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May 2007

May 21, 2007

This is me!

May 21, 2007

Hi folks .... thought I'd better be polite and introduce myself.   I am currently trying to establish a National Productivity Centre for the UK - since my two great interests are productivity and learning (and bringing them together via e-learning).  This Centre will offer info, advice, training and education to UK organisations across all sectors ... and I hope ...

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Work or Play

May 21, 2007

Taking forward my productivity theme, I am interested in the 'productivity' of social networks ... are they places where people work, play, or ... is there some half-way house where we make contacts which might lead to productive outputs sometimes sooner, sometimes later.  Is social networking a useful means of identifying potential partners and collaborators or is the process ...

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May 26, 2007

How do I learn?

May 26, 2007

I've just managed to get a picture of me as my icon ... rather than the silhouette used earlier.  (In fact the silhouette was better looking!)How did I work out how to do this .. by 'exploring', by remembering how I'd done it elsewhere ... and, of course, by just doing it - trying it to see what worked.This is ...

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May 28, 2007

Why do I learn?

May 28, 2007

Yesterday, I asked about "How do I learn? .... but perhaps it is more pertinent to ask "Why do I learn?" because this possibly dictates the "How".  I seem to be learning a lot at the moment just to 'get things done'.  Sometimes I resent the time it takes when I could be doing 'other things'.  Often, thankfully, the process ...

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May 31, 2007

Help! Quick! don't panic! Just do it!

May 31, 2007

Activity 7 already.  I don't remember the original email.  They (the powerful ones) will never believe I didn't receive it.  How do I get my community entry up?  Where?  When?  No time.  Too busy in Second Life!Professor Janet Finlay (intimidating working with a real Prof) and I are the team looking at "Social Networking to Aid Resource Discovery" - believing ...

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