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Posted on June 11th, 2010 in Action Research, MORT REPORT
Posted on June 28th, 2010 in EDC 668: Managing Technology for Change
Read: Future of Management Part III
Blog: Reflect on a successful experience you had managing someone else? What made this successful? What could you have done differently?
Group meetings: Finalize project in groups or work with Melissa individually if needed.
Portfolio Activity: Post a link to your CV or resume, for public consumption
Project Activity: Develop/evaluate approaches for managing the ongoing change. Identify 5-10 key principles for managing this change in your setting. Post to wiki.
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A successful experience I had managing someone else was earlier this year when I took my “mentee” and a team of adventure-philanthropists to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro to brainstorm ideas for new social ventures. Here’s the story I wrote about it:
Tanzania, Africa, 2010:
As the New Year ushered in a fresh decade, four adventure-philanthropists climbed under the light of a blue moon in the shadows of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Led by Everest summiter & filmmaker Scott Mortensen, the core team included Brian Bagnuolo, Michelle Lorusso, & Jen DeMattia. The mission was not merely to reach the roof of Africa but to explore new ways to better the world one community at a time. Days after their successful ascent they chanced upon a precious gemstone called Tanzanite – one thousand times more rare than diamond & known to exist only in the Merelani Hills around Mt. Kilimanjaro. An elaborate cross-cultural collaboration soon followed. As the 3.51 carat Tanzanite gem changed hands & crossed borders between Africa, London and Beverly Hills the purpose of the movement became clear:
Give friends the opportunity to invest in sustainable, social change.
This expedition was successful because we came up with a neat way to fund-raise for lasting social ventures in Roatan, Honduras. Plus, we had the experience of a lifetime making it happen.
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Posted on June 28th, 2010 in EDC 668: Managing Technology for Change
RESUME CV:
FAVORITE TECHNOLOGIES:
Pandytown FaceBook Group
www.pandytown.com
www.vimeo.com
668 Change Vodcast
RESOURCES:
http://www.surdna.org/
http://us.camfed.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_index&cvridirect=true
http://www.participantmedia.com/social_action.php
http://www.aolnews.com/philanthropy
668 WIKI
Identify opportunity for change and those participating in the project. Post to wiki. Due: 5/17
I will redesign the website for www.pandytown.com, a community off the Bay Islands of Honduras in hopes to build collaborative momentum [...]
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Posted on June 28th, 2010 in EDC 668: Managing Technology for Change
Assignment for the Week of June 28th
// posted Oct 15, 2009 1:24 AM by C Porter [...]
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Posted on June 28th, 2010 in EDC 668: Managing Technology for Change
Read: Future of Management Part I
Website: http://www.nicholasgcarr.com/articles/matter.html
(This will give you excellent background into the dialogue that ensued in much of the IT & Education community)
Blog: How can management be innovative? Does it then become leadership? Where do the lines intersect between management and leadership?
Synchronous Session: Discuss the role of IT in change- [...]
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Posted on May 27th, 2010 in Action Research
Intro:
The goal of my Action Research is to integrate collaborative learning technologies for humanitarian objectives among my community of practice.
1. Globally, accelerate the rate of change for humanitarian issues such as oppression of women, education of children and health & wellness initiatives.
2. Locally, increase my ability as a humanitarian/filmmaker [...]
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Posted on May 21st, 2010 in EDC 668: Managing Technology for Change
Assignment for the Week of June 7th
// posted May 10, 2010 7:49 PM by C Porter
Read: Drive Part Three
Blog: How does motivation translate into technology design and success? Think of an example successful technology, and share how motivation was a factor in its success.
Synchronous Session: Guest Speaker, WebEx on Monday [...]
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Posted on May 21st, 2010 in EDC 668: Managing Technology for Change
Assignment for the Week of May 31st
// posted May 10, 2010 7:50 PM by C Porter
Read: Drive Part Three
Blog: What tools in the Drive Toolkit most interested you? How would you use these tools to motivate those around you? To be personally motivated?
Portfolio Activity: Identify the key organizations you [...]
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Posted on May 21st, 2010 in EDC 668: Managing Technology for Change
Assignment for the Week of May 24th
Read: Drive Part Two
Reference #1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations
(This is a good summary of the major theory around adoption of innovations).
Blog: Who is impacted by change? What are their characteristics and how to we use our understanding of them to best implement change?
Group meetings: Discuss your project status in [...]
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Posted on May 21st, 2010 in EDC 668: Managing Technology for Change
Write a one-page summary of the opportunity for change and the impact it will have on the setting within which it will take place. Post to wiki. Due: 5/24
The Change Project: My desire is to use technology to strengthen collaboration among [...]
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