A blog posted on Monday by Meghan Biro, a contributor to Forbes, titled, “5 Ways Social Learning Communities Transform Culture and Leadership,” struck a chord in me, and I think it’s definitely worth sharing. In her post, she talks about a client that is embarking on a new position – away from the corporate structure … Continue reading »
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Customer Experience Webinar Tomorrow – by Oracle, UCI Extension and IMA
Is communicating more effectively with your customers an early New Year’s resolution? Now is your chance to learn how leading brands are using Oracle’s marking solutions to their advantage, by joining in our Webinar! New devices and channels, such as mobile, social and web, are creating radical shifts in the customer buying process and the … Continue reading »
What’s a MOOC?
More positive news on MOOCs – massive open online courses. According to the article in the L.A. Times, “Online courses to be reviewed for possible degree credits,” the American Council on Education has announced that it will begin “evaluating some of the courses available through the online consortium education group Coursera, and make recommendations about whether they … Continue reading »
Social Media is Changing the Way the World Works
Here’s a fascinating story in the Atlantic that I had to share. At UCI Extension, we’re always discussing how the impact of the coursework we’re providing can change the world. I suppose this article, “How Social Media Could Revolutionize Third-World Cities,” struck a chord with me. In summary, the article is about an average woman from … Continue reading »
The Race for Users
Wanted to post this fascinating article for Marketing Zot readers today, about just how active we all are with photo sharing and social media when it comes to our (can’t live without ‘em) smartphones. It’s from the WSJ’s All Things Digital article, titled “Instagram Beats Twitter in Daily Mobile Users for the First Time, Data … Continue reading »
Myths v. Facts in Online Learning
The number of people learning online has skyrocketed over the past decade. In fact, UCI Extension is celebrating its twelfth year of offering online instruction to its students – having started in 2000 with 125 students, and now instructing over 7,500 annually. Considering that a decade ago students were just beginning to use computers, some … Continue reading »
IMA Conference is HERE!
We’ve talked a lot about the IMA Conference in Las Vegas in previous posts, and now you can watch live on USTREAM! If you didn’t get your flight, you don’t have to miss the action – just click below.
The Next Generation of Higher Education
The idea that a traditional college campus-based experience can be completely replaced with that of an online experience is not without its pros, cons and lots of controversy. That said, I greatly enjoyed reading Mary Beth Marklein’s piece, “College may never be the same,” featured yesterday in USA Today. Marklein introduces us to Jonathan Salovitz’s, … Continue reading »
IMA Over-Delivers with Apple Inc. Event
For anyone who is still considering joining the Internet Marketing Association (IMA), hopefully you will after you read this… We had a fantastic evening with featured presenter Madison Gould, from Apple Inc. at its Business Briefing Center located in Newport Beach. Madison Gould and members of the Apple business team presented to a group of IMA-affiliated companies … Continue reading »
