January 27, 2008 at 7:42 pm
· Filed under social hacks, Chris Hoadley, education, technology
So, usually I post potential solutions to problems. But this is a problem too juicy to pass up. http://www.43folders.com/forum/2008/01/27/teachers-productivity-hampered-technology-no-love describes a teacher who is reduced to using whiteout to fix worksheets because the district has the machines locked down with none of the needed software. Also note the ancient commercial software the school still runs. What to do? I’m guessing the solution might be a social hack more than a technical one…
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April 29, 2007 at 11:09 am
· Filed under social hacks, Chris Hoadley, technology
It’s not uncommon for somebody to send a card around the office for get well wishes or retirements… why hasn’t anybody made a group e-card interface? Read the rest of this entry »
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April 11, 2007 at 2:47 pm
· Filed under social hacks, Chris Hoadley, technology
Those of you who are academics will appreciate this one. The other night, I’m out during our conference crying into glasses of beer with colleagues who’ve had their work stalled by the slowness of a journal’s review process. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 12, 2007 at 11:07 pm
· Filed under social hacks, Chris Hoadley
OK, so two guys work for a huge multinational corporation their whole life. Five years before retirement, one stays with the main company, the other Read the rest of this entry »
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