Some of my colleagues and I attended a presentation by Dr. Schabas (by teleconference and remote Powerpoint) titled “Lessons of SARS, H5N1 and pH1N1: Pandemics or Panic-demics?” I thought it was a fantastic presentation. It was well-argued and with a clear conclusion and a strong, logical thought sequence supporting it all the way through. At [...]
Multimedia learning truly draws in an audience – and its attention, active participation, and cognitive engagement. I may very well take this kind of approach with some educational projects that I have in mind for the new year, but in the meantime, here are some really cool and interesting examples. Does money really motivate people [...]
Excellence – and the pursuit of it – truly grab me emotionally. It’s why I like what I like. It’s why I’ve been interested in the hobbies and pursuits that I’ve done. It’s what I have sought in my professional life, and what I am now trying to build. It’s how I gauge cars, knives, guns, [...]
My girlfriend saw the latest book that I’m reading, titled “Real Leaders Don’t Do Powerpoint!” and wondered why that was the case. She’s used to using Powerpoint as a teaching tool, where the slides replace the sketches and point form lists that teachers used to write on the blackboard. I told that, unfortunately, the way [...]
I’ve been trying to get some of my colleagues to go along with me in terms of estimating task durations and then tracking actual work durations on each task. It’s not easy. “This is the kind of thing I hate about the project management stuff.” That’s a common sentiment. It does seem like a waste [...]
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