If you would like to join other volunteers in the Washington, DC area on Saturday, April 16th, here is your chance. Go to http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=464521 and join the “Federal Employees Family and Friends” team. You can also start your own team. Greater DC Cares is the same organization that the President and First Lady volunteered withRead… Read more »
This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Cheryl Bledsoe, GovLoop Member and founder of the latest GovLaunch Social Media for Emergency Management. I’m no Christopher Dorobek but fortunately Cheryl’s expertise carried a great conversation about using Twitter and Facebook for emergency communications, the crisis in Egypt, her recent chat with FEMA Director CraigRead… Read more »
There was a report from the ABC at the emergency evacuation centre located in the Earlville Shopping Centre in Cairns, “via broadband” on ABC 24. The reporter was standing in front of a window. When the trees outside waved in the wind, the picture broke up. I suggest pointing the camera away from the window.Read… Read more »
Chances are that many people have made a New Years resolution to hit the gym more often in 2011. The gym is a great place to shed pounds and lessen the stress of your day, but it is also a place where thieves land in order to fulfil their resolution to rip you off. WeRead… Read more »
According to Steve Moddemeyer, a former senior advisor to Seattle Public Utilities and the city’s Department of Planning and Development, new paradigm shifts in government service delivery and infrastructure management are leading more officials to consider sustainable solutions. In a conversation with Mr. Moddemeyer, he told CivSource that governments can no longer afford to approachRead… Read more »
Akyol and Garrison discuss deep and meaningful e-learning in their paper ” Understanding cognitive presence in an online and blended community of inquiry: Assessing outcomes and processes for deep approaches to learning”. They found that higher “cognitive presence” results in better course results and more student satisfaction. Higher-order learning can be achieved online through anRead… Read more »
On 26 January 2011 government IT professionals, federally-focused systems integrators and IT vendors met in the Government Big Data Forum to dialog on issues of common concern on the topic of overwhelming data. This event, sponsored by Carahsoft, included presentations, discussions, panels and a tech expo all focused on the issue of “Big Data” inRead… Read more »
Cross-Posted at Gov In The Trenches So, as many of you know I am not from Chicago – I am from Texas. Texas – a land with no blizzards..or snowocalypses … or snOMG … or whatever other cute names you can come up with for seriously freezing cold, wind that blows people off the street,Read… Read more »
For those of us interested in expanding our networks (as we all should be), attending in-person events is key. Here are 5 ways Twitter can enhance your professional event-goings, and give you more bang for your networking buck. Consider 2 scenarios: Scenario 1: You’re new to a geographic location, industry, or company. You walk intoRead… Read more »
Had a call from Channel 7 asking me to talk to the Sunrise team (“Mel” and “Kochi”) at 3pm about the effect Tropical Cyclone Yasi will have on telecommunications and how it will be used to deal with the emergency.WebsitesOne topic is how websites can be used to provide information for people to prepare forRead… Read more »