Ep 11: Charlita Shelton and Race and Diversity in America
Threats of terror and cultural bifurcation in our country call to question just how diverse a nation we really are. Are We The People really able to understand one another for our differences and move forward together, or are we embroiled in a demographic quagmire at home, work, and in the media? Ep 11: Charlita [...]
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Apple iTunes FINALLY allows you to create a new Library!
At long last, the release of iTunes 7.0 allows Mac users to create a new iTunes library at launch a la iPhoto. Just option-click the iTunes icon to launch and get a pretty “Choose iTunes Library” window!
Ep 10: Dr. Stephen Kahn and Dissecting the Sociopath
Dr. Steven Kahn joins us to talk about his life’s work with child molesters, sociopaths, and serial criminals. These are the characters that come together in his new book, and we’ll invite them to the round table this week. Ep 10: Dr. Stephen Kahn and Dissecting the Sociopath
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Ep 09: Michael Leifer and Tim Mantz on the Changing Face of Marketing
We’re inundated with images, brands, signals, pitches – thousands of them every day. Today, we talk to two experts in the field about how marketers are finding new ways to find and push your buttons. Ep 09: Michael Leifer and Tim Mantz on the Changing Face of Marketing
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Ep 08: Linda Fischer Lewis, Crime, Cops, and Politics
On today’s show, Linda Fischer Lewis joins the roundtable to talk about law enforcement, the role of policing in our communities, the politics of rehabilitation, and being the bearer of bad news. Ep 08: Linda Fischer Lewis, Crime, Cops, and Politics
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Ep 07: The Mysterious “Dr. Ernest” and a Schooling on Cuba
On today’s show, Dr. Ernest joins the roundtable to educate us on the state of affairs in Cuba. The propaganda machine today on Tuesday, Noon. Ep 07: The Mysterious “Dr. Ernest” and a Schooling on Cuba
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Japanese Landwalker
And so, the day of the clumsy RL anime mech has come. And just in time, too. Haliburton is looking for some new hardware to exploit.
Ep 06: Bob Hamm and the State of Education
On today’s show, Bob Hamm joins us to talk up the state of education. What is No Child Left Behind doing to our kids in the classroom? How do the bad seeds of violence, drugs, and bad teachers influence the common perception of today’s classroom teacher? What’s a community to do with under-funded schools? All [...]
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Ep 05: Mike Mostafavi, Iran, and World War III
On today’s show, author and Iranian media expert Mike Mostafavi joins the roundtable to take on the current crisis, Iran’s role in it, and the hybrid vehicle. Curious? Stay with us for Tuesday, Noon for July 18, 2006. Ep 05: Mike Mostafavi, Iran, and World War III
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Ep 04: Dan Denorch and the Civics Machine
This week on Tuesday, Noon, part two of our conversation with attorney and political scientist Dan DeNorch who shares his experience running for county commissioner and weathers the politically cynical firestorm from the roundtable. Ep 04: Dan Denorch and the Civics Machine
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Ep 03: Dan Denorch and the Politics of Tech
This week on Tuesday, Noon, part one of our conversation with attorney and political scientist Dan DeNorch who joins us to take on patents, copyright, the Internet and other things used for good and evil. Ep 03: Dan Denorch and the Politics of Tech
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Ep 02: Steve Burt and Tech in the Classroom Part 2
This week on Tuesday, Noon, part two of our conversation with Steve Burt: are teachers keeping up with technology in the classroom? With the largest highschool class since the baby boomers entering the higher ed system, do our faculty members have the tools and the skills to keep up with them? Guest Steve Burt from [...]
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Farleigh Dickensen Goes to Canada
And not to be snotty, but what administrators at FDU have realized over the last four years of regulatory clearance is that it’s really, really hard to get into the states anymore from some countries — countries whose residents call Canada a nice new home away from home…. On June 1, the Senate approved legislation including a shiny new policy on H-1B visa holders, actually allowing them to work in the US after they get their degrees here, among other things.It’s a more complicated story than just talking about science and engineering talent the higher education system has been bleeding over the last four years. The FDU arrangement is punctuation on it, and it’s progressive thinking from a traditional educator, even if they are just down the street from my alma mater…. Typiclly, the Canadian provincial education system is more parochial than this, operating from a distinct position of mistrust and fear.
Ep 01: Steve Burt and Tech in the Classroom Part 1
This week on Tuesday, Noon, are teachers keeping up with technology in the classroom? With the largest highschool class since the baby boomers entering the higher ed system, do our faculty members have the tools and the skills to keep up with them? Guest Steve Burt from Clarity Innovations and co-host of Ed Tech Coast-to-Coast [...]
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More Uninformed Bad-Mouthing at Motley Fool
This time, it’s Rich Duprey, former police officer and stock expert (my tongue is NOT in my cheek — they guy’s actually aces on the market sitch), who provides us this little bit of slander: “The company, and indeed much of the industry, has been dogged by allegations of misrepresenting graduation and job-placement rates, lowering admission standards, and paying recruiters to get warm bodies in their classrooms…. Apollo settled a claim investigated by the Department of Education that alleged University of Phoenix compensated enrollment staff in a manner that was out of alignment with their stipulations; in this case, the enrollment counsellor role was not able to accrue overtime, they were part of an exempt role…. When the DOE investigation commenced, the organization reviewed, evaluated and overhauled the enrollment compensation plan to patch up any loose threads. Nine months later, when the DOE finished their investigation, the organization returned to the table in the form of a settlement to compensate all enrollment staff working under the faulty matrix for hours they should have been paid.
Re-Org’d
So, to recap: Nick was born on 4/20. I took the following week off, secure in my recent promotion to Marketing Director nary three months before for the Northwest Region of University of Phoenix. By Friday of that week, I was about ready to get back to work. That afternoon, I got the call. “Pete?” [...]
I jumped in and ran some searches on my second and third degree networks and found a number of folks that I already knew — acquaintances and friends — and added them to my direct contact list…. My major project was to find people who are in a similar position to mine, to start networking with them, learning about this whole new media thing, how to formalize something that has yet to be truly architected as a function of marketing and public relations…. As much as we say we’re a virtual society, as much as we like to think that the 80% of Americans on the net are actually using it to it’s potential, I think people want to touch one another at a very base level.
Congratulations to Five Years
US and Canada orders@XXXXX.com Now, let me tell you: nothing says “We appreciate you” better than “do not reply to this email.”… That part is wholly irrelevant, or it would have been, had it not been for the fact that on the last day of my FMLA I got a call from my boss telling me that my region had been realigned — my job was no longer a foregone conclusion…. That will allow me to be doubly committed to this blog and other projects in this sphere, starting with looking for the best bloggers that also happen to be students in our organizations.
Nicholas Elliott Wright
A quick note to announce the arrival of Nicholas Elliott Wright, our son, born 8:56PM, April 20, 2006. He’s in ICU with sort of a rough start, but everyone seems confident that we’re going through some new-baby stuff and that it will pass. Thank you for all the support so far. More news soon.
Modern Workforce = Specialization
Here’s an interesting piece I stumbled on this morning by Angie Herrington at the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Never too old for school Apart from being a nice mention of my man Alan Yanda — new Associate Campus Director for our Chattanooga, TN campus — it brings up an interesting point. Here’s the quote that [...]
Speaking of Following your Leader
I wrote that last piece on Brian Mueller and, with all the good stuff I’ve been hearing about him as our new CEO, I can’t resist posting a link to this video of Steve Ballmer doing some of his own special breed of motivation. You have you ask yourself: is he being like this …
Brian Mueller Appointed to Apollo Group Board
The campus directors and regional vice presidents just got back from a meeting in Phoenix discussing the future of the organization with Brian and his team as we all move forward with this long-overdue integration between Online, the ground campuses, and Axia College (come April 1)…. But the real response came from a campus director I trust and respect dearly, who hasn’t had much contact with Brian and was skeptical about his role in the organization, She came back from the meeting and said, “I don’t care what you say about this guy.
Al Gore = Human After All
Here’s a wonderful Spike Jonze mini-doc on Al Gore and family…. It paints just the right picture of the Gores, albeit a few years too late.
“A Meditation on the Speed Limit”
These guys got together and obeyed the speed limit in Atlanta and brought a major highway to a standstill. Danger, potential loss of life and limb, damage to property, everything you look for in a sound traffic system.
