I wanted to share a case study with you from a project I did a few years ago. The process of reflecting on whether my activities have worked for the organization has been key to helping me improve my work. ————————- Tools we used to implement: – A ListServ – A WordPress blog (SharePoint wasn’t […]
Using List-Servs in Subscription-Based Learning
Janet Clary asked me the following question in the comments: “For your subscription-based learning how are you using your ListServ and what are you using?” Figured I would answer her in the blog vs. the comments. ————- What we are using : CataList powered by LISTSERV. I don’t know the financial or technical details of […]
Guerrilla Change Management in Action
I figured I would provide a concrete example of what Guerilla Change Management looks like in action. Basically – giving away all of my state secrets 🙂 ——— This project has the following problems / issues that need to be solved. 1) This is a major assumption shift. We are asking people to think about […]
Subscription-Based Learning Iteration 2
I am using the Subscription-Based Learning model for a second time. This time, in our Unified Communications pilot. Here are the results of the first time. A few things made me think that pulling out this technique again was a really good idea: 1) Self-limited timeframe. The posts will last for the duration of the […]
90+ Day Evaluation – The Subscription-Based Learning Experiment
So far, subscription-based learning has been a resounding success. At least in terms of popularity. I’ve received a lot of comments that they love the material. Find it useful. Look forward to each week’s post (which is saying something with the amount of bulk mail clutter we get in our inboxes each week). I’ve even […]
Subscription-Based Learning: The Videos
As part of this subscription-based learning program, I am incorporating really quick, really amateurish videos into the blog posts for the technical pieces. Little time, few resources (basically me and some software), small scope = meh quality. It is acceptable for now. Examples: Creating Virtual meetings Creating Standing meetings Participant audio Moderator audio Some of […]
Playing with Subscription-Based Learning
My university has been implementing a telecommuting program for the past year. We now have over 300 (known) people who telecommute 1-5 days per week. In the initial pilot stage – we had three 1 hour classes separated by one week. The first class covered the technology they could use. The other 2 classes covering […]