Well, I am about ready to journey to Chicago to a “Real World/Virtual World” Conference. The conference is the Second Life Community Conference, but we are meeting F2F. I have high hopes of hooking up with other educators to spring my IDEAS project to life. I have not yet purchased our college’s island as I…
13 Necessary Skills for All Learners
In 1995, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) identified 13 characteristics that all learners should possess. These are "real life applications" that are critical skills needed beyond the 3 "R’s." They were adopted by the ABI Board in February 1996, but they still hold true today. All learners should know and be able…
Keyboard Shortcuts
As a former mainframe programmer, I was always using keyboard shortcuts (we had no mouse!). So, I continue to discover and use keyboard shortcuts for my work. I have heard that using keyboard shortcuts will enhance your computer prouductivity by 40%! Here are some of my favorites for Windows and Windows Applications: Cut, Copy, Paste…
This is it — at last!
I have finally decided that this is it! I am sticking to this to keep track of all my thoughts and insights. It might be a tad eclectic, but you have to admit that it is fun! I have chosen WordPress as my tool. It promised a 5-minute install — and that is all it…