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Yammer Me if you have Facebook Phobia for the Classroom

Posted by Kent Brooks on April 23, 2012 at 8:47pm 0 Comments

Thanks to Catherine Provost from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars for the introduction to Yammer. 

Yammer brings the power of social…

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The Tiny Acorn Among the Giant Blogging Oaks had finally Sprouted...or had it?

Posted by Kent Brooks on April 22, 2012 at 6:37am 0 Comments

I was just thinking that our interconnectedness with social media is almost frightening and I feel the pain of, I believe it was, Bellamy Brothers  singing "I'm just an old hippie and I don't know what to do....should I hang on to the old, should latch on to the new" except my song is "I'm just an old IT director and I don't know what to do....."     As a sporadic blogger I am certainly no Wes Fryer faithfully…

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Reclaiming the American Dream: Recommendations from the 21st Century Commission on Community Colleges

Posted by Kent Brooks on April 21, 2012 at 10:25pm 0 Comments

Notes and a Summary of the AACC 92nd Annual Conference Opening Session covering the 21st Century Report

(MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS)

Key Quotes From Opening Session…

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Posted by Kent Brooks on April 21, 2012 at 10:55am 0 Comments

Unplugging from the Commercial Software Grid: Why Free is Better Even If you Have a Budget



Developing a strategic road map for open source software and free services, such as Moodle, Open Office and Google Apps for Education is important for higher education.  As budgets are squeezed and software compatibility issues abound, it is time to determine if open source and alternative software services can be strategic tools in the higher…

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