Category Archives: Personal Learning Environments

Libraries, Lessons and Learning


It’s Monday. I visited the library. I checked out 2 books, 3 books on cd and 2 music cds. I grabbed some magazines from the “free magazine” table and read the local newspaper. I read some chapters from books on … Continue reading

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Using LinkedIn Endorsements


This past week I saw a new feature in LinkedIn (linkedin.com) called Endorsement. I was able to click on a person in my circle and ‘endorse’ their skills. It’s a simple click and it pleased me to endorse a wide … Continue reading

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No Comfort Zone Update – September 2012


Hello everyone, It’s been too long since I offered an update on the NO Comfort Zone activities I’ve been up so I will now try to recall and share them with you. June was totally out of my comfort zone … Continue reading

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Internet Goodie #7: Bookmobile gone wild!


With all the online resources we have at our disposal, it’s hard to believe you could ever be without a good book to read. At Goodreads.com, you can find great book recommendations and once you sign up you can track … Continue reading

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Internet Goodie#4: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane …


Yes, it’s time to look up into the night sky to enjoy today’s internet goodie to learn about the sky, earth, astronomy … our universe! April is Global Astronomy Month where Astronomers Without Borders come together to celebrate One People … Continue reading

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The internet isn’t totally evil.


As I mentioned previously, there is evil lurking on the internet. Tracking cookies and data mining by websites that we ‘thought’ were our friends only to find out that is not so. They all want something. To be balanced and … Continue reading

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Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell


Is it luck or positioning? Do successful people have more attention, money, intelligence or opportunity or was their year of birth the deciding factor? Do gymnasts perform better because of their coaching or because they are located near a gym? … Continue reading

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Your Life is an Open Book …


…When you purchase a Nook, Kindle or Google Books E-reader. The E-readers are sleek, smooth and novel. We can download our favorite books and articles from magazines, journals and e-books and fit a bookstore in our pocket. Don’t Look Now… And … Continue reading

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Behavioral Interview Questions: Be the Best You Can Be


Remember going into an interview and being asked to define your strengths  and weaknesses? Yeah …. well those days are long gone. Today’s method of interview focuses on Behavioral Interview Questions. These are wonderful if you’re asking the questions and … Continue reading

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Hello? Are You Listening??


Have you ever walked away from a conversation and couldn’t remember what was shared? Can you remember the person’s name or what they were wearing? This type of mindlessness is often the case because we hold too many things in … Continue reading

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