfortunately grab the headlines more so than the...
Read MoreFrom Anti-Social to Social, all in a day!
I was fortunate today to participate in one of Jane Harts Masterclasses entitled ‘The use of social media in Learning’, but before I get on to that I desperately need to ask the following question “What part of ‘Quiet Coach’ don’t people understand on Virgin Trains”? I spent the best part of 2 1/2 hours this morning sharing a train carriage with Wayne and Waynetta Slob and their kids from hell!!! Alarm Bells started to sound in my head when Waynetta went to the buffet car at 0817hrs and returned with 2 x cans of lager for Wayne (are Virgin even...
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