July 2008 – Page 3 – Silence and Voice

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2008-07-24

Just attended an IPRO Home Health Project Team teleconference. They shared lots of online resources for Quality Improvement in home care. #
@Kylab I tend to think of Conan O’Brien as a silly little man with no talent. My estimation? NBC will lose their hold on late night. #
Not good news about cell phones and cancer http://tinyurl.com/5zs8pm #
Seems the Twitter “Replies” tab is not working. Mine is blank right now. #
@bjschone How was it? #
@skydaddy Have you taught a class like that before? #
I just saw Tim Gunn doing a photo shoot. Very dapper; even more so in person. #
@gsiemens yet they are still gaining members and we are continuing to use it. Critical mass or (still) the best / only game in town? #
@gusgreeper So, are you now free like Frida Kahlo? #
Just read a funny anti-Facebook piece in the Times Online http://tinyurl.com/5bl26l #
Wanted to reply to a post a comment on the Active Learning Blog Carnival blog http://tinyurl.com/6yqgur blog. #
Too bad it only accepts comments from Blogger users and there is no contact information for Deirdre. #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2008-07-23

Loud thunder with lightning flashes outside. We never used to get these in Manhattan. #
Need coffee. The line was too long earlier for it. #
Going to lunch with a colleague to Mandoo Bar. #
Just revised our Course Design Document. #
Just added my Project Management for Training course evaluation measure on our class’ Blackboard system. #
Considering teaching an online course in the Fall on Online Course Creation. #

Director of Strategic Reflection

I attended an online book discussion within my organization recently, and there was a very interesting question the class facilitator ended the session with. He asked:

If we were to write our own ideal job title, what would it be?

I thought that was the grandest thought-provoking question I have encountered in some time, and came up with “Director of Strategic Reflection.”

As a proponent of reflective practice within an ongoing learning organization, I think those of us within human resource development, adult education, communication, and organizational development would greatly benefit from more active (both structured and unstructured) reflection. How else can we identify the assumptions and patterns of behavior that stifle us from moving forward to create a more just and aware organizational structure and society itself? We who engage in organizational, management, and leadership studies know that when people within an organization are more aligned within one another and with the mission and vision, then the organization itself is stronger and healthier.

What would your ideal job title be, and what impact would it have?

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2008-07-22

@Valerie_b I did not see this since I was not following you on Twitter. I usually do not follow people who do not use their real names. #
@Valerie_b Now that I think of it, I rarely follow people on Twitter who do not use their real names NOR have a website / online account. #
@KT_718 I posted on Thursday! Anyway, I asked people to try to get it “(if possible for some group feedback).” Did not intend major work. #
@KT_718 Ahh, clarity for some and not for others. Perhaps I need a Blackboard proofreader. Alas, no TA for this class. #
@cshirky What responses did you get regarding your student “intersection of politics and the net” reading question? #
@Valerie_b It is that balance I always try (and sometimes struggle) to remember! #
@eich0041 Time for your to update your Twitter profile! #
@Valerie_b I like the approach of leraning in all things as well. Hey, being an optimist is healthier than the alternatives. #
@marciamarcia Enjoy it. Do something fun for yourself (and then you will have more to share when you return). #
@kk So sorry to hear about the text, Kris. As I commented on Facebook, onward and upward. #
Had an offsite meeting. Now on the way to the office. #
Finished second meetinf of the day. It was for 4 hours. #
Anybody else think NBC is crazy to replace Jay Leno with Conan O’Brien
http://tinyurl.com/58gpkw ? #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2008-07-21

Drove 500 miles today. Felt pummeled at the gas pump. #
Have to work in our Queens office tomorrow. #
@jimgroom Surprises can come at any time in the online world, ehh, Rev? #
Just got Curt Bonk’s new book, Empowering Online Learning: 100+ Activities for Reading, Reflecting, Displaying, and Doing. #
@gminks The back of the book states it is primarily for higher ed, and applicable to K-12, adult ed, corporate, etc. Have not read it yet. #
Heading to the Queens office. #
Have to take a bus; the shuttle is not running. #
Have no idea where I am or what the stop looks like. Told it is 25th Ave. Amazing how little I know of Queens. #
Have no idea where I am or what the stop looks like. Told it is 25th Ave. Amazing how little I know of Queens. #
Wonder if I can walk it instead of taking the 47 bus? #
I always thought I should know more about buses. Have always stayed with subways instead. #
Pretty row houses with slate roofs. #
Feels like I will see Archie Bunker and Meathead walking about. #
Glimpsed Empire State as passed Northern Blvd. #
Glimpsed Empire State as passed Northern Blvd. #
I should take buses more. This one is clean, somewhat quiet, and has nice, big windows. Feel like a tourist. #
Wonder if I got a free transfer from the train to this bus? #
Just got off. Where am I going again? #
My colleague is coming to find me. Think I see where I need to go. #
Found the Bulova Center. Statue of the Venus de Milo at the door. Hmmm. #
Made it. #
Saw our new logo and rebranding. I like it. #
Worked in the Queens office all day. We did not finish there, so have to go back there next week. #
At the break in my Project Management for Training course. Last class until the final project next week. #
My slides did not open properly tonight. Cannot figure out why — they worked at home when I sent them. Rrrrrr. #
@arjunsingh Tell us about the link, Arjun. It is to a Facebook page. #