Two Cool New Tools for Students and Teachers

June 16th, 2010

New educational apps are coming out everyday, and most of them are great for sharing, collaboration and sheer convenience. Two that I’ve come across recently that students or teachers should check out is Micromobs.com and CourseNotes. Read the rest of this entry »

Would you like to Tweet for a living or play on Facebook all day and make money?

May 27th, 2010

Three things to consider if you are looking at  a social media career

Tweeting and working on Facebook, and other social platforms, every day for a living may seem like a pie-in-the-sky job. But, it is a serious career path now, and there are many areas of specialty to master if you want to be a social media professional. If you’ve thought that this may be the career path for you – here are the things to consider.  Read the rest of this entry »

Management Material? Here’s 10 courses to strengthen your managerial resume

May 17th, 2010

According to management theorist, Henri Fayol (1841-1925), management consists of seven functions: planning, organizing, leading, coordinating, controlling, staffing and motivating. It doesn’t matter if you are managing a project or a corporate division, you are still managing people. As Mary Parker Follett (1868–1933), management guru of the early twentieth century, summed it up — management is “the art of getting things done through people”.  Therefore, to shore up your managerial skills and make your resume shine, a mix of courses that strengthen people skills as well as round out your overall business knowledge is necessary. These are my top ten picks. Read the rest of this entry »