Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2008-10-15

  • @BronSt When you get that answer, by all means share it (and bottle it for use later . . .). #
  • @mbogle Mike, you are filled with wisdom and Buddha-like peace tonight. #
  • @bdieu Lyotard is one of those folks whose thinking has changed my life. I hope to visit his grave the next time in Paris. #
  • @mbogle Yes, welcome to the wonderful world of work. Hey, when it gets to that point, just remember that it pays the bills. #
  • @SarahStewart The project is a research project we are creating at work. The one at NYU is for the research class I am teaching in two weeks #
  • Enjoying dinner and waiting for an Irish Coffee and pudding au chocolate. #
  • @SarahStewart Thank you, Sarah. #
  • @mbogle You mean things are not exactly as they seem online?! So much like the F2F world after all . . . #
  • @marudelcampo Thank you! You will hear more about them on Twitter and on my blog https://silenceandvoice.com/ #
  • @mashable Endless useless drabble, or like the wonders in a large museum with recently unseen galleries and treasures? #
  • @intrepidteacher Sending you good vibes #
  • @coolcatteacher Its all in the communities of practice and collaboration; librarians and media specialists are no longer only about 1 on 1. #
  • @rchalc Hope you share it here. #
  • @howardgr Welcome back to the City That Never Sleeps! #
  • @rchalc Wonderfully collaborative. #
  • @intrepidteacher Where in NYC? #
  • Am rebranding myself (at least my blog). Will appreciate your thoughts and suggestions: http://tinyurl.com/5yjwcg #
  • Need some fresh air. #
  • Watching a game of petanque in Bryant Park. #
  • I wish the bride and groom much happiness http://tinyurl.com/4g4amt, though I can assure the Twitterverse it is not I. #
  • @macboyx or by having my dogs with me, a nice fireplace, and a staff to take care of it all. #
  • About to review some CIQ results. #

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Personal Branding, or Rebranding

I was recently reading a college oriented document about having a “personal brand,” and while it was aimed at undergraduates who may have little real-world experience to point to and may benefit from a personal message upon which to focus and highlight their lives in a concise and engaging way, I was intrigued.

I did not read this as an elevator speech, but rather as the little phrase (or tagline, subtitle, or caption) that appears at the top of most blogs. It includes interests, perhaps a value proposition, an idea of what I am passionate about, interests, and such.

I did some brainstorming, and found these common words (and threads):

  • reflective practice
  • critical thinking
  • assumptions
  • paradigms
  • teaching
  • learning
  • postmodernism
  • constructivism
  • qualitative
  • online
  • community of practice

I wonder if it is time for me to revise mine?

Currently, I am using:

Reflective practice in organizational learning, educational technology, and postmodern society.

and I have been thinking about changing it to something more along the lines of:

Challenging assumptions to promote learning and teaching

or:

Challenging assumptions to construct postmodern learning

Now, it is time for some feedback and help with this. I am oftentimes surprised by who reads my blog, and invite some feedback and thoughts here. I have been tinkering with this idea for about four weeks, and now want to decide and have something new to live with and try out. Thoughts?