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From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 4 days ago
I want to offer some thoughts about writing throughout the dissertation process. They come in no particular order. Each is important and should be taken to heart. And if you are a learner in a doctoral program, I want to encourage you to use the Comments section to pose questions, ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 4 days ago
Participate in the (ISC)2® ThinkTank roundtable webinar—Securing development through collaboration. Date: Sept. 14 Time: Noon, Eastern time. The webinar, featuring Capella faculty member, Mary Brown, will discuss how organizations have addressed issues like understanding the development mindset, best practices, and achieving superior results. View details and register. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 4 days ago
Wednesday, September 08 How to Make an Effective Presentation in 99 Seconds Speakers: Thiagi (Sivasailam Thiagarajan, Ph.D.) Tuesday, September 14, 2010 Social Media for Trainers: Enhancing and Extending Learning Speaker: Jane Bozarth Thursday, September 16 Communicate Effectively Using Persuasive PowerPoint Visuals Speaker: Dave Paradi Thursday, September 30 Leadership EQ: Improving ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 days ago
International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations Special Issue On Business Information Systems: Aligning Technology, Organizations and People Objective of the Special Issue This special issue intends to attract original, pertinent and relevant contributions on the technological, organizational and social dimensions of the largely multidisciplinary field of Enterprise Information Systems, which includes ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 6 days ago
The Information Systems Security Association Education Foundation (ISSAEF) proudly announces a scholarship for outstanding students. To be eligible a student must be pursuing a career in information security and privacy, and must be an active, full-time undergraduate or graduate student in an information security related program. For detailed information view/complete ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 7 days ago
A consortium of information, phyiscal security and emergency management organizations have put together an exercise that may be of interest for those able to attend. If you are able to attend, share your experience. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 8 days ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in July 2010. All 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. Classic Books 1. Abridgment of Mental philosophy, including the three departments of the intellect, sensibilities, and will: Designed as ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 days ago
Long-time online conference producers iCohere recently offered an online discussion about how to plan, organize successfully manage them. The archive for “Virtual Conferences: How To Produce Extraordinary Online Events” is now online. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 days ago
During these five months (May, June, July, August, and September), the Ask Doctoral Advising blog showcases the wisdom of advisors from ALDA (Advanced Learner Doctoral Advisor) who support learners in the comprehensive exam and dissertation stages of Capella University’s doctoral programs. We’ll hear from individuals who serve these Schools: Public ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 days ago
Call for Papers: Journal of Managerial Psychology Special Issue on Workplace Aggression and Bullying at the Cross-Roads State of the Art in Theory and Research The prevalence and impact of workplace aggression and bullying across different industries and countries has been well-documented in the research literature and popular media over ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 15 days ago
Colloquia – what are they and how do you pronounce the word? Learners laugh with me often about the funny ways we try to pronounce the word “colloquia.” More serious are the talks I have with learners about their plans to attend colloquia in the first half of their program. ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 days ago
The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative has published the latest in its series of workshop guides. The “Collaborative Learning Workshop Guide,” by Veronica Diaz, Malcolm Brown and Janet Salmons, is now available online. It offers a resource list and five workshop modules on teaching with collaborative methods and emerging technologies, and assessing ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 20 days ago
In service environments, customers have complex needs. Even in the most mundane encounters, emotions are lurking under the surface. Your job is to make those feelings positive. Read this article from the MIT Sloan Management Review. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 weeks ago
Open courses, content, research, teaching, access? What does the “open” trend of the Internet mean for higher education. The new issue of the EDUCAUSE Review explores these issues. Read and discuss. [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 3 weeks ago
Did you know that your pictures include location information? Check this out and let us know what you think . [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 4 weeks ago
The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) is launching a new initiative intended to bring the teaching and learning community into a collective discussion about ways of gathering evidence of the impact of our innovations and current practices. The new effort, called Seeking Evidence of Impact (SEI), will draw faculty, IT professionals, ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 4 weeks ago
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) seems to be entering the lexicon of information security more frequently these days. What do you think about this concept and where do you think it fits within an overall information security strategy? Share your thoughts. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 4 weeks ago
Sign up for the Human Capital Institute webinar: The Online Mentor — August 26, 1 pm MDT. When people compile a personal board of directors, engaging multiple mentors is strategic. But what makes relationships work both ways and how do organizations encourage talent to take charge of their own career ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 5 weeks ago
The workforce is changing! Learn more from Human Capital Institute webinars with thought leaders: The Multi-Generational Workforce: See scheduled events at http://www.hci.org/cfe/topic/multi-~ The Virtual Workforce: See scheduled events at http://www.hci.org/cfe/topic/virtua~ [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 5 weeks ago
The Department of Homeland Security and FEMA are hosting a National Dialogue on Preparedness. Please join the conversation at: http://preparedness.ideascale.com/ [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 5 weeks ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in June 2010. Of the titles added, 6 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. The art and science of mindfulness: Integrating mindfulness ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 5 weeks ago
New and exciting Capella University public safety degree options: Joint degree in Public Safety A new joint degree—the Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Science (MS) in Public Safety—enables learners to earn 2 complementary master’s degrees in less time and at less cost than pursuing the 2 degree ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 5 weeks ago
A 2008 Gartner study on social software noted that “about 70 percent of the community typically fails to coalesce.” While the measurement and the statistics behind this statement raise questions, there is an element of truth. Read the article from Mashable: “HOW TO: Manage a Sustainable Online Community” and share ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 5 weeks ago
An interesting comment was made by Jane Lute, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Ms. Lute advocates for a more open approach to the Internet and not that of the unlawful wild west– but a place of knowledge and safety. In thinking about how the Internet ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 weeks ago
With free registration you can sign up for a diverse group of webinars about online teaching, presenting and training. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 6 weeks ago
By Alair Altiero and Lian Partlow A learner recently shared how energizing it has been for her to participate in courseroom discussions with peers in other states. The discussions pique her interest and she finds herself spending more time than she thought she would conversing in the courseroom. Another learner ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 6 weeks ago
Often when individuals are doing a literature review they wonder how they know it comprehensive. Both the Literature Review Search Plan and being able to answer the questions below, can help. Have you found all the alternative terms that describe you topic? If not, check out Using Controlled Vocabulary Have ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 6 weeks ago
A very interesting two year research report from the Washington Post discusses the state of the United States Intelligent community, and the problems in dealing with its growth. What do you think? [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 6 weeks ago
Capella Learner Phillip Griffin, who is completing his Masters of Information Assurance, has been asked to present at 2010 ISSA Web conference: Biometrics: State of the Union and discuss the latest in biometric access and security. Congratulations Phillip. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 weeks ago
“The reality of virtual leadership is apparent. Teams are increasingly spread across space and time, providing the benefit of obtaining talent anywhere in the world and allowing 24-7 work progression. However, virtual workers can feel a sense of isolation, and building bonded teams becomes more difficult when there are few ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 weeks ago
HCI’s Center for Human Capital Excellence (CHCE) is the global clearinghouse for thought leadership, best practices and innovation in strategic talent management and new economy leadership. A couple of upcoming webinars are: Accelerated Onboarding through Collaboration Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010 2:00pm EDT Organizational Productivity through Blended Learning Tuesday, Aug 10 ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 6 weeks ago
A couple of weeks back I posed the question as to what the role might be of the federal government in securing the Internet. This week it was brought to light that there is a WORM running around the Internet that is capable of infecting SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 7 weeks ago
Recently, Dr. Steven Brown and Professor Mary Brown presented at the 14th national Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE). Their presentation focused on the need to include learning models into the curriculum for information assurance. Review the presentation and feel free to post comments/feedback. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 7 weeks ago
The 2010 months of May, June, July, August, and September, the Ask Doctoral Advising blog showcases the wisdom of advisors from ALDA (Advanced Learner Doctoral Advisor) who support learners in the comprehensive exam and dissertation stages of Capella University’s doctoral programs. We’ll hear from individuals who serve these Schools: Public ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 8 weeks ago
As technology advances at warp speed, have we taken the time to ensure a commensurate disaster response and recovery to our astounding technological advances? Deep sea drilling is one example where our advances may have far surpassed our response and recovery capabilities. The ongoing catastrophe in the Gulf was caused ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 8 weeks ago
I know that many of you love Google Scholar, so before I even get started on the rest of this post, I want to remind you that Google Scholar should be a supplement to your research, NOT your only source for scholarly articles. That said, if you’re trying to get ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 8 weeks ago
This week I am moderating the career-themed discussion thread in the colloquium courseroom for Public Service Leadership learners who are attending the upcoming Orlando colloquium. Lots of learners in my Track 1, Track 2, and Track 3 courserooms are looking to make a career change after they complete their doctoral ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 8 weeks ago
It seems that the conversation is continuing as to the potential impact that increased involvement by the federal government in Internet Security might have on privacy and personal freedom. Tell us what you think. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 weeks ago
Welcome to Summer Quarter! At the start of every quarter the library receives a lot of questions from learners who are wondering how to get a hold of their course materials. Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions. Q: “I am a new learner, how do I get ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 weeks ago
The library has added the database ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals Index to its holdings. This is a great new resource for all you Public Safety Learners as it covers criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and more. ProQuest CJPI provides access to the full text ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 9 weeks ago
May 5, 2010 I posted an initial entry related to the recent monograph issued by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) on promising policies and practices that promote learner success. The foundation of our dialogue, while every institution has their own “flavor” or approach to doctoral education, the CGS’s Ph.D. ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 weeks ago
There are a few more days of break before Summer Quarter starts on July 12th. Why not do some reading for fun at the World eBook Fair? There are over 3.5 million ebooks that are freely available until August 4th, including classics, popular fiction and academic works. Of course, many ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 9 weeks ago
Consider putting some career management activities on your calendar. Capella University’s Career Center offers free, live webinars with strategies for advancing your career. Check out some of the topics that will be covered in July and August. Topics: • Job Application Documents • Online Social Networking • Teaching in Higher ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 10 weeks ago
Those of us who teach information security are pretty excited to have an actual case involving the use of steganography to which we can point validating the threat beyond the sphere of research and speculation. Do you think this is an anomaly or is the technology so useful to those ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 10 weeks ago
Hello. It has been a while since I’ve posted, but I wanted to take the time to let you know that I have decided to take a hiatus from posting to this blog for now due to my new role as interim president of Capella University. It has been a ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 weeks ago
Want to learn more about RefWorks, a free web based software that will help you store, organize and create reference lists from your Library research? Check out our RefWorks Webinars just announced for the third quarter (many are offered on evenings and weekends). These Webinars will show you how to: ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 10 weeks ago
Please join us for the upcoming (ISC)2 ThinkTank – a Security Leadership Roundtable on “Data Privacy and Security: Where Are Regulations Headed?” co-produced by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and sponsored by Capella University and Lumension on July 13 at noon Eastern Time. If interested learn more details ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 10 weeks ago
In the event that the United States is subject to a cybersecurity attack, Congress wants to give the President of the United States the ability to shut down parts of the Internet. While this might seem drastic, there is a lot of agreement that the United States will suffer a ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 10 weeks ago
I just received the newsletter below from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Please contact Jennifer for additional information: Jennifer.Felsher@ahrq.hhs.gov or 301-427-1859 Deciding whether or not and when to evacuate a hospital during an emergency situation can be a daunting one, as can the decision of when it is ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 weeks ago
The Library has created a new guide to resources in the Library that can help you during your Comprehensive exam. Here are some highlights of the guide: Before You Get the Exam Resources to Help You Understand Your Question Methodology Resources Search Tips Forming and Refining a Search Strategy Evaluating ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 11 weeks ago
I know that many of you are appreciating the chance to catch a breath during the break between Spring and Summer Quarters . However, now is also a great time to brush up on your library skills, while you don’t have the added pressure of coursework. As us librarians love ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 11 weeks ago
A panel of experts met recently to have a debate on cyber war, that led to a discussion of the degree to which the government uses information security as an excuse to control the Internet and data that swirls around it. Appointing the head of the NSA to be a ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 weeks ago
It’s that time of the quarter again: “I only have the author and the date.” “I only know the title!” “Help! I used this quote, but now I can’t find the article again.” As learners are finishing their final papers, the library starts getting a lot of citation calls. Now, ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 weeks ago
May 5, 2010 I posted an initial entry related to the recent monograph issued by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) on promising policies and practices that promote learner success. The foundation of our dialogue, while every institution has their own “flavor” or approach to doctoral education, the CGS’s Ph.D. ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 weeks ago
During the next four months (June, July, August, and September), the Ask Doctoral Advising blog showcases the wisdom of advisors from ALDA (Advanced Learner Doctoral Advisor) who support learners in the comprehensive exam and dissertation stages of Capella University’s doctoral programs. We’ll hear from individuals who serve these Schools: Public ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 12 weeks ago
There are no less than 35 cyberlaws making their way through the US congress these days. Among them is a proposal by Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins that would make DHS the central manager for cybersecurity. Do you think this is a good approach to managing cybersecurity at the federal ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 13 weeks ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in May 2010. Of the titles added, 4 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Aging and cognition: Research methodologies and empirical advances, ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 13 weeks ago
Travelers entering the United States (including U.S. Citizens) were subject to having their laptops taken and searched for six months without warrant. A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the DHS cannot hold onto these devices without cause. The DHS position was that the laptop was in …..”a kind of ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 3 months ago
Although I should have stopped being surprised by this long ago, I am still amazed at the number of people who believe the processes – and the rules – do not apply to them. Or who never bother to figure out what the rules are before they go blithely ahead ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 months ago
The library has added an important new database that will benefit learners in Nursing, Public Health, and other Public Service Leadership programs: Ovid Nursing Full Text PLUS. This database allows “Full text access to 50 peer-reviewed nursing journals plus an additional 14 practitioner oriented publications.” Here’s just a small sampling ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 3 months ago
“Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person” – Warren G. Bennis I have been thinking a lot lately about the importance of thinking and planning ahead in a PhD program. When ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 3 months ago
Mark Gasson decided not just to be one of those on the cutting edge using implantable RFID chips as an authentication device, he took his research one step further. There has been speculation that these human implanted chips could be infected with a virus but Mark has now proven that ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 months ago
Have you ever been frustrated in your quest to get a copy of a dissertation or thesis? You know it exists, but it just isn’t accessible. That’s a common occurrence, since there is usually only one copy of a dissertation or thesis, and it is probably sitting in the basement ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 3 months ago
May 5, 2010 I posted an initial entry related to the recent monograph issued by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) on promising policies and practices that promote learner success. The foundation of our dialogue, while every institution has their own “flavor” or approach to doctoral education, the CGS’s Ph.D. ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 months ago
The Library Home page was “reinvented” on iGuide3 the last week of March. As part of that revision several new guides for education specializations were created. Check out the following new guides. K-12 and Higher Education for the following specializations: K-12 Studies in Education, Post-Secondary & Adult Education, Professional Studies ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 3 months ago
When my advisees have passed their comprehensive exams and are moving into dissertation, I like to talk with them about successfully making that transition. Part of that transition requires the learner to work to build a relationship with the mentor. Learning to work with your mentor is no different than ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 months ago
I haven’t found any peer-reviewed research on this yet, but I wouldn’t be too surprised if it were true. APA citation style is far from intuitive, and many learners see it as a giant hurdle. Some days the librarians feel the same way. So, why is APA citation style so ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in April 2010. Of the titles added, 3 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Behavioral mechanisms and psychopathology: Advancing the explanation of ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 4 months ago
Capella University’s School of Public Service Leadership has announced a new degree offering with the DrPH. Capella has one of the few online DrPH programs and will have specializations in Health Advocacy and Leadership, and Epidemiology. Public health represents a critical area of study and research for scholar practitioners and ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 4 months ago
During the next five months (May, June, July, August, and September), the Ask Doctoral Advising blog showcases the wisdom of advisors from ALDA (Advanced Learner Doctoral Advisor) who support learners in the comprehensive exam and dissertation stages of Capella University’s doctoral programs. We’ll hear from individuals who serve these Schools: ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 4 months ago
May 5, 2010 I posted an initial entry related to the recent monograph issued by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) on promising policies and practices that promote learner success. Given recent economic stresses we are all experiencing first hand, I find such research extremely important to engaging further dialogue ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 4 months ago
The term “critical thinking” is frequently talked about around academic institutions. One can find all kinds of resources online about thinking critically. We encourage our learners at all levels – but especially at the doctoral level – to think critically. What does it mean to be a critical thinker? Ah, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 4 months ago
Picking the right topic is very difficult, especially when you are new to a subject area. Very often the issue that prompts a learner to talk to a librarian is the problem of the too-broad or too-narrow topic. Having too broad a topic can be annoying: you search and find ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 4 months ago
The Library will have two 1-hour RefWorks Webinars in June: Thursday June 3, 2010 5pm CST Saturday June 26, 2010 10am CST RefWorks allows you to store and organize your research in a central location. It also helps to create APA formatted reference lists. Why ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 4 months ago
The senate approved the director of the NSA to the position of head of DoD U.S. Cyber Command. How do you think this role should fit with Howard Schmidt in his role as White House Cybersecurity coordinator? Tell us what you think. [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 4 months ago
Many of us join the public service field to do our part to make our community or our part of the world a better place – I know that motivated me on many different levels during my extensive career in the public service field. Likewise, I know that there are ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 4 months ago
Researchers have reported finding a potential vulnerability that would allow a large number of existing anti-virus products to be bypassed. How significant is this discovery in decreasing the effectivenesss of existing solutions? Tell us what you think. [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 4 months ago
Read details on Capella’s new Public Service Challenge. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 4 months ago
Check out details on Capella’s new Public Service Challenge. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 4 months ago
I work with learners who are working on their dissertation and one of the necessary evils at that stage is that the learners must receive approval for their proposed research from the Capella Institutional Review Board and perhaps from another institution’s IRB. The Capella IRB staff has created an amazing, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 4 months ago
I was looking at a book in the library’s ebrary database about writing dissertations, and I ran across this bit of dissertation advice today: You will need to be a real researcher. Start early. Join the appropriate professional organizations. Get and read journals. Develop researching skills. (Brause, 2000, p. 31) ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 4 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in March 2010. Of the titles added, 3 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Action learning for developing leaders and organizations: Principles, ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 4 months ago
In my initial advising calls with new doctoral learners in the School of Public Service Leadership, I make it a point to feel out their thoughts about the dissertation by asking, “What ideas or areas of interest do you have for a potential dissertation topic?” Some learners respond with a ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 4 months ago
Have you ever had that moment of pause where you wonder, “How did I get here? Why am I putting myself through this? Is it all worth it in the end?” Sadly, for many, this contributes to PhD program attrition. So much so, the need for reform and improvement of ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 4 months ago
“My biggest excuse to others and to myself was that I had writer’s block, as if it was some kind of illness.” -Mary Gardner Since I started my dissertation last spring, my home has never been so clean, my closet so organized, or my kitchen stove so utilized; I’m becoming ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 4 months ago
Capella Learner, Robert Tillman, recently completed his dissertation entitled Exploring Security Certification and Accreditation Using the Agile Software Development Lifecycle Process. Government requirements for security certification and accreditation (C&A) of systems follow a sequential approach compatible with projects using the waterfall software development lifecycle (SDLC). The purpose of this study ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 4 months ago
Parts of the southern U.S.A. are in a state of emergency after the explosion, and subsequent sinking, of the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform. Unfortunately the explosion and sinking has resulted in a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the likes of which we have never witnessed. Aside ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 4 months ago
This week we are proud to let you know that three Capella Librarians are presenting two research studies at the 14th Off-Campus Library Services Conference in Cleveland, OH. This conference is an opportunity to explore issues related to delivering library resources and services to distance students and faculty. Libraries from ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 4 months ago
The trial of the network administrator who refused to give up the passwords to the network ended with a guilty verdict. What controls were missing in this case that led to the incident in the first place? Who do you think should be held responsible for an environment where such ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 4 months ago
Capella Learner, Keith Asante, recently completed his dissertation entitled: Information Technology (IT) Strategic Alignment: A Correlational Study Between the Impact of Its Governance Structures and It’s Strategic Alignment. Here is a synopsis of his great work. Congratulations Dr. Asante! [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 4 months ago
Recently there have been several articles about colleges objecting to expectations that they report learning or academic outcomes. For example, this Inside Higher Ed article describes how Division III schools object to a proposed NCAA requirement to report graduation rates for their athletes. The schools say that this will drive ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 4 months ago
If you have not yet taken a look at iGuide3, please do so. I am constantly sending my own advisees to iGuide3 as I direct them to forms or other information. I certainly find it easier to navigate and find whatever I might be looking for. Go and explore. Look ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 4 months ago
You may have noticed a few changes to the Capella Library website overnight. Don’t worry, the tools you know and love are still there, but we’ve made some modifications to improve your library experience. Take a Tour of the New Library! Here are the biggest changes you’ll notice: New and ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 5 months ago
The “Smithsonian Online Conference: Problem Solving with Smithsonian Experts” is a free series of interactive workshops taking place throughout April 2010. Register now. Throughout the month, Smithsonian historians, scientists, researchers and other experts share their questions, their methods, and their unique way of thinking in an interactive format that welcomes ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 5 months ago
The details of the China hack on Google’s information assets reveal that it began with a link in an IM that ended up in a compromised employee desktop. How do we as security professionals prevent users from inadvertently putting the network at risk? Read more here and share your ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 5 months ago
When we think of fears associated with pursuing academic goals, fear of failure often comes to mind. Yet, another phenomenon, fear of success, can be just as present, formidable, and self-sabotaging as the fear of failure. Last month we explored the effects of fear of success. In February we explored ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 5 months ago
Picking a dissertation topic can be rough. You want to do something interesting to you, relevant to your field, and new. Plus, you have to get your mentor to sign off on it. Now you can add hotness to your list of criteria – a new website Is My Theses ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 5 months ago
The dissertation is not going to be done in a day. You might be able to get it done within a year, but it is more likely that it will take two or three years. And it might take longer. However, life is not going to wait for you as ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 5 months ago
Attached is a call for papers provided by Dan Shoemaker, University of Detroit Mercy. In his own words, “This is a primo publication opportunity for any academic and it is right smack dab in the mission for the CAEs.” If you’re interested, please respond directly to the contact information in ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 5 months ago
The Rock Center for Corporate Governance and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University have developed a series of teaching cases on corporate governance issues. These cases increase the availability of quality materials that allow for an exploration of multi-dimensional and often complex governance issues. Cases are written from ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 5 months ago
Call for Papers: Academy of Management Review Special Topic Forum: Understanding and Creating Caring and Compassionate Organizations Sara Rynes, Guest Editor, Jean Bartunek, Guest Editor, Jane Dutton, Guest Editor, Joshua Margolis, Guest Editor [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 5 months ago
Why should YOU sign up for a RefWorks Webinar? 1)What is RefWorks? Come learn how you can store, organize and create bibliographies from the articles, books and dissertations you find in the Capella Library. 2) I have a RefWorks Account, but have never used it. OR I tried ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 5 months ago
Google recently announced Personalized Search. Whenever you search using Google, it will pay attention to the websites you click, allowing Google to place those sites higher on your result list the next time you do the search. For day-to-day Googlers, this new feature can really speed up your search. ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 5 months ago
This ZDNet item points to an investigation of a coordinated effort to create a network of compromised hosts for the purposes of cyber espionage against India, the United Nations and even the Dali Lama. The idea of large numbers of compromised machines is not a new concept. What is less ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 5 months ago
The Fordham University Graduate School of Business Research Paper Series contains abstracts and papers from a broad range of disciplines related to business and entrepreneurship. It emphasizes several key areas of scholarship including Finance, Management Systems, Accounting, Marketing, Management Communications, Information Systems, Law, and Ethics. While the research paper series ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 5 months ago
I came across this article from The Sun recently. Whether serious or not (a hoax?) what are your thoughts on the possibility of such drastic tactics by terrorists? [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 5 months ago
Read the article from Christopher Meyer and Julia Kirby in the current Harvard Business Review. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 5 months ago
National Library Week runs April 11-17, so go ahead and take the opportunity to get to know your libraries better. This year’s theme is “Communities thrive @ your library” and many public libraries will be holding special events to celebrate. If you’re not sure where your nearest public library is ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 5 months ago
This New York Times blog post discusses a report from Public Agenda about a report underwritten by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation titled “With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them.” Some 600 young adults, ages 22 to 30, who had left college before getting a degree were surveyed. I object ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 5 months ago
With the start of each new quarter, there’s always a learner rush to get all of the course readings for new courses. Sometimes, getting all of those different readings can be complicated. This is because the readings come from so many different places. Here’s a quick guide to help ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 5 months ago
Read this and other articles online from the Stanford Social Innovation Review: http://www.ssireview.org/ [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 5 months ago
Besides their busy jobs, many ISSA members would appear to be almost normal people, enjoying a good movie like anyone. But when you find yourself analyzing a movie once you get struck by its relation to your information security work, rest assured that you’re not alone.The Ethics Committee wants to ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 5 months ago
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell How much do we acknowledge to ourselves that success on our PhD journey results from preparation and learning from failure? Hard work, yes, I think that most of us ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 5 months ago
One of my favorite places to get the “scoop” on a new technology is EDUCAUSE. What is EDUCAUSE? EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI’s) 7 Things You Should Know About… series ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 5 months ago
“I will not only use the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.” -Woodrow Wilson While on your academic journey, you may find yourself coming across others that will inspire changes and growth within you. As others influence you, you too will influence them though your own ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 5 months ago
The March 2010 issue of Management and Organization Review (Volume 6, Issue 1) is now available. This issue brings together six articles that shed light on a variety of topics: three articles on East Asian firms and three articles on Chinese Management. Articles in this issue are free to download ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 5 months ago
You may have used the ebook database, ebrary, through our library before. Now, ebrary has released two publicly available databases that will have special interest for learners in the School of Public Service Leadership. The first, the Natural Disaster and Extreme Weather Searchable Information Center, includes ”hundreds of ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 5 months ago
The International Conference on Global Commerce and Sustainability October 7-9, 2010 The Grand Hyatt Hotel Denver, Colorado Learn more and register here. The conference invites papers, posters, abstracts, case studies and proposals for presentations and panel discussions from scholars and practitioners from academia, business, government, and nonprofit organizations worldwide. The ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 5 months ago
The dissertation research process at Capella is based on a set of 16 milestones which measure learner progress. Unlike in coursework where there are weekly assignments, learner’s progress in dissertation is measured by milestone completion. Milestones have set timelines that are not tied to quarters. For example, when learners receive ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 months ago
March 25th 2010, 1:00 – 2:00 pm (EST) This webinar is sponsored by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) for those who are interested in learning more about pursuing Industrial and Organizational Psychology as a career. Have you contemplated a career in I-O Psychology?* Participate in a free, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 months ago
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Manpower invites submissions that explore some of the following areas and research questions. (Please note this is not meant as an exhaustive list). What approaches did organizations take to workforce management due to the GFC? For instance, was it a ‘standard’ reactive ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 6 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in February 2010. Of the titles added, 2 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Research with high-risk populations: Balancing science, ethics, and ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 months ago
March 23, 2010, 09:30 AM-10:30 AM Eastern (EDT, North America/US) Participate in a morning of sharing and discussion on e-books, their benefits, features, and future in libraries from the perspective of LYRASIS and five e-book publishers including IGI Global, Sage, Gale, Books 24×7 and Springer. This event is organized by ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 6 months ago
Law is the latest discipline to resist accountability in the form of clearly articulating intended learning outcomes, and then measuring to see if students, in fact, learned what was intended. This Chronicle of Higher Education article details the controversy stirred by the American Bar Association’s plans to shift from looking ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 months ago
Hispanics @ Work: A Collection of Research, Theory and Application, edited by Donna Maria Blancero, Bentley University, dblancero@bentley.edu , Waltham, Massachusetts and Robert G. DelCampo, University of New Mexico, delcampo@mgt.unm.edu , Albuquerque, New Mexico. This volume will include chapters focusing on the experiences of Hispanic Professionals in today’s workforce. Proposals ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 months ago
Join in a panel discussion on e-book benefits and features from the perspective of five e-book publishers for libraries. The conference on e-books is organized by Lyrasis, the nation’s largest regional membership organization serving libraries and information professionals (www.lyrasis.org) and will take place at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 6 months ago
The Library gets many questions about APA citation style, especially at the end of the quarter. While the Librarians are not APA experts, we do try to point you to helpful resources. A question we get frequently is: What do I do if I can’t find a DOI (Digital Object ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 6 months ago
When we think of fears associated with pursuing academic goals, fear of failure often comes to mind. Yet, another phenomenon, fear of success, can be just as present, formidable, and self-sabotaging as the fear of failure. Last month we explored the nature of fear of success. This month’s post identifies ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 months ago
A podcast that Human Relations journal recently published to accompany A special issue on the Context of Leadership with special Guest Editors: Robert C. Liden, John Antonakis, and Gail T. Fairhurst is now online. Click here to download the free podcast. [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 6 months ago
Does it really surprise any of you to hear that the FBI and other intelligence gathering agencies are using social networking as part of their investigation? Read more here. What do you think? Share your thoughts. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 6 months ago
The librarians rarely hear that LexisNexis is a learner’s favorite database. Most of the time learners open LexisNexis and immediately think: Okay, now what the heck to I do? Sometimes I feel the exact same way. But LexisNexis has just updated their search page, and I think they’ve made it ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 6 months ago
Many learners (and Capella librarians) choose to use Google as their primary search engine. Google offers a toolbar with lots of useful features, but recently it has come to our attention that the Google toolbar blocks access to RefWorks. As many learners know, RefWorks is a very useful tool that ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 6 months ago
In 2013, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is set to be released. This will be the first new edition of the DSM in more than a decade. Over the last several years, professionals and advocacy groups have argued about the implications of many ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 6 months ago
This article in the Chronicle of Higher Education reports that between 31 and 45 states are keeping some individual records on college students. I think that is a very good thing. There are others in higher education who consider such record-keeping to be problematic and threatening. So threatening that they ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 6 months ago
If you are a frequent user of PsycINFO you may have noticed a recent change: your searches find fewer full-text articles. Instead there’s a Check Article Linker listed where the old full text link would be. So, what’s going on? The library recently changed our automatic settings in PsycINFO to ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 months ago
The first issue of Journal of Personnel Psychology is available online free of charge. The issue covers a variety of topics such as the demand control model (Bakker et al., The Netherlands), employee identification (Edwards and Peccei, United Kingdom), effects of social desirability on hiring judgments (Christiansen and Burns, United ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 months ago
The State of Community Management is structured around the competencies in the Community Maturity Model – a management framework that articulates the competencies required to effectively manage communities – and links high level analysis to very specific tactical lessons learned about how to execute social programs. Read more about it ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 6 months ago
“Becoming” is a key word for anyone in a doctoral program. One Becomes a Scholar. One Becomes a PhD. “Developmental” is a collollary to “Becoming.” Becoming is a process of seeking a desired state. It requires change and growth. Developmental is growth, building upon a foundation of knowledge so that ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 6 months ago
While we all understand the need to be aware of our surroundings and to remain aware of threats. We must also remember the places that threats could appear. In addition to our normal guards against phishing, viruses, phone calls, etc., we must also be aware of the growing threats presented ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 months ago
Find a group or start a group! At this point more than 60 groups offer online conversations about grounded theory, visual research and qualitative e-research to mixed methods and survey research. Author interviews and other resources are also posted. Check it out here. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 6 months ago
My colleagues and I reach out to our advisees on a regular basis to ask some questions about how they are doing. We want to make sure that learners who are completing their first quarter in dissertation are communicating with their mentor, are beginning to understand what the dissertation is ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 6 months ago
The BBC series on social entrepreneurs, Alvin’s Guide to Good Business, is now available online. Through interviews with social entrepreneurs from around the world, the series looks at business models, impact, and the challenges of scaling. [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 6 months ago
This is an interesting “off-security” topic, but one that makes us think – are we becoming stupid with Google? Actually, it’s search engines in general. While they make it easier for us to find information–we spend more time skimming, browsing, and not really concentrating on deep reading. It seems our ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 6 months ago
The Capella Library has recently acquired The World Education Encyclopedia which can be found in the Gale Virtual Reference database. Here is the description of this resource from the publisher: This 3-volume country-by-country survey of educational systems provides detailed essays on the histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 6 months ago
Not that we need more reminders about just how dire the effects of the economic downturn have been for public colleges and universities, but the California State University System has announced that it will reduce enrollment by more than 40,000 students next year. That is happening despite increasing demand. We ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 6 months ago
Throughout my career in consulting and teaching, I have included the subject of procrastination in my various course outlines, syllabi and workshop agendas. Having taught writing, speech and group communication, as well as job search workshops, the topic was always apropos. When have I met individually with clients in the ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 6 months ago
A school in Pennsylvania is reported to have used the webcams integrated into the school supplied laptop to spy on the activities of the students which has created a lot of discussion. Read more here. How many of you consider the ability to remotely activate peripherals, such as webcams and ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 7 months ago
What Influences Forensic Science? The ebb and flow of forensic science is influenced by several variables: politics, policy, technology, and culture just to name a few. While these variables act independently, each as a cog in the machine, they interrelate as well. Politics has a tremendous influence on forensic science ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 7 months ago
According to the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), the organizers of Cyber Shockwave released a report today that the U.S. is unprepared for cyber threats. It was interesting to note that according to BPC, “…….that the U.S. defenders had difficulty identifying the source of the simulated attack”. A day later a ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 7 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in January 2010. Of the titles added, 4 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. The development of giftedness and talent across the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 7 months ago
We’ve been getting a lot of questions recently about annotated outlines and annotated bibliographies. Both are ways to make familiar tools much more robust. Basically, an annotation is a bit of extra information added on. They are most often short paragraphs that provide context and explanation. While you may grumble ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 7 months ago
When we think of fears associated with pursuing academic goals, fear of failure often comes to mind. For example, how many times did you experience fear of failing a course, fear of failing the comprehensive examination, or fear of failing to complete your dissertation? Yet, another phenomenon, fear of success, ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 7 months ago
It has been my privilege to be in the forefront of a number of different educational efforts within the fire service which have long held up the goal of professionalizing our field of endeavor as its primary goal. Many have been the battles with folks who never could see ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 7 months ago
The BiPartisian Policy Center has announced plans for a simulated cyber-attack next week, as a kind of incident response exercise for government officials who may be called upon (one day) to respond to a real attack. What do you think about spending time and resources on these activities and how ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 7 months ago
Read the new Feature Story: Leadership Development with a Measurable Impact on the Bottom Line – The Cheap and Cheerful Version, and use this area to discuss these questions: What is your experience with measuring outcomes of training and/or leadership development programs? How do you know that what you’re doing ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 7 months ago
The answer, according to this report from Inside Higher Ed, may simply be because we have to do it for accreditation. What the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment report reveals is that many colleges are measuring what undergraduate students learn. The problem is that they are not using the ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 7 months ago
Many system chips, like those used in identity cards, are protected by security processes including encryption. Research shows, however, that using microscopy has been able to, basically, bypass all these defenses — and it’s even able to read encryption keys. Could be a troublesome issue if this can’t be corrected. ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 7 months ago
An advisee who felt he had not accomplished anything during his first quarter in dissertation recently sent me an email to complain about it. The advisee told me that he had gotten feedback twice during the quarter from his mentor, and each time the advisee had responded to the feedback ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 7 months ago
Legal research is always challenging, but Google Scholar is now providing an option that allows you to do some legal research which might make it a little easier. Sometimes the toughest part of conducting legal research is trying to find a legal case on a specific topic. It’s difficult to ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 7 months ago
We’ve recently added some subject specific encyclopedias to our Gale Virtual Reference Library database. Subject encyclopedias are a great place to go for an overview of a topic and learn the fundamentals and basics. They’re an excellent place to start your research, as they provide a wealth of background information ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 7 months ago
Perhaps one of the most difficult pieces of being an adult and in a doctoral program is being an adult in a doctoral program, yes? Oh for the life of a traditional-aged school experience, where, for most, life’s responsibilities were limited in comparison. Today, you’re older, wiser, and steeped with ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 7 months ago
Very interesting article from New York Times.com about a kid, no one would ever believe growing up, would become a terrorist. It’s begs the question: Can we ever understand what makes up the mind of a terrorist? [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 7 months ago
The recently created Capella University Library Tutorial Finding Resources for Your Dissertation Literature Review: Leaving No Stone Unturned has been recognized by the American Library Association/Association of College and Research Libraries Instruction Section’s Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) as an example of exemplary online instruction materials. Whether you are ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 7 months ago
Apparently 49 Congressional Websites were defaced by a Brazilian hacker group, the Red Eye Crew. Many are calling for for a more secured and trusted Web Infrastructure. Cisco and Microsoft are working on the next generation of Self-0defensing Web servers, but until that day happens, we may yet see more ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 7 months ago
The terrible earthquake that devastated Haiti could be felt around the world. This was possible because of the media. The prior socioeconomic problems that plagued the poor country of Haiti exacerbated the consequences from the disaster and rippled through every facet of the county’s fragile structural and nonstructural infrastructure. The ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 7 months ago
Here’s what I’ve decided: job searching freaks most people out. Rare is the person who hears terms like “job search,” “resume writing,” or “networking,” and thinks, “Great! What fun!” Most people conceal this fear and anxiety pretty well, but the it’s there, regardless of how good they are at masking ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 7 months ago
This article in Inside Higher Ed describes how the Colorado State University Board of Governors considered, ever so briefly, privatizing part of the university system to assure survival. The idea of public institutions doing something like this has been around for decades. The idea usually picks up some steam when ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 7 months ago
Interested in an international view? See these two journals from SAGE: The Australian Journal of Management and Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research. For more information about these and other SAGE management and organization journals please visit: http://www.sagepub.com/managementjo~ or, if you are at Capella, look in the library. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 7 months ago
Have you ever stopped to think about how your contribution fits into your organization’s learning? Admittedly, until recently, I hadn’t. I suppose when you are surrounded by many, many, MANY bright and talented people, you easily forget an organization is learning too. And that can be frustrating, can’t it? Do ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 7 months ago
Capella University is the first online university to receive The Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s Award for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes. Capella is one of only four institutions in the U.S. that will be recognized with this award in 2010. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 7 months ago
The authors have made the book available online as a free download. Read a sample of what’s inside. In the glory days of the British Empire, commissioned officers in the military were children of the aristocracy. A commoner entering the ranks might hope to rise to the rank of Sergeant ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 7 months ago
Too often (and once is too often) I see learners who become quite upset over the feedback they receive on their comprehensive exams or their dissertation chapters. Those learners do have a choice: they can choose to ignore the feedback and make the process more difficult, or they can learn ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 7 months ago
The CTC Sentinel, a publication of the Combataing Terrorism center at West Point, is a good online journal that keeps up-to-date data on the latest in combating terrorism. It provides very good coverage of terrorist threats that face the United States. Read more here. Share your thoughts or comments. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 7 months ago
Recently we turned off the default full-text limiter in our PsycINFO database. But don’t worry – you can still find full-text articles in PsycINFO! Here’s the scoop… The PsycINFO database is an index of millions of article abstracts and citations. It actually does not contain any full-text articles of its ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 7 months ago
When using the library databases, most people try to create one search that will get all the articles they need. Sounds easy, right? Just put together the magic formula of keywords and boolean operators (AND and OR), and suddenly get what you need. And sometimes it is that easy. But ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 7 months ago
A recent report card from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, gave the Obama administration grades in how effectively it was protecting the U.S from terrorist attacks. While there was a mix of grades, two F’s were received: * Government reform, namely reforming ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 7 months ago
You may have noticed that the library’s website has changed. All of your favorite tools are still here, but we’ve updated and reorganized things a bit to make it easier to find the resources you need. And I think it’s also easier on the eyes. The library database links are ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 7 months ago
It is hard to believe, but the University of Maryland University College, a premier online university, has been barred by the Maryland Higher Education Commission from offering its online doctoral degree in community college administration because it might duplicate a face-to-face offering by Morgan State College, another state college in ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 7 months ago
A learner recently asked me what he should do with his books after each course: should he keep them or sell them? This question goes to the heart of what it means to become a successful doctoral learner, as knowing which books to keep requires your ability to anticipate future ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 7 months ago
Read the new feature story, New Year New Decade: Looking Forward, and share your thoughts here. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 7 months ago
Often, a learner will express frustration with the committee nomination process, which can be daunting for a number of reasons, not the least of which is persistence when one receives rejection after rejection. One day, it dawned on me that an organized approach might make the task a bit simpler. ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 7 months ago
“To become more sustainable, business needs the talent, passion and understanding of the social entrepreneur,” write sustainability experts Amy Fetzer and Shari Aaron, who also note that forward-thinking business leaders have already sat down with groups concerned about social and environmental issues. The great news for executives is that “partnering ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
The second International Conference on Complexity, Systems Thinking, and Social Entrepreneurship: Adelphi University, Garden City, New York April 30 – May 2, 2010 Papers Due February 15, 2010. Proposals for Panels or Symposia are due by: March 10, 2010 Visit here for more information on Call for Papers. Read the ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 8 months ago
ABC news reports on a 'man in the middle' kind of attack that a Facebook user experienced without planning to access the private space of another user. There is much speculation as to how this particular incident happened including things like a badly configured proxy server, a poorly authenticated cookie, ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 8 months ago
This piece on Inside Higher Ed is a response to the proposal to require nurses to have a bachelor’s degree in order to be licenses for practice. This is a more rational approach. It recognizes the realities facing nurses, health care, and the other 85% students. The tone is super, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 8 months ago
There is a common myth out there that “Everything is available on the web.” I run into this with learners sometimes, who think they can get scholarly journals for their assignments online, through Google or Yahoo. In reality, scholarly journals are tightly copyrighted. Only about 8% of journals are published ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 8 months ago
Cheryl Seminara, a PhD student in the School of Business and Technology at Capella University, was named director of the Homeland Security Academy, which is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s continuing education program offered through the Department of Defense Senior Service Schools. In her role, Seminara coordinates all of ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 8 months ago
As the shock wears off on what may be the worst disaster in recorded history to strike the Western Hemisphere in terms of loss of human life, the Public Safety infrastructure in Haiti is currently in shambles. There are two Pillars of Public Safety, Health and Security. The primary mission ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
Jono Bacon, the community manager for Ubuntu, has just released his published book: The Art of Community for FREE, under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike Non-Commercial license (remixing allowed). Formats: PDF, Kindle, Nook, Twitter, Official Web site and the O'Reilly site. Description: Online communities offer a wide range of opportunities ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 8 months ago
The United States Intellegence Community is hosting a virtual career fair on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Click here for more information and instructions on how to register for the event. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 8 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in December 2009. Of the titles added, 5 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Behavioral emergencies: An evidence-based resource for evaluating and ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 8 months ago
On Tuesday at 5:00 PM local time, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter magnitude scale devasted the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The country is currently in a state of shock, given that there are an estimated 100,000 people feared dead and there is no power throughout the afflicted area. ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 8 months ago
While I am sure most of you already know this information I felt I should post anyway. This is a reminder that self deployment to a disaster is strongly discouraged!!! Those who self deploy often become the disaster after the disaster and often take valuable resources from those that desperately ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 8 months ago
The Wall Street Journal online reports that Google and dozens of other organizations have experienced a rash of hacking attempts by Chinese hackers. Among those attacks reported are hacks against the gmail accounts of human rights activists. They are looking in to whether or not these efforts are supported by ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
The new issue of the Mission-Based Management Newsletter is now online. This month's topic is: Ethics, Accountability and Transparency for Nonprofits. Click here for management tips and resources. [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 8 months ago
Inside Higher Ed reports on a new study from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that calls for the bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) to be required for entry into the field of nursing. The authors of the study are correct in stating that the demands on ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 8 months ago
The RFID Security Alliance has posted a call for papers for their RFID Security Workshop in Istanbul this spring. RFID technologies are being used in everything from supply chain management to passports. Security and privacy concerns and failure to develop robust solutions are a challenge for these technologies. If you ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 8 months ago
Dr. Ronald Smith has recently completed his dissertation entitled “The Influence of Written Information Security Policy on Forensic Data Collection: A Case Study” focused on his research passion in the field of Digital Forensics. The purpose of the study was to document the experience individuals had with written information security ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 8 months ago
According to The National Criminal Justice Reference Center, January 2010 has been designated as the seventh observance of Stalking Awareness month. Stalking is often not recognized for its seriousness and potentiality. The NCJRC site also highlights; an NIJ Report, Stalking in America: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey, ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 8 months ago
It was a brutal triple murder. Two young men and a woman in a house in a rural community. All three had multiple stab wounds, multiple injuries signifying a violent struggle…surely the perpetrator or perpetrators could have been injured during the assault leaving blood or other physical evidence at the ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
Read about Rosabeth Moss Kanter's thoughts about what we can learn from the recent lapse of security and how the lessons might apply to business on the ground. [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 8 months ago
An Inside Higher Ed article reports on the results of the work of Carol Twigg and the National Center for Academic Transformations after ten years of working with schools to both improve learning and reduce costs. The point of the article is that Ms. Twigg had two purposes for her ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 8 months ago
After watching unemployment top 10% in November, many people are more than ready to say good-bye to 2009. Even if you are part of the 90% who remained employed this year, the ongoing bad news about the economy may have prompted you to spend some time thinking about what you ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 8 months ago
While engaged in learning, individuals experience a wide range of emotions: joy, delight, interest, wonder, disappointment, frustration and fear. While all emotions need to be managed, fear may be the most significant barrier to adults realizing their full learning potential. In a series of blog posts, Lori shares information—and asks ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
The inaugural issue of Impact: Journal of Applied Research in Workplace E-learning has now been published. The inaugural issue, the theme of which is "Current Issues and Future Directions in Workplace E-learning: Mapping the Research Landscape," contains 14 refereed articles written by authors from France, the UK, Ireland, the USA ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 8 months ago
If you’ve ever asked a librarian about research on the internet, you’ve probably heard that you should be careful about the information you find. Most internet sites lack editors and fact checkers (that’s YOUR job), so there are many factual errors and inconsistencies that can creep in. That’s compounded by ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 8 months ago
Greetings, Ironically, 2009 began with a major success story in Public Safety regarding a potential disaster that was averted with a large commercial airline and 2009 ended with a failure involving a commercial airliner that could have been catastrophic. On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549 conducted an emergency ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 8 months ago
Determining the right keywords for your search is essential. Keywords are the building blocks of your search and will either make or break your search. Databases are precise matching tools. When you’re typing keywords in the databases you’re going to get results that use the exact words and phrases you ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
Nearly 3000 delegates from 92 countries convened at this year’s ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors. From December 2-4, participants discussed the latest developments and trends in the field of technology-supported learning and training. Interested in hearing more? Listen to ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 8 months ago
It is always at this time of year we stop and reflect on what has occurred in our lives over the past 12 months. What have we accomplished? What would we have done differently? This is the time that we resolve ourselves to make the changes that will bring our ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 8 months ago
In November Erin blogged about scholarly article rental. Well apparently there is a company that allows you to rent your textbooks. Chegg.com offers textbook rental with different options for the length of time: Semester (125 days), Quarter (85 days), and 60 day rental. While I haven’t used the service nor ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
When you register (free) to Uliveand and Learn, you can access both free and reasonably priced online resources and events: Two upcoming events offer opportunities to explore teamwork and design thinking, respectively: The OD Network has assembled a distinguished roster of OD thinkers and practitioners for the Masterful Conversation Series. ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 8 months ago
This Inside Higher Ed article is a reminder to the higher education world that “the clock is ticking” in terms of accountability expectations. I have repeatedly written about the expectations that higher education become more accountable for its actions and its outcomes. David C. Paris correctly predicts that higher education ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
Capella doctoral learner, Rachel Byers, has contributed a chapter to the book called Communication, Relationships and Practices in Virtual Work which will be published by IGI Global. The chapter is titled, "The Ethical Implications of the Virtual Work Environment." The chapter covers the implications that organizational culture, trust, monitoring, and ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
The AKCSN is an international book series that publishes high-quality original research about knowledge communities and social networks. The book series calls for knowledge based belonging to advancement on information science, knowledge communication and knowledge management. The series will cover, but is not limited to knowledge management, knowledge communications, knowledge ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
Those interested in online education and online business have an inherent interest in technology access for a broad range of diverse customers and students. Increasingly, digital communications technologies are central to educational access, health care delivery, economic development, and civic participation for citizens generally. Access can be more challenging in ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
Summer Doctoral Institute (SDI) for research and study on Institutions & Development is sponsored by George Washington University’s Center for International Business Education & Research (GW-CIBER). Seven to ten doctoral students selected to participate in this program will spend two summer months, from June 1 to July 28, 2010, conducting ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 8 months ago
The December 2009 issue of The Qualitative Report (Volume 14 Number 4) is viewable online here. [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 9 months ago
Capella learners are eligible for the annual Department of Defense (DoD) Information Assurance Scholarship Program because Capella is part of a select group of institutions to earn the Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) designation from the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. Read ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 9 months ago
The 2010 International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies (AGMS) provides a platform to discuss challenges pertaining to contemporary issues in management studies. It also fosters multidisciplinary research involved in the development of theoretical and practice knowledge of all business and related fields by researchers, educators, developers, and ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 9 months ago
Nytimes.com announced that President Obama has appointed Howard Schmidt to be the long awaited Cybersecurity Czar. Schmidt has held a range of high visibility security positions. In a position that has frequently turned over, with most of those leaving citing inability to affect real change as the motivation for moving ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
As an undergraduate student I was the queen of procrastination. It was unbelievable how much schoolwork I could put off and then cram into the last two weeks of classes. Of course, as an adult graduate student I was busy juggling work, home and school all at the same time. ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in November 2009. Of the titles added, 5 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. (Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts.) APA Books 1. Body image, eating disorders, and obesity in youth: ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
You have research and library problems? We have solutions. Below is a table with the most common problems learners run in to as they conduct research for their assignments and links to corresponding video tutorials and PDF guides. Try learning something new over break and see if you can solve ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 9 months ago
Follow the events on the ground! Dr. Lynn Wilson (co-editor of the Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy, available in the Capella eBrary) is there. Read her live blog here. [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 9 months ago
Cisco has published their 2009 security report where they review existing security issues and try to identify some trends. Does this analysis fit with your experience or do you recommend changes or additions to this work? Read the Cisco 2009 Annual Security Report here. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 9 months ago
While engaged in learning, individuals experience a wide range of emotions: joy, delight, interest, wonder, disappointment, frustration and fear. While all emotions need to be managed, fear may be the most significant barrier to adults realizing their full learning potential. In a series of blog posts, Lori shares information—and asks ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 9 months ago
This Inside Higher Ed article describes a white paper by Louis Soares of the Center for American Progress. Soares calls for the creation of an Office of Consumer Protection in Higher Education. The office would encourage colleges to produce better data on how effectively they serve students, and set up ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
I’ll admit it – I’m a total Google Scholar addict. I can’t tell you how often I open up that search page and type in a title or topic. It’s really useful, especially when I get a call from a learner who has only half a citation. But Google Scholar ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
Most Capella Library databases default to search only the full text available to you immediately in the Capella Library. When you are working on coursework, often with tight deadlines, this is helpful. However databases also classify articles in journals to which the Capella Library does not subscribe. So how do ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
Academia.edu is a little bit Facebook and a little bit Twitter, but completely focused on helping connect you with people who are conducting research in your field and keeping up with the current research trends. When you sign up for a free account it also gives you your own academic ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 9 months ago
A few years ago when there were calls for increased accountability coming from multiple places, including the U.S. Department of Education, one response was to point to the assessment of student engagement using the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The NSSE results were cited as an example of accountability ... [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 9 months ago
Proteus technologies, a leading provider of innovative software and engineering solutions is looking for qualified candidates in the Baltimore and Forte Meade, MD area. Please see attached job descriptions in the fields of sofware developers, database engineers and administrators and Linux adminstrator. Job postings: Oracle Database Engineer Software Engineer Linux ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 9 months ago
Journal of Business and Psychology Volume 24, Number 4 / December, 2009 (pp. 363-491). Connect to the new issue and the entire 2009 collection (now free). [Link]
From Information Assurance and Security Community | Posted 9 months ago
Ryan Naraine of ZDnet reports on a new exploit that follows a long held pratice by the hacking community of exploiting large public events or incidents. In this case there is a spoof email going around that leverages the general fear going around of the H1N1 virus. This email redirects ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 9 months ago
Given the dreary state of the job market in the United States right now, anyone contemplating a job search probably has some trepidation about their ability to land their next job. This is understandable, given that the labor supply currently outstrips demand by the widest gap in recent memory, resulting ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 9 months ago
On November 3rd and 4th, in collaboration with Bloomberg and the New York Public Library, the Aspen Business and Society Program hosted a two-day public event entitled “Capitalism and the Future”. This inaugural session of our new annual symposium featured a series of panel discussions with speakers including Pepsi CEO ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
We get many calls and emails from frustrated users who do a search in ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) and don’t see the PDF Full Text link which indicates the article is available. ERIC is a little different than our other databases so the the “trick” is to ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 9 months ago
The advent of Web 2.0 has brought us a dazzling array of free, easy-to-use social networking technologies which can help trainers stay connected, facilitate the growth of learning communities, and help us get into the spaces between formal training events where REAL learning often occurs. This session provides an overview ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 9 months ago
Working Learners: Educating Our Entire Workforce for Success in the 21st Century is a good read with an important message – and it addresses the needs of the other 85 percent. Louis Soares of the Center for American Progress writes in this paper that working students, those who combine work ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 9 months ago
The recent EDUCAUSE conference featured speakers like Lawrence Lessig and Jim Collins. A number of the presentations were recorded and are now freely available online. Also, see the latest EDUCAUSE Review on the topic of IT and the Greener Future . [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
Did you know that you can find Company Profiles (including Data Monitor reports, Company History, Revenue analyses, and SWOT analyses) in Business Source Complete? When you access the Business Source Complete database (via the library’s Articles, Books, and More link), look for the More link on the dark blue ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
You’ve all been there it’s a Sunday or late in the evening and you have been searching for “hours” – You are not getting what you need. What can you do if a librarian is not available to help. 1. If your assignment is not due right away, stop searching ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 9 months ago
Another year has passed without a major terror attack or incident within the United States. Although we are grappling with our responses to natural disasters, overall, we in Public Safety in the United States have a lot to be thankful for on this day. I would like to reiterate that ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
Looking for transcripts of television or radio interviews? Our LexisNexis database has them. Once you have opened the LexisNexis database, just follow these easy steps: 1) Type in your search terms in the Search Terms box. 2) Check the TV and Radio Broadcast Transcripts box in the Search ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 9 months ago
I had a conversation with a colleague last week concerning her interest in helping provide more robust support for law enforcement officers and their families. Most realize that our officers, and solders, are on the front lines, in harms way and often at risk physically and psychologically. They are working ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 9 months ago
As Inside Higher Ed reports, there has been yet another gathering of higher education leaders talking about how higher education needs to change. This time they talked about the need to serve diverse and non-traditional students, borrowing ideas from the for-profit colleges and creating flexibility for students. All sound good ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
So just when you thought Facebook was only for viewing baby pictures and following the everyday activity of friends and family, one of your Capella Librarians stumbles across a useful application. The application is called CiteMe and is pretty slick to use, coming from www.worldcat.org. But, like all citation generators, ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 9 months ago
As our national holiday of Thanksgiving draws near, I decided to forgo a blog dedicated to the intricacies of comprehensive exam and dissertation. It felt like a good time to pause to reflect on Capella and distance education in the year 2009. Distance learning has been around for quite some ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 9 months ago
Our new tutorial Finding Resources for Your Literature Review is a comprehensive overview of specific search techniques you can use to assure you leave “No Stone Unturned” in finding everything available on your topic for your literature review. The tutorial includes the following new media pieces: Defining Primary, Secondary and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 months ago
A new Google Labs experiment called Google Fast Flip wants to help people read news online in a faster format. From the Google Blog Post regarding this new “experiment” it talks about how long it takes to read the news on the web as you wait for each page to ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
The timely book, edited by Dr. Steven Warburton and Dr. Stylianos Hatzipanagos, Kings College, London, will examine the impact of social media and distributed social spaces on contemporary understandings of digital identity. Read here for more details. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in October 2009. Of the titles added, 3 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Addictive behaviors: New readings on etiology, prevention, ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 10 months ago
I spend a lot of time with colleagues from traditional, face-to-face colleges and universities and often hear them dismiss schools that have been reported to have very low completion rates. It is obvious that these folks, despite working in higher education, do not understand the national problem we have with ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 10 months ago
Beginning in January, we will begin offering a new Homeland Security doctoral level concentration. The discussions should be robust around cyber terrorism, bio-terrorism, intelligence analysis and terrorism. The concentration will be available to current MS or PhD learners in any public service leadership program. [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 10 months ago
Capella University has signed an alliance agreement with FLEOA that provides tuition discounts for all federal law enforcement officers. This is exciting news and complements our existing participation in the FBI’s University Education Program. Charles [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 months ago
The Business Source Complete database now includes 55 videos from the Harvard Business School’s Faculty Seminar Series. These videos cover a variety of business topics, and are about an hour long. You can either watch them online or read a PDF copy of the transcript. If you’d like to see ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 10 months ago
While engaged in learning, individuals experience a wide range of emotions: joy, delight, interest, wonder, disappointment, frustration and fear. While all emotions need to be managed, fear may be the most significant barrier to adults realizing their full learning potential. In a series of blog posts, Lori shares information—and asks ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 months ago
Learners have been inquiring about RefMobile, a newer RefWorks mobile version that allows you to access your RefWorks account with your mobile device. I decided I’d give it a try and see what all the buzz was about with my iPod Touch. I found this guide very helpful when I ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
This reference book will be edited by Kamna Malik and Praveen Choudhary and published by IGI Global. Proposal Submission is December 5, 2009. Complete call for chapters is available here [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 10 months ago
The National Institute of Justice has just released a report on the state of forensic science and recommendations to help further strengthen the field. http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/~ In the near future, we will be exploring forensic issues in more depth here on the blog. What are some of the best forensic practices ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
Have you thought about expanding your library collection to include electronic books? A panel discussion on e-books will be taking place at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Lyrasis Conference, and will be available virtually. Current topics on digital books will be discussed, including best practices from libraries just being ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
Listen to an interview with Dr. Stuart Bunderson about his research on work as a calling. Drawing on rich philosophical and theological traditions, Stuart talks about how calling changes the way people think about their occupations. Using an unusual sample of zookeepers, he discovered what seeing work as a calling ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 10 months ago
In honor of this Veteran’s Day, 2009, Capella University is pleased to provide a new Facebook page dedicated to all of our military and veteran learners, alumni, and their families and friends. Please feel free to use this page to connect with your fellow Capella learners and alumni who are ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
Each year, the National Career Development Association celebrates November as National Career Development Month to highlight the importance of life-long career development. The Career Center at Capella University invites you to take the month of November to reassess your career management activities. Consider trying some of the following activities: Review ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 10 months ago
If effective reading strategies are the lifeblood of one’s intellectual development as a doctoral learner, what are they? How do you use them? And when do you know which ones to use? In the introduction to his now classic work How to Read a Book, Mortimer J. Adler addresses the ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
Call for Papers, Abstracts, Reviewers, and Moderators May 31, June 1, and June 2, 2010: Academic Business World International Conference, and International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education Tracks include: Management (General) Track, Management (OB). Management (HRM) Track and Marketing Track Nashville, TN at the legendary Opryland Hotel ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
Join the web conference: “Low-Wage Workers in the Coming Economy." Featured speakers will include: Stacy Blake-Beard, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Simmons School of Management Ellen Ernst Kossek, University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University's Graduate School of Labor & Industrial Relations Introductory remarks from Barbara Dyer and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 months ago
Last week I blogged about a new guide for CQ Researcher recently available. This week I wanted to announce the Credo Reference User Guide is also now available. To access the guide just go to the to the Library Homepage and following this path: Click Articles, Books and More (your ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 10 months ago
I was quite honored to have had the opportunity to meet General Colin Powell after he delivered a dynamic and inspiring keynote speech at Capella’s Virginia colloquium earlier this month. While the General spoke of his vast and varied experiences in leadership, government and public service, I was particularly moved ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
In cooperation with the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), the Negotiations Research Network (NEG) is pleased to announce the 2009 IACM Meetings Abstracting eJournal. This abstracting journal is available to all users at no charge and contains abstracts of the meetings papers with links to the full text within ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 10 months ago
Each year, the National Career Development Association celebrates November as National Career Development Month to highlight the importance of life-long career development. Managing your career is an ongoing process, not just something you do when you’re actively in a job search. It’s akin to maintaining a schedule of moderate physical ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 months ago
One of the most annoying parts of research is finding a reference to a great article, and then not having instant access online. Whether you’re a procrastinator waiting until the day before your paper is due, or just an impatient researcher who wants to read everything right away, no one ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
Other orientation is defined as “the extent to which individuals are concerned with the welfare of others” (Meglino & Korsgaard, 2007, p. 59). Other-oriented leaders focus their attention on organizational objectives coupled with a human resource emphasis, whereas rational self-interested leaders concern themselves with organizational objectives coupled with self-emphasis. This ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 months ago
There’s a new guide available for learning more about and using CQ Researcher database. You can find it by going to the Library Homepage and following this path: Click Articles, Books and More (your one-stop-shop for all of the Capella subscribed databases) Scroll down the alphabetical list of databases until ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
Rosabeth Moss Kanter reminds us of the continuing relevance of the Drucker perspective in this short article. Read it here. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 10 months ago
Leadership is a “buzzword” in today’s business world. For instance, books, blogs, and seminars offer advice on how to acquire leadership skills to be a successful leader, despite the dearth of definition about “successful.” In addition, amassing skills in listening, communicating, directing, and writing a mission statement is usually the ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 10 months ago
In this Chronicle of Higher Education article, Christopher C. Morphew and Barrett J. Taylor, a professor and a doctoral student in educational leadership, describe their finding that schools often use multiple mission statements, in part to influence their standing in the U.S. News and World Report rankings. As they write, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
1.4 million or 7 percent of New Yorkers are subjected to workplace bullying on a regular basis. New Yorkers surveyed believe it is time for Assembly and Senate representatives to pass the Healthy Workplace Bills which would make workplace bullying illegal. What are your thoughts? Post a comment. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in September 2009. Of the titles added, 3 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. How caregiving affects development: Psychological implications for child, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
Contribute to a book to be published by IGI Global: Technology for Creativity and Innovation: Tools, Techniques and Applications. The pace of change associated with the modern business world and recent developments in communication and information technologies highlights the importance of creativity and innovation. This book will aim to provide ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
What is OPIEWeb? OPIEWeb is a community-based question and answer Web site dedicated to all things Organizational Psychology. The Web site is built with new hybrid technology that shares the ease of entry of a discussion board with the editorial control of wikis like Wikipedia. It also adds a reputation ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
The Career Center is offering a series of webinars in Fall Quarter to share job search and career advice in challenging economic times. The following topics will be presented at various times throughout the quarter: • Job Search Strategies in a Tough Economy • Teaching in Higher Education • Online ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 10 months ago
Collaborative research, like many other types of collaborations, can produce differing approaches to solving problems. Some learners labor under the misconception that topic definition, research question development, methodology selection and other aspects of the study should fall automatically into place. Doctoral learners are really apprentices or neophytes and are not ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
The International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics: ICETI 2010 and the International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2010 will be held at the same time and the same venue, on April 6 -9, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA. Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals: October 28, 2009 ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 months ago
Sometimes learners ask us about creating a MyEBSCOhost account, which allows you to add articles to folders in EBSCOhost databases to be retrieved later. Often this topic comes up because a learner was adding articles to a folder without creating and logging in to a MyEBSCOhost account, which then would ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 10 months ago
Designing Instruction for the Traditional, Adult, and Distance Learner: A New Engine for Technology-Based Teaching Published under Information Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global Adult students demand a wider variety of instructional strategies that encompass real-world, interactive, cooperative, and discovery learning experiences. Designing Instruction for the Traditional, Adult, and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 10 months ago
Gale Virtual Reference Library now features streaming and downloadable audio of their encyclopedia entries. You can click to play the entry or download the MP3. Just click the Listen button and the options to either stream the audio or download the MP3 will appear. Gale Virtual Reference Library is not ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 11 months ago
I just returned from a keynote address visit to the Washington state public safety trainers group in Shelton, Washington. I was quite impressed with the group in that they are focusing their statewide public safety training on the problem based learning philosophy supported by assessment, evaluations and rubrics. We had ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 11 months ago
Credo Reference recently added a number of new titles to its collection. Many of these new titles are a boon for those of you in Public Safety specializations, as they cover issues such as policing, prisons, youth justice and intelligence. Here’s a list of Credo’s latest additions: Dictionary of Policing ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 11 months ago
The past couple of weeks, I’ve been reflecting a great deal on Capella’s mission and values. Why are we here? What are we all striving for? How do we prioritize our work? How do we make decisions? How do we interact with one another? And the like. In August 2008, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Contribute to a special issue of Management Decision entitled Enhancing Decisions. This issue’s focus will be on ways to help people with managerial responsibilities, at work and in private lives, enhance their decision-making skills and success. Selection of papers for the issue will be based on their likely interest to: ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 11 months ago
If you’re a big user of the MyEbscoHost feature in the Ebsco databases, you now have a new feature. You can add notes to individual articles. Whenever you go back in, your notes will be there, waiting for you. Once you’ve signed in to MyEbscoHost, search for the article you ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 11 months ago
Jane Wellman and Dennis Jones offer some important challenges to conventional wisdom about college costs in this Inside Higher Ed article. They see a developing national agenda for higher education driven by the goal put forward by President Obama to return the U.S. to world leadership in degree attainment levels ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 11 months ago
Tenacious: Dictionary.com defines it as pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate. adhesive or sticky; viscous or glutinous. holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled asunder; tough They could have said ‘almost completed with dissertation’ as an example. I think this is the one characteristic that any PhD learner needs. Thing is, the ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Green Finance and Sustainability: Environmentally-Aware Business Models and Technologies Book Editor: Dr. Zongwei Luo Green, or environmentally friendly, often refers to "goods and services considered to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment". At present, Green has been penetrating into various disciplines, becoming pervasive. Terms like Green Building, Green ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 11 months ago
Nearly every day I speak with learners who do not appreciate how important writing is to the successful completion of their dissertation and their doctoral degree. Learners need to be able to convey their messages in a way that demonstrates they understand what they have been working on – and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 11 months ago
The Alumni Library is a great resource for anyone interested in lifelong learning. Whether your degree is in education, psychology, business or nursing, there is a database to cover your field of study. As a current or future Capella Alumnus, you have free lifetime access to several of the journal ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
January in Las Vegas? Find conference and registration information here. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 11 months ago
Try Proquest Education Journals. There is some overlap between journals in ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) and Proquest Education Journals, but for the most part the journals in this database are unique. That means you may find other articles on your topic. If you are doing a comprehensive literature ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 11 months ago
Preparing for Your Comprehensive Exam from Day One It is easy to become so focused on each course every quarter that you do not see the forest for the trees. That is to say, you put up a valiant effort to do your work. You read and post and research ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Cost-cutting actions made by U.S. employers in 2009 to deal with the economic downturn have contributed to a sharp decline in the morale and commitment of their workers, especially top performers, according to an annual survey by consultancy Watson Wyatt and World at Work, an association of HR professionals.The 2009/2010 ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 11 months ago
Inside Higher Ed details how “skill training” is delivered at Kellogg Community College in Michigan. This is a story of breaking up the standard way that postsecondary education is packaged. That is, taking the standard 3-credit course and breaking it into its parts, taking concepts or competencies one at a ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Despite the economic “meltdown” of 2008 and increased unemployment levels, estimates indicate that the impending surge in baby boomer retirements will result in a labor shortage of 10 million workers by 2010 (Dychtwald, Erickson, & Morrison, 2006). If just 10% of these retirees exit leadership positions, the U.S. workforce will ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Virtual Conference October 21, 2009: HR Strategy: Moving from the Backroom to the Boardroom to Lead the Human Side of Change Information. Register. Virtual Conference October 28th, 2009: Rewards & Recognition – Align Your Workforce and Reach Your Goals Information. Register. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
The Career Center is offering a series of webinars in Fall Quarter to share job search and career advice in challenging economic times. The following topics will be presented at various times throughout the quarter: Job Search Strategies in a Tough Economy Teaching in Higher Education Online Social Networking Job ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Call for Chapters – Deadline October 30. The pace of change associated with the modern business world and recent developments in communication and information technologies highlights the importance of creativity and innovation. Innovation plays an important role in the development of new business, process and products, therefore in the competitiveness ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Call for Chapters – Deadline October 30. The pace of change associated with the modern business world and recent developments in communication and information technologies highlights the importance of creativity and innovation. Innovation plays an important role in the development of new business, process and products, therefore in the competitiveness ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 11 months ago
Professional associations are an important component to effective career management, but many people are unsure how to best leverage them to develop one’s career. You may have received advice from faculty members or colleagues that you should join a professional organization, but you may not be sure how to act ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 11 months ago
All higher education institutions are under pressure to produce more degrees within current resources. This pressure is particularly strong for publicly supported colleges. Inside Higher Ed considers a new report from the Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity and Accountability. Patrick Kelly of the National Center for Education Management ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 11 months ago
If you were on the ball and picked up the new APA 6th edition manual the moment you could, you’ll need to make some updates to it. The first printing of the 6th edition has several examples with wrong information. If you like to model your papers on the sample ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
After reading the feature stores: "Furloughs: Hard Choices in Tight Times," what are your thoughts? Please use the comment area to share observations, experiences and recommendations for managers and human resources professionals tasked with implementing furloughs. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 11 months ago
October as National Information Literacy Awareness Month. Click here to view the official proclamation: The ability to find, evaluate and effectively use information for a designated purpose is essential not only to every learner, but to every American. “Hone” your information literacy skills this month by checking out just one ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Read these practical tips for microblogging. Do you have tips to share? Post a comment. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Emerging Trends in Technology-Enabled Learning A Three-Part Webinar Series Sponsored by SkillSoft for Training magazine Network These sessions will explore trends in social learning, mobile learning and leadership development, with an eye toward helping learning professionals separate reality from overheated hype.Oct 14 – Part 1: "Gaining Leverage From Leadership" Oct ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
LearningTimes is hosting a unique online conference sponsored by the Smithsonian. The "Smithsonian Education Online Conference on Climate Change" is three-day, free, education online conference taking place September 29 through October 1, 2009. Register now. Among the many presenters are: Bert Drake, senior scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 11 months ago
You are finally in the doctoral program – now what? You may be surprised how many doctoral learners start their program with a minimal understanding of what the doctoral program is about. What got them into the program may very from the intrinsic love of learning and intellectual curiosity to ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 11 months ago
All of us take different paths to the choice of our dissertation topic. Mine began early. I share this journey as food for thought for blog readers who are just beginning their programs and do not have a clue what they will research when the time comes. Others already well ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 11 months ago
In his commentary in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Robert Zemsky ponders just what it would take to create change in American higher education. He suggests that the kind of reform being seen in Europe could not happen here. He notes that various reform efforts in the United States have ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Trust and Technology in E-Business: Applications and Strategies for Assurance A book edited by Dr. Muneesh Kumar, Dr. Mamta Sareen, and Dr. Susheel Chhabra The convergence of information technology and telecommunications has provided a unique environment for business transactions. The unique benefits offered by an e-business environment have motivated business ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
With free registration, you can connect with professionals in the training. Live and recorded webinars, and free white papers on diverse training-related topics can be found online at Training Magazine. Here are some coming events: 9/22, 1 pm EST: Marketers and Game Developers Know More About Learning Than We Do! ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 11 months ago
Have you been scouring the Internet and the library databases looking for that perfect measurement instrument for your research study? For your dissertation? How do you know if it’s a quality instrument and if it’s the right instrument for you? Check out this article from the January 2007 issue of ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Read the Online Community Expert Interview with Ron Casalotti, from Businessweek.com online. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 11 months ago
Well it’s time for another colloquium in Atlanta. If you’re heading to the Atlanta colloquium, be sure to attend the library session on your schedule. We’ve received feedback that library sessions are one of the most valuable at colloquia for various reasons. Unaware of all of the resources and services ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
According to a recent poll by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), nearly 70 percent of HR professionals polled, say employees plan to delay retirement. The poll provides data on approaches that companies plan to take in terms of employee retirement options. Read a summary of findings here. Continue ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 11 months ago
This new page provides interesting insight into the various awards and recognitions that Capella University has with organizations and groups across the country, such as the Department of Homeland Security, FBI University Education Program, FBI NAA and Quality Matters. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 11 months ago
Often times I get calls from learners who want an overview of a topic or perhaps a theory. They are inclined to turn to journal articles. However journal articles tend to focus on very specific questions and often do not have the broad overview you may be looking for. So ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 11 months ago
Read Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s story about "21st Century Workplaces at Procter & Gamble and IBM" online. [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 12 months ago
I have written before about the problem of relying on reputation to judge a college or university’s quality, and I recommended that we need to measure outputs, especially learning outcomes. But I had not really thought about how that reliance on reputation as an indication of quality has impacted the ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
The International Academy of E-Business will meet in San Francisco – April 1-4, 2010. Presentation proposals are now accepted; see details on the Web site. The peer-reviewed Journal of E-Business is online. The journal also welcomes articles. The upcoming special issue will focus on healthcare. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
This HR.com webinar will help you learn: Why an influenza infection is a people issue Why communication and availability of people is the most pressing issue for the business What type of issues your employees may fact The importance of strong and rapid communication before, during and after an H1N1 ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 months ago
Disappointment is ubiquitous. Learners are disappointed about shattered dreams, unmet expectations, lost employment opportunities, and much more. Likewise, learners may become disappointed about grades, academic probation, and many more academic disappointments can debilitate them from achieving their academic goals. But, working through and not over disappointment can present opportunities for ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 12 months ago
This Inside Higher Ed article is interesting because it deals with graduation rates at colleges that serve students who are at risk of not completing their studies. It is about a study conducted for the Career College Association (CCA) that attempts to pull apart federal student data bases in order ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
Top leadership guru Professor John Kotter explains to Mike Levy how organizations need to change to create better leaders – and not just those at the top of the corporate ladder. Read the article here. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
The Jossey-Bass Online Teaching & Learning (OTL) Conference offers concrete and practical resources to help higher education practitioners meet the challenges of the online learning environment. This conference will take place entirely over the Internet on October 7 and 8, 2009. A special pre-conference workshop, hosted by Fielding Graduate University, ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 12 months ago
A good friend and colleague of mine published the following article in DC Health Examiner on the H1N1. I strongly recommend you take the time to read. Pandemic flu: What did four years and billions of dollars get us? September 3, 4:28 PM DC Public Health Examiner James “Jim” Blair ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
The Human Capital Institute offers a variety of resources on talent strategy, acquisition, development and leadership. They continue to offer a rich array of webcasts — on a daily basis. Listen for free — join to access the archives. Learn more about communities. Learn more about webcasts. [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 12 months ago
Former United States Secretary of State General Colin Powell will give the keynote address at Capella’s PhD colloquium in Arlington, Virginia, on October 24, as part of Capella’s Distinguished Speaker Series. After the… event, our Leadership in Public Service Web site will feature video highlights from Powell’s inspiring message: http://www.capella.edu/PublicServic~ ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in August 2009. Of the titles added, 4 were APA books and 20 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Book 1. Clinical health psychology in medical settings: A practitioner’s ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
The library usually adds to its collection by purchasing entire databases. Sometimes, however, there is a specific journal that is so important for its field that we will buy it separately. The problem then becomes how to make you, our learners, aware of these resources when they are not available ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 months ago
Situation: Beginning of the doctoral program, coursework. Answer: “I have no clue” The question: “What topic are you focusing on for your dissertation?” Mostly, that answer is o.k. when you are at the beginning of your program and may, in fact, be desirable. [ If someone comes into coursework ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 12 months ago
Despite the comments that follow this article, the expectation that higher education is accountable to the people who fund it and to whom it serves is not going to go away. No matter how much some folks try to diminish those who call for accountability or those who try to ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
CIO Resources points out that, "Like a Detroit automaker, IT departments are heading for industrial ruin. Organizing for scale instead of results has stifled innovation and made success an option rather than an expectation. By using proven practices through restructure, your IT department can be a resilient, responsive, professional business ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
While we all know to read critically any information we locate on the free world wide web, sometime there’s a tendency to forget to read critically when it comes to published magazines and journals. Especially when it comes to Peer Reviewed journals, as they are referred to as the Gold ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
I don’t know about you but databases and Web sites that store statistics always intimidate me. One of the best sources of education statistics is the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) which is frequently updated by the US Dept of Education and Institute of Education Sciences. I recently ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
Human Resource Management Review Special Issue Call for Papers Construct Clarity in Human Resource Management ResearchClear, concise construct definitions are fundamental for effective theory building and the accumulation of knowledge through research. Without tight conceptual definitions, it is difficult to clearly explicate the nomological network around that construct or prevent ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 months ago
Smarthinking is Capella’s tutoring service that helps learners guide their own growth with academic writing. To help learners utilize this service, at Track 1 colloquia, writing program faculty are now working directly with learners to help them get their Smarthinking accounts established. We are also teaching them how to use ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 12 months ago
Greetings, Once again, today’s anniversary conjures up just about every available emotion and feeling. The significance of today’s date is etched in the collective psyche of nearly every American. Most Americans can recall exactly what they were doing and where they were at a precisely the moment they heard of ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
Plan to attend The Future of Online and Blended Learning: Strategy, Policy and Practice, Oct 24-26, 2009 in Vancouver. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
Want to apply your instructional design with European institutions– where e-learning is growing rapidly? EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY/September–44 October 2009 issue published "Educational Technology in Europe: Interview with Richard Straub" might be of interest to the members of this list. The interview is posted with permission from the publisher at the site: ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 months ago
Sometimes I wonder why and how I accomplished my PhD. I have never been a serious student. I look at those who were in school with me, and the learners here at Capella, and wonder what the characteristics are of the people who achieve, and those who do not achieve, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
Today has been named International Literacy Day by UNESCO. As lifelong learners, you already know that literacy is central to meeting your goals. And what is literacy without Information Literacy? Librarians use the term Information Literacy to refer to the basket of skills that allow you to find, evaluate, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
Join the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) and Google for a FREE Webinar on the Google Books Program! DATE: Friday, September 18, 2009 TIME: 11:30 am, Pacific Daylight Time – GMT -07:00, San Francisco; 2:30 pm Eastern; 1:30 pm Central 12:30 pm Mountain REGISTRATION [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
Imagine you are in a library. As you walk through the library the books all disappear, only to return three hours later, as if nothing happened. Or, you find an item on the shelf. You pull it down, open the book, and instead of the text you find the following: ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 months ago
Sailors never go out on a journey without out their proper equipment. It would be a dangerous feat going out on the waters without a compass, charted map, radio, food or water. When you’re at the mercy of mother nature you never know what you will be getting into. Being ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
If you can’t join the Global Alliance for ICT and Development United Nations Dept of Economic and Social Affairs in Mexico, September 2-4, join the discussion online or follow them on Twitter . [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
Erika and I conducted the first Capella University Library RefWorks online seminar today, and we’ve scheduled some upcoming sessions that you can register at the RefWorks information page (linked from the Library Homepage). Just click on the Sign up for a live RefWorks online seminar! link. At the session we ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
Read about the following calls for papers.Special Issue On Corporative Elearning: Successful And Unsuccessful Histories Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT) Submission Due Date: October 5, 2009 This Special Issue will explain Corporative eLearning case studies, in organizations, coming from private or public companies. Topics to be discussed in ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
The good, the bad, and the ugly of open internet research often show up here on Off The Shelf. No matter how often the librarians tout the library databases, we get plenty of learners who can’t get enough of internet search engines. And what about those internet search engines? ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 months ago
Interviews for faculty positions and other jobs for which a doctorate is required or preferred often differ from interviews for less specialized jobs. Understanding what an interview for a position related to your doctoral degree may entail is critical to your success as a job candidate. Interviews for positions appropriate ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
The Heart of Entrepreneurship: What, how, when, and why affect influences entrepreneurship Guest Editors: Melissa S. Cardon, Maw-Der Foo, Dean A. Shepherd, Johan Wiklund – Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, January 2012 Special Issue This special issue focuses on the heart of entrepreneurship, or on what, how, when, and why affect ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 months ago
Why is critical thinking necessary? According to Elder (2004) critical thinking “should be the guiding force behind any and all professional development”. As stated in my earlier blog about the subject (see Critical Thinking: What?), I expressed that critical thinking is about thinking how to think. Elder agrees: “Content ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
The EURAM conference will take place in Rome, May 19-22. The Future of Careers and Careers of the Future, Business & Society, Entrepreneurial Marketing, Socially Responsible Management and other interesting tracks offer potential for presentations. Read more about it here. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
Nesting. Nope, not the kind that birds make. The nesting I’m talking about is used to control how the database treats your search terms when you’re building your search in a database or online. By now you have probably heard of the Boolen Operators: AND, OR, and NOT. These connectors ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 12 months ago
Earlier this year, after reading several brief articles citing the surge in three-year bachelor’s degrees, I decided to take a look at what was going on in this area. To say the least, it was a disappointing undertaking since most of what is being done is to cram four years ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
Web site for Assessing Cultural Intelligence Cultural intelligence refers to an individual’s capability to function effectively across cultures – this can include national, ethnic, organizational as well as other types of culture (Ang & Van Dyne, 2008; Earley & Ang, 2003). In response to an increasing number of requests for ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 12 months ago
Today marks four years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans. While we have learned many lessons from that catastrophic disaster, there is always more work to do as a community and country, as we can never predict the nature or extent of the next emergent situation heading our ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
I blogged last week about how Ebrary now allows direct exporting to RefWorks. Well they’ve been busy adding even more new features. You’re no longer required to download the Ebrary Reader to utilize the InfoTools functions. So perhaps if you’ve had trouble in the past using ebrary on a computer ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
Springer has made full-text access to the Journal of Business and Psychology free for the rest of 2009. Read the September 2009 issue and browse the archives. . . [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 months ago
Recently, this article was shared with me. From the perspective of learning and being challenged to learn and grow, it makes sense. What any educator (faculty and academic advisor) desires is a learner willing to listen and to learn from the comments and wisdom of someone who has already walked ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to store, organize and create bibliographies from the articles you have located in the Capella Library and other resources. If you are not using it now and want to find out more click here to access information on signing up for ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
Check out the current, special issue of the Journal of Managerial Psychology focused on Electronic human resource management and the future of human resource management: Look for Volume 24 Issue 6 in the library. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
What does it mean to seed innovation – to help a community or a sector create new solutions? Read about "Seeding Innovation" and discuss ideas with social entreprenuers working globally with the Gates Foundation, IDEO and others . [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
Quickly reduce costs and environmental impact through ROI focused Data Center Transformation initiatives Not only is it possible to gain a rapid ROI from your green computing efforts — while at the same time laying the foundation for the next-gen data center — but in the context of today’s challenging ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 12 months ago
Wikipedia has recently announced that they will be using expert editors on entries for living people. The general public will no longer be able to change an entry and see it posted immediately. From now on, an expert editor will have to approve the changes before they go live. This ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 12 months ago
At the end of both group and individual advising sessions with learners prior to the beginning of the comprehensive exam, I am frequently asked if I have any final tips for success. The following three tips summarize what I and many of my doctoral advising colleagues say as we prepare ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 12 months ago
If adult learning theory and the experiential learning cycle are topics that sound too abstract for your taste, listen to Stephen Haines of the Haines Centre for Strategic Management boil it down with Training magazine Senior Writer Margery Weinstein into solutions you can implement. With free registration you can access ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 13 months ago
Nicholas D. Kristof wrote an Op-Ed piece this week in the New York Times that discussed some very salient priorities in public safety, Health Care and Imprisonment. Essentially, the Op-Ed article discussed the willingness of the US to spend money and resources on prisons and incarcerating citizens, but not health ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
From Surviving to Thriving: Seven Leaders Share Their Stories in the new issue of Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. They discuss work-life balance and new challenges for women that are more complex to break through than the proverbial glass ceiling. What are your stories/thoughts? Post a comment. [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 13 months ago
On 19 August, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Press Release announcing new guidance for organizations to plan for and respond to the upcoming flu season. The Emergency Management and Response—Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) reviewed the comprehensive guidance document, which contains preparedness information and actions applicable ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 13 months ago
Great news! You can now export Ebrary ebooks to your RefWorks account. If you haven’t already heard us rave about RefWorks, then be sure to check out our blog posts about RefWorks. Below are the instructions for first enabling RefWorks function in ebrary, followed by the export directions for a ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 13 months ago
Ever have a “duh” moment? It seems to me the older I get, the more of those moments I have. I thought I would share my most recent “duh” moment with you, because it truly relates to public safety. If I do my part of acting on it, and you ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 13 months ago
Sitting down with your morning coffee or the beverage of your choice, you skim the headlines of the local newspaper, scoot through your RSS feeds, or rush through reading summaries of journal articles before you begin the day. Or, perhaps, you mesh with multi-tasking. You prepare dinner or spend time ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 13 months ago
There are two ways to use the journals in your discipline: search them for articles on a topic or browse them to see what’s in recent issues. As learners working on assignments, you’re probably searching pretty frequently. But do you spend any time just browsing? Browsing is useful in many ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Peace through Business is linking American women entrepreneurs with prospective women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan and Rwanda. See this YouTube video and read about the grassroots approach to economic development in troubled areas of the world. Have you mentored someone or volunteered for a project of this kind? Share your story. ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 13 months ago
Today, I close out the series I began in May 2009. May 21, 2009 I wrote an entry on the power of a doctoral education, questioning whether a doctoral education was a guiding outlook, like optimism? This idea that a doctoral degree and those three little letters and your ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 13 months ago
Congratulations to The Council for Higher Education and Accreditation (CHEA) for its joint statement with UNESCO about how to combat diploma mills. While reported to be short on details, this type of work is important for higher education in America and around the world. I have posted in the past ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Read: The New, Faster Face of Innovation and comment here about your experiences with new innovation and processes that support it in your organization. Thanks to technology, change has never been so easy—or so cheap. That makes innovation, the lifeblood of growth, more efficient and cheaper. This new era of ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Whether you are focusing on organizational psychology or just interested in organizations, check out these recommendations from experts in the field. Use the comment area to add your favorites to the list! [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 13 months ago
Dr. John Hawkins, a noted police scholar from the U.K. is visiting the U.S. and will present at Capella University’s Atlanta colloquium in September. Dr. Hawkins originally from Northern Ireland, John is a senior police officer based in Scotland. He is a product of the service’s Accelerated Career Development Programme ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Four generations of employees working together within the same organization is not uncommon, as the Traditionalist generation is delaying retirement and Millennials are moving into the workforce. Lynne C. Lancaster and David Stillman address the generational misunderstandings, or workplace “collisions” as they refer to them, that occur between Traditionalists, Baby ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 13 months ago
Yes, learners have advisors who help them navigate the maze of processes and policies connected with the dissertation. And, yes, learners have mentors who help guide them through the actual writing and researching involved for the dissertation. But learners should also learn something about the journey upon which they are ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has launched an online portal for all materials relating to the work of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative on business & human rights, Professor John Ruggie. This free portal includes all the Special Representative’s reports, papers and speeches; material on his consultations ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
"Provocative Ideas" Webinars are free with registration to the Training Magazine Network. Here are a few upcoming events: Aug. 6 "The Seven Greatest Mistakes Trainers Make - And How To Avoid Them" Bob Pike Aug. 11 "Better Than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging eLearning with PowerPoint" Jane Bozarth, Ph.D. While you ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Is cyberloafing– spending work hours on email, shopping or web surfing–a waste of time or a stress reduction strategy? See this article on the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology website describing some recent research by Don J.Q. Chen, a PhD student in organizational behavior, and Associate Professor Vivien Lim ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Leadership in a (Permanent) Crisis Listen to an “Ideacast” audio talk with Ron Heifetz, founder, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 13 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in June and July 2009. Of the titles added, 3 were APA books and 37 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Courtroom modifications for ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 13 months ago
Congratulations to eleven T&PI learners, who graduated from Capella University in August, 2009. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 13 months ago
Nearly every day I speak with learners who are frustrated that they have to keep writing and rewriting – and sometimes rewriting even more – before their mentors will approve a chapter. These same learners become even more frustrated after the committee looks at those same chapters and demands even ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 13 months ago
The American Enterprise Institute recently released its study titled “Diplomas and Dropouts: Which Colleges Actually Graduate Their Students (and Which Don’t).” There are parts of the study that are good. There is an attempt to compare institutions with similar missions, and there is a strong emphasis on success, as in ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
“Managing in a New Reality” and more on higher education and IT in tight times. See the new issue of EDUCAUSE Review, now online (free!) [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 13 months ago
An anecdotal list in no particular order. 1. You have been searching for 20 minutes to 1 hour with no success (don’t wait hours or days to get help). 2. You want to learn how to use RefWorks to store and organize your Library Research. 3. You are starting your ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 13 months ago
What is the place of life perspective in the writing process? In other words, how can contemplating the span of one’s life contextualize the writing process as both an accumulation of experience and an evolution of the writer’s abilities? My earliest memory of writing a paper that required research takes ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Listen to podcasts on the theme of the “Speed of Success,” from training professionals in various industries. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Wednesday, August 12 - 10:00 am Central Time - Job Search Strategies for the Mature Worker In these challenging economic times, with unemployment up and older workers remaining in place to make up their retirement funds’ shortfall, the Capella Career Center has created a free, virtual webinar to help prepare ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
What do you think about educating leaders? Can it be done? If so, what kinds of learning experiences should tomorrow’s learners have to prepare them to serve as ethical leaders who can balance their own needs with a commitment to the public good?Dig deeper: Is It Time to Retrain B-Schools? ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 13 months ago
Applicants for college and university teaching positions, both full-time and adjunct, are frequently asked to submit a statement of teaching philosophy along with their CV, cover letter and other application materials. The statement of teaching philosophy causes a good deal of anxiety for some of the learners I speak with ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 13 months ago
Hot Topics in Fire Protection (P138) Pilot Courses Scheduled The United States Fire Administration (USFA), Department of Homeland Security, is recruiting students and instructor candidates to attend pilot classes for its new six-day on-campus course Hot Topics in Fire Protection. The pilot will be offered October 18 to 23, 2009 ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 13 months ago
USFA Supports National Firefighter Health Week – August 17-21 Emmitsburg, MD – The United States Fire Administration (USFA) encourages firefighters and fire departments to focus on health and wellness the week of August 17-21 through participation in the Third Annual National Firefighter Health Week. The theme for this year is ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
The face and landscape of HR is ever changing. That is partly what keeps the field so exciting and fresh. There is constant innovation and ideas to improve processes and effectiveness which in turn increases a company’s bottom line. We should all be part of this innovative initiative and see ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 13 months ago
As reported on the Inside Higher Ed Web site, the American Federation of Teachers released analysis of ten-year’s worth of data on the decline of faculty who have earned and been awarded tenure. I think this quote from Barbara Bowen, president of the Professional Staff Congress that is the AFT ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 13 months ago
If I want to have perfect vision I need to wear glasses at all times. Without them my world is blurred and foggy. Recently my glasses broke and I had to wear my old frames with an outdated prescription while my other glasses got fixed. I was able get by ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
What’s New in Talent Research, Hiring Lean and Green, Mentoring Up, Down and Sideways Accelerates Performance, Recruiting Goes Mobile: R U In?, and How Smart Retailers Leverage Multiple Generations to Drive Profitability– these are a few of the Human Capital Institute line up of free webinars. See the whole list. ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 13 months ago
After years of hard work and much deep thinking by myself and the leaders of several leading adult-serving colleges and universities, it is gratifying to see the media are recognizing Transparency by Design. U.S. News & World Report, Inside Higher Ed and the Chronicle of Higher Education have published articles ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 13 months ago
As you may already know, scholarly articles are typically found in peer reviewed journals. That means only those articles that gain approval from the reviewers are actually published. That leaves a lot of rejected articles. So what happens to them? Some are reworked and resubmitted elsewhere, and others just disappear. ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Start planning for the USASBE (United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship) 2010 Annual Conference in Nashville. Submit a paper, workshop or case for consideration. View the call for papers and find out more about this year’s meeting. If you want to be a part of the process, volunteer ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 13 months ago
Most of us “bookmark” our favorite Web Sites. While Web browsers allow you to organize bookmarks into folders on your personal computer, Social Bookmarking works a bit differently. First, your Social Bookmarking account is web-based so you can access your bookmarks from any location with Internet Access. It also allows ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education and Walden University recently held a joint web conference on the topic of “Environmental Responsibility and the Major Multinational Corporation.” Text of two presentations is available here. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 13 months ago
Week Four is a great time to start planning those big end-of-the-quarter projects! With work and multiple classes, how can you possibly reserve enough time to write a good 20 page paper? Well, the Capella Library’s Assignment Calculator helps you figure out exactly how much time to reserve for each ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Social Knowledge is the use of social media to create, transfer, and preserve organizational knowledge – past, present, and future – with a view to achieving the organizational vision.For the past two decades, executives have struggled to develop effective ways of sharing what their organizations know. Organizational leaders are now ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 13 months ago
Recently, a comment was posted to our blog that due to certain restrictions, we elected not to release the comment, however, the author posed some important, legitimate questions that I would like to address further. Specifically, the entry raised awareness to a professional dissertation writing website company. To this author’s ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 13 months ago
One of my interests beyond my work as an academic advisor is watercolor painting. I attend workshops, read what some Master watercolorists have to say about their work and I paint. I have a great deal of appreciation for the artists who can articulate not only insights on color theories ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
Beginning January 2009, Human Resource Management, the Journal is soliciting and accepting papers for a new special section of the Journal. This section will focus on research methods in HRM. Learn more. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 13 months ago
I was using my RefWorks account today when I discovered the following advertisement announcing that RefWorks “is now on Facebook & Twitter!” I have been avoiding setting up a Twitter account, but decided it was time to take a look at how it might be useful to me in a ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 13 months ago
We live and work in an environment laced with complex systems. What does foresight mean in today’s environment? How do we manage differently if the environment is simple, complex or chaotic? Will we have to change the way we look at everything? These and other questions will be answered by ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
Governments can bring some very important legitimacy to a multi-sector partnership, writes this week’s Social Edge host Hanniah Tariq. But social entrepreneurs may need a set of special skills to partner with them, especially as official bureaucracy can be a significant deterrent. A doctoral candidate in Economic and Social Innovation ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
A special issue with the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences will focus on: “Virtues in Organizations Cultivating Creativity, Collaboration, and Collective Well-being.” Virtues are inherently worthwhile, but the practice of virtue in organizations also can be linked to the vitality and viability of organizations. The focus of this call is ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 14 months ago
It tends to be negative which doesn’t do you any good. A couple years ago, I entered a half marathon with a time limit. As I struggled through the heat, at the pace I was moving (slow), I had mind talk going about not being able to finish this event. ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 14 months ago
In this Chronicle of Higher Education commentary, Margaret Brooks claims that online courses are better than free beer. Actually, she is responding to a colleague who does not like online courses who stated that it was wrong to offer online courses just because students demand them because “students demand free ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
In preparation for Blogging for Management Scholars! professional development workshop at the Academy of Management, a site is now online at InsightstoAction. Whether or not you can attend the workshop at this year’s conference, the site has some great resources for management scholars and bloggers. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 14 months ago
What is mediocrity? Webster’s Dictionary defines it as, “of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance.” Learners have encountered many kinds of mediocrity throughout their lives. For example, medical errors, banking errors, and other errors have had a negative effect on learners’ lives. Learners don’t like to be the ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
The MIT Sloan Management Review has posted a new special report on Design Thinking.” Design thinking — distinct from analytical thinking — has emerged as the premier organizational path not only to breakthrough innovation but, surprisingly, to high-performance collaboration, as well. ” The report, including articles, interviews, illustrated cases and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 14 months ago
Hi All - I am at the Phoenix PhD Colloquium this week and a learner asked me for some suggestions on setting up a naming system for her folders in RefWorks. One of the first ways that comes to mind is to create folders by a course number or name ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 14 months ago
Our doctoral level first course PSF8002 has been awarded Blackboard’s Exemplary course award for 2009. Joe Pascarella led the faculty subject matter experts on this course development project. He was supported by several of our expert faculty and by a number of individuals and teams who regularly work to ensure ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
Training Magazine presents: Future of the Business of Learning Free Online Event on July 23; Register here. 9 AM - 2 PM Pacific Time / 4 PM - 9 PM GMT “Corporate training departments and training companies are facing challenging times. It’s clear to thrive they need to focus on ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 14 months ago
This article from the Chronicle of Higher Education has been getting a good deal of attention at schools across the country. It certainly addresses the problem of increasing costs for higher education. The authors’ statement that “Consumers who have questioned whether it is worth spending $1,000 a square foot for ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 14 months ago
First let me preface by saying that this is a conversation that needs to occur with everyone interested in or actively pursuing an education. These conversations should be happening in public schools, at the undergraduate level, and in master’s and doctoral programs. It is my intent to open this forum ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 14 months ago
I was in Phoenix yesterday – where it was 112 degrees - and had the distinct privilege of meeting Mr. David Gergen. He has been actively involved supporting four U.S. Presidents. He is a military veteran and is active in higher education. He was invited to speak at our doctoral ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
A free summer webinar series is offered by iCohere. Find out more. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 14 months ago
Did you know that 14% of Capella learners are part of the military? Whether active duty, veterans, reservists, or Department of Defense/Uniformed Services personnel, the military makes up a large percentage of the learners we serve. Maybe you’re one of them. Maybe you’re a family member or friend. Maybe you’re ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 14 months ago
I’ve happened on quotes about learning that have captured my attention. Too often we scurry on in our lives and forget to learn. That happens during the doctoral program, too. We are so busy accomplishing the assignments, the discussion posts, that we don’t really learn. We react. How do you ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
“A social entrepreneur’s vision and passion are the lifeblood of most social ventures —the source of strength on which others often draw,” writes this week’s host Rod Schwartz. But this strength can become a source of weakness as the organization matures and the charismatic entrepreneur stifles innovation and staff development, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
Engagement Before Day One- Online Processes Behind Practical Onboarding Presenter: Salvador Segura-Ortega When: Tue, Jul 7 2009 / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET Retail Recruiting: Interview Less and Hire Better Presenters: Carol Spicer & Ken Lahti When: Tue, Jul 14 2009 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET From ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 14 months ago
All Capella learners who are registered for one or more courses are provided free access to Smarthinking. To being using these services, learners can visit www.capellawritingcenter.org, click on the first link under ‘Resources’ on that page (titled ‘tutoring’), and follow the prompts to make an account. Any one in the ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
Storytelling and Organizational Culture Change introduced some ideas about creative discourse at work. Use the comment area to post your thoughts and experiences. Have you heard– or shared– stories at work that helped change the way people looked at each other, their work, and/or the organization? [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
Strategic use of storytelling can help change culture—and build trust. Trust is essential in today’s team-oriented organizations. Successful collaboration requires trust at many levels: trust among team or work group members, their trust in the organization’s process of recognizing and using collaborative work, and trust in a fair process for ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
The dissertation process is intense and difficult. It presents many issues, including finding the time to write, tackling complex research, and getting writing feedback. Capella University is now offering Dissertation Writer’s Retreats to help doctoral students make significant progress in a short amount of time—even those from institutions other than ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 14 months ago
As I work with learners on their dissertations, I see more and more opportunities to improve our support of those learners. Here is the latest and greatest version of my presentation “Scholarly Research in Training and Performance Improvement” I hope you find it helpful. Let me know what you think. ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 14 months ago
This is the last week before the summer quarter begins, so many of my advising colleagues and I have been talking to learners who are about to take their comprehensive exams. Once again, I am hearing some of the myths that circulate among the learners about to take those dreaded ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 14 months ago
Capella University faculty member to present to the School Transportation News EXPO on July 25 in Reno Dr. Duane Dobbert, a faculty member with the School of Public Service Leadership, will present on characteristics and behaviors of sexual predators Dr. Duane Dobbert, author, criminologist and Capella University faculty member, will ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 14 months ago
As stated by Inside Higher Ed, reporting on a newly released meta-analysis of research by the U. S. Department of Education, “online learning has definite advantages over face-to-face instruction when it comes to teaching and learning.” Wow—this is what those of us involved in online learning have been arguing for ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
For diverse international, peer-reviewed research on leadership, download freely available articles from the International Journal of Leadership Studies. “Representing the multidisciplinary field of leadership, the IJLS publishes theoretically grounded research that enhances knowledge and understanding of the phenomenon of leadership at all levels within a variety of industries and organizations ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
The Open Research Society is a volunteer-run NGO dedicated to meeting four objectives: * The need to provide a sustainable worldwide knowledge society vision. * The need to investigate the “soft” and “hard” aspects of the knowledge. * The need to anchor government policies in scientific evidence. * The need ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 14 months ago
After nearly a decade of home ownership, it recently occurred to me that I dislike lawn maintenance. I enjoy maintaining the inside of my home. I don’t even mind shoveling snow, which is a bigger responsibility up here in Minnesota. But mowing my grass? Pulling weeds? Sweeping my front porch ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
If you have an interest in social entrepreneurship around the world (and time to read lots of tweets!) you may be interested in Social Edge’s The Top 100 Tweeps to Follow. If you prefer more than 140 words on the topic, check out the Social Edge site and related email ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 14 months ago
Were you aware that the Library has two specialized databases that contain subject specific encyclopedias? You can find the databases Gale Virtual Reference and CREDO reference listed under the Articles, Books and More link on the Library’s home page. So why would you want to use subject specific ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 14 months ago
The premise of this blog is that the prevailing view about who attends college, and how they engage, is way off the mark. The general assumption is that students go directly to college after high school, live on a campus, and study full time. That view drives public policy decisions ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
The SHRM annual conference, HR LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEW ECONOMY, is taking place in New Orleans this week. Capella University and Organizational Perspectives contributor Laina Molaski is there. In addition to her posts from the event, learn more from the conference blog. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 14 months ago
Advisors often hear from learners who have been in dissertation for several quarters and still do not have an approved proposal. In psychology, there is an additional, complex form – The Methodology Review Form – that must be completed and approved before work can proceed on the proposal, even further ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
Snapshot of Capella Avenue live from the SHRM conference. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
The Journal of Business and Psychology is available online. A few articles relevant to Organizational Perspectives readers: Leadership and Organizational Culture: Linking CEO Characteristics to Cultural Values Can Nonverbal Cues be Used to Make Meaningful Personality Attributions in Employment Interviews? The Mediating Effects of Psychological Contracts on the Relationship Between ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 14 months ago
The U.S. war on drugs continues, now CNN reports that U.S. law enforcement confirm illegal drug cartels are operating in over 200 American cities. Does the U.S. drug appetite fuel illegal gun trafficking across the border? Are we winning the war on drugs? Opinions seem to be varied. Some suggest ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 14 months ago
Erin’s blog post What makes that analysis so meta? earlier this month sparked an interest to provide some further information and examples of this quantitative method of research. In our library database Gale Virtual Reference Library a search of Meta-analysis finds several encyclopedia entries that explain in detail more about ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
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From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
Papers are being accepted for the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. It will be held January 5-8, 2010, at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii. Tracks of interest to Organizational Perspectives include: Collaboration Systems and Technology: Collaboration Science is the study of the individual, group, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
Learn about sustainable options for your organization with this evolving set of resources from MIT. Interviews include “Sustainability: Not What You Think It Is” with Peter Senge. Some resources require subscriptions; Capella community note tha the MIT Sloan Management Review is available in our library. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 14 months ago
For those of you who will soon be wrapping up at the Jacksonville colloquium (or have attended any other colloquia), here are some of the guides and tutorials the librarians talked about at the library sessions. Nearly every guide mentioned at the library’s colloquia sessions are included in a special ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 14 months ago
Having employees is one of the most difficult aspects of a business. However having employees is a necessity if you want your business to grow. Business owners typically have the natural tendency to try and do it all themselves and at a certain point you can’t, at least without burning ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 14 months ago
Being successful in the doctoral or any graduate program is a clear objective. The path to that outcome is however not easy. The focus is on what happens when learners encounter roadblocks and even more importantly on what helps them in overcoming them. Maybe we can call this an academic ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 15 months ago
This opinion piece from the New York Times seems to use overstatement in its headline. But, the piece makes some very interesting points. Basically, Mark C. Taylor argues that the “dirty little secret” is that graduate students are underpaid for the work they do in helping teach and run laboratories ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 15 months ago
We have gotten several calls in the library recently about adding articles to folders in our library databases, leaving the database believing the articles will be saved for later, then returning only to find that all the “saved” articles had disappeared. Unfortunately, the Folder feature in the databases is misleading. ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 15 months ago
May 21, 2009 I wrote an entry on the power of a doctoral education, questioning whether a doctoral education was a guiding outlook, like optimism? This idea that a doctoral degree and those three little letters and your decision to pursue this degree has a far more extensive impact than ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 15 months ago
Use the Capella resources. Know them. Know how to use them. Use them. I want to call out just two of them to remind all learners of some of what they can find on iGuide. On the Capella Library home page is a link to a series of helpful tutorials ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 15 months ago
This is a perfectly silly piece. To assert that a study by the Association of American Colleges and Universities demonstrates that assessment of learning outcomes is widespread but students don’t know about it is really more than silly. What is the purpose of assessment if students don’t know it is ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
HR staff, recruiters and employers are using the Internet and new media in new ways. A National Public Radio report points to some potential perils for job seekers who are inattentive to the digital identity they convey. One good resource for those concerned about how online messages may be interpreted ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
Virtual Community to Promote Real Collaboration introduced some ideas about using online community and social networking tools for workplace collaboration. Use the comment area to share your thoughts and experiences. How are you building cooperative ways to share, learn and interact with others in your company, or in your personal ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
When it comes to issues related to intellectual property, nothing has changed, but everything has changed. The Copyright Act was last updated with the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA). Aside from a few revisions, the circa 1790 principles protecting the rights of those who create content are largely unchanged. ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
In 1993, Howard Rheingold coined the term virtual community when he described a “computerized counterculture” of meaningful relationships formed among people whose only or primary interaction was online. In his book The Virtual Community, he observed, “The fact that we need computer networks to recapture the sense of cooperative spirit ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 15 months ago
The Chronicle of Higher Education provides the latest news in Higher Education. Capella learners, faculty and staff all have access to this resource. Here are some instructions to setting up an email alert for the highlights of the daily issue and how to access the full text of articles that ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 15 months ago
I wear a charm. 26.2 It symbolizes that I accomplished the marathon miles. If you had not done a marathon, why would you wear a 26.2 charm? I would be offended. Every once in a while, I see an email address that implies the owner has completed the PhD. Or ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
Too expensive and time-consuming to meet? That shouldn’t keep you from collaborating, according to Anders Gronsted whose company conducts meetings and trainings in Second Life. This short video shows an in-world project involving Schneider Electric and IBM. This interview provides a little background on their work. If you would like ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 15 months ago
Smarthinking offers a variety of services for Capella writers. Historically, Capella’s primary relationship with Smarthinking has involved tutoring on writing. Writers can send in a piece of writing and ask for feedback on that writing from a Smarthinking tutor by going to the public Capella writing center homepage at www.capellawriting.center.org, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
EDUCAUSE points out that since the economic downturn hit higher ed with full force, retrenching on many campuses has forced IT professionals to think in new ways about what they do. To succeed, IT professionals will need to focus on two key campus relationships: the intersections between IT leaders and ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
Learn more and register free for these upcoming webinars: Beating Budget Cuts: Delivering Hands-On Training Over The Web, June 16 at 1 pm EST Implementing A Social Learning System In Your Organization, June 19 at 11 am EST Comparing Human Performance Technology….. Hype Or Real Competitive Advantage? June 23 at ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 15 months ago
The World Health Organization has declared a pandemic for the novel H1N1 virus. This is the first flu pandemic is nearly four decades. The good news seems to be that the virus has not mutated and spawned even worst mutations. Yet there are deaths associated with the virus. The CDC ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 15 months ago
On a regular basis I have discussions with learners who seem to sit back and wait. And wait. And wait. What are they waiting for? Waiting for mentors to contact them. Waiting for advisors to contact them. Waiting for the warnings that another milestone deadline is approaching. Waiting for people ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
Dr. Patti Phillips will present a webinar through the Training Magazine Network on July 21, 10-11 am Pacific. Free, with registration to the site. Read the Organizational Perspectives interview and book reviews. See other webinar topics such as The Seven Essential Roles of the 21st Century Global Leader: Building A ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 15 months ago
Injuries are part of running. Major kudos to those of you who have avoided injuries. I’m currently injured, a minor thing, but I’m taking it easy while my muscles heal. Now the time for reflection: What could I have done different to avoid the muscle pain? How painful is it? ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 15 months ago
As the quarter winds down I thought I would offer up two classics from the archives: Build Your Personal Library - Before You Leave Your Course Things to Do Between Quarters This should help you put the final touches on papers: The APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources & other ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
Organizational Perspectives is now on Twitter. Follow us at OrgPerspectives [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
Journal of Organizational Behavior Special Issue Call for Papers: Intraindividual Processes Linking Work and Employee Well-Being. (FYI to the Capella community: the JOB is available in our library.) Submission deadline: August 16, 2009 Guest editors: Remus Ilies, Michigan State University, Sabine Sonnentag, University of Konstanz The study intraindividual fluctuations in ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 15 months ago
Do you feel overwhelmed when researching? Can’t remember which databases you’ve already looked in? What search terms you used? Or if the results where helpful? Maybe you are doing SO MUCH research that you need a tool to help keep it all straight. If this sounds familiar, check out Capella ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 15 months ago
While looking for quantitative studies, you may have come across the meta-analysis. At first glance it may remind you of a literature review article, since it looks at so many different studies in a single area. But it’s actually a bit more precise than that. A meta-analysis lets the researcher ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
In the Information Age we need Information Literacy — whether we are students, faculty, or knowledge workers on the job. In the recent Library Loop blog, Julia Sollien defined it as: the ability to identify information needs, effectively locate, evaluate, use and communicate information using appropriate technologies with knowledge of ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 15 months ago
Many people are unfamiliar with the differences between a resume and a curriculum vitae (CV), but as doctoral learners, it’s possible that you will asked to submit a CV for future job applications. A resume is to a CV what a 30-second commercial is to a 30-minute infomercial. A resume ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 15 months ago
Over the last few months, various public colleges and universities have announced that they are restricting enrollment due to financial reasons. One example is the University of California institutions. See this LA Times article for a story about how it is more difficult to get into the UC institutions this ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
Developing employees through informal or formal mentoring is the topic of an article by Lois Zachary in the May T&D Magazine from ASTD (American Society for Training & Development.) Read it online and download her comparison of formal or informal programs. What is your most successful experience? Formal or informal? ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 15 months ago
“I could never run a marathon” is a common comment I get. My response “You could if you trained” Of course, no one should just decide to run or walk 26.2 without training. What happens during training is building endurance and resiliency. Train your body to get used to running ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
The Marginalized Workforce: How I-O Psychology Can Make a Difference by Douglas C. Maynard and Bernardo M. Ferdman discusses ways industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology can more effectively serve marginalized individuals, including immigrants, young employees, and contingent workers. Read the article in the online magazine TIP: The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
The Blind Spot of Economic Thought: Transforming Capitalism to A Regenerative Economy The crisis of our time is not about financial or economic bankruptcies. The real crisis of our time is about an intellectual bankruptcy. Just as the crumbling of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the end of one ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 15 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in April 2009. Of the titles added, one was an APA book and nineteen were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Transcending self-interest: Psychological explorations of the quiet ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
Business as an Agent of World Benefit is offering a virtual workshop as part of a forum on Creating Containers for Massive Innovation: “Flourishing Destinies: Sustaining Continuity for Positive Change. ” Through this virtual Appreciative Inquiry (AI) experience, they seek to discover and amplify the best, successful stories of implementing ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 15 months ago
Capella University today announces the launch of its new School of Public Service Leadership. We believe that this school will help prepare our public service leaders to address some of the most pressing issues of our time. The school brings together faculty and learners in three key fields: public safety, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
Dr. Sara Orem, a member of the Capella School of Business and Technology faculty, is co-author of two books: Appreciative Coaching and a new a new manual and workbook combining Asset-Based Thinking with Appreciative Coaching, The Coach’s Guide To Asset-Based Thinking and Appreciative Coaching. Dr. Orem is now offering webinars ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 15 months ago
Dr. Sara Orem, a member of the Capella School of Business and Technology faculty, is co-author of two books, Appreciative Coaching and a new a new manual and workbook combining Asset-Based Thinking with Appreciative Coaching, The Coach’s Guide To Asset-Based Thinking and Appreciative Coaching. Dr. Orem is now offering webinars ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 15 months ago
A recent Washington Post article reviews the “ambitious” Obama administration plans to change the entire landscape for student financial aid. The article specifically cites the problem of students “amassing debt on a scale that approximates a home mortgage.” I recently posted about increasing concerns over student debt. The article details ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 15 months ago
If you’re reading this, you’ve figured out how to get to a blog. But how much to you know about “microblogging?” Or the biggest name in microblogging today: Twitter? Twitter lets you quickly send out a short message of 140 characters, called a tweet. Then anyone who is signed up ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 15 months ago
Know your purpose and what you are reaching for… I ran a short race the other day. It was a 12K…about 7.5 miles. I’ve gotten faster as a runner, and can actually keep up with my running buddies. The course was a tad hilly ( read the piece on embracing ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 15 months ago
Scholarly, peer reviewed, juried, refereed..… When referring to a professional journal or article, all these terms mean the same thing – the article content has been rigorously reviewed and evaluated by a committee of subject experts and given the seal of approval for academic publishing. Now let’s imagine if we ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 16 months ago
New lingo emerges — but without clear definition, it can become meaningless jargon. The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) recently surveyed 518 people representing a variety of organizational sizes and industries for the new ASTD/i4cp Talent Management Practices and Opportunities study. One result - a new definition for ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
I remember the first time I reviewed a a dissertation, I thought while this looks impressive it also looks very long, where do I start? I knew I probably did not have the time to read the whole document. So what parts of a dissertation will help you the most ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 16 months ago
Last week, my wife and I were at home watching a Michael J. Fox special titled “Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.” Optimism, a beautiful, yet often neglected trait. An emotional, spiritual, and intellectual guiding outlook. Optimism. For Michael J. Fox, a man who struggles with Parkinson’s, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 16 months ago
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) report, Workplace Visions: Can Sustainability Survive?, asks whether sustainability initiatives will survive the budget cuts associated with the recent economic turmoil. What do you see in your organization? [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 16 months ago
Both the Human Capital Institute and HR.com offer free, but rich, opportunities to interact directly with experts in an array of talent-related areas. Not surprisingly, HR.com focuses on topics in the human resources arena. The Human Capital Institute offers webinars every day on four tracks: Talent Strategy, Acquisition, Development and ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 16 months ago
Recently, Steve Vodhanel has made comments on this blog about the problems of student loan debt and the impact that such debt can have on people who get caught in a situation where they are unable to get a job that allows them to repay their student loans. A recent ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 16 months ago
Consider attending a Dissertation Writer’s Retreat to make significant progress on your dissertation. These retreats are intended for PhD learners in the pre-proposal stage, the proposal stage, or Chapters 4 to 5. At the retreat, you’ll get one-to-one support from writing coaches, library staff, and peers to help you make ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
Erin recently blogged Are You Fooled by Bad Resources? Well it turns out journalists and sports reporters who didn’t take time to fact check have found themselves on the foolish side of Wikipedia-based social experiments. Shane Fitzgerald, an undergraduate student in Ireland, wanted to see what would happen if he ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 16 months ago
I have fantastic news to report. Capella University has won a platinum Learning Impact Award from the IMS Global Learning Consortium for outstanding use of technology. This prestigious award recognizes the most impactful use of technology worldwide in support of learning. Congratulations are deserved by everyone at Capella who has ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 16 months ago
How can return on investment in people be assessed? The ROI Institute helps organizations measure and show the value of human capital investments so all stakeholders have the information they need to make decisions. Dr. Patti P. Phillips, president and CEO of the ROI Institute, observes that ROI data can ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 16 months ago
Watch the Show Me the Money: Developing ROI in People, Projects, and Programs webinar presented for Capella University. Read Patti Phillips’ books; three are reviewed here: The Value of Learning: How Organizations Capture Value and ROI; Beyond Learning Objectives: Develop Measurable Objectives that Link to the Bottom Line, and Show ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
Finding scholarly articles is tough to do through Google. Why is that? Simply put, the journal publishing industry is a lot like the music industry. They want to get paid for their content. You’ve probably had the experience where you find the perfect article through a search engine like Yahoo ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 16 months ago
Money is tight, many jobs have been lost across all sectors of the economy, across the globe. Organizations must make difficult choices and show results on any investment– including investments in human capital. The ROI Institute, Inc., offers a methodology organizations can use to collect the data and make decisions. ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 16 months ago
What is academic rigor? How do learners and mentors define it, especially once learners reach the dissertation stage? That is a conversation that is perhaps not approached as often as it should be. Learners and mentors might have different ideas about academic rigor. Is it a concept they should discuss ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
Many times when working on a paper or some other project your instructor asks you to use only primary resources. What do they mean? Primary resources are published research studies. They include the following sections: a research question, brief literature review, description of the study’s methodology, a discussion of results ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 16 months ago
I have repeatedly posted on the failings of the 21st Century GI Bill and its negative impact on veterans. The VA is insisting on pressing forward with implementation when the evidence keeps piling on that the bill is seriously flawed and unfair. The article below from the April 29, 2009, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
While searching the library databases, you may have noticed that not everything is available in full text from the library. Why is that? Is it because the librarians want to annoy you? No, of course not. There are several reasons that you may not have access to the full text ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 16 months ago
One of my running buddies regularly takes me along a path that has hills. Hills are hard. I have to work harder. Gravity makes me slow down. And once I get to the top, I am breathing heavily, which makes me want to walk. Hills tire me out. I dislike ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
A blog at The Scientist magazine recently reported on a “fake” peer-reviewed journal that drug manufacturer Merck created along with the help of well-known academic publisher Elsevier. The journal was handed out to medical professionals as a way to advertise several Merck products. The journal in question, the Australasian Journal ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 16 months ago
FAQ: I want to teach at a college, but I have no teaching experience. How do I break into the field? Many Doctoral learners at Capella are interested in pursuing a career in academia, either as full-time faculty members, or as adjunct (part-time) instructors while simultaneously working in their career ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
Many of you are fans of the Capella Library guide Bibliography Mining and Cited Reference Searching and may have seen my recent blog post titled Cited Reference Searching now in ProQuest Databases! Well cited reference searching is now a feature in the Science Direct - Social and Behavioral Sciences database ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 16 months ago
Throughout my doctoral program, I found myself reading interesting books, unrelated to my focused topic. I’ve always enjoyed the escapism of a good mystery. But I found myself reading books about science and popular culture. I enjoyed the subjects, but I wondered why ( besides avoidance ) I read them. ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 16 months ago
The University of Illinois Global Campus initiative has received media attention for some time. A group of faculty are now preparing to roll-out their plans to change that initiative. Having spent many years at public and land-grant universities, and having developed a different version of a “global campus” at a ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 16 months ago
As I sit in front of my computer, my mind completely goes blank and I cannot remember for the life of me what profound words I was going to capture. I do this throughout the day, too, as I talk to colleagues, learners, family, and friends. The joke is that ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
By now I hope you have created a RefWorks account and have begun using it to organize your research citations. One advanced tool offered by RefWorks is called Write-N-Cite. Write-N-Cite is a plug-in for Word on both PC and Mac platforms. You can download Write-N-Cite from within your RefWorks account. ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 16 months ago
Here in Minnesota, spring is slowly, but surely, arriving. As a recovering farm kid, I must say that spring has always been my favorite season. You have heard all of the clichés –especially that spring is a season of renewal. A new beginning. And so it is. Think about how ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
With the changing of the quarter comes the changing of the RefWorks Group Code. You can always find the current RefWorks Group Code by going to the RefWorks Information Page (go to the Library Homepage and click RefWorks). For security purposes the code changes quarterly. The current Group Code is ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 16 months ago
EduVentures has released a timely survey of the attitudes of adults about the value of higher education. It reveals the same level of complexity and uncertainty that consumers in general are feeling as they try to make sense of how the recession is impacting their lives. While it is often ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
I know books aren’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Capella’s online Library, however the Library does have approximately 90,000 electronic books. You access them much as you do journal articles by doing a topic search in databases such as ebrary and NetLibrary. Ebooks aren’t ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 16 months ago
You may have heard that there’s a new edition of the APA manual in the works - and it now looks like it’s done. Scheduled to hit the shelves on July 1, 2009, the 6th edition will have a few updates. While there are no specifics about what will change, ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 16 months ago
It is Spring. We haven’t had snow in the last couple of weeks and the afternoon temps have hovered in the 60’s. I love running and training in the spring. Even if there is a light rain. Training in the spring means it is time to put the long pants, ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 16 months ago
The current Swine Flu investigation in the United States and Mexico is currently a very complex investigation. Currently, there are 1,400 reported cases worldwide. The outbreak is occurring in several regions, ranging from Mexico, Texas, to a local high school in NYC. There are also 19 cases in Spain, New ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 16 months ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) are closely monitoring multinational outbreaks of the Swine flu virus. This event certainly highlights the interconnectivity of events, people and nations. It also demonstrates the criticality of our public safety and public health professionals working closely together to ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
For me, running and training for an event is iterative. I train with input from my coach, then I do the event. Then I analyze the run/event, consult with the coach, and train for the next event. I do strive to improve. I set goals. My bottom line goal is ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 17 months ago
The librarians often get calls about course readings that never open and RefWorks exports that never work. Sometimes this is due to a real technical problem, but very often they are due to a very simple issue: Hidden pop-up windows Course readings open in a new window, which usually pops ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
A February 18 article in the New York Times about those learners who believe they are academically entitled to high grades certainly caused some discussion among my colleagues, both here at Capella and at other institutions of higher learning across the country. If the instructor does not subscribe to the ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 17 months ago
If you were intrigued by the webinar and interview with Patti Phillips and want to learn more, you will be happy to know some excellent books are available. Three of them are reviewed here: The Value of Learning: How Organizations Capture Value and ROI; Beyond Learning Objectives: Develop Measurable Objectives ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 17 months ago
For those of you who have discovered the value of cited reference searching, you can now rejoice in knowing this feature is now available in ProQuest databases. (For those of you unfamiliar with the search techniques of bibliography mining and cited reference searching refer to this Guide.) The following ProQuest ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 17 months ago
I had the pleasure of presenting the latest of my findings from my study “How do executives evaluate distance training?” at the recent meeting of the Digital Learning Forum. Here is a link to an Adobe Presenter version of the presentation: How Do Executives Evaluate Distance Training? Here is a ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 17 months ago
Stay current and interact with thought leaders and professionals from across the globe in free webinars. The Human Capital Institute offers informative events in many areas relevant to HR, talent management and development, and leadership. Upcoming events include: Using HR Technologies to Plan for Succession; Turnaround Leadership Delivers Performance; Grassroots ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 17 months ago
My father used to tell me “Son, … you can’t cure stupid.”, and the longer I am in this business, the more I have to agree with that statement. You would think the general public would learn from past disasters, but a recent report by Rice University claims that lessons ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 17 months ago
RefWorks will be down late Saturday night through early Sunday morning for some maintenance. The official times are from 10pm Eastern time through 6am. During that time you won’t be able to send citation information into RefWorks. Perhaps you can take the opportunity to make up on some lost sleep ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 17 months ago
The Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) recently released its report on a summit of what it describes as “200 higher education stakeholders” who addressed the topic “Difficult Dialogues, Rewarding Solutions: The Imperative to Expand Postsecondary Opportunities While Controlling Costs.” The report tells how the summit participants developed an overall understanding ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
Recently, in my pursuit of learning more about the art of watercolor, I came across series of articles written by an Australian artist Tony Smibert, in the journal International Artist. It introduced a five part series about the “why” of the career perspective “how” of learning the skills of becoming ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 17 months ago
The Show Me the Money: Developing ROI in People, Projects, and Programs webinar is now online. Learn more by reading ROI on Human Capital: From an Interview with Dr. Patti Phillips. What is your organization doing to show return on investments in people during these challenging economic times? [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 17 months ago
Twitter, Facebook, RSS, Wiki’s, Blogs, and Podcasts there is so much new technology out there it is hard to keep up. The next time you hear about something new and you think ….what? Check out a Commoncraft Show. These are three to four minutes videos that are both informative and ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
Once learners pass comps and move into dissertation, their relationship to time management in the scholarly world changes. They no longer have the regular deadlines for assignments in courses, and for some it is a struggle to figure out how to manage their time without receiving, completing and turning in ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
The winter is difficult for me, especially keeping to a running schedule. Before the winter, I scheduled four days of running and three days of cross-training. This winter crushed my motivation, and I took the winter off from running and am experiencing the consequences of my decision. Now, my runs ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 17 months ago
In a recent post, I cited how National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data documented a need for higher education institutions in the U.S. to produce a million new degrees every year for the next sixteen years in order to remain globally competitive. Along this same line, an article on ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 17 months ago
As with every new quarter, the library’s been getting a lot of questions about accessing textbooks and course readings. Exactly one year ago today we posted to the blog a FAQ about these common questions. The answers are still the same, so if you have a question about what to ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
To some it comes easy. Or so it appears. I get frustrated that I’m not running as fast as I THINK I should be running. There are probably lots of reasons for this. Nonetheless, it bugs me that I’m not. On the other hand, I’m doing GREAT getting out there ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
I think it is safe to say that everyone is feeling the current economic crunch, in one way or another. Many learners ask what is entailed with taking time off from their programs as they face job changes, moves, or other factors that must take precedence over their doctoral program.One ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 17 months ago
Capella University will host a panel discussion titled “Moving Beyond Reputation: Evaluating Quality in Higher Education” on April 7 at 1 p.m. EST in Crystal City, VA, and will also be webcast live. The event will be moderated by Ray Suarez, Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour, PBS. Please watch the video ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 17 months ago
As a learner, your main concern is often simply “is this peer reviewed or not.” But there’s a lot more to it than that. Despite being considered the “gold standard” of academic publishing, peer review is a complicated, sometimes messy, process that comes with its own sets of frustrations and ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
When you’re in the midst of a job search, it’s easy to get discouraged and overwhelmed at times. This is particularly true in our current economic climate, which seems to bring news every day of more jobs lost and rising unemployment rates. It’s tempting for a job seeker to waive ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 17 months ago
There has been considerable discussion and concern about how well the United States is ranked internationally on the proportion of our population that has a college degree. College degree attainment is seen as critical for our ability to compete globally and maintain a healthy economy. The National Center for Education ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 17 months ago
You have probably enjoyed some of our multimedia tutorials on databases and searching from our Guides & Tutorials page. Now, it looks like the database companies are getting into the training game directly! The PsycINFO Department of the American Psychological Association is pleased to share training videos with you through ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 17 months ago
You’re often told to write about what you know, however when you have to support what you know with resources that back up your claims it’s possible you’ll have difficulty finding them. Just because the topic matters to you, doesn’t mean it matters to the researcher applying for grant money ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
People say ‘I could never run a marathon’ My response is ‘you have to train and build over time. Of course, you can’t and shouldn’t run 26.2 without preparing’ Then the second response is ‘I don’t have time’ Like your health, your academics requires selfishness. If you don’t take care ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
The mantra realtors use is, “location, location, location.” I am going to suggest that the mantra for dissertation learners in working with their mentors is, “communication, communication, communication.” Neither the mentor nor the learner should expect the other to be a mind reader. But it seems too many do. One ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 17 months ago
Two new sites were introduced this week featuring video lectures from many top universities. Academic Earth (http://academicearth.org) and YouTube... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 17 months ago
Congratulations to Donna Crossman, Capella learner, and Dr. Mike McGovern, mentor to Donna, for Donna’s award winning dissertation. She received the 2nd place prize from ISPI for her dissertation, which is at this link: Donna Crossman dissertation [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 17 months ago
Many times learners call or email the Library because the search terms they are using are not giving them the results they want in the databases. We are happy to help you figure out what keywords work best, but often as librarians we consult a tool in the databases that ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 17 months ago
Fifteen Training and Performance Improvement PhD learners attended the Minneapolis Capella colloquium on March 21 through March 25, 2009. We all had some lively discussions about our field and the learners’ research interests. Here are some pictures: All T&PI learners created posters outlining their research ideas. Learners Bill Sawyer, Dan ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 17 months ago
The past couple of weeks I have been reading a lot about the differences between mentors and advisors. In most doctoral programs, you’ll probably find that there aren’t “specialized” or professional advisors in doctoral programs, rather, the individual faculty member who mentors or supervises the doctoral candidate, is also responsible ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 17 months ago
When looking exclusively for peer-reviewed journal articles, most people let the databases do the heavy lifting. In most of the library’s databases you can check a little box, and you’ll only get back the scholarly material you want, right? Not quite. Peer review is an editorial decision at the journal, ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 17 months ago
I ask anyone who approaches me to be their mentor to complete the attached document. I recommend you download this document and start working on it early in your Capella program–in Track 2, if not sooner. Whether you end up working with me or another mentor, any mentor will welcome ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 18 months ago
In running and training for a marathon, there are no quick fixes. I cannot pay someone to train for me and expect that I will be able to achieve the finish line. Let me amend that…I may achieve the finish line, but I want to be able to function and ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 18 months ago
There has recently been a lot of activity to create new institutes, alliances, and proposals about the assessment of learning outcomes and accreditation. See http://www.insidehighered.com/news/~ and http://www.insidehighered.com/news/~ Note that some of the same folks were involved in both the accreditation and the learning assessment efforts. And these are individuals and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 18 months ago
The end of the quarter is no reason to give up on research, right? That’s why I’m devoting this post to something that is fun, informative, and very 21st century: the internet meme. What is a meme? If you look it up in the library’s Credo Reference database, you’ll see ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 18 months ago
The Call for Papers is now open for the 15th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning. Please submit your papers for Sloan-C's annual conference held in Orlando, FL on October 28 – 30, 2009. Last year's conference attracted over 1,100 participants to more than 180 presentations. Conference Tracks Include: ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 18 months ago
Purpose The purpose of an incomplete is to provide learners who can’t complete a course by the last day of the course due to unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances to complete the course. How do learners receive an incomplete? Process First, learners need to contact an academic advisor to help them ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 18 months ago
Several of our T&PI researchers have written about the challenge of the “changing of the guard” in the workplace–from the Boomers to the GenXers. They’ve taken various perspectives on this. Here is a links to the work of one of our graduates, Dr. David Moniz: Mentoring Women Leaders in the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 18 months ago
Tour the Library We’ve recently launched an updated media piece titled “Tour the Library” where you can learn where to go for what in the Capella Library. New learners will benefit from learning how to navigate within the Capella Library, and seasoned learners might learn something new. Tour the Library ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 18 months ago
Welcome, Minneapolis Colloquium Learners! As you know, the schedule for colloquia, starting in Atlanta, has been shortened and condensed. This means, you need to prepare even more diligently for colloquia, then you have in the past. Here are some links to resources you should become familiar with before the Minneapolis ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 18 months ago
Many of us are familiar with looking at the reference lists of articles for further articles on our topic. These articles are of course older than the article you have. How would you like to find articles that are more recent than the article you found? To do this you ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 18 months ago
Capella’s writing center offers many tools to help writers in all stages of the process, from generating ideas to polishing small details in a final draft. As all Schools at Capella write in APA format, the Writing Center has resources to help the writer compose in APA format. It can ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 18 months ago
Two items on leadership point to the importance of teaching and learning to develop our own—and others’—knowledge: A free podcast on “Learning as a Way of Leading” with Dr. Stephen Brookfield is online. He discusses ideas about leadership drawn from his new book, Learning as a Way of Leading: Lessons ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 18 months ago
Bridging the scholar-scientist-practitioner gap is the theme of the current issue of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology online publication, TIP. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 18 months ago
Most of the learners I work with have a very definite idea of what their PhD dissertation process will look like. Most of the learners I work with do not achieve their preconceived goal. So, what is the disparity?I offer that perhaps the difference between what one believes and the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 18 months ago
With the quarter winding down (and great bargains at the mall beckoning), it’s easy to fall into a bit of school complacency. There’s a moment when you just want to be done! But before you close your courseroom for the last time, think about the readings and guides that were ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 18 months ago
Win Recognition for Your District's Outstanding Technology Programs! Nominations will be closing soon for... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 18 months ago
I checked in with a colleague recently, James Soukup, who manages a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) and Countywide Emergency Communications Center (9-1-1). I asked him to identify one of the most critical issues facing emergency communications today and he shared the comment below about how our cell phones connect ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 18 months ago
As reported in Inside Higher Ed, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given funds to an effort to stimulate the potential development of linked databases that might someday allow us to track individual students through their education pathway even if they move from state to state. Currently, this is ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 18 months ago
I’m a practitioner of procrastination. I may not be the best procrastinator, I am, after all, writing this piece. In reflecting on my time writing my dissertation, I understand procrastination as it compares with reflection and compares with a eureka moment (intentionally walking away and letting the problem sit). I’m ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 18 months ago
The Capella University Library’s database, Credo Reference, has added new books to its collection. Here is a sampling from the list of new titles: Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict Handbook of Global Environmental Politics ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 18 months ago
As I am really overwhelmed at the present time with dissertation, getting our virtual charter off the ground, and teaching full time online - I am looking for someone who would not mind taking over the regular posting for this Support blog? Let me know and I will give you ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 18 months ago
In my last post for this blog, I emphasized the critical importance of professional networking, particularly in this challenging economic climate. Effective networking can occur in person, as well as online, and a variety of online social and professional networking tools are available to help you make connections. It’s absolutely ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 18 months ago
On Jan. 29, Inside Higher Ed carried the following story: Under the new GI Bill, which will cover tuition up to the rate for the most expensive public institution in the state, costlier private colleges can opt to enter into a matching program with the federal government to waive the ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 18 months ago
Companies today face tough decisions about their investments in human capital. They must decide where to build or, too often, where to cut. What evidence can they use to make smart choices? The ROI Institute, Inc., offers a methodology organizations can use. The ROI Institute offers consulting, certification, competency building, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 18 months ago
How can return on investment in people be assessed? The ROI Institute helps organizations measure and show the value of human capital investments so all stakeholders have the information they need to make decisions. Dr. Patti P. Phillips, president and CEO of the ROI Institute, observes that ROI data can ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 18 months ago
Join Dr. Patti Phillips for webinars offered on March 19 at 5 pm CST or April 9 at 11:30 CST. Register for these free events; space is limited. Read the book, Show Me the Money: How to Determine ROI in People, Projects, and Programs and learn more about how to ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 18 months ago
Opportunities abound to interact directly with professionals in your field through free webinars this month. A few options are listed below; visit the Web sites for complete lists and registration information. Some allow you to view free archived versions after the event; others require membership to access the archive. HR.com ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 18 months ago
There is a point in time when you want to quit. Just STOP. Actually, there are probably several points in time when the idea of stopping banters about in your head. Time to assess: What is this about? Why do you feel that way? During one long run during training ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 18 months ago
When I speak to my advisees I introduce the doctoral program in two parts: Part one: - core required courses - specialization courses - electives - 3 residential colloquia Part two : - comprehensive exams - dissertation research courses Many learners may not anticipate the change in course structure and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 18 months ago
In the past few months we have seen an increased demand from other libraries for dissertations written by Capella learners. This means that our learners are producing high quality relevant research. Keep up the good work! How can a learner, faculty member, or librarian at another university acquire a copy ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 18 months ago
Article titles are very tempting things. You run a library search, get this list of titles, and want to immediately click the full text link when you see a title that looks good. RESIST THAT TEMPTATION! Article titles may not give you all the information you need to make a ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 18 months ago
FUNDamentals by Sandy Spruill Grants Administrator, Georgia Public Broadcasting... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 18 months ago
The Compassion Capital Fund, managed by the Office of Community Services in the U.S. Department of... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 18 months ago
Have you ever wished for “just one more day” or “just one more week” or “just... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 18 months ago
A colleague of mine recently sent me a Chronicle article titled “Academic Integrity and Student Plagiarism: a Question of Education, not Ethics.” (Link to Blum’s article: http://chronicle.com/weekly/v55/i24~ All and all, the meat of the article didn’t say much more than we know to be true, but author Susan Blum’s closing ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 18 months ago
FUNDamentals by Sandy Spruill Grants Administrator, Georgia Public Broadcasting... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 18 months ago
I have written for months that the 21st Century GI Bill was unfair because it denied veterans who attend a higher education program online access to the housing allowance that would be paid to those attending a face-to-face program. http://www.theother85percent.com/20~ http://www.theother85percent.com/20~ The latest explanation for why policy-makers went this route ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 18 months ago
A busy week is on the horizon starting March 11, with a host of public safety scholar practitioner events. These events span the spectrum for public safety, from criminal justice and law enforcement, to homeland security, security management, emergency management and IT security. I’m proud that several of my faculty ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
Once writers have explored Capella’s Personal Writing Assessment (PWA) by visiting www.capellawritingcenter.org — the third link under ‘resources’ on the Writing Center home page, encourage them to visit the second link–Writing Feedback Tool (WFT). This tool is being piloted by faculty across all school to provide feedback for writers, so ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
Academic writing is viewed as a process at Capella, and the Capella Writing Center now offers a tool to help writers assess where they stand in terms of Capella’s expectations for academic writing. This tool, the Personal Writing Assessment (PWA), can be accessed through www.capellawritingcenter.org –the third link under ‘resources.’ ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 19 months ago
Most searchers have experienced the following at least once: You go into the library You pick a database You search for your topic But nothing comes up. Why does that happen? Most of the time it’s because the keywords you have chosen don’t match exactly with the keywords the authors ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
Jon’s A Purpose Lost post pushed me to ponder failure. Again. The concept of failure weaves in and out of our discussions. And I’ve yet to find perfection, so embracing lessons learned is important for me. There is a misconception that failure is bad. It might be IF one doesn’t ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 19 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in January 2009. Of the titles added, 3 were an APA book and 15 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Gender and occupational outcomes: Longitudinal assessments of ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
Soren Kierkegaard (S.K. from now on), an existentialist philosopher, provides a framework to move from a wannabe to an authentic scholar through recognizing “truth is subjectivity”(TS from now on). S.K. exhorts individuals to commit to truth, rather than a philosophical system. Before the connection is made between TS and becoming ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
Recently the National Center for Educational Statistics released data about distance education at degree-granting postsecondary institutions. This data is worth reviewing because we know that distance education, particularly online, is heavily utilized by adult and other part-time students - the other 85 percent. While some still question the viability of ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 19 months ago
Dr. Orem, Capella School of Business and Technology faculty member and author of Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change is offering a five-session series by teleconference and web for coaches and coaching managers, combining Appreciative Coaching and Asset-Based Thinking. The series begins March 17; a full description is on ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 19 months ago
Delving deeper into the topic, it appears that workplace bullying is on a lot of people’s minds! If you have access to the library at Capella or another institution, a simple search shows a large number of articles, many published in the last couple of months! It is also interesting ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 19 months ago
The Value of Talent Assessment in a Down Economy, Workforce Planning in a Recession: Plan Now for the Future, Maintaining Brand in a Recession: How Your Talent Distinguishes the Customers’ Experience, Build Momentum: Mentoring Advances Contributions from Diverse Talent and Talent Assessment: How It Helps In A Down Economy, are ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 19 months ago
The emergency management community waits to see who the next director will be. Having worked for Mr Fugate he would be an excellent choice, but a loss for Florida. See below article AP Press. Dr Mosser February 11, 2008 Obama narrows choice for FEMA director By EILEEN SULLIVAN – WASHINGTON ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
I have made several posts referencing the work of Peter Ewell. Mr. Ewell wrote an article in the November-December 2008 publication of Change, titled “No Correlation: Musings on Some Myths About Quality. Mr. Ewell leads off with “For an enterprise dedicated to truth, American higher education harbors a lot of ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
I first wrote about the problems in the 21st Century GI Bill last July. Well, the problems are finally getting some media attention. When asked by the reporter for Inside Higher Ed who wrote this recent article why I thought that the bill included the disincentive for distance education, my ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
A recent article claims that the current report of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) “challenges online learning assumptions.” But this is not the first time that NSSE has documented that students in online programs report that they are very engaged in their learning, more so than their counterparts ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
Obviously the extreme economic downturn is having an effect on higher education, and there are many articles in the press about immediate and future impacts. The Wall Street Journal captured the general issues that have recently been in the press, and concludes that the combination of current and planned enrollment ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
Recently the annual survey of online learning was released by the Sloan Consortium. The report shows continued growth in demand for online offerings despite the expectation of many, including the report’s authors, that demand would slow. Institutions responding to the survey indicated that they believe current economic challenges will have ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
An article posted to Inside Higher Ed reporting on this year’s results from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) indicates that many community college students are part of the other 85 percent of college students: the article correctly reports that “many more (students) at community colleges work, attend ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
I have posted several times about Transparency by Design, a consumer information and accountability initiative. Well, I have great news. This program was recently recognized by the Lumina Foundation for Education with a $629,000 grant. This will allow the institutions involved in Transparency by Design the opportunity to expand our ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
It is rewarding to see this article on Inside Higher Ed that students are “flocking online.” Having spent many years in various forms of distance learning and over a decade in online learning, it is interesting that many universities are just now dealing with the issues that flow from a ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
In a previous post, I questioned what Measuring Up actually measures and whether the message to state policymakers was off-base because it fails to acknowledge the contributions of cross-border online institutions, particularly in providing higher education opportunities to adults. Clearly, those involved in Measuring Up understand that there are issues ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced the award of $69-million in grants to help low-income young people complete a college degree or certificate by age 26. These grants will particularly help community college students, and will make a difference and start the effort to double the number of young ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
When I worked with 4-H youth who were into computers a few years back, the internet was much less sophisticated. And I was even less when it came to computers. Youth were native to the computer, adults were not. How could we ‘teach’ these youth? We guided them as they ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 19 months ago
I was astonished when a nearby city of 60,000 decided not to hire their first emergency manager, sighting the economy as the reason. In an effort to convince the city manager he was making a mistake, I prepared a 30 page preliminary hazard analysis for this city manager. Unfortunately, I ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
It happens daily: a learner calls in and asks about the process involved for graduating with their PhD. This is an exciting time, and rightfully so! Still, there are processes involved, and from my experience, some clarification is required for nearly every learner who is at this stage. Learners are ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
The state of the economy has many people feeling uneasy, either because their current position feels a bit insecure or because they’re conducting a job search in this highly competitive market. As a career counselor in the Capella Career Center, I find myself recommending one strategy above all others: networking. ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 19 months ago
The Compassion Capital Fund, managed by the Office of Community Services in the U.S. Department of... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 19 months ago
Have you ever wished for “just one more day” or “just one more week” or “just... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 19 months ago
Here are some of the pages and resources I’m finding on the internet about future trends. I’d be interested in hearing what you think about what these folks say.. www.workforce.com:Top trends in leadership and training Mercer: 2008 Training Workforce and Development Trends in Asia MRA 2008 Training Planner Janet Clarey’s ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
I have made several posts referencing the work of Peter Ewell. Mr. Ewell wrote an article in the November-December 2008 publication of Change, titled “No Correlation: Musings on Some Myths About Quality. Mr. Ewell leads off with “For an enterprise dedicated to truth, American higher education harbors a lot of ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
If I’m training for a race, why would I want to attend a race or to volunteer for one? Its important to get my training in on any given weekend, but it is also important to cheer on and give back. It is inspiring to watch the elite runner zip ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 19 months ago
A 2009 report released yesterday by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave the country’s critical infrastructure a cumulative grade of “D”. Critical infrastructure (CI) includes things like roads, bridges, dams, water and waste treatment plants, energy and aviation, to name just a few of the areas receiving very ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 19 months ago
As the interdisciplinary nature of public safety continues to grow and mature I am seeing further development of academic honor societies developing as well. Capella has had a chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor Society) for a couple of years now. Jeff Godwin is the chapter president ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
Last week, I wrote in a fairly lighthearted vein about gaining mentor approval of doctoral work. In just 7 days since my last post, I have had a significant number of advising calls dealing with this same subject. I suspect the ones who called me did not read my earlier ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
I first wrote about the problems in the 21st Century GI Bill last July. Well, the problems are finally getting some media attention. When asked by the reporter for Inside Higher Ed who wrote this recent article why I thought that the bill included the disincentive for distance education, my ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 19 months ago
Just wanted to drop in and let everyone know that I am still here and alive and barely kicking! It has been a rough road over the past few months - but once I get moving through it all, I know there is a light at the end of the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 19 months ago
Often we will get calls from learners looking for theories, for instance “theories of leadership” or “theories of learning.” The funny thing about theories is that they don’t refer to themselves as such … at least not inside peer reviewed articles, they don’t. I. e. — If you search for ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 19 months ago
Public safety and public service took center stage for a worldwide audience last week as the 44th President of the United States was inaugurated. It was reported that four times the normal security was on hand for the event witnessed by several million citizens. During the President’s speech he spoke ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 19 months ago
Many of you have noticed changes to the ebrary database. Last week ebrary changed not only how the database looks, but also what you need to do to read a book. To search for a book, choose the search option at the top of the page. From the results page ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 19 months ago
A recent article claims that the current report of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) “challenges online learning assumptions.” But this is not the first time that NSSE has documented that students in online programs report that they are very engaged in their learning, more so than their counterparts ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
What motivates you, to continually pursue your degree? Training for a marathon (and writing a dissertation, plus the coursework to get there) takes commitment. It takes time, also, but if you do not have the personal fortitude to keep on training (or writing, questioning, reflecting, and writing, etc) you won’t ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 19 months ago
More articles and resources on workplace bullying: Workplace Bullying: What Can You Do? Advice from the career section at Monster.com: Part 1 and Part 2 The Workplace Bullying Institute provides self-help information and resources. Are Workplace Bullies Sabotaging Your Ability to Compete? Learn to identify and extinguish problem behavior. When ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 19 months ago
Workplace bullying has become increasingly prevalent in organizations, with serious consequences for both the organization, and the bullied employee. Workplace bullying may increase health care and legal costs, and negatively impact turnover and productivity. The organization needs to understand what workplace bullying is, and the potential costs of workplace bullying ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 19 months ago
Many of you have noticed that IEEE is no longer available in the library. We were unable to renew the database for this year, so our IEEE subscription had to end in December of 2008. So, what are your search options post-IEEE? ACM Digital Library Science Direct Interlibrary Loan ABI/INFORM ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 19 months ago
I recently attended a conference call/PowerPoint presentation, sponsored by the Institute for Corporate Productivity on “Future Trends in Human Resources.” For our PhD learners, you may hear some interesting information here about trends you may want to write your dissertation on. Click on the link below, and sign in–there is ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
Lifelong learning is a way of life for some of us. It could almost be considered an addiction for others. Lifelong learners seek out new books in their local libraries, whip through the daily crossword or sudoku puzzle, find community education classes, and attend educational lectures. Retirees can travel internationally ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 19 months ago
Some watch words that have been presented with Capella’s strategic objective and focus areas for 2009 are “fast, flexible and bold.” These words refer to us being quick to respond to market changes and able to take bold steps in new directions when needed. While I see the competitive advantage, ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 19 months ago
Let me state that this is not meant to be political. Having said that, everything that we do as individuals is political. While the dust has not yet fully settled with the election of our new president, there is an undeniable sense that something in the society has shifted. What ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 20 months ago
With profound apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, I hereby submit a sonnet for dissertation learners trying to gain mentor approval . Yes, I have taken liberties with the verse (may my poetry writing instructor from my undergrad days forgive me), but you’ll get my drift: How do I meet thy ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 20 months ago
Attached to this posting is a sort of “pre-proposal” you could use as an example to guide your own work on your dissertation. The document is actually an article I wrote for a conference, based on my own dissertation “What do first-line leaders need to succeed in high-involvement organizations.” The ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 20 months ago
Amazingly, there were no fatalities yesterday when the US Airways Flight 1549 was forced to land in the 32 degree waters of the Hudson River yesterday. One of the major reasons, in addition to the heroics of the flight crew, was the immediate and professional first response of the public ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 20 months ago
When people talk about the internet, they tend to talk about how how much better it is than the print world. It’s fast, multi-media, and intricately connected. The screen is far beyond what paper could ever be. BUT . . . All this talk about the fabulous features of the ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 20 months ago
We are just hours away from inaugurating a new President. While this inauguration will be perhaps the most historical ever, we must realize that the decisions made by President Obama will affect public safety. How much public safety will be affected is not known and most likely won’t be known ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 20 months ago
We receive a lot of questions about how to limit searches in the Sage databases so that you find only full-text articles. There are two options for making sure that your results are for full-text articles only. The first option is to select one or more of the full-text collections ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 20 months ago
Recently, my advising colleagues and I developed a new webinar to further discuss “comps preparedness.” Content ranging from the philosophical and historical foundations of the comprehensive examination down to the nitty-gritty logistics and academic standards of an individualized learner’s situation and preparedness. Last week, I was giving one such session ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 20 months ago
Obviously the extreme economic downturn is having an effect on higher education, and there are many articles in the press about immediate and future impacts. The Wall Street Journal captured the general issues that have recently been in the press, and concludes that the combination of current and planned enrollment ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 20 months ago
Many RefWorks users have asked about what happens after graduation. You have hundreds of citations organized in RefWorks leading up to graduation day, and does it all then disappear? No, it does not. RefWorks is currently part of the Capella Alumni Library, which will allow you to keep the information ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 20 months ago
What is the purpose of course registration? You may think the purpose of course registration is to fulfill degree requirements; for monetary benefits of educational institutions; for learners to achieve their academic or career goals; or for a combination of these purposes. These reasons only scratch the surface for the ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 20 months ago
Recently the annual survey of online learning was released by the Sloan Consortium. The report shows continued growth in demand for online offerings despite the expectation of many, including the report’s authors, that demand would slow. Institutions responding to the survey indicated that they believe current economic challenges will have ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 20 months ago
FUNDamentals by Sandy SpruillGrants Administrator for Georgia Public Broadcasting and a member of the American Association of Grants... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 20 months ago
Many of the library databases added additional journal content recently. Most include large year ranges (e.g. 2000 to present) or entirely new titles: Advances in accounting Advances in international accounting ALTER - European Journal of Disability Research Asian Journal of Psychiatry Brain, behavior, and immunity Computer Law & Security Report ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 20 months ago
After all the work you’ve been doing on your dissertation, you need to prepare for the defense. Actually, the entire time you are working on the dissertation, at whatever stage, you are preparing for the defense. In thinking back to my experience with the defense of my dissertation, I was ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 20 months ago
An article posted to Inside Higher Ed reporting on this year’s results from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) indicates that many community college students are part of the other 85 percent of college students: the article correctly reports that “many more (students) at community colleges work, attend ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 20 months ago
How do you challenge yourself? Webster’s Dictionary provides a number of definitions for challenge in its various parts of speech. Perhaps the “To call to a contest of any kind” is one of the definitions that might apply to a doctoral learner. But what exactly is the contest? Is the ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 20 months ago
As we begin a New Year and reflect on one of the most challenging economic environments in recent decades, we must consider the role of economics and sound Public Safety. The economic strength of the United States is continually under attack and that creating economic upheaval can seriously undermine public ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 20 months ago
This is definitely the time of year when individuals conscientiously formulate new strategies for their upcoming new year! Many of us spend these next few days thinking about the past year - what went well, what didn’t go as smoothly? What could you (would you) have changed? This is a ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 20 months ago
RENEWAL AND SELF-CARE AT HOLIDAY TIMES ‘Tis the season to be jolly’ - and yes, sometimes the jolly turns into a pure folly. With all the demands and stresses that holidays bring, there may be a sense of overwhelm, fragmentation and a loss of joy… Let’s consider that most of ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 20 months ago
Quick reminder: Reference services will be closed from 12/24/08 through 1/4/2009. Of course all of the Capella Library databases, guides, and other resources will remain online and available for you to use as you need, but the Librarians will be unavailable by phone and email. Try our Guides & Tutorials ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 21 months ago
I am off to take care of family - finally home for the holidays! To you and all of yours, from me and all of mine...we wish you all... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 21 months ago
The library recently added a number of books to its Gale Virtual Reference Library database. One book that has a little something for everyone is Social Change in America: The Historical Handbook. As the description states, “Topics covered in Social Change in America include family life; work and employment; housing; ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 21 months ago
I have posted several times about Transparency by Design, a consumer information and accountability initiative. Well, I have great news. This program was recently recognized by the Lumina Foundation for Education with a $629,000 grant. This will allow the institutions involved in Transparency by Design the opportunity to expand our ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 21 months ago
Have you been struggling with or perhaps avoiding using the Capella Library? Have you been using the Library and feel proficent, but will be beginning your comprehensive exams or dissertation and would like to bring your library skills to the “next level”? If you are attending the Anaheim Colloquium, beginning ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 21 months ago
Today was my last day in the GPB offices, and we all had a great time during the GPB holiday... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 21 months ago
It is rewarding to see this article on Inside Higher Ed that students are “flocking online.” Having spent many years in various forms of distance learning and over a decade in online learning, it is interesting that many universities are just now dealing with the issues that flow from a ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
March 2009 SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference Capital Hilton - Washington, D.C. March 9-11, 2009 SHRM presents the SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference, March 9-11, 2009 at the Capital Hilton in downtown Washington, D.C. With the possibility of the most sweeping HR-related changes in 30 years taking place ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 21 months ago
Well, the final TIE Network event of 2008 has wrapped up and is in the bag. We... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 21 months ago
I love it when I get to change roles and become the student for a change! Last week in... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 21 months ago
The Appalachian Trail (AT) begins in Georgia at Springer Mountain and ends approximately 79 miles later at Bly Gap N.C.T... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 21 months ago
Its almost race day. You’ve trained as best as you can. Now is the time to rest. To vision your race. To review and replay the race route. And most importantly, to vision the finish line, seeing yourself cross the line. How can you be sure you are ready to ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
Leaders today are working in one of the most dynamic environments we’ve seen: change is fast, and continual. Applying the theories of how people change along with following some of the best practices of change leadership can enable organizational leaders to not only survive, but also thrive during continual organizational ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 21 months ago
In a previous post, I questioned what Measuring Up actually measures and whether the message to state policymakers was off-base because it fails to acknowledge the contributions of cross-border online institutions, particularly in providing higher education opportunities to adults. Clearly, those involved in Measuring Up understand that there are issues ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 21 months ago
I just finished reviewing the new animated tutorial from Capella’s Online Writing Center , Writing a Literature Review . This resource was created by the fabulous Capella Writing Center Faculty (you may have met some of them at Colloquium or taken one of their courses). It takes you step by ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 21 months ago
----------------- TCC 2009 CALL FOR PROPOSALS ------------------ Fourteenth Annual TCC WORLDWIDE ONLINE CONFERENCE April 14-16, 2009 Pre-conference dates: April 1-2, 2009 The New Internet: Collaborative Learning, Social Networking, Technology Tools, and Best Practices Submission deadline: January 12, 2009 Homepage: http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu CALL FOR PROPOSALS TCC 2009 [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
Whether you get your information from old media or new, it is hard to escape the daily onslaught of bad economic news. Large numbers of people are feeling the direct impact—seeing retirements evaporate, seeing home values sink while foreclosure signs sprout in neighbors’ yards, or being told it is time ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 21 months ago
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced the award of $69-million in grants to help low-income young people complete a college degree or certificate by age 26. These grants will particularly help community college students, and will make a difference and start the effort to double the number of young ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 21 months ago
The end of the quarter is sneaking its way toward you. In the dissertation phase this demarcation may take on a different energy, such as: do you focus your efforts to add the finishing touches to your work in order to send it to your mentor? Or do you spread ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 21 months ago
In response to learner suggestions, we’ve made some website changes. All of your favorite tools are still there! We’ve just updated our look and organization, so that your research process is more efficient. Improvements: Breaking up that big long list of databases by school should offer much faster search options. ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
Elizabeth Jones, PhD Candidate, Capella University Shelley Robbins, PhD, Senior Core Faculty, Capella University Being authentic as a leader is being self-aware, being true to one’s self, and bringing all of one’s self to one’s work. Authenticity in leadership and voicing one’s authentic leadership are espoused as prized elements of ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 21 months ago
AECT and ISMF are pleased to sponsor a new award for projects that document learning within a... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
Will Wilson, PhD and Lori LaCivita, PhD I/O Psychology Harold Abel School of Psychology Capella University September 29, 2008 What can we do to better attain our own potential? Why don’t our workers reach the potential that we see in them? What characteristic most distinguishes effective employees from average workers? ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change by Capella faculty member Sara Orem and co-authors Jacqueline Binkert and Ann Clancy applies the concepts of appreciative inquiry to coaching. Appreciative Inquiry is based on the idea that change occurs by emphasizing the positive instead of focusing on problems. As an internal ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
The focus of this year’s conference is: “Management as Designing in an Era of Massive Innovation.” The conference will be held at Case Western Reserve University and online from June 2-5, 2009. Three tracks will focus on the themes of (1) Management-As-Designing: What Can Management Learn from the Field of ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
The Human Capital Institute is offering the following free webinars: Employee Centric HR: What’s It All About? Presenter: Allan Schweyer, Exec. Director & SVP, Research, Human Capital Institute (HCI) Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET | Register Redefining the Role of the Manager in ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
Wondering about what happens when you reveal aspects of your self online? See the Future of Reputation…then think before you post! You can read the e-book by Daniel J. Solove, professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and digital privacy expert. Have you ever regretted posted something ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
A free membership in the online Human Capital Institute opens the door to an extensive collection of white papers, webcasts and discussions. Resources are organized in four main areas: Talent Strategy, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development and Talent Leadership. Talent issues are discussed in the context of large, medium and small ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
Much of the content on this site is dedicated to the discussion of Human Capital and all that those words encompass. As a HR professional, the discussion of “Human Capital” is common. But, in a discussion with a C-level executive the other day, I realized that there are many business ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
Today the political climate is somewhat scary to say the least. The complex issues to be decided in the current US election can be unsettling to our workforce as they wonder about the outcomes and directions for the economy and the country. In a general sense it may not seem ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
With the fall of the Dow Jones yesterday there is a lot of financial uncertainty out there. Many consumers may have originally thought that the economic crisis was strictly surrounding the mortgage industry and are now feeling nervous that there may be much bigger issues on the horizon that will, ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 21 months ago
Online collaboration is transforming the way we work together. Whether partnering across organizations or teaming within organizations, people collaborate online to accomplish shared goals. Organizations are looking for new ways to engage and motivate people who do not operate from co-located offices. To gain new understandings of these changes, researchers ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 21 months ago
On Dec. 3, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education released “Measuring Up 2008: The National Report Card on Higher Education” that has received a predictable amount of media attention. I compliment Pat Callan and his colleagues for calling for more data, transparency, and understanding of the current ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 21 months ago
How about this for a call to action? “To address the global problems of war and peace, economics, poverty, health, and the environment, we need a world citizenry with ready access to knowledge about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); social, behavioral, and economic sciences; and the humanities. Our primary, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 21 months ago
A recent article by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow from the Boston Globe, “Group Think”, discusses the potential pitfalls of online research. While the good side of online research is that it allows searchers to access all kinds of useful material that may have been hard to find previously, the problem is that ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 21 months ago
The Resource Center is down for a little bit of maintenance. It'll be back up as soon as possible. [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 21 months ago
There is a saying (I have no idea of the author - sorry) that if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, surely it’s a duck. My favorite radio personality, Mr. Obvious, would agree - it’s got to be a duck! After all, ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 21 months ago
Capella University Public Safety partners with FBINAA I had the unique honor and pleasure of attending a reception with the FBI’s National Alumni Associates (FBINAA) at the IACP in San Diego last month. The FBINAA works diligently with partner schools so that their members can continue their education and work ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 21 months ago
Journal Locator has changed! But for the better. We recently added new searching functionality to the Journal Locator tool. In the past Journal Locator was used just to search for journal titles whenever you have a citation or reference to a specific article. Well now you can use the newly ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 21 months ago
Less than 5 people were killed at the Boston Massacre.A school closed in 1962 because of an outbreak of contagious... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 21 months ago
As with most holidays, Thanksgiving proved no exception and I found myself reflecting on the habits and rituals that have become synonymous with the holiday itself. This past Thanksgiving, my mind wandered to why turkey? When did green-bean casserole with strange crispy crisps become part of the Thanksgiving spread? Is ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 21 months ago
Another year has passed without a major terror attack or incident within the United States. Although we are grappling with our responses to natural disasters, overall, we in Public Safety in the United States have a lot to be thankful for on this day. I would like to reiterate that ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 21 months ago
In my experience as an academic advisor and a dissertation coach, I have come across a great variety of ways in which learners are approaching the choice of the dissertation topic. There is a relatively small group of those who have the clarity of knowing “exactly” what they want to ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 21 months ago
Depending on what stage we are in our lives, we can sometimes feel like we ought to know more about who we are or how to live. We may even berate ourselves for making the same mistakes, or for just not “getting it,” whatever “it” may be. We wonder how ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 21 months ago
Today’s New York Times has an interesting article about a recent research study by Microsoft on the prevalence of Cyberchondria. That’s when searching the internet for your symptoms leads you to believe you’ve got a terrible medical condition. As the article notes: They found that Web searches for things like ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 21 months ago
An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education describes a program by the American Council on Education (ACE) to grow programs designed for veterans and to identify programs that “actually work.” The focus on veterans, outcomes, effectiveness, and the use of data for improvement is great. This initiative has the ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 21 months ago
Just when I thought technology could not get any better, my school system has now introduced the Promethean Board to... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 21 months ago
Georgia Stories has the same web address (www.gpb.org/georgiastories (http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories)~ but a brand new look in appearance and content. The website... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 21 months ago
One of the best things I did, in the process of finding journal articles to use in my dissertation, was to “get lost” in the library. I happen to be talking about a physical library, but I’ve also gotten lost in the online library too. This is what happens: You ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 21 months ago
Finding articles from Harvard Business Review using Journal Locator is not the same as for other journals. We are currently working on including updated directions on how to navigate to a specific article in Harvard Business Review. But in the meantime, below are the steps you can follow to navigate ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 22 months ago
Dr. Hardt has teamed up with Dr. Phyllis Misite’ from our School of Education faculty to write an article, which has just been published in the International Journal of Excellence in e-Learning. Here is a link to the abstract: Effective Online Teaching and Learning: A Question of Alignment To view ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
What do you expect to have happen to you when you begin working on your doctoral degree? How hard will you have to work to complete your degree? Besides a very nice piece of paper and new initials behind your name, what else will you gain from this journey? Will ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 22 months ago
Your particular learning style not only affects your experience inside a courseroom or your study habits, it also has an impact on library research. We librarians like to say there’s no perfect search, but there’s also no perfect way to go about a search. You have to find the techniques ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 22 months ago
In June there was a meeting to “conceive a new agenda for public higher education,” held at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. A report of the meeting has just been released, and includes the following recommendation: Focus on adult learning and training in response ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
Developing relationships while you are progressing through your PhD program is not only prudent, it’s essential to your long term success at the doctorate level. The professors that are teaching your courses will likely be your peers at some point in the future. This is also true for your fellow ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 22 months ago
Evaluating what you read is an important skill you have to demonstrate as a learner. In some courses you may even have to turn in an evaluation of an article as a course assignment. Are you worried about what you’re expected to say? Feel you’ve never evaluated an article before? ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 22 months ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in September and October 2008. Of the titles added, 4 were an APA book and 22 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Addressing cultural complexities in practice: ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 22 months ago
Virtual field trips are highly interactive Web sites that can take you away without the cost. CBS Virtual Field... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
You’ve read what we have to say, but now it’s your turn. What questions do you have? Let our collective expertise and experience help you with the most challenging of situations. Our commitment to you is to have at least two of our advisors respond with advice. We recognize that ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 22 months ago
Recently, the Center for American Progress issued a call for increased Federal government support for adult learners. The report asserts that there are both individual and societal benefits when adults earn postsecondary degrees. The authors cite increased postsecondary education attainment as resulting in such societal benefits as a more competitive ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
Running a marathon is all about preparedness. Practicing by running the miles, but also trying different foods that won’t upset your system and gives you the energy that is needed over time, wearing different shorts and shirts to find the ones that that don’t shift uncomfortably over time and when ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
So, really, why don’t advisors research and publish in their own profession? We know the value of research to ourselves, our profession, our institutions, and especially to our learners. Lack of time, money, energy all contribute, but in my case, I think that my biggest barrier is that I don’t ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 22 months ago
If you are trying to cite electronic resources based on what you find in the APA Manual, you may have had your share of frustration. The internet has changed so quickly, and the Manual hasn’t been able to keep up with all of the online possibilities. Even with the addition ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 22 months ago
Hello everyone, I just returned from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) technology conference in San Diego. There were thousands of chiefs, commanders and law enforcement professionals from the U.S. and abroad. After my own 32 years in the field it is very encouraging seeing the high tech, ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 22 months ago
EDITED on 12/06/08: Deadline Extended until January 15th!!!! CALL FOR PROPOSALS We invite you to submit a proposal for the 2nd Sloan-C Symposium on Emerging Technology in Online Learning. This Symposium will bring together people who are interested in the ways emerging technologies are transforming education by addressing challenges in ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 22 months ago
Numbers are powerful things. A simple statistic can help frame your argument or make an important point. They can be a great addition to a paper or discussion post, but they are often difficult to find online. Sure, you can find lots of numbers out there, but how often do ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
You’ve read what we have to say, but now it’s your turn. What questions do you have? Let our collective expertise and experience help you with the most challenging of situations. Our commitment to you is to have at least two of our advisors respond with advice. We recognize that ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
We would be lost without some kind of structure in our life. Hopefully we don’t take any structure too seriously so it runs us rather than providing boundaries in which to function. I find routine fascinating, especially when tasks become automated because of repetition. Then we get to play the ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 22 months ago
One more time:JOB LISTINGS [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 22 months ago
If you're looking for a great professional networking opportunity before the holiday break, I highly recommend attending one of the... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 22 months ago
Since GaETC last week, the TIE Network has grown to 1,080 members statewide and includes public and private K-12 classroom... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 22 months ago
Recently, the Center for American Progress issued a call for increased Federal government support for adult learners. The report asserts that there are both individual and societal benefits when adults earn postsecondary degrees. The authors cite increased postsecondary education attainment as resulting in such societal benefits as a more competitive ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 22 months ago
The COMO conference in Athens was a ton of fun this year! We had a nice turn out for... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
I write about training as if that is all one does: run. But there is much more to training than running. There is a plan for long runs, easy runs, speedwork, and running a shorter event. One can accomplish a marathon without doing speedwork or doing an event, but one ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 22 months ago
From NDLW Website: (free webinars)Sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association, National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) held on November 10-14, 2008, seeks to promote and celebrate the tremendous growth and accomplishments occurring today in distance learning programs offered by schools, businesses, and governmental departments. Currently, over 3.5 million college ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
One group of issues that academic advisors assist learners with on a daily basis consists of time lines, deadlines and queues. Every day I hear learners say: “Why does it take so long for Methodology Review Form approval?” The same for dissertation committee approval, proposal review, or final graduation audit, ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 22 months ago
I’m pleased to announce that we will be conducting a series of webinars on Online Higher Education, hosted by Dr. Jeff Green. Please join us for the Online Higher Education webinar which is based on the book Graduate Savvy, by Dr. Jeff Green, Adjunct Faculty, Capella University and Director of ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 22 months ago
Hi y'all! Leigh and I are sitting in our first session of the conference. We are at GPB's Technology in... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
While we might have become tired of what seemed to be the never-ending presidential campaign, we have all seen that race come to an end. So, too, will you one day complete all of the work you need for your doctoral degree. Let us look at some similarities between the ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 22 months ago
At the end of September, we issued a call to action for all Georgia educators, and you have responded with... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 22 months ago
Looking for a new job? Wondering how you can stand out in an interview? One thing you can easily do to impress an interviewer is to show what you know about a company. And the library can help you do that. The Capella Library has several databases designed for researching ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 22 months ago
We have all watched with great interest as the current financial crisis has affected almost every aspect of our lives. From Wall Street to Main Street we have seen layoffs, firings, and a severe drop in the economy. Not only are we seeing people loose their homes, but landlords are ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
When you run an endurance run like a marathon, it is very nice/helpful to know family and friends are on the sidelines, cheering you on. And hopefully at a couple of different places along the way. You look forward and anticipate seeing them. Its an indicator of the miles you’ve ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 22 months ago
Earlier this year, The Korn Ferry Institute published a book titled Letters to the Next President: Strengthening America’s Foundation in Higher Education. The book was the idea of Stephen Joel Tractenberg, who served as president of The George Washington University from 1988-2007. Tractenberg edited the book with contributions from some ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
I attended the NACADA annual conference in Chicago on October 1-4. I attended on my own dime and Capella’s time. The experience for my own professional development was well worth the cost. NACADA has over 10,000 members and nearly 3,500 attended the conference, many of them on their own dime ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 22 months ago
When we librarians bring up blogs, learners often ask, why should we care about blogging? Blogs can’t be cited in my dissertation, so they don’t matter, right? That may have been true a few years ago, when just about all blogs were personal or covered popular interest topics. In recent ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
Taking risks means that we might sometimes fail. Those of us who decide to take the time and spend the money to pursue a doctorate are taking a risk. For some, it means walking away from a full-time job with benefits (and possibly a guaranteed future) to spend more time ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 22 months ago
Mentor, Friend — or Both? TAMPA — The session on mentoring minority doctoral students was proceeding swimmingly enough, as the panelists offered useful tips about how the traditional methods for guiding graduate students work (and don’t) for students of color, earning the kind of head-nodding agreement that is typical at ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 22 months ago
Are you a TIE Network member who lives in the metro-Atlanta area or are you attending GaETC in November?... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 22 months ago
Follow the title link for new job blog - this is where I will post job listings as I come across them! That way we don't bog down this blog with the listings!Good luck! [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
Goals are good. Keep a balance of challenging and realistic. Challenging goals are good, since they make you reach. Push yourself. Try out new things. And it will strengthen you for the event. There are challenging goals, and unrealistic goals. What are your goals to challenge yourself? How do you ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 22 months ago
Everyone measures his or her progress in a different way. Dr. Riskedal has written about the importance of training and pacing when you are planning to run a marathon. Johnna Williams earlier this week encouraged learners (and she is one of them) to think about how much they have accomplished. ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 22 months ago
The US Department of Education has released its ten-year forecast of higher education enrollments. Coverage in this article and others perpetuate the prevalent bias that college enrollment consists mainly of 18-22 year old students who progress from high school to full-time on-campus study while remaining financially dependent on their parents. ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 22 months ago
Click the link to see it in full ! [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 22 months ago
If you would like to be able to post here, please send me your email address and I will add you as an author. Send emails to doctoralsupport@gmail.com. Give me a 24 hour leeway on getting the authorship to you! As we are all here to support one another, it ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
I promised and here they are! Enjoy! Please - if you have pics from this or other colloquia - post them!!! [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Every once in awhile I get listings that I feel are pertinent to our followers and here are a few I got today! From now on these will be posted at: Job ListingsListed below are the most recent Job Postings that have been added to the SALT Web Site (http://www.salt.org/).1. ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
It was fun, exciting, informative, and bittersweet. Meeting new people and reuniting with old friends...the colloquium was everything it always has been and more. It was a little hard the last day as I came to terms that this would be the last one for me...until I return as an ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
If you have not heard of Randy or watched his YouTube videos, you should. This man was and will remain an inspiration to many. He lived well and knew what he wanted. We should all take a page out of his book and apply it to our hectic lives. You'll ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Over the past 2 months I have been desperately seeking a job in our small and not very progressive area (think 1987 - they are about 21 years behind). Each interview ended with a phone call that stated I was either over-qualified or under-experienced (ugh).I have my CV and resume ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Removed because the deadline is over - BUT keeping the link active as they often post open calls at this link! [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
As I sat here yesterday reflecting on my exam experience, it popped in my head that one of the things I have noticed from those who succeeded in their exam process that we all had one thing in common - support from our families!When approaching your exams, take the time ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
How are things progressing? Have any new Capella news? Who is starting their writing this week? I know a few of you are...remember! Take time out when you are writing; walk away from the computer and walk around the yard. Take an hour to work in the garden, jog up ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Just a quick note to say WOW...there are many who struggle with their topic/proposal and now I am realizing that this is a process that takes some VERY deep thinking and many sleepless nights! If you are struggling or have struggled with getting that elusive proposal submitted with no revisions...check ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
As the first week starts to wrap up, I was wondering today what others felt about the new process for our dissertation courseroom? I have heard varying opinions over the past week; mainly the complaints have been there are a few misunderstandings about what can and cannot be done in ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Excellent article on how Bloom's can be applied to the digital world we are living in. Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
As I begin my journey into my dissertation process, I wondered if anyone who has been there, done that can give tips on how to approach this in a "doable" and "painless" manner? LOL...Here are some tips that I have gotten over the past few months:Give yourself treats when you ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Just wondering who may be attending the Chicago Colloquium at the end of this week? Some of our original cohort group will be attending our 4th track there...arriving on Sunday, the 16th! Look us up! [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Hello all! I am back and have passed my comprehensive exams...ready to roll! I have been doing alot of research and found this interesting article today! Check out this great curriculum idea from a very progressive elementary school!Investing Joins 3 R's at Unusual School - EarthLink - Top News [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
It has been a hectic time the past month! Sorry for the lack of postings...but look for much more after the holiday season is finished! Until then...Happy Holidays to all and Happy New Year! Take Care,Debi [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
This wonderful program is getting major news coverage recently and it is one that is dear to my heart. For the next 12 days, OLPC will not only donate a XO Laptop to a child BUT you can get one for a child in your life...and it is all below ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Hello all! Just an FYI update on the comprehensive exams and the dissertation process. Capella announced earlier this week that they are changing the process; an email was sent out to all doctoral learners. Now, some did not get this...not sure why...but I found mine in my Spam folder...as it ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
It may seem like it, as I have not posted since my adventure to the haunted house last week, but it was not the monsters that got me, but life! ;-) After the haunted house, I spent two days recovering, giving out candy to little monsters, and trying to fight ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
This is the time of year that I love. Here in Michigan, the trees are at their peak colors and the crispness of the air makes working on my comps at 3:00 am very inviting! Halloween is our favorite holiday, as it is also our anniversary! Each year we visit ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
I found myself immersed in one of the new Capella Library resources a couple of days ago and returned there this morning to get information...it is the CQ Researcher Online and it is GREAT! There are tons of research articles there covering many aspects that relate to different areas. Also ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
There is a conversation going on within my comps course about Second Life and its use in education. Other social networking sites are used within education and many are "banned", especially in the K-12 venues. Do any of you use them for personal, family, career, or fun? I have MySpace ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
I learned about this petition today through Doctoral Learner's Yahoo Group. Please follow this link to learn more about it: Extend Capella Unit 10 To Sunday Midnight I have to agree that this ending on Fridays was not always conducive to a good time for me (and others I have ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
As this busy weekend winds down, I thought I would post a quick FYI for everyone. As we are all here supporting one another, I gave all the invites write rights! Which, although is not perfect grammar, does give anyone who signs in the rights to post an original thread. ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
After an impromptu tornado warning, high winds, and small hail balls; we are once again back in the safe zone! It seems Michigan is having its Spring season late this year. It was a little strange to experience this last night as this time last year we had snow and ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
From the DEOS Newsletter: October 17, 2007 From: Selom Assignon Position: Manager, Instructional Design College/Location: Kennedy King College, Chicago, IL Union Status: No This position is with the Center for Distance Learning at the City Colleges of Chicago. The selected candidate will join a team of 4 instructional design managers ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 23 months ago
The SAT and ACT exams have long been used in admissions by land-based colleges and universities. However, Inside Higher Ed reports that this is changing. The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), in a major shift, is encouraging colleges to “consider dropping the SAT or ACT as admission requirements.” ... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 23 months ago
I like that others are writing about the various metaphors one can associate to their individual programs. Much like preparing for a marathon, completing a doctoral program poses challenges in the preparation, execution, and completion of your goals. Since beginning my doctoral journey I have come to value the advice ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 23 months ago
Last week at Colloquium, during our new technologies session, learners were curious about how to access YouTube’s OpenCourseWare movement channel. (I was under the impression there was a YouTube channel similar to the ITunes U channel, where a person can watch and freely listen to lectures from big-name universities and ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 23 months ago
Step 1: Plan and PrioritizeStart with calendars for everyone and one big family calendar posted in a central location. School... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 23 months ago
Calling all teachers students interested in video production!WGBH Lab (http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WGBH/5547c~ or contact Teachers' Domain... [Link]
From Ask Doctoral Advising | Posted 23 months ago
Carving out time for self Running a marathon is a major committment. Training for and preparing for the actual marathon is a committment. Committment in Time. Effort. It impacts all facets of your life. Family. Work. Personal. Because, if you are out there running, there is something else you are ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
I promised and here they are! Enjoy! Please - if you have pics from this or other colloquia - post them!!! [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Every once in awhile I get listings that I feel are pertinent to our followers and here are a few I got today! From now on these will be posted at: Job Listings Listed below are the most recent Job Postings that have been added to the SALT Web Site ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
It was fun, exciting, informative, and bittersweet. Meeting new people and reuniting with old friends...the colloquium was everything it always has been and more. It was a little hard the last day as I came to terms that this would be the last one for me...until I return as an ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 23 months ago
There are many legitimate reasons that learners don’t use newspapers when they do research: The articles have little depth or perspective on large issues. They are not scholarly or peer reviewed. Tight deadlines make it hard to stop mistakes from creeping in. Those are important considerations, but before you completely ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 23 months ago
Change Magazine, in its July-August 2008 edition, covers the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA). The VSA publishes the College Portrait, which provides consumer information on public colleges and universities. It is a joint project of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the American Association ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 23 months ago
The librarians will be at the Lansdowne colloquium! If you want to build your library research skills while attending the colloquium, you have a few different options: Get the lowdown during a Track 1 cohort meeting Come to the library and grab some of our guides Schedule an Individual Reference ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 23 months ago
I have written several times about an initiative called Transparency by Design, which is intended to provide prospective adult college students with information about which programs and colleges that would be best for them. One thing that the schools participating in the Transparency by Design effort plan to report on ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 23 months ago
What is Questia? Questia is a commercial digital library of books and articles that promotes itself as a replacement to traditional school and academic library collections. It is target market is primarily high school level students and undergraduates, who may prefer it over their school library collections because of its ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 23 months ago
Two of my previous blog posts have considered Peter Ewell’s most recent book on accreditation and quality assurance. One of the core values of accreditation described by Ewell is “professional practice.” He states that “the academy is above all a culture that values expertise” and “the clearest manifestation is the ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 23 months ago
Congratulations Pattie! The TIE Network is so proud to have one of its Advisory Board Leaders receive such an... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 23 months ago
Most of the Capella Library databases are set to search only the journal holdings of the Capella Library. However, the Library databases also index journal articles that are not available in our Library. Most of the time you want to search just the Library holdings, however one time you want ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 23 months ago
The Philosopher, George Santayana, never made a truer comment when he uttered the words “Those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it.” It is in this spirit that I bring this topic to you. Over 100 firefighters will be honored this weekend at the National Fire ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 23 months ago
International Student Media Festival (http://www.ismf.net/ns/) celebration, which takes place each fall in one of various cities in the United... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 23 months ago
RefWorks rolled out at the beginning of the summer, but many learners are just discovering it now. It’s a great tool to help you stay organized and painlessly create bibliographies, but it’s not perfect and it can’t do everything. So, if you’ve been on the fence about a RefWorks account, ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 23 months ago
If you attended the TIE Network breakout session I conducted in Liberty County last Friday, then you may have heard... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 23 months ago
Last week, GPB TIE Network members in the coastal Georgia region met for dinner in Hinesville, GA, to network and... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 23 months ago
I have been asked recently about grant oportunities for teachers. I did a little research these seem the... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 23 months ago
All too often our public safety first responders are in harm’s way during an emergent event. Hurricane Ike was no exception with public safety first responders helping with rescue and recovery operations. While this is the nature of the job please allow me to say thank you to all of ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 23 months ago
I keep getting calls asking for “the right” keywords for a topic, like I, the Wise and Powerful Librarian can grant the perfect phrases that will find the one article that matches your assignment perfectly. :) While I am honored at the presumption, I feel like an extended series on ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 23 months ago
Are you looking for a test or a measure to conduct your dissertation research? One Library database you should check is the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY), sometimes faculty or others may refer to this databases as Buros . This database has reviews which include the history, validity, reliability, publisher, cost ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 23 months ago
COMO conference (http://www.georgiacomo.org/) in Athens this year, we want to make a point to get together for some networking while... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 23 months ago
One of the best things about going to colloquia is hearing learners talk about researching. I get to be a kind of “spy,” listening in as you talk about the tools you use and the problems you face when searching. Only a portion of learners contact us with a reference ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
If you have not heard of Randy or watched his YouTube videos, you should. This man was and will remain an inspiration to many. He lived well and knew what he wanted. We should all take a page out of his book and apply it to our hectic lives. You'll ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Over the past 2 months I have been desperately seeking a job in our small and not very progressive area (think 1987 - they are about 21 years behind). Each interview ended with a phone call that stated I was either over-qualified or under-experienced (ugh). I have my CV and ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Removed because the deadline is over - BUT keeping the link active as they often post open calls at this link! [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
As I sat here yesterday reflecting on my exam experience, it popped in my head that one of the things I have noticed from those who succeeded in their exam process that we all had one thing in common - support from our families! When approaching your exams, take the ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
How are things progressing? Have any new Capella news? Who is starting their writing this week? I know a few of you are...remember! Take time out when you are writing; walk away from the computer and walk around the yard. Take an hour to work in the garden, jog up ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Just a quick note to say WOW...there are many who struggle with their topic/proposal and now I am realizing that this is a process that takes some VERY deep thinking and many sleepless nights! If you are struggling or have struggled with getting that elusive proposal submitted with no revisions...check ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
As the first week starts to wrap up, I was wondering today what others felt about the new process for our dissertation courseroom? I have heard varying opinions over the past week; mainly the complaints have been there are a few misunderstandings about what can and cannot be done in ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Excellent article on how Bloom's can be applied to the digital world we are living in. Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
As I begin my journey into my dissertation process, I wondered if anyone who has been there, done that can give tips on how to approach this in a "doable" and "painless" manner? LOL...Here are some tips that I have gotten over the past few months:Give yourself treats when you ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Just wondering who may be attending the Chicago Colloquium at the end of this week? Some of our original cohort group will be attending our 4th track there...arriving on Sunday, the 16th! Look us up! [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Hello all! I am back and have passed my comprehensive exams...ready to roll! I have been doing alot of research and found this interesting article today! Check out this great curriculum idea from a very progressive elementary school!Investing Joins 3 R's at Unusual School - EarthLink - Top News [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
It has been a hectic time the past month! Sorry for the lack of postings...but look for much more after the holiday season is finished! Until then...Happy Holidays to all and Happy New Year! Take Care, Debi [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
This wonderful program is getting major news coverage recently and it is one that is dear to my heart. For the next 12 days, OLPC will not only donate a XO Laptop to a child BUT you can get one for a child in your life...and it is all below ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Hello all! Just an FYI update on the comprehensive exams and the dissertation process. Capella announced earlier this week that they are changing the process; an email was sent out to all doctoral learners. Now, some did not get this...not sure why...but I found mine in my Spam folder...as it ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
It may seem like it, as I have not posted since my adventure to the haunted house last week, but it was not the monsters that got me, but life! ;-) After the haunted house, I spent two days recovering, giving out candy to little monsters, and trying to fight ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
This is the time of year that I love. Here in Michigan, the trees are at their peak colors and the crispness of the air makes working on my comps at 3:00 am very inviting! Halloween is our favorite holiday, as it is also our anniversary! Each year we visit ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
I found myself immersed in one of the new Capella Library resources a couple of days ago and returned there this morning to get information...it is the CQ Researcher Online and it is GREAT! There are tons of research articles there covering many aspects that relate to different areas. Also ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
There is a conversation going on within my comps course about Second Life and its use in education. Other social networking sites are used within education and many are "banned", especially in the K-12 venues. Do any of you use them for personal, family, career, or fun? I have MySpace ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
I learned about this petition today through Doctoral Learner's Yahoo Group. Please follow this link to learn more about it: Extend Capella Unit 10 To Sunday Midnight I have to agree that this ending on Fridays was not always conducive to a good time for me (and others I have ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
As this busy weekend winds down, I thought I would post a quick FYI for everyone. As we are all here supporting one another, I gave all the invites write rights! Which, although is not perfect grammar, does give anyone who signs in the rights to post an original thread. ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
After an impromptu tornado warning, high winds, and small hail balls; we are once again back in the safe zone! It seems Michigan is having its Spring season late this year. It was a little strange to experience this last night as this time last year we had snow and ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
From the DEOS Newsletter: October 17, 2007 From: Selom Assignon Position: Manager, Instructional Design College/Location: Kennedy King College, Chicago, IL Union Status: No This position is with the Center for Distance Learning at the City Colleges of Chicago. The selected candidate will join a team of 4 instructional design managers ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
Elluminate is offering a free vRoom for everyone. You can have up to 3 people in the conference room and it is fully functional. I am working on getting mine set up so we can meet once a week; if you would like to get your own and use it ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
I have come to call the comprehensive exam by terms of boats (okay I am reminiscing about the loss of being able to float on our lake in the warm summer air). It would be interesting to get everyone's thoughts on which one they are taking or which one they ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 23 months ago
I got this today from the Sloan-C news. Sorry if it is a repeat from something you have all seen. I will try and post calls for papers and job ops when I get them. Also, if you have not seen the Associated Content website, check it out! They publish ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 24 months ago
I’ve established a new “School Improvement” blog, where I will post ideas and resources about how performance improvement ideas and tools can be used in school settings. Use this link to get to the blog: New School Improvement Blog [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 24 months ago
Many of us love the accessibility of the digital book (or ebook, as we often call them). No hunting the stacks or taking a trip to a far-away library. Just a few keystrokes and there it is. But then you’ve got to read them. That’s where the digital book starts ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 24 months ago
On the night of September 12, 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall at Galveston, Texas at approximately 2:00 am Central Time as a Category 2 hurricane. With sustained winds of 110 mph (1 mile an hour shy of a Cat3), this should not have been a major hurricane by Gulf of ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 24 months ago
Capella Librarians are leaving soon for the Atlanta Colloquium which begins this weekend. If you are going you may want to plan on attending one one of the following sessions: Finding Scholarly Articles & Books for Track 1 and Track 2 learners. Sunday at 1:45pm and Monday at 11:00am. Advanced ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 24 months ago
When the web first became a household word in the 1990s, dates weren’t all that important. The web was so new that everything on it must be new, too. Early in the 2000s dates weren’t all that important, either. Old sites looked, well, old fashioned. It was easy to pick ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 24 months ago
In an earlier post, I referenced Peter Ewell’s book on accreditation, and his discussion of five core values that undergird American higher education accreditation. One of those core values is the combination of academic freedom and shared governance. Both of these concepts are cited by some who resist increased accountability ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 24 months ago
September 17 was made Constitution Day in 2004, creating a day for everyone to learn about the U.S. Constitution. In celebration, I’m going to present a few government resources (digital, but still very wordy) that may be useful for research. First, the Government Printing Office is responsible for making available ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 24 months ago
A recent article from the BBC News stated: “The internet needs a way to help people separate rumour from real science…” I have a strong doubt we will ever achieve an ideal, factual Internet, so in the meantime we’ll need to continue to use critical thought and evaluative skills to ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 24 months ago
Jim Henson’s Fantastic World (http://www.atlantahistorycenter.co~ Evening for Educators at the Atlanta History Center (http://www.atlantahistorycenter.co~ is scheduled for Thursday, October 30... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 24 months ago
FUNDamentals!Sandy Spruill,TIE member andGrants Administrator, Georgia Public Broadcasting Money, Honey!The old saying, “You’ve got to spend money to make money.”... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 24 months ago
I’m always surprised when I get a call from a learner and the first thing they do is apologize for “bothering” me. Nonsense - calls from learners are usually the best, most productive part of my day. They are and SHOULD be the focus of why the Library exists. Most ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 24 months ago
Just yesterday, the Division of Emergency Management in Florida brought their Operations Center from a level 2 to a level 3 after 26 days of response and recovery to Hanna, which made 4 separate landfalls in Florida. Now Texas, is facing Hurricane IKE, whose outer bands reach out 900 miles. ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 24 months ago
As we continue to improve the site and make it more useful for you, we're adding a new section dedicated... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 24 months ago
With Quarter 3 ending and a few weeks before Quarter 4 starts up, there’s a bit of time to spend on things other than assignments. I know a lot of you have already filled up those free hours, doing things like cleaning house, catching up on sleep, or reintroducing yourself ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 24 months ago
Once again, today’s anniversary conjures up just about every available emotion and feeling. The significance of today’s date is etched in the collective psyche of nearly every American. Most Americans can recall exactly what they were doing and where they were at a precisely the moment they heard of the ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 24 months ago
Short A Vowel Sounds (component/option,com_remository/It~ SMART Notebook created by Joy Jensen in Glynn County (If you don't have a SMART... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 24 months ago
A lot of learners start their research on the web, perhaps with a search engine such as Google. Type in just about any topic and you’re sure to get hundreds, if not thousands, of results. But how good are those results? With most search results you are taken to a ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 24 months ago
In his recent publication, U.S. Accreditation and the Future of Quality Assurance, published by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), Peter Ewell devotes a chapter examining the relationship of accreditation and “the academy.” Indeed, one of the original reasons that higher education institutions created accreditation was to “define the ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 24 months ago
While planning for National Preparedness Month (September), the United States Fire Administration (USFA) released a new report on August 20th which is the latest technical report in a series regarding being prepared. The report named Fire Department Preparedness for Extreme Weather Emergencies and Natural Disasters shares serious insights on not ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
A full week prior to landfall, and without full knowledge of where Gustav would make landfall, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was making plans for a full-scale evacuation of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. This evacuation plan, a result of the Katrina experience, involved no less than three state police ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
Last week I posted on the Democratic party platform that referenced “non-traditional learners.” Yesterday, the Republican party approved its platform. And I am pleased to see that they, too, reference the other 85 percent of America’s higher education students. To quote: “Lifelong learning will continue to transform the demographics of ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Google has branched out in many different areas, besides searching for information on the Web, one tool that may help you in your coursework is called Google Docs (http://docs.google.com). Google Docs is free and you just need to register to get a user name and password. It can help you: ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
Another terrible anniversary looms, one that we all wish had never happened. In September of 2001, the way we did our public safety jobs changed forever. We watched as planes crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. The day soon was dubbed “9/11”. This ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in July 2008. Of the titles added, 2 were an APA book and 13 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books 1. Medically unexplained illness: Gender and biopsychosocial implications, ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
I would like to welcome several public safety practitioner learners as they join as new authors of Public Safety Signals. These practitioners represent the first set of learners to join as authors on the blog. Melissa Beasley is a Police Captain from the Florence, AL Police Department, Darryl Jones Chief ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
GaETC 2008 is rapidly approaching and promises to be an exciting professional learning opportunity for all Georgia educators! CALLING ALL... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
If you are planning to attend the Coastal Georgia GLMA Showcase hosted by Liberty County (http://www.liberty.k12.ga.us/) on September 26, please... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
With one political convention just finished and another one in full swing, there’s been a lot of talk about politicians’ records. Since both the major party candidates are Senators, there’s a one-stop-shop for looking at their actual doings on the job. And it’s from America’s biggest library: the Library of ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
Greetings, As of this writing, Hurricane Gustav has now strengthened to a Category Hurricane Three Hurricane and is approaching Cuba. The projected path of Gustav predicts that Gustav may potentially make landfall in the southern Gulf Coast by Tuesday morning. The path, and strength, are somewhat unpredictable. Three years ago, ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
FUNDamentals! Sandy Spruill,TIE member andGrants Administrator, Georgia Public Broadcasting Even in this high-tech world, sometimes just nothing beats the... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
We often get calls from learners who have been searching a Library database for articles on their topic and are getting few or no results. When that happens it is usually for one of two reasons: you are using the wrong words to describe your topic or you are in ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
Robert G. Henshaw has written a very interesting article about technology in higher education through 2035 in the current issue of the Journal of Online Education. This is a thoughtful piece that describes higher education institutions as being at a crossroads. He states that institutions to date have too often ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
Greetings - the following comment is from Dr. Marian Mosser. She is the newest member of our blog team. Tropical Storm Fay Gone but Not Forgotten On August 16, 2008, the State of Florida was declared to be under the threat of Tropical Storm Fay by the National Hurricane Center, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
When many people think of research, they automatically think of books. They’re big, packed with information, and fill library shelves. But as you work on your degree at Capella, you may find yourself using very few of them. This isn’t just because it’s hard for your Capella librarians to get ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) is an approach that attempts to weave writing assignments throughout all content areas. Writing takes... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
As readers of this blog are aware, I have been keeping track of the presidential candidates’ positions on higher education and watching for recognition of the other 85% - adult, part-time, financially independent students. This article in the Chronicle of Higher Education is a report on the first day of ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
I have previously posted about the education positions of the presidential candidates and criticized both candidates for failing to address the needs of adult, part-time, and financially independent students—the other 85%. In a comment to my August 4 blog post, one person suggested that I was expressing my “political loyalties” ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Some eagle-eyed First Course learners remarked that PsychARTICLES and the Sage databases don’t have a scholarly articles limiter checkbox. (For some background on this option, see our media piece: What are Peer Reviewed Articles and How Do I Find Them?) The reason that Sage and PsycARTICLES don’t have the checkbox ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
I just LOVE journal and search alerts. Just this morning I was pleasantly surprised by most recent article on the subject of libary anxiety in my Google Reader! How COOL is that! Ok maybe you are not interested in the topic of library anxiety, but what topics are you interested ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
Recently the Chronicle of Higher Education had two articles on the same day reporting on accountability issues being discussed at the annual meeting of the Association for Institutional Research. http://chronicle.com/news/article/4~ http://chronicle.com/daily/2008/05/~ In the first article, the speaker “expressed regret” that the relationships of colleges, accreditors, and federal regulators are being ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
The Google Teacher Academy (GTA) is coming to Chicago on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. The GTA is Google's free training... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
FUNDamentals! by Sandy Spruill,TIE member andGrants Administrator, Georgia Public Broadcasting Funding Freebie!●Do you aspire to be a better, more successful... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
Recently, the Capella University Public Safety program within the School of Human Services entire program was certified as meeting Quality Matters standards. Quality Matters is a peer-reviewed process consisted of experienced and trained online professors that review online courses to ensure that the course is student-centered and that the course ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
The higher you go with your education, the more likely it is that you’ll be using primary resources for your research. By the time you are working on a dissertation, you may be using primary resources exclusively. Primary sounds important, but what does it really mean? Primary resources come up ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
Check out the latest addition to the TIE Network site! You can now bookmark and SHARE your favorite pages... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
FUNDamentals! Sandy Spruill,TIE member andGrants Administrator, Georgia Public Broadcasting Hopefully you have looked at the sites I recommended in my... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
I was pleased to learn last week that our public safety program received program level approval from Quality Matters. Adopting the Quality Matters program is one of the ways in which the Public Safety program at Capella University is leading the definition of excellence and quality in online education for ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
This article highlights a new federal requirement to “authenticate” that online students are who they claim to be. Ostensibly this is to curb cheating on tests. Never mind that no one has demonstrated that cheating is a bigger issue online than in the classroom. But what is happening, as reported ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Okay, so I got your attention with that title. It’s not really like that, but there is a kernel of truth to the question: it can be very hard to limit your library search to articles that focus on the United States. It was a question that came up several ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
You may have seen the RefWorks email from the library or mentions of it in this blog. Still, many learners who came to the Dallas colloquium weren’t sure what RefWorks could do for them. We knew there’d be a lot of questions about RefWorks, so we had a librarian devoted ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Some of the Library staff are “on the road” this week in hot… hot… hot Dallas! We of course are in a lovely air conditioned hotel and very busy teaching Library sessions, visiting cohorts and meeting one-on-one with Learners (its so nice to meet people in-person!) So why would you ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
The big search engine news this week is the release of Cuil (pronounded “cool”). The creation of some former Google employees, Cuil has been showing up in technology news reports all over the web. The buzz has been decidedly mixed. Librarians are heavy web searchers, and we are always looking ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
One of the first steps in research is determining what you don’t know, so you can fill those holes with what you find. You start with an idea for a topic, pick your keywords and search strategy, and then begin searching in a database or library catalog. But it isn’t ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
In a University setting we tend to define expertise according to scholarly credentials, research and publishing experience. To find experts, we can simply go to the library, look for peer reviewed articles, see who cites who and use our subject knowledge to evaluate accordingly. On the wider Internet, however, expertise ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Google is launching their own online encyclopedia, Knol. Unlike Wikipedia, Knol will be written by experts who sign each entry. This will directly combat some of the major criticisms of Wikipedia: posts can be poorly researched or written, and no one is held responsible for the quality of an entry. ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
If you’re a frequent EBSCOhost user (Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, etc) you’ve probably already heard the news. On Wednesday morning, EBSCO finally rolled out the new interface they are calling EBSCOhost 2.0. They say the change “will provide you with the most powerful, clean and intuitive interface available.” Rest assured ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
We now have access to Journal of Positive Psychology. It will show up in Journal Locator and Article Linker tomorrow. We have access from 2006 to present. PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in May and June 2008. Of the titles added, 7 were APA books and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
I received many questions this morning in the Library’s email box about writing and the APA format. Besides the APA Publication Manual, the first resource I think of for these questions is Capella’s Online Writing Center. Here is the path through iGuide: Academic > Academic Support Resources > Online Writing ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
TIE Network members who have submitted approved technology-enhanced projects to the TIE Network website should have already received a TIE... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
A visitor to a creative classroom is often struck by the level of excitement and student engagement. What is more... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Okay, so I got your attention with that title. It’s not really like that, but there is a kernel of truth to the question: it can be very hard to limit your library search to articles that focus on the United States. It was a question that came up several ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
You may have seen the RefWorks email from the library or mentions of it in this blog. Still, many learners who came to the Dallas colloquium weren’t sure what RefWorks could do for them. We knew there’d be a lot of questions about RefWorks, so we had a librarian devoted ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
FUNDamentals! It’s back-to-school time – and for many teachers that means “$chool”! As budgets... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
Georgia Public Broadcasting will be launching a new digital education channel on October 1, 2008. This new channel, GPB... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
Do you have a new school in your district that needs a Teacher Passcode to access the GPB Education (http://www.gpb.org/education)... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
Professor James Gee kicked off the 4th Games, Learning, and Society Conference (http://www.glsconference.org/2008/~ in Madison, Wisconsin with a talk entitled... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
I have previously checked the Web sites of presidential candidates to see if they even acknowledge the other 85 percent of higher education students that are the reality today. As of July 25, 2008, neither candidate has indicated any awareness of part-time, adult, or working college students. Their focus is ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Some of the Library staff are “on the road” this week in hot… hot… hot Dallas! We of course are in a lovely air conditioned hotel and very busy teaching Library sessions, visiting cohorts and meeting one-on-one with Learners (its so nice to meet people in-person!) So why would you ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
Last year on this date at approximately 6:05 PM Central Standard Time, the I-35W Bridge connecting downtown Minneapolis collapsed and plunged into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people. There are several memorials planned throughout the Minneapolis area to commemorate the anniversary. We wrote several blog entries on this topic on ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
The big search engine news this week is the release of Cuil (pronounded “cool”). The creation of some former Google employees, Cuil has been showing up in technology news reports all over the web. The buzz has been decidedly mixed. Librarians are heavy web searchers, and we are always looking ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
This has been a very tough year for battling wildfires in the Western United States, particularly in California. The last battle is near Yosemite National Park and is threatening both homes in the area and the park itself. The wildfires near Yosemite National Park are particularly challenging given the rough ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
One of the first steps in research is determining what you don’t know, so you can fill those holes with what you find. You start with an idea for a topic, pick your keywords and search strategy, and then begin searching in a database or library catalog. But it isn’t ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
We updated the URL for the RSS feed so that we can get better statistics on how you use the... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
This recent coverage of the 21st Century GI Bill reveals that veterans tend to enroll in community college and for-profit institutions because of cost, convenience, and because these institutions cater to their needs. The bill is a very good thing for veterans and is the right thing to do. It ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
In a University setting we tend to define expertise according to scholarly credentials, research and publishing experience. To find experts, we can simply go to the library, look for peer reviewed articles, see who cites who and use our subject knowledge to evaluate accordingly. On the wider Internet, however, expertise ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
If you have not heard of Randy or watched his YouTube videos, you should. This man was and will remain an inspiration to many. He lived well and knew what he wanted. We should all take a page out of his book and apply it to our hectic lives. You'll ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
I had a nice exchange recently with Jim, our web strategies supervisor, about the UI of many web 2.0 sites. He had noted that so many web 2.0 sites have ugly, amateurish-looking user interfaces, which got me to thinking about a cycle that goes like this: First (early 1990s): techies ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
As July wraps up and August peeks around the corner, let’s take a moment to recap what we did... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Google is launching their own online encyclopedia, Knol. Unlike Wikipedia, Knol will be written by experts who sign each entry. This will directly combat some of the major criticisms of Wikipedia: posts can be poorly researched or written, and no one is held responsible for the quality of an entry. ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
This study found that graduates of PhD programs are being prepared to teach only at research institutions. They do not feel prepared or confident to teach in other settings, settings where most of them actually get jobs and where most of higher education actually takes place. This unfortunately reflects the ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
I saw this video for the first time during the 2008 TIE Network Summer Academy held in Decatur, GA, and... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
I had a nice exchange recently with Jim, our web strategies supervisor, about the UI of many web 2.0 sites. He had noted that so many web 2.0 sites have ugly, amateurish-looking user interfaces, which got me to thinking about a cycle that goes like this: First (early 1990s): techies ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
If you’re a frequent EBSCOhost user (Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, etc) you’ve probably already heard the news. On Wednesday morning, EBSCO finally rolled out the new interface they are calling EBSCOhost 2.0. They say the change “will provide you with the most powerful, clean and intuitive interface available.” Rest assured ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
We now have access to Journal of Positive Psychology. It will show up in Journal Locator and Article Linker tomorrow. We have access from 2006 to present. PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in May and June 2008. Of the titles added, 7 were APA books and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
I received many questions this morning in the Library’s email box about writing and the APA format. Besides the APA Publication Manual, the first resource I think of for these questions is Capella’s Online Writing Center. Here is the path through iGuide: Academic > Academic Support Resources > Online Writing ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Are you using print books in your research? Sick of typing the information into an emptry RefWorks form? You don’t have to mess with that any more! You can use WorldCat to get APA citation information into RefWorks quickly and easily. Check out this video that WorldCat has added to ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
Over the past 2 months I have been desperately seeking a job in our small and not very progressive area (think 1987 - they are about 21 years behind). Each interview ended with a phone call that stated I was either over-qualified or under-experienced (ugh). I have my CV and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Whenever I or the other Capella librarians bring up web resources such as blogs, learners will often respond with the question: “How can I use those in my papers? They’re not scholarly sources.” That’s a great question. Blog posts aren’t peer-reviewed journal articles. Many of them are hardly more than ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Attention all library Web site users! The library is always looking for ways to improve delivery of services you want and need. Please take our survey to help us better understand your needs. We’d love to have comments from anyone who uses the library Web site, whether faculty, staff or ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
In higher education, one of the things that gets talked about but rarely defined with any clarity is “quality.’ What is quality? How do we know that the rigor is there to drive quality? For years colleges referred to quality in terms of input. The most award-winning faculty, the largest ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
Removed because the deadline is over - BUT keeping the link active as they often post open calls at this link! [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Coming soon: We’ll be going through 23 Things that are part of Web 2.0. Follow along to learn more about what Web 2.0 is, how it relates to information literacy, and how it can be used in scholarly research. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
When we first talked about getting RefWorks, we were asked about how RefWorks works with APA style. It works quite nicely, in fact. When you are ready to produce a bibliography, you can chose whatever citation style you choose. For most of us, that style with be the most recent ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
Greetings, Happy Independence Day! As you know, this day marks the birthday of the United States as an independent nation and I would like to thank those throughout Public Safety, particularly our military personnel serving abroad, for keeping this great Nation Free and Safe. Take care and stay safe. Joe ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
For many of you Monday is the start of a new quarter. Did you know the Library has a tool that can help your manage your assignment deadlines? Check out the Assignment Calculator on the Library’s Guides & Tutorials Page. This tool not only helps you plan your time, it ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
A few weeks ago I posted two library tips for new learners. Here are two more below: 1. Sort by Relevance: Sometimes your results look random at first, since the databases sort articles by date as a default. So the most recent article will be at the top – not ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
As a military veteran I was very pleased to learn that Capella University has just released the results of a study entitled Joining Forces America that explored post-combat mental health and reentry issues of returning service members. The military is a major component of our country’s public safety infrastructure and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
You probably received an email this week announcing the new citation management tool available from the Library (RefWorks). Depending on what browser you use and your security settings, you may find the following security certificate (see picture below) when you try to access RefWorks. While the message sounds scary, this ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
Back in March, I posted an essay by Judith S. Eaton on the future of accreditation that resulted in a number of responses. Ms. Eaton is the head of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and her essay was discussed at CHEA’s summer workshop. It was agreed during the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Business Source Complete has a wide selection of books: over 800. With most focused on very practical business issues, you’ll see titles such as: Action Research in Organizations A-Z of Employment Law Key Events & Lessions for Managers in a Diverse Workforce Social Responsibility of Business Twenty-Two Ways to Develop ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
I am proud to announce that Dr. Marian Mosser has joined the Capella public safety faculty team. Marian retired from the U.S. Army in 1997 at the rank of lieutenant colonel and during her career in the military she coordinated with FBI, CIA, NSA officials and foreign intelligence and security ... [Link]
From TIE Network | Posted 2 years ago
Here is it Friday at 6pm; our last lab day at DeVry and we've gone green on the brain.... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
A few months ago, we posted here that the United States Supreme Court was adjudicating a very important decision regarding firearms control policy in the case of Washington, D.C. v. Heller. According to legal analysts, this ruling will have little effect on existing policies and laws. The case centers around ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
Recently, I posted a review of the major presidential candidates’ positions on education. I expressed disappointment that little attention was given to higher education and, in particular, to higher education for adults and independent part-time students. On Monday, Senator Obama made a speech on competitiveness that included references to education. ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
When doing academic research, you may find yourself searching for works by a particular author. There are several reasons you’d want to do this: Learn more about the topic from an established expert or seminal author. Develop an understanding of an author’s change in opinions or interest over time. Learn ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
Richard Vedder, a member of the Spellings Commission, has recently written this commentary in which he calls for colleges to become more transparent. Among the things he calls for are measures of learning outcomes, student engagement, and research with alumni to assess how successful they are. He describes transparency as ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
We’ve added a few popular titles to the NetLibrary ebook database! These were all added due to popular demand: Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach Think Good, Feel Good: A Cognitive Behavior Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People Evidence Based Coaching Handbook; Putting Best Practices to Work for your ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
As I sat here yesterday reflecting on my exam experience, it popped in my head that one of the things I have noticed from those who succeeded in their exam process that we all had one thing in common - support from our families! When approaching your exams, take the ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
Frequent concerns that people express about using blogs, wikis and other Web 2.0 technology in a corporate environment revolve around what’s appropriate and what isn’t. Certainly there are things that pretty much everyone would agree don’t reflect professional behavior, but what about that whole swath of gray area that seems ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
A couple of us from NextGen — including me — are attending the O’Reilly Web 2.0 expo in San Francisco this week. Before I head out, I thought I’d jot down a couple things I’m hoping to get from the conference. First, I want to better establish a shared definition ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
As we’re currently in the midst of a free thinking Friday – I pose the following question. Why brownbags and not blog posts? Often, either free-standing or as part of departmental meetings, we have brownbag sessions as a way to communicate projects, report results, or other internal news and updates ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
Based upon some conversations I’ve been listening to on Twitter, I just came across the SPLASH project (Student Personal Learning And Social Homepages) at the University of Sussex. As we are currently evaluating some of the same back-end software, this write up is not just a recommended read, but of ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
Currently we’ve been discussing the inherent value of adopting web principles as guiding direction for our internal teams. As one of the first posts on this blog, Jason worked toward a definition of the Content Management and Online Colaboration team. Building on this, we’ve been on the lookout for other ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
I read a great piece the other day by Kevin Kelly at “The Technium.” Read it here: http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archi~ Kelly’s one of the originators of Wired magazine, and he’s written a lot about the hive mind, the wisdom of crowds, the whole idea that one route to excellence is to empower ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
There’s a good post at O’Reilly radar (http://radar.oreilly.com/) today: The piece is a thoughtful examination of how one content producer — Reuters — envisions how the future of the web (specifically, the semantic web) will affect its own directions. It’s not hard to see parallels to Capella here: like Reuters, ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
Some good discussions this week among the CMOC team (the fightin’ Sea Moccasins of CMOC, I like to call us) about what a transformed learner iGuide might look like. This is a fun part of any project like this: we get to open our minds, talk about possbilities, brainstorm new ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
So we’ve just flipped our calendars to a new year. If I make any resolutions, they’re generally the same as those I made the year — or even the day — before: read more, eat better, be more patient, spend more time with my kids, break 80 on the golf ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
One of the projects we’ve been casually evaluating is how to better leverage RSS feeds across the University. So far we’ve had a lot of great ideas, but the most difficult element we’re running into is simply communicating what RSS is and how it works, in a simple way and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
As you accumulate research from quarter to quarter, especially if you’re working towards a dissertation, you might find it’s difficult to keep track of the research you have used. I spoke with one learner at a recent colloquia who described a complex system of labeled shoe boxes in her dining ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
I recently attended a higher education conference where the head of a large state university system talked candidly about the impact of online education on public universities and public research universities, in particular. It was a frank and thoughtful assessment of the issues confronting these institutions. Hopefully I can do ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
The library is packing up and getting ready to take our “show on the road” in Phoenix. If you too will be at the Phoenix Colloquium, consider adding one of our informative sessions to your agenda. Is this your first Colloquium or you have you had some difficulties using the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
According to Hitwise, Google recently hit a new high in terms of search engine traffic. In May 2008 over 68% of all searches in the United States were done using Google. Yahoo placed a very distant second with just under 20%. Frequent users of Google have probably noticed that at ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Erin’s post last week brought up some interesting issues about ebooks and availability. I came across a blog post on the same day by Christopher Dawson, of ZDNET Education, about Steven Ballmer’s (Microsoft CEO) recent comments about all types of media going online in an electronic format. Print a thing ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
This week one of the giants of higher education, and especially higher education for adults, the University of Phoenix, released its inaugural “Annual Academic Report.” The report covered student satisfaction ratings, scores on the Measurement of Academic Proficiency and Progress (MAPP), the Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (SAILS) and ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
Two preeminent and respected scholars in the United States, Dr. Bruce Hoffman and Dr. Marc Sageman are apparently in disagreement regarding the structure and development of terror cells and terror organizations. Both scholars have diverse and expert backgrounds and have conducted significant research on terrorists, terror cells, and terror organizations. ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Books are never far from a scholar’s hands, just as songs are never far from a singer’s lips. - Chinese Proverb I got that quotation from a “book:” The Columbia World of Quotations from 1996, to be exact, but I didn’t go to a shelf to find it. Instead I ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 2 years ago
Contrary to what many believe, the law does not protect every workplace “unfairness”. Most employees are “at-will” and can be terminated for any reason. Some reason(s) that are illegal are those that implicate discrimination against a class of persons protected by statute (see Title VII) and expanded, limited or interpreted ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
I have been following the presidential candidates and hoped that, per this article, Senator Obama had addressed higher education. However, the text of the speech reveals that this was about K-12, and references to either TRIO or GEAR UP was made in passing. Hopefully, as the campaign heats up over ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
There are definite themes that emerge in the questions from new library researchers. (I’m the reference librarian embedded in the Psychology FirstCourses, which means I participate in a week of discussion every month, giving tips to new learners.) Other times, learners may ask whether there are any essential tips that ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Many learners contact the library asking how to find peer reviewed articles or how to determine if an article they found is from a peer reviewed journal. What is “peer review?” From the library’s PDF guide What are Peer-reviewed Articles & How do I Find Them? Peer Review is defined ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
Here are highlights of my presentation to the ASTD International Conference and Exposition: Adobe Presenter Part I Podcast Part I Adobe Presenter Part II Podcast Part II Adobe Presenter Part III Podcast Part III Handouts for Dr. Hardt’s presentation [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
We are often asked what library resources are available to Capella Alumni. One important component to supporting your information needs will always be Using Libraries in Your Area. However, some practitioners need scholarly/academic research that might not be available in their local library. After much planning, the Alumni office at ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
Follow me, as I attend sessions at the ASTD International Conference and Exposition in San Diego, CA. I’ll be posting podcasts periodically, giving my observations on the sessions I’m attending. I hope you enjoy the podcasts. Generally, they will last about 3-5 minutes and can run on Quicktime or iTunes. ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
Mike Minaudo, recent Capella PhD grad, attended and presented at The 9th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice Across Europe which was held in Lille, France on 21-23 May 2008. The theme of the conference was “Developing Leaders and Managers.” The papers presented by several of the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
I often get questions from learners asking what libraries they can use in their area. Like your courses, the Library for Capella learners is online and we do our best to have all the resources to support your research needs. Getting used to using an online library (like taking a ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
If you are, you’re not alone. Electronic resources change every day, and it’s very difficult for a citation style to keep up. There are library databases, online journals, PDFs, HTML pages, power points, blogs, websites, newsgroups, books, podcasts, etc. That means that there may not be an “official” example of ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in April 2008. Of the titles added, 3 were APA books and 4 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books The meaning of others: Narrative studies of relationships, © ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
Last week the higher education media reported on an important publication by Cliff Adelman, who has been cited previously in this blog. Article 1 Article 2 Mr. Adelman is cited as someone who is known for “ahead of the curve and politically challenging analyses of higher education.” The articles report ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
The Capella Library has just added the Journal of Mixed Methods Research. It contains scholarly articles about the use of mixed methodology in research, and includes reviews of books on methodology. If you are using mixed methods for your dissertation, this is a great resource for you. To access this ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
Although contemporary public safety must address new and evolving threats, drug enforcement remains a perennial challenge. In yesterday’s New York Times, there was an article about the dangers of high ranking public safety officials stepping up enforcement efforts in Mexico. These incidents in Mexico are important to the United States ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
We have added new guides to the Library’s Guides & Tutorials page What are Peer-reviewed Articles & How do I Find Them? (Flash with audio) a link to…Reading Strategies This resource is designed to help you build skills and strategies to make your reading as efficient as possible. Course-specific Guides ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
Frequent concerns that people express about using blogs, wikis and other Web 2.0 technology in a corporate environment revolve around what’s appropriate and what isn’t. Certainly there are things that pretty much everyone would agree don’t reflect professional behavior, but what about that whole swath of gray area that seems ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Think plagiarizing can be considered an innocent mistake? These stories may cause you to think again about copying and pasting that bit from an article or website. Plagiarizing can carry extreme repercussions both on the job and concerning a degree in progress or already granted. Plagiarism is rarely considered an ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
Mike Minaudo, PhD, recently received an Alumni Grant from Capella University, so he could attend an international conference, and make a presentation. Look below for more information about the Alumni Grant. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Dr. Naomi Stanford, who teaches in SOBT, has had a new book published recently: Standford, N. (2007). The Economist Guide to Organisation Design. Profile Books. This is her second book. Her first one was published in 2005: Organization Design: the Collaborative Approach. -KateP [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Good question, isn’t it? We (Erin & Sommer) attended the LOEX conference last weekend in rainy Oak Brook, Illinois. The main focus of this conference is information literacy and library instruction. Basically, a bunch of librarians got together to talk about how best to turn mere mortals into super searchers. ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
A devastating cyclone has that struck the nation of Myanmmar last weekend that killed 100,000 persons is now in the Second Response or recovery phase. Part of the recovery phase entails rescue and relief for those afflicted in the region. The government of Myanmmar has reportedly seized aid in a ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
Here is a link to a short presentation from Dr. Hardt, showing highlights of the POD Network (Professional and Organizational Development Network) Conference last October in Pittsburgh. Dr. Hardt presented a poster session on a paper he co-wrote with Dr. Phyllis Misite on “Effective Online Teaching and Learning: A Question ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
Recently, Alan Contreras, the administrator of the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, spoke to college and university presidents and board members at the annual meeting of the North Central Association of Colleges and School’s Higher Learning Commission annual meeting. He stated that, in his view, there are three critical variables ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
A: We get many phone calls and emails from learners who are having trouble looking for articles but after a few questions we realize the trouble often lies with the topic. When your topic is too broad or too narrow it can make finding articles difficult. For a few tips ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
I am pleased to see that others are concerned about the lack of focus on adult learners and look forward to seeing the data referenced in this article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Thanks to CAEL and NCHEMS for teaming up to gather this data and draw attention to ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
How are things progressing? Have any new Capella news? Who is starting their writing this week? I know a few of you are...remember! Take time out when you are writing; walk away from the computer and walk around the yard. Take an hour to work in the garden, jog up ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
Learners at the Atlanta colloquium were asked if they were interested in starting a “virtual” ISPI chapter, and they said enthusiastically, “Yes!” So, we’re investigating this idea. Thanks to learners Vicki Olund, Kim Campbell, Sue Johnstal, and all the learners at the Atlanta Colloquium for digging into this exciting idea. ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
Julwell Kenney, T&PI learner, was recently interviewed on the “How to Bring Out the Best In You” radio program on radio station WDJZ. Here’s what she said about the experience: My Experience Discussing my new book “How to Bring Out the Best in You” on WDJZ Radio talkshow Abundance with ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
Our specialization meeting in Atlanta tackled the topic “T&PI in Schools and non-Traditional Settings.” Notes taken by Sue Johnstal, learner from Michigan, are attached. As many of you know, “school improvement” is a hot topic right now, with a lot of focus on schools through No Child Left Behind, and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
I’ve been playing around with a new Del.i.cious account for Mental Health Counseling this week. As you know, not all websites are created equal - particularly when you are looking for credible information, so it’s nice to have a place to store the best sites I find. The librarians are ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
As you find articles on your topic, remember that each article is a gold mine of additional information. The bibliography or list of references can be a great way to find additional material (I have heard students say they think this is cheating–but trust me it isn’t). The journal the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
For those of you who just can’t get enough about libraries here is something more for your reading pleasure…. The Guardian newspaper in the UK recently published a special section on Academic Libraries. “The Google Generation Report… found young people lacking in critical and analytical skills. Libraries are well placed ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
Alpha Phi Sigma National Honor Society at Atlanta Colloquium Last week at our residential colloquium in Atlanta we had the distinct pleasure of inducting 63 learners into Iota Omicron, which is Capella University’s chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma national honor society. Our chapter is less than a year old and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
While at the Atlanta colloquium, I was asked the same question over and over: How do I find a research article that uses a specific methodology? There are many types of methodology terms you may run into: qualitative, quantitative, case study, mixed method, phenomenological, action research, content analysis, etc. The ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
My colleague Erika and I have been out of the office for the past couple days presenting at the Off-Campus Library Services Conference in Salt Lake City, UT. Since I am based in Minneapolis I was looking forward to some warmer weather, but unfortunately it has been overcast and rainy. ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
I just read about a program to bring the Library via “vending machine” to commuter stops in San Francisco. “The Contra Costa County Library is proud to be the first in the nation to offer the public book lending machines under a new program called Library-a-Go-Go.” “A new program called ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
A twelve (12) hour maintenance window will take place to install three new platform enhancements. The window will begin Saturday, April 26, 2008, at 22:00 EDT to Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 10:00 EDT. Some ProQuest products will not be available during this maintenance window. -KateP [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
A couple of us from NextGen — including me — are attending the O’Reilly Web 2.0 expo in San Francisco this week. Before I head out, I thought I’d jot down a couple things I’m hoping to get from the conference. First, I want to better establish a shared definition ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
This blog has reiterated through several posts the importance of personnel issues in public safety. The human element in public safety, albeit domestic public safety or international public safety cannot be emphasized enough. The type of stress and pressure can be overwhelming and have long-term detrimental effects. The United States ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
We have added new guides to our Guides & Tutorials page. Enjoy! New Guides: Search by Methodology: Case Study (PDF) Finding Related Articles (Based on the Articles You Already Have) (PDF) Updated Guides: We have added ebooks on research methodologies to Search by Methodology: Qualitative, Quantitative (PDF) Do you have ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Today is both the first day of the Atlanta Colloquium and the last day of National Library Week. One of the things we Capella Librarians do is answer reference questions. We only get to answer those questions face-to-face here at colloquia. In celebration of National Library Week, the American Libraries ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
Response to comment by Janet Duke to the post “What is the risk in colleges and universities being more transparent / accountable” First, thanks for posting the New York Times article. Second, I chose to wait to reply until after the annual meeting of the Higher Learning Commission in Chicago ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
Just a quick note to say WOW...there are many who struggle with their topic/proposal and now I am realizing that this is a process that takes some VERY deep thinking and many sleepless nights! If you are struggling or have struggled with getting that elusive proposal submitted with no revisions...check ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in March 2008. Of the titles added, 2 were APA books and 6 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books A history of psychology in autobiography, Vol. IX, © ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Back in February, Kate posted some useful links to election resources on the web. Here’s another great resource from the Lexis Nexis database in our library. They have a special Campaign 2008 search, which will let you quickly search for news articles, blogs and transcripts relating to the current campaign ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Did you know that you can get the latest issue of a journal or magazine (i.e. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Business Week, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, etc.) sent right to your email inbox? Set up a Journal Alert or Table of Contents Alert using the Library databases. The email ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
Counter terrorism officials in Britain are releasing a report warning that the terror threat in Britain is actually worsening. This is not good news for not only Britain, but the entire European Union and given the decentralized and globalized structure of contemporary terror threats, other countries under threat throughout the. ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
This article by Nancy C. Rodriquez in University Business lays out the problems facing college transfer students in Kentucky. In an earlier posting, I referenced Kentucky’s desire to increase the number of college graduates in that state. Kudos to Kentucky for this, a desire that is shared by many other ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
As the first week starts to wrap up, I was wondering today what others felt about the new process for our dissertation courseroom? I have heard varying opinions over the past week; mainly the complaints have been there are a few misunderstandings about what can and cannot be done in ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Have you every wondered when you are “done” with your Literature Review? Have I found everything? Well there are a couple of resources on the Library’s Guides & Tutorials page that can help. First our Research Guides. We have developed Research Guides for each of the Schools within Capella: Education, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Like a lot of news junkies, I try to skim several newspapers and magazines every day. Many news organizations allow readers free access online, but some still require a subscription. That means a lot of money to spend and passwords to remember. You can save a bit of time and ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
The premise of The Other 85 Percent is that public opinion and public policy making regarding higher education still focus on what is now a distinct minority of higher education students. That minority is the student who goes directly from high school to study full-time on a traditional campus. Too ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Welcome to the Spring Quarter! It is that time of the quarter when we get lots of calls on course readings and textbooks. Here are a few of our Frequently Asked Questions: Q: I am a new learner, how do I get to the course readings in the Library? A: ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
I had the opportunity to talk with a Capella learner at Colloquia who has recently co-authored a book called Crimes of the Internet by Frank Schmalleger and Michael Pittaro. Additional information on the book can be found on the publisher’s web site for the book Congratulations, Michael! If you have ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
As we’re currently in the midst of a free thinking Friday - I pose the following question. Why brownbags and not blog posts? Often, either free-standing or as part of departmental meetings, we have brownbag sessions as a way to communicate projects, report results, or other internal news and updates ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Methodology, I don’t know about you but it is such a challenge for me. I am currently working on the proposal for my dissertation and this past weekend I was struggling with both my research question and what methodology I want to use to answer that question – sound familiar? ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
Excellent article on how Bloom's can be applied to the digital world we are living in. Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
The Library and Office of Faculty Engagement hosted a group of faculty and staff in early March to work on Information Literacy at Capella. It was a fabulous and productive event. To read more click on the Information Literacy page. -KateP [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
As I begin my journey into my dissertation process, I wondered if anyone who has been there, done that can give tips on how to approach this in a "doable" and "painless" manner? LOL...Here are some tips that I have gotten over the past few months:Give yourself treats when you ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
Based upon some conversations I’ve been listening to on Twitter, I just came across the SPLASH project (Student Personal Learning And Social Homepages) at the University of Sussex. As we are currently evaluating some of the same back-end software, this write up is not just a recommended read, but of ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
I remember when my father finished his dissertation. He had a couple copies bound: one for the University library and another for home. The family celebrated by buying our first color television (it was the mid ’80s . . . we were a bit behind the times). It was the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
I like free tools where I can instantly see how they make my life simpler. Here are a couple that quickly help you see if a book is available at your local library (adding on to the LibCat post) . 1.) Worldcat.org Go to www.worldcat.org. Type in your title, author ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
This short article gives some good rational of using Web 2.0 technologies (such as this blog) to connect to users. I think this is true whether you are a Fortune 500 company, a small business, a library, a professor, a non-profit, or any person/group who provides a product or service. ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
Judith Eaton offers an interesting projection about what the ultimate impact will be of the current call for greater higher education accountability. While her view may be a bit extreme, it captures the dilemma of what to do when the public presses for increased information and transparency from colleges and ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 2 years ago
Currently we’ve been discussing the inherent value of adopting web principles as guiding direction for our internal teams. As one of the first posts on this blog, Jason worked toward a definition of the Content Management and Online Colaboration team. Building on this, we’ve been on the lookout for other ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
The time between quarters can be a good time to explore the resources available to you as a Capella learner. Two great places to start are the: AND Use this time to build skills and become familiar with tools that will be useful and save you time during your research ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
In the course of the Anaheim colloquium in December,2007-January, 2008, learners identified possible topics for their dissertations. Here are the possible topics and contact information, if you are interested in conversing with the learner Callee Goforth caleego@gmail.com Topic: “Professional development in public schools” or “Incentive programs to increase performance.” Thomas ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
As a professional it’s a good practice to keep up with the current trends, new developments and research within your field. There are several ways you can maintain and increase your knowledge long after you earn your degree. Joining professional organizations is an excellent strategy. They usually provide periodic newsletters ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
The debate over firearms control is enjoying yet another historical evolution as the United States Supreme Court is attempting to interpret and apply the Second Amendment in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller. The raging and eduring debate is focused on one phrase, and perhaps one comma in ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 2 years ago
An earlier post to this blog dealt with Transparency by Design, an effort by a dozen higher education institutions – Capella University included - that serve adult students at a distance to publicly report on what those students will actually learn. Recently, Bob Morse of U.S. News & World Report, ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
I’m very proud to be a part of the work of Drs. Michael Minaudo and Edith Bell. Both of these newly minted PhDs were my mentees over the last several months. Attached you’ll find information about Mike’s and Edith’s dissertation. Congratulations to both Mike and Edith! PowerPoints for Mike Minaudo’s ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 2 years ago
I had the pleasure of attending the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) conference in Cincinnati last week. Faculty members Drs. Joe Pascarella and Howard Henderson attended as well. Joe presented on the interdisciplinary approach to public safety that serves as the foundation to our online public safety program. Howard ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Are you looking for a local library to supplement your research in the Capella University Library? Libcat is a great place to start! It includes a list of links to government, academic, public, and other libraries for each state, so you may be able to find a library near you. ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Do you ever feel like if you were a librarian, searching for resources for your literature review for your dissertation would “a piece of cake”. Well think again, in addition to being a librarian I am also working on the first draft of my proposal for my dissertation. I am ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Are you in Chicago at Colloquia? Stop by the Library/Writing Center for a one-on-one appointment with a librarian. Also attend one of the Library sessions. -KateP [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 2 years ago
Thanks to all of you who participated in our survey on the question “What would you like to see on our T&PI Blog” Attached are the full results. Here are highlights: 1. Most commonly mentioned features you would like to see on this blog: Resources Directory of Faculty and Students ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
The Capella Library has two great databases for technology research: ACM Digital Library IEEE Xplore (added in January) If you are used to searching our other databases, you may be confused the first time you try one of these. ACM looks very different from our other databases, and it searches ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Since we get many calls and emails on this topic–let’s have a quick lesson. So, let’s say you find a citation on the Internet or in a list of references and you want to get the item in full text in the Library. Step 1. What is it? Use the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
Badke, W. (March/April 2008). What to do with Wikipedia. Information Today. 32 (2)Retrieved March 7, 2008 from http://www.infotoday.com/online/mar~ “Banning Wikipedia from the academic world doesn’t work either. It doesn’t prevent students from using it secretly (or plagiarizing from it), plus it helps further the anti-academic subculture. We need to be ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
We finished up 2.5 days of the Information Literacy Faculty Engagement event yesterday. We worked with the Office of Faculty Engagement along with the Academic Honesty Faculty Engagement team to host. Event Goals 1. Explore methods of integrating information literacy outcomes into future courseroom activities and assignments. 2. Develop techniques ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
I have a confession: I find the old material in libraries just as interesting as the new stuff. For one thing, the titles of old books can be highly amusing. Especially, if you use the Advanced search on www.worldcat.org to find other library’s books from 1800-1860 with the word “being” ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 2 years ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in February 2008. Of the 9 titles added, 3 were APA books and 6 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Titles Boundaries in Psychotherapy: Ethical and Clinical Explorations, © ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
Just wondering who may be attending the Chicago Colloquium at the end of this week? Some of our original cohort group will be attending our 4th track there...arriving on Sunday, the 16th! Look us up! [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 2 years ago
Hello all! I am back and have passed my comprehensive exams...ready to roll! I have been doing alot of research and found this interesting article today! Check out this great curriculum idea from a very progressive elementary school!Investing Joins 3 R's at Unusual School - EarthLink - Top News [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Last month at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, VA, Capella University was honored to offer learners and faculty an overview of the Fulbright Program. This session was presented by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) during one of our doctoral colloquia. The Fulbright Program is one of ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
A small, unsophisticated explosive device detonated early this morning at approximately 3:40 AM Eastern Standard Time Zone at the storied Times Square military Recruiting station in New York City today. Although the damage was minimal, the attack was one of many “lesser attacks” in comparison to the two attacks on ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Currently several learners in their first course are not able to access all library resources. If you receive a login error, please call Learner Support and tell them you are a first course learner with no library access. We apologize for the inconvenience. -EmilyW [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 3 years ago
Here is another excellent article from Inside Higher Education. Author Cliff Adelman notes that some 700,000 to 840,000 military members and their families are enrolled in American higher education. This number accounts for roughly 5% of all American enrollments and these students are part of the other 85%. Adelman correctly ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Earlier this year, I wrote about the upcoming Presidential election and public safety. At that time, there was not much clarity in the race from both parties. As of this writing, it appears that Senator John McCain of Arizona has clinched the Republican nomination and will face off in against ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 3 years ago
In his article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Kevin Carey asserts that higher education must attend to the real value of education provided to students. And that value should drive how much tuition costs. He does not believe that value of education is used in setting prices. He states ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Since the end of Winter quarter is just around the corner (big “sigh” of relief) remember to take a moment to organize. I know the last thing you feel like doing is going into your course again—but this is the best time to take 15-30 minutes to get the best ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Kate posted this nice list of methodology books from the library, which are great for an overview of the research methodology techniques that are par for your discipline. As you probably know, though, book publishing cycles are not the speediest, so it can be hard for books to keep up ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Whenever I go to a colloquium I am asked about finding dissertations. You may want to find them for a variety of reasons: Get a feel for the organization and scope of a dissertation Use the literature review section to find more resources Find inspiration for a dissertation topic in ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 3 years ago
One of the questions I get about learning outcomes transparency is how faculty respond to this initiative. The questions often come with an apparent bias that faculty would resist such an accountability approach. While there may be some faculty who do not understand what we are doing and others who ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 3 years ago
Here is yet another article that details the need to help more adults complete a college degree, the importance of having a better educated citizenry, and some of the challenges facing states in promoting this agenda. However, the situation is complicated by the fact that states, including those seeking to ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 3 years ago
Here is an interesting article on the Inside Higher Ed Web site describing the particular challenges and needs of adult students who are serving in the military. Note the concerns expressed that, in some cases, these adults learning at a distance from a campus are being charged for parking or ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Have you heard conflicting APA style advice from fellow learners or your instructors? If so, find out more at APA: Finding Answers. This is a new resource written for PhDs attending Colloquia, but simply skip the “intro” to get to the useful content for all. The five-part module includes: * ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in December 2007. Of the 13 titles added, 4 were APA books and 9 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books Advances in clinical cognitive science, (c) 2007, by ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The unfortunate murder-suicide in which 6 persons were murdered on the campus of Northern Illinois University less than a year after the tragic incident at Virginia Tech University stokes the debate about campus security. College campuses, particularly those in suburban areas that are relatively open in terms of physical security. ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
Hello Everyone, The cover story of the February 08 edition of Human Resource Executive offers “The HR Personality…Differences That Could Impact Your Effectiveness.” On page 22 of the article author Scott Flanders writes “Data…suggests HR executives may not be as naturally business-driven as other executives. HR leaders are significantly less ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
I have had a number of discussions with librarians and non-librarians alike about the merits of Wikipedia recently. I am realizing it is challenging to talk about Wikipedia because we need to clarify which Wikipedia are we talking about–is it the Wikipedia for a favorite musician or tv show? Is ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
I read a great piece the other day by Kevin Kelly at “The Technium.” Read it here: http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archi~ Kelly’s one of the originators of Wired magazine, and he’s written a lot about the hive mind, the wisdom of crowds, the whole idea that one route to excellence is to empower ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
SCHEDULE a 20 minute one-on-one appointment with a Capella Librarian. We can help you with a specific research question, or just give you an overview of the Library. ATTEND a Library Session: If you are Track 1 learner, or Track 2 learner who did not have a chance to take ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Here is a small sample of books available in the Ebrary. Go to the Databases A-Z page. Click on Ebrary database. Search by title for the following books: General Books · Essential Guide to Doing Research · Becoming a Researcher · Principles and Methods of Social Research · Research Methods ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 3 years ago
While I have asserted that there is an obvious demand for more college-educated workers and our future depends on it, not all would agree. Paul E. Barton concludes his article titled “How Many College Graduates Does the U.S. Labor Force Really Need?” by stating that “we should not just accept—and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
This YouTube video by Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, is part of a series of videos produced by Wesch on this broad topic. It explores how the very nature of information has changed with the transition from print to digital and how we have ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Tragically, a Los Angeles Police Department LAPD officer, Officer Randal Simmons, was murdered in the Line of Duty this past week while attempting to apprehend a man who was barricaded in his home after the man had murdered three family members. Officer Randal Simmons was assigned to the elite SWAT ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
Hello Everyone, Today SHRM posted the following statement “…If some Members of Congress have their way, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be applicable to many more workers. The proposed ADA Restoration Act would change the definition of “disability” from the current standard of “a physical or mental impairment ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
There’s a good post at O’Reilly radar (http://radar.oreilly.com/) today: The piece is a thoughtful examination of how one content producer — Reuters — envisions how the future of the web (specifically, the semantic web) will affect its own directions. It’s not hard to see parallels to Capella here: like Reuters, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
This month’s Communications of the ACM has an article about web searchers’ habits: “Are People Biased in Their Use of Search Engines?” It looked at whether searchers merely click on the top results on the list without really looking at the rest of the list (the answer: for some people, ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 3 years ago
Here is yet another article that notes that our country is falling behind in the percentage of our population with a college degree. It very appropriately calls for greater access for low-income and diverse students. And it also appropriately calls for greater access for “continuing education students,” referring to today’s ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 3 years ago
Here is an excellent article dealing with the knowledge economy and the increasing need for postsecondary education. Anthony P. Carnavale addresses the demand for more knowledge workers, the “skyrocketing” wage premium for postsecondary education, college as workforce development, and the potential for worker shortages. (more…) [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Tuesday is Super Tuesday and we are caucusing here in Minnesota along with 21 other states. Are you ready? Here are a few last minute websites to help gather non-partisan information about elections and the field of candidates: Project Vote Smart: http://vote-smart.org/ Fact Check: http://www.factcheck.org/ PolitiFact: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-m~ YouTube: You Choose ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Yesterday, during an apparent Robbery at a shopping mall in Tinley Park, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), five persons were murdered in a robbery that went bad. Additionally, the alleged offender has not yet been apprehended. Accoring to the early investigations, up to 37 persons in one store were held ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
In case you are living or traveling outside the U.S. our Ask a Librarian 1-888 number does not work. Feel free to dial 612-977-4033 or send an email. [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
This week–as IT works on launching the new Student Center we have heard from learners about problems accessing the Library (i.e. an error message saying “access denied” among other things) and we have experienced problems ourselves. Most of these problems have been short term (1-3 hours) as IT works to ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The latest report from the U.S. Department of Justice: Bureau of Justice Statistics highlights that there were 35 school associated violent deaths between July 2005 - June 2006 and that during this same period 78% of schools experienced one or more violent incidents of crime. School safety must be a ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
We hope to be able to offer synchronous sessions in 2008 (similar to the Career Center>click on “Sign up to attend an online career seminar”) but on using the library. Please give us your opinion on the following: What topics would be helpful for you? How long should the sessions ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
We have added new journals to the Library collection. Academic Medicine (Ovid) Advances in Developing Human Resources The American Journal of Distance Education Distance Education Educational Psychologist Educational Technology Research and Development Family Relations Human Relations Instructional Science Journal for Specialists in Group Work Journal of Applied Behavioral Science Journal ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
The Capella Library recently added a second reference resource to the Databases A-Z list: the Gale Virtual Reference Library. In Gale you’ll find 14 reference works that you can either search or browse for background information. Here are the new titles: Encyclopedia of World Biography International Directory of Business Biographies ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
Frequently, HR professionals find themselves in the role of teacher, teaching organizational members strategies and tactics for enabling individual and organizational success. However, teaching assumes that the teacher possesses the knowledge, competencies, and skills necessary to instruct others to achieve content and/or skill competence. Human resource management, as a discipline, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
While there are innumerable benefits to the Internet, one definite drawback is that it allows people to spread wacky rumors and sensationalist propaganda at light speed. Everybody receives those annoying email forwards, often from a well-meaning relative, where the premise seems, well, a little shady. There are two clues I ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Jose Padilla, who was arrested for conspiring to detonate a radioactive “Dirty Bomb” as part of an al-Quaida terror attack was sentenced yesterday to 17 years and 4 months in prison . Mr. Padilla was convicted in August with two other defendants for conspiring to support worldwide al-Quaida initiatives. This ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 3 years ago
Are colleges and universities that serve adults at a distance, such as online schools, leading the way in measuring real learning outcomes? Some may be skeptical, but I say yes. And I’ll tell you why. Recently, a number of these types of institutions have joined together in an effort called ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
We have a new tool designed to help you succeed in your academic pursuits. The new Library Research Handbook is an interactive and informative tool designed to help you become a more efficient and effective researcher. By breaking down the scholarly research process with tools such as video clips and ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) recently presented a translation technology device known as the “Phraselator” that the LAPD has been using since the end of last summer. The Phraselator is a device in which a police officer can choose from a menu of of languages, input a voice command ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
Here is a list of attendees at the Anaheim colloquium: anaheim-attendees.xls [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
Here is a link to an Excel spreadsheet with contact info for Capella learners who attended the Lansdowne colloquium in October, 2007. october-07-lansdowne.xls [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Science Direct-Social and Behavior Sciences database now extends coverage back to 1995 up to today. The Science Direct database has peer-reviewed journals from the publisher Elsevier. One thing to keep in mind is that although we have over 400 journals in full text we do not have access to every ... [Link]
From The Other 85 Percent | Posted 3 years ago
Welcome to The Other 85 Percent. To kick things off, I have a quick question for you: What comes to mind when you think of a college student? For most people, thoughts immediately go to the traditional view of an 18 to 22 year old who goes full time to ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
Some good discussions this week among the CMOC team (the fightin’ Sea Moccasins of CMOC, I like to call us) about what a transformed learner iGuide might look like. This is a fun part of any project like this: we get to open our minds, talk about possbilities, brainstorm new ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
As you begin your new quarter you may want to check out a new resource available under the Guides & Tutorials portion of the Library Web site the APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources. PLEASE NOTE: This does not replace the APA Publication Manual it is a supplement to the ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
We recently added new books to the ebrary database. Ebrary is listed on the Databases A-Z page. First time users have to download the ebrary reader. • Advances in Social and Organizational Psychology • African American Relationships, Marriages, and Families: An Introduction • Construction Project Management: An Integrated Approach • ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Yesterday a serious motor vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 4 in Florida yesterday that resulted in 70 vehicle accidents and four (4) persons killed. The apparent cause of the accident was a combination of fog and smoke from a nearby controlled burn. Imagine driving along at 70 MPH on a ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
PsycBOOKS (on Databases A-Z) added the following titles in November. Of the titles added, 4 were APA books and 10 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. APA Books Counseling the procrastinator in academic settings, by Schouwenburg, Henri C.; Lay, ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
So we’ve just flipped our calendars to a new year. If I make any resolutions, they’re generally the same as those I made the year — or even the day — before: read more, eat better, be more patient, spend more time with my kids, break 80 on the golf ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
While many are still flocking to Google to do their research, a new study shows young adults have discovered Google has its shortcomings. Due to copyright restrictions and a plethora of low-quality resources, Google often doesn’t have the final answer. Christopher Dawson, a blogger for ZDNet, cited a new study ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
In the EbscoHOST databases (Academic Search Premier, Business Source Complete, etc.) on Databases A-Z you can click on the “Visual Search” tab to see your results a little differently. The database recently changed how the results are displayed. Simply enter your keywords in the “Find:” box and click search. Then ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
As 2007 is coming to a close, there were some very notable incidents in Public Safety with lasting policy ramifications. During the morning hours of April 16, 2007, a gunman armed with at least two automatic weapons went on a shooting rampage at several student residence and lecture halls across ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
It has been a hectic time the past month! Sorry for the lack of postings...but look for much more after the holiday season is finished! Until then...Happy Holidays to all and Happy New Year! Take Care, Debi [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Just as the Capella Library’s Reference and Interlibrary Loan Services are going to take a break from December 22 through January 1, Off the Shelf will also be on hiatus during that time. The librarians won’t be answering phone or email questions, but we will be collecting them. If you ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
We’ve recently made a minor modification to several ProQuest databases (ABI/INFORM, ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest Medical Library, and Psychology Journals). In the past when you did a search, these databases limited your keywords to be found in the citation and abstract of the article. Now they will default to search ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
“A mother reads a message from her son in Iraq, a student gets a job with Teach for America, a German rock band receives feedback on a new single, and your niece dumps her boyfriend. What do all of these events have in common? They all took place on a ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Will you be in sunny Anaheim over the Holidays? Is one of your goals for this Colloquium to get more library “savvy”? Well let me make some suggestions. If you are Track 1 Learner and this is your first Colloquium attending the Capella University Library’s session “Finding Scholarly Articles & ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
ProQuest®: A twelve (12) hour maintenance window will take place to install new enhancements. It will begin Saturday, December 15, 2007, at 22:00 EDT to Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 10:00 EDT. During this time ProQuest databases will be unavailable. One interesting thing to note about this enhancement… “ProQuest Dissertations ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
FYI: Librarian Reference services (Ask a Librarian) will not be available: Saturday, December 15th, 2007 Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 – Tuesday, January 1st, 2008. Interlibrary Loan will also be unavailable Sunday, Dec. 22nd through Tuesday, January 1st. Interlibrary Loan requests will be processed but there will be no delivery of ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
I heard a new phrase today-Environmental Literacy. I was listening to a story on National Public Radio about the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference that is going on in Bali. I have a friend who gave a presentation there a few days ago so my ears perked ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Yesterday we were witness to yet another tragic mass shooting in the United States! At least nine people are confirmed dead at an Omaha mall. Earlier in the year, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) held a summit to discuss gun violence in our country and have just ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The United States Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced yesterday that arrests of criminal immigrant alien is increasing. The report goes on further to say that the criminal alien population is decreasing due to the increase in arrests. This statement is problematic given that a ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Have you used Google Scholar? Google works with publishers, universities, professional societies and digital repositories to gain access to material traditional search engines do not index including books, articles, pre-prints, technical reports and more. It searches a subset of scholarly literature in all fields thus it should be used as ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
As the medium of blogging matures and proliferates, we see more blogs with scholarly roots which can help keep researchers up to date in their discipline. Cognitive Daily is one of my favorite sites for daily news about peer reviewed literature in cognitive science and psychology. They have entertaining Friday ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
When you look at Databases A-Z you may think to yourself: there are so many databases, how do I know which one to pick? At this moment there are 31 databases and tools linked on the list. That’s a lot to look at. So, do you just pick one and ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Are you trying to find your way around the new iGuide like we are? One thing that happened as part of the change was a totally updated Online Writing Center. New resources include: Annotated Bibliography Guide Grammar Business and Technical Writing And the old favorite are still there: APA Style ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Ebooks @ the Capella Library I know when I first heard about electronic books (ebooks) I thought why would I want to read a book on a computer screen? Yuck! Well I have really “come around” in regards to ebooks, especially for academic work and here is why: 1. Immediate ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
A new study from the National Endowment for the Arts called To Read or Not to Read: A Question of National Consequence was recently released. Overall the report discusses the changes in reading over time both for teens and adults. The report also points out the strong evidence that the ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The Public Safety enterprise for the United States is a global, 24 hour/7 day a week/365 day a year operation. As of this writing, personnel that are ensuring our public safety range from our military personnel on Patrol on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, police officers on Patrol in Los Angeles, to ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Reading on the go has been increasing in popularity. Mobile devices have become our communication and information portals as we bus to work and wait in line at the dry cleaners. I’ve met learners who download course readings and articles to their mobile devices for reading on the go. Well ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
PsycBOOKS added the following titles to its coverage list in October 2007. Of the titles added, 4 were APA books and 11 were designated classic books. Classic books are landmark titles in psychology and are selected by APA experts. (PsycBOOKS is available on the library’s Databases A-Z page.) APA Books ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Of course! We now have Business Source Complete, which has even more full text than the Premier version. There are author profiles, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses, and thousands of peer-reviewed articles for you to access. I’ll let Ebsco toot its own horn here for a moment: “Journal ranking ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
When learners get to the point in the dissertation stage where they have to pick their research methodology, we often get a flurry of tests and measures questions. The biggest misconception I hear is that people think they can just find the survey questions, get IRB approval and start handing ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
This wonderful program is getting major news coverage recently and it is one that is dear to my heart. For the next 12 days, OLPC will not only donate a XO Laptop to a child BUT you can get one for a child in your life...and it is all below ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
The Capella Library has just recently added the CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) database. This database is the definitive research tool for individuals doing research in the nursing and allied health information fields. The allied health information fields includes such areas as emergency services, health information ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Have you tried CQ Researcher yet? CQ Researcher is one of our newly added Library databases and it contains comprehensive, unbiased reports on important issues. The reports have a bunch of cool components, such as a timeline outlining the history of the issue, a pro/con section arguing both sides of ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Robin and I had a good time presenting at the MACAE Annual Conference on Friday, Nov. 9. Our talk was titled, Raising your Web 2.0 IQ. We demonstrated a few of our favorite Web 2.0 technologies and talked about how they are applicable to adult learners. If you are interested, ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
Hello all! Just an FYI update on the comprehensive exams and the dissertation process. Capella announced earlier this week that they are changing the process; an email was sent out to all doctoral learners. Now, some did not get this...not sure why...but I found mine in my Spam folder...as it ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The General Secretary of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, said yesterday on a vist to Chile that the issue of Global Warming and climate change is at an emergency situation. Global warming, climate change, and the rising sea levels becomes a Public Safety issue during a flood or hurricane. The ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Today I received news from the national office of Alpha Phi Sigma, which is a national honor society for criminal justice majors, that Capella has been granted its own honor society chapter. We take great pride in the rigor of our programs and consistently look for ways in which to ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
The past few months have brought many great new resources for doing research in education to the Capella Library. First, the library has a new version of the ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) database. The important change in this version of ERIC, is that you can see if the Capella ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
What will be the role of labor unions in the 21st Century? Some argue that the traditional role of the union in protecting the worker has been usurped by significant legislation protecting the worker against discrimination, unsafe work conditions and issues of fair pay. Others point out that “at-will” employment ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
I am feeling a little overloaded these days. I read an interesting post about the idea of information overload is it a problem or an opportunity. Here is a quote from the post: “We have for the first time an economy based on a key resource [information] that is not ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
It may seem like it, as I have not posted since my adventure to the haunted house last week, but it was not the monsters that got me, but life! ;-) After the haunted house, I spent two days recovering, giving out candy to little monsters, and trying to fight ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Hello, Joe mentioned in an earlier post about the recently updated National Strategy for Homeland Security. He also highlighted the new threat to our home land in IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devises). This is a very real concern for police, fire and EMS, as well as for the general public. I ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Capella Library has a great resource for finding dissertations: ProQuest’s Dissertations and Theses Full Text database. You can search for dissertations from universities all over the world (Ask a Librarian if you’d like some help doing just that). If you are working toward your PhD, one day your dissertation will ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
This is the time of year that I love. Here in Michigan, the trees are at their peak colors and the crispness of the air makes working on my comps at 3:00 am very inviting! Halloween is our favorite holiday, as it is also our anniversary! Each year we visit ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
I found myself immersed in one of the new Capella Library resources a couple of days ago and returned there this morning to get information...it is the CQ Researcher Online and it is GREAT! There are tons of research articles there covering many aspects that relate to different areas. Also ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
There is a conversation going on within my comps course about Second Life and its use in education. Other social networking sites are used within education and many are "banned", especially in the K-12 venues. Do any of you use them for personal, family, career, or fun? I have MySpace ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Hello everyone, I intended to mention in my last post that development of Capella’s public safety degree portfolio continues. Yesterday saw the announcement of a new BS degree in Homeland Security and a new BS degree in Security Management. The field of Homeland Security is evolving and is a source ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Joy, you highlighted an important issue that intersects the domains of public health and public safety with your comments to Joe on the MRSA super bug. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) this bacterium may be responsible for more annual deaths in the U.S. than AIDS. I believe ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
I learned about this petition today through Doctoral Learner's Yahoo Group. Please follow this link to learn more about it: Extend Capella Unit 10 To Sunday Midnight I have to agree that this ending on Fridays was not always conducive to a good time for me (and others I have ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
You are not alone if you have experienced problems with viewing search results in our EBSCOhost databases. The databases affected are Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, ERIC, Mental Measurements Yearbook, PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS, PsycINFO and SocINDEX. While we investigate the problem, you may use the Text Only Version. Click this ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
We are busy this month in the Library. A number of us attended the Colloquium in Lansdowne in early October and new a couple other librarians are packing their bags for Orlando next week. At each Colloquia we teach sessions about the Library and scholarly research including the informal brown ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
As this busy weekend winds down, I thought I would post a quick FYI for everyone. As we are all here supporting one another, I gave all the invites write rights! Which, although is not perfect grammar, does give anyone who signs in the rights to post an original thread. ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
In a stunning twist of events, Dr. Charles Hirsch, the New York City Chief Medical Examiner concluded that New York City Detective James Zadroga did not die as a result of working at the World Trade Center during the rescue and recovery effort. Detective Zadroga had toiled at the World ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Hello everyone! Joe and I just returned from a trip to New Orleans attending the IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) conference. Our public safety program had the honor of being one of the sponsors for the event, which hosted 17,000 chiefs and law enforcement executives from around the ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
After an impromptu tornado warning, high winds, and small hail balls; we are once again back in the safe zone! It seems Michigan is having its Spring season late this year. It was a little strange to experience this last night as this time last year we had snow and ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
From the DEOS Newsletter: October 17, 2007 From: Selom Assignon Position: Manager, Instructional Design College/Location: Kennedy King College, Chicago, IL Union Status: No This position is with the Center for Distance Learning at the City Colleges of Chicago. The selected candidate will join a team of 4 instructional design managers ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
Elluminate is offering a free vRoom for everyone. You can have up to 3 people in the conference room and it is fully functional. I am working on getting mine set up so we can meet once a week; if you would like to get your own and use it ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
I have come to call the comprehensive exam by terms of boats (okay I am reminiscing about the loss of being able to float on our lake in the warm summer air). It would be interesting to get everyone's thoughts on which one they are taking or which one they ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
I got this today from the Sloan-C news. Sorry if it is a repeat from something you have all seen. I will try and post calls for papers and job ops when I get them. Also, if you have not seen the Associated Content website, check it out! They publish ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
A student rate for joining the AHRD is available. Here is a link to the AHRD website: AHRD website Feel free to ask for the student fee. What is the interest in starting a “virtual” student chapter of AHRD? If you’re interested, post a response here. [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
You can use this category in two ways: 1. If you work for an organization that is looking for a highly qualified T&PI professional, then post the job description here, and let others know about the job you are trying to fill. 2. If you are looking for a job, ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
I wanted everyone to be sure to visit the eLearning Guild's website. It is devoted to all things e-learning. There is a free membership option which gives you access to their monthly email newsletter and free e-book downloads on a regular basis. Also, just for added interest, check out the ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
Widgets are little gadgets that enhance blogs...hence Doc Capster to our right. Play with him, feed him...it is a good time waster! If you have a widget you think would enhance our blog, send it on to me and I will get it posted. [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
This is a great article and it came from the ABD Newsletter. Look for subscription information below. ABD gives permission freely for reposting of its articles! Although not all of this corresponds to Capella, there is some GREAT info within this one! There is a question for discussion following the ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
A fellow learner approached me at colloquium and asked if I had a list of publications that are good for graduate learners. As most of mine are related to the IDOL or education tracks, I thought maybe our other school learners would have more. Leave comments to provide a comprehensive ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
I started a free account for us at 4shared. The account is open to all registered users here and if you would like to upload files or download files that are there, email me! I set up an email address for the group, so my mailbox does not get overloaded. ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
Mary started this thread and I am going to make it a "main" pager. If you would like to invite someone, leave a comment to this main one and I will get the invite out to them. This way we can keep everything threaded in one place! Cannot wait to ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
Lisa started this link and I believe it should be one that is static. As soon as I figure out how to do that (hee hee). Till then, leave comments to this main post if you have any resources that you feel are important to any or all of us. ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
What has been the best lesson you learned at a colloquium? If you cannot pin it down to one, leave them all! [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
If you would like to add photos to the blog, you can do so directly into your post by linking to where they are on the web (Photobucket is a good place to upload these)or you may send them on to me and I can add them to a slideshow ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
After posting the first blog entry, I sent out invites to many learners and professors. These invites give you the right to start a new blog posting, instead of just responding. We have two rules...please do not spam the others and be respectful...we are here to support not annoy! ;-) ... [Link]
From Capella U. PhD Learners | Posted 3 years ago
Welcome to all who venture here. After completing my Track 3 in Virginia on Thursday, I started thinking that there were so many great ideas that I heard, perhaps we should all have a place to leave our tips, give support to one another, and just be able to network ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Not sure what a term means, or just want a bit more background on a particular topic? Need a little inspiration for your next paper? Not having luck finding what you need from the Credo Reference database? You do have another option: the Capella ebook databases. Both ebrary and NetLibrary ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The White House today updated the National Strategy for Homeland Security. This was the first update to the strategy since the original report was published in 2002. Unsurprisingly, one of the report’s major findings was that Al Qaeda remains the nation’s number one domestic threat. One surprise was the concern ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
We’ll experiment with using Mich Ritger’s server to post and save documents. Here is a link to the relevant page on her website: T&PI page on Mich Ritger’s website Thanks to Mich for offering this valuable resource. Thanks also to Loretta for pointing out Google’s service. For security reasons, I ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
View these presentations to help you really excel at your discussion participation and projects: Overview of Critical Thinking Evidence Analysis Cause-Effect Reasoning Emotional Content of Critical Thinking Integration, Synthesis, Evaluation [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
You can view a Breeze presentation on “Creating Measurable Objectives” which will help you complete your project for several T&PI courses. Breeze Presentation: “Creating Measurable Objectives” [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
You may have heard the term Web 2.0 — it’s a popular buzzword these days. But what exactly is it? Web 2.0 is a collection of web-based technologies that are used to create a more socially connected and dynamic web. You’ve probably already seen Web 2.0 in action, and just ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
I’m a big fan of fun programs that help people post media pieces in quick and innovative ways. Here is a new video+information mashup tool that I’m testing out to see how it could work for our library media purposes. Quick! Catch the duck with your mouse!!!! Asterpix.com lets you ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
I created this little quasi-instructional video using Sketchcast.com. This website lets you sketch and narrate simple tutorials that you can easily embed on other websites. In my head: this will allow us to create informal instructional videos sort of like CommonCraft does, only ours will explain library skillz instead of ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
The workforce in the United States is dramatically changing. Through most of the twentieth century, organizations could count on a steady stream of potential workers with the basic skills and career expectations that met the needs of corporate leadership. Today that is no longer the case. The technology, culture, demographics, ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
Click on the link below to see highlights of Paul’s presentation to the Twin Cities Chapter of the ASTD on September 28, 2007. Highlights of presentation [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Illegal immigration and the flow of illegal immigrants through a very porous United States has increasingly becoming a Public Safety issue. The latest plan by the Federal government is to build a 70 mile long wall that is 16 feet high in southern Texas. This plan is one of many, ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
What can I say about our new database SocINDEX except, for Human Services topics, it’s a thing of beauty? Here’s a bit more detail. Best features of SocINDEX with Full Text: Fantastic results for all topics remotely related to sociology and human services (including “sexuality and middle adulthood.” HS FirstCourse ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
Research papers or projects do not usually include a discussion of the research process. Instead research is suppose to be a secretive, solo slog through the dusty Library (…true there isn’t as much dust in the computer age). Research is suppose to be about pain and suffering. Before the Internet ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
You may have noticed that Lexis Nexis looks very different these days. They updated their interface, which has reorganized how you access their resources. Lexis Nexis was already one of the harder databases to search, and there are plenty of confusing things in the new version. Here are a few ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
One of the projects we’ve been casually evaluating is how to better leverage RSS feeds across the University. So far we’ve had a lot of great ideas, but the most difficult element we’re running into is simply communicating what RSS is and how it works, in a simple way and ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
Here is a blog you can add your own posts to. Make connections with other T&PI. See the other catetgories, for places to post your questions, research ideas, and just about anything. Dr. Hardt [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Greetings and I hope all is well. The significance of today’s date is etched in the collective memory of just about everyone in the United States and conjures up just about every available emotion and feeling. In Public Safety, after emotionally grappling with the sheer enormity of losses of life ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
Hi Everyone, Question: In your opinion, must HR professionals possess a solid business education, applied line or field business experience, and business acumen, supporting HR competencies and skills, in order to make value-based contributions to their organizations? Thought leaders globally are articulating their responses to this question. What do you ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
One of the components of public safety that is becoming more prevalent is health care and the role of health care in public safety first and second response. What is occurring at health care facilities during emergencies is becoming more transparent and even more so during intense emergencies. Health care ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
Here is a Breeze presentation to help you see how all the T&PI courses all work together to give you a full view of the training and performance improvement field Just click on the link, and the presentation will start on its own. You do not need any special software ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The Central Intelligence Agency issued an internal report that identified agency failures in the prevention of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. The report was completed in 2005, however it was not released until last week. The report concurs with many of the conclusions of the 911 Commission report; thatSafety ... [Link]
From Off The Shelf | Posted 3 years ago
This blog will be used to communicate informally between the Capella Librarians and Capella learners, faculty and staff. [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
I’ve been talking a little about this “solar system” diagram. Here’s the purpose of it: in conversations about our web properties, I’ve discovered a need for a visual aid of sorts to describe how these things all fit together. If faculty say they want a faculty blog “off of iGuide,” ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
One of the hottest topics in our courses right now is “Performance Improvement in Schools.” Do you have a comment about this important subject? Do you have resources to share? How do you think Human Performance Technology can be applied in the school world? Post your comments, suggestions, ideas, resources ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
Here is a link to my latest Breeze presentation–”Scholarly Research in Training and Performance Improvement” Scholarly Research in T&PI [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
What are your research interests? Posts your ideas here, and get comments from Dr. Hardt and other T&PI students and practitioners. [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
We are conducting an important research study on how distance training initiatives are evalauted by executives. Go to the Research category to learn more. [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
Go to this Category and read about some of our latest projects. [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
What are your questions about performance improvement? Do you need resources to help you with your projects? Post your questions, ideas, and resources here. [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 3 years ago
ASTD-SMC SEPTEMBER MEETING Here is a link to Paul’s presentation to the Twin Cities Chapter of the ASTD: Does Distance Training Actually Improve Performance? Paul will be the featured speaker at the September meeting of the American Society for Training and Development-Southern Minnesota Chapter. Here are the details: Topic: Does ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Tragically, two New York City firefighters died battling a blaze at a Ground Zero building yesterday. The FDNY firefighters were overcome with smoke inhalation on the 14th floor of the 41-story Deutsche Bank building that is located across the street from the former World Trade Center Tower 2 (that was ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
Outsourcing has emerged as a key human capital management strategy. Organizations of all types are experimenting with, implementing, and refining outsourcing strategies in order to achieve competitive advantage in the marketplace. Organizations using outsourcing strategies have experienced fiscal gains through organizational restructuring and increased service efficiencies resulting in new perspectives ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The I35W Bridge in downtown Minneapolis collapsed less than two weeks ago, however, state officials in Minnesota have already began to plan for building a new bridge. This is a particularly uncomfortable issue considering that there are still three victims missing. Recovery operations are as an important phase in Public ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Monday, August 6, 2007 Recovery and clean-up efforts are beginning nearly five days after the Interstate 35W Bridge collapse. As of today, five persons have been killed, eight are missing and over 100 were injured. The grim task of clean-up and searching for the missing victims, while concurrently conducting an ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
An interstate highway bridge in downtown Minneapolis plunged into the Mississippi river yesterday killing 9 persons and injuring over 60. The collapse occurred at approximately 6:00 PM in the height of rush-hour traffic and the incident does not, at this time appear to be related to a terror-attack. A responding ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Greetings and I hope that all is well. Today, Capella University announced that the National Security Agency (NSA) has designated Capella University as a Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. What this means is that Capella University’s curriculum offers essential courses for protecting the nation’s information technology infrastructure. ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
I’ve been working on defining some of the core practices and beliefs of the CM&OC team. These are all part of a larger CM&OC manifesto, excerpts of which I’ll be posting here regularly. I’d love to hear others’ thoughts on these items. Anyway, here are some elements of the CM&OC ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Ironically, on the day after the four 2005 London bombers were sentenced to life in prison, a report by the National Intelligence Estimates found that al-Qaeda is still very capable of a serious attack upon the United States. This one day turnover, closure on a heinous attack, and then a ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
As the investigation into the series of attacks in the United Kingdom last week unfolds, it is becoming apparent that seven of the eight terrorists involved in last weeks attacks were physicians. This is in stark contrast to the terrorists depicted as extremists and firebrands on the margins of the ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Dr. Pascarella and I are planning to be in New Orleans for the 114th Annual IACP Conference in October. If anyone lives in the area or is planning to attend the conference please stop by the Capella booth to say hello. Our new public safety program will be on display ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Republic Presidential Candidate Rudolph Giuliani recently critized former President Bill Clinton regarding then President Clinton’s policies on terrorism after the first attack on the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993. That attack on the World Trade Center consisted of a rental truck exploding in an underground parking lot that ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
A common legal obstacle for attorneys when it comes to defending complaints and lawsuits over the termination an employee occurs because the evaluations of the employee have been dishonest at worst and overly kind and forgiving at best. Part of the problem may be that it is often easier to ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
At this week’s CETA (Capella Educational Technology Advisory) committee meeting, we discussed the relationship of several similar projects that are on the horizon: a larger collection of faculty collaboration tools (code name: “facultyland”) a faculty-only research site (which is sort of an offshoot of facultyland) a separate (but parallel) faculty/learner ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The initial entry on this blog, “The Daunting Task of Public Safety” posted on May 13, 2007; we discussed the tragic event at Virginia Tech University and the evolutionary changes in Public Safety. One of the changes in the Public Safety and how Public Safety functions are dependent on external ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
I attended my first colloquia a couple of weeks ago, with the sole purpose of delivering a couple of presentations to faculty members about the new Portal. What’s Portal you ask? Well, simply put, it’s the new iGuide. It’s a powerful system, with streamlined content and role based materials that ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
I recently joined Chris Cassirer and Paula Stechschulte (dean and associate dean from the school of human services) at the 2007 AUPHA conference in Orlando.(AUPHA = Association of University Programs in Health Administration. Insiders pronounce it “ay-YOO-puh,” apparently.) We gave a presentation on Capella and the role of multimedia in ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
A press release went out today announcing that Capella will be participating in the FBI’s University Education Program. The release states that “The FBI has signed an educational agreement to pay tuition costs for eligible FBI employees who pursue undergraduate and graduate online degree programs at the online university.” I ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported on June 4th the Preliminary crime data for 2006 and reported that violent crime is increasing, a 2.3% increase in overall violent crime and a 0.6 percent increase in Murder. When the FBI releases the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and subsequent press releases, ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announced the release of a new public safety incident command simulation. More information can be found at their referenced URL. The NIJ report stated that the program “provides simulation training for public safety incident commanders in developing incident action plans and implementing them in ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
Thanks to all for the insightful comments you’ve posted recently. Here’s are some more direct questions for faculty out there: what does “collaboration as a university faculty member” mean to you? And what collaborative parts of being a university faculty member do you find challenging when you are working for ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
The New York Times reported yesterday that the New York City (NYC) Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that dust from the World Trade Center on the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks resulted in the death of a woman, Ms. Felicia Dunn-Jones, that had worked in the World Trade Center ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
Human Resource Professionals in the 21st Century Knowledge Age: Partner or Pariah©. As per my reponse to Gary and Issac’s emails, attached is the oversview to my current book “Human Resource Professionals in the 21st Century Knowledge Age: Partner or Pariah©.” Thank you. Michael [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
This is the official groundbreaking post for our blog. We are a newly organized team in the Next Generation Learning area at Capella. What we really want to is to connect with you, our constituents, fellow colleagues and users. This is your chance to get to know us, do a ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
If we were to measure competence using the MBNQA, what competenceis would we need to foucs on? Are we making forward progress as a profession? [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Hello! Welcome to Public Safety Signals! I’m delighted that we have a forum in which to discuss critical public safety issues of the day. I hope that this blog can serve to facilitate discussion about important public safety issues, and perhaps also help us as educators, students and citizens of ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
Sexual harassment is an area of illegal discrimination. Sexual harassment is offensive conduct related to gender that a reasonable person should not have to endure at work. There are, legally speaking, two kinds of sexual harassment. The first is quid pro quo, which involves sexual favors as a prerequisite to ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
Most HR professionals become involved in employee relations situations. Frequently, HR professionals are called upon to make decisions related to employee management (e.g. termination, searches, workplace violence) without the benefit of counsel. In these and other examples, the HR professional’s actions are subject to scrutiny as to the rationale for ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
Been a while since I’ve posted… At our CM&OC team meeting yesterday, we had a great conversation about what this department should be and about our areas of responsibility. The conversation took several interesting turns, including a discussion about how challenging it is for web production staff when a site ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
In her article “Intelligent Use of Information Is a Powerful Corporate Tool,” author Peggy Anne Salz tells us that Alton Adams, managing director of Accenture’s Customer Insight Practice, states, “The unrelenting advance of technology is making more sophisticated analytics possible. Analytic tools and techniques have been around for decades, so ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
Keith H. Hammonds’ 2005 Fast Company cover story article “Why We Hate HR” brought attention to and sparked heated debate concerning the his perspective concerning the current state of human resource management as a viable profession. In presenting his view of concerning the value and professional caliber of HR professionals ... [Link]
From Organizational Perspectives | Posted 3 years ago
Welcome to Human Resource Management in the 21st Century! This blog is about change and transformation focused on the human resource management industry and human resource professionals. Change - continuing the profession and professional change that is evident and progressing globally, and transformation; transforming HR professionals into business -based, human ... [Link]
From Public Safety Signals | Posted 3 years ago
Welcome to Public Safety Signals! I hope you visit often and participate in our frank discussions about contemporary public safety issues. The Associated Press reported on Thursday that the Governor of Virginia, Timothy M. Kaine, has appointed an eight member panel headed by W. Gerald Massengill a retired official of ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
The following was a response to one of our previous posts, and in it’s elegance deserved it’s own post (AG) Keith A. Morneau Says: From Wenger’s Community of Practice book, two definition of communities of practice are of interest here - #1 - “Communities of practice [CoP] are groups of ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 3 years ago
I’m also trying to “rough in” exactly what we mean by content management. Here’s my first stab at a definition, for our CM&OC purposes: “Web content management comprises the set of tools and practices by which the appropriate experts throughout the organization are able to create and update the online ... [Link]
From Capella Pioneer? | Posted 4 years ago
Welcome... I'm not sure where this is headed but let's start here. I once had someone refer to me as being a "pioneer". The manner in which she referred to the word pioneer didn't rub me the right way. At that point, I was thinking that I was taking advantage ... [Link]
From Solutions Cafe | Posted 4 years ago
As a project manager, team members can be classified in four categories:Those willing to support you and worthy of trust.Fence-sitters who will support you once they see you can handle the job.Those who will need some extra time and energy to be turned into supporters.Those who do not currently support ... [Link]
From Solutions Cafe | Posted 4 years ago
So we had decided to announce the official death of the old incomplete healthcare system (read Healing the Dead) and will start working on a new project. We need to:Have a look from the top most view to know what are the emerging requirements for healthcare systems worldwidePrioritize and filter ... [Link]
From Solutions Cafe | Posted 4 years ago
"Khaled", one old coworker that I worked with 6 years back had just left to a new IT solutions company and a new Executive Manager position. He was looking to give the company a push by entering a new sector in the software industry and fortunately that was the healthcare. ... [Link]
From Solutions Cafe | Posted 4 years ago
I was a software developer since 1996. I stared working on developing healthcare systems since 2000 during my job with a team of programmers in one of the local software companies. I left the company by the end of 2000 before the system is completed. At that time, I had ... [Link]
From Solutions Cafe | Posted 4 years ago
“Most people don’t plan to fail, they simply fail to plan”In most professions, success requires the efficient use of established practices, frameworks, tools, and techniques. It has been proven, that creating a plan and establishing procedures can bring order and efficiency to any initiative or project. The plan can be ... [Link]
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