Author Archives: Doc

what are your thoughts and experiences in mobile learning?

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Doc

Greetings all, Are you using a mobile device to read this blog entry? Do you use a mobile device to access and post in a Web-based LMS or CMS course site? Do you download learning applications to your device? What … Continue reading →

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measuring and applying learning style for online courses

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Doc

Greetings, My take on learning style is that it is a name for an empirical concept (with respect to learners) that we commonly call “preference.” Our experience informs us that there are several components to what we call “individual differences” and … Continue reading →

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what is important to you as a user?

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Doc

In this blog entry, I would like to invite discussion on an essential ingredient in the design of information systems: the user – you and I and everyone who uses computer software and Web sites. I am predicating this discussion on … Continue reading →

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knowledge management

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Doc

In this blog entry, I would like to open up discussion about the nature and management of one of our most valuable resources: knowledge. Although its nature and use can be quite elusive, the emerging field of knowledge management draws … Continue reading →

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your thoughts about online research

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Doc

In this blog entry, I would like to invite comments on the use of the Internet and the Web in support of any stage in empirical research: from finding a problem area and conducting a review of the literature to … Continue reading →

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management of information systems and technology

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Doc

In this blog entry, I would like to open up discussion about management of information systems and technology. I welcome your thoughts about the nature and use of information (in general or specific instances) and any ideas that you have … Continue reading →

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to blog or not to blog…

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Doc

… is that the question? Perhaps Shakespeare’s Hamlet poses it better in the affirmative: “To be, or not to be: that is the question” Like Hamlet, I have reflected on existence, but in my case the existence of something I use for online communication, teaching, … Continue reading →

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strategic management of technology innovations

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Doc

I would like to open up discussion about something that is the heart of planned change in how we learn and work: strategic management of technology innovation. I welcome your thoughts about the nature of technology innovations (in general or … Continue reading →

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information and ethics: a conundrum?

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Doc

As the first entry in this discussion about ethical issues associated with information management and use, I invite your answers to the question posed in the title of this post. Webster’s dictionary defines conundrum as “1 : a riddle whose … Continue reading →

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user research with blogs

Posted on May 14, 2006 by Doc

As an academic and consultant, I am interested in exploring Internet-based software that might support user research. To that end, I would like to invite discussion about the use of blogs for research, such as soliciting and collecting user feedback … Continue reading →

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