Archive for 'Shout Out'

Bloomsburg University Alumni Speaks at TEDxWilliamsport

Posted on 12. Dec, 2011 by .

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An alumni of our instructional technology program here at Bloomsburg had the opportunity to present at the TEDxWilliamsport event and did a fantastic job. Mark is the President of viaAcademies active in our Corporate Advisory Council and a creator of some really innovative learning products for kids. Here are Mark’s remarks from the TEDx event, [...]

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Cool Site by Bloomsburg University Instructional Design Department CAC Member

Posted on 03. Oct, 2011 by .

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At Bloomsburg University, twice a year we have our Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) meeting and representatives from corporations all over the country come and evaluate the students as the students present and they take some time to show off some cool things that they are doing. One of the companies that has consistently presented to [...]

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FastCompany’s steps to start an Education Revolution

Posted on 19. Aug, 2011 by .

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Great article titled Start An Education Revolution In Seven Steps. Go read the entire article but here is the spoiler. How to Start Your Own Revolution 1.) Gather an A-team of dedicated people and choose a demographic/location/school. 2.) Brainstorm with your team. Which skills/topics can you use to empower students (we’re all students!)? Is there [...]

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Learning and Development Articles of Interest

Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by .

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Recently a colleague of mine and an alumni of Bloomsburg University’s Instructional Technology program both had articles published. First, Brian Miller who blogs at eLearning Rebel and has his own company called Learning Mind wrote an article for Learning Solutions Magazine called Overcoming Obstacles To Avoid “Shovelware” E-Learning Strategies Here is a broad overview of [...]

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Great Year End ReCap

Posted on 28. Dec, 2009 by .

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This time of year there are many recaps of blog postings and reflections on the “year in blogs.” One good site to check out is ASTD’s Learning Circuits Blog Big Question for December. It contains a number of great postings about what bloggers have learned this year. Another great year end post was done by [...]

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Great Quote

Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by .

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I was flipping through the channels last night and saw some sort of charity softball game between the players and the coaches of the New Jersey Nets (Yes, I know there was some other baseball game on last night as well). Anyway, the coaches were loosing to the players 10-4 and then came back and [...]

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Shout Out: Jessica and Rachel

Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by .

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Dr. Kapp stands by as Jessica and Rachel present to the PACT. Today, I had the opportunity and pleasure of presenting with two of our graduate students to the Pennsylvania Association of Council of Trustees (PACT). The students did a fantastic job! Jessica and Rachel were poised, professional and presented the best face of the [...]

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Shout Out: Michael Qaissaunee

Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by .

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Gordon introducing Mike–the Educator of the Year. Congratulations to my colleague and friend, Mike Qaissaunee who won the Educator of the year Award at the National Science Foundation’s HI-TEC conference in Arizona. It is a well deserved award. He was introduced for the award by Gordon Snyder and you can read Gordon’s introduction and discussion [...]

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