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  • Another WILB-like bit of research

    First, we are told that there is a bit of research out there that says surfing at work helps people do better, taking that one step further, if we futz about with something while working toward a goal… that should help productivity even more, especially if we let our minds wander and start daydreaming. Well…

  • Flu proofing your course

    This afternoon I was tasked with coming up with a Faculty plan for dealing with the impending threat of flu. After much searching, I came up with the follow chunk of codified common sense: Planning Ahead Consider using eClass to store your course materials (or Moodle if you are teaching in Computing Science), use online…

  • When WILB gets out of hand

    If you don’t believe in WILB and think that you need to be able to stop surfing while you are trying to get work done, then this might just be the list for you. I don’t think it will really help those who are already caught up in excessive surfing, but it may be a…

  • The coolest tools are invisible – are IDers pushing the wrong edge?

    One of the things that I had a chance to do while I was recovering over the first couple weeks after surgery was to hunt down books on Amazon. One of them was Clay Shirky’s book “Here Comes Everybody“. I don’t remember how I came across this, but I remembered that it hit me as…

  • 10 points for leaders

    Cutting through much of what I’ve seen in the course that I’m taking, I’ve reduced it down to these few points: Goals – Keep them clear, simple and communicated. Try to have one more always on the horizon as you track progress on the ones that you have completed. Involve your entire team in tracking…