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professional development

What value do you place on free professional development and networking events, like free webinars, hashtag chats on Twitter, and free in-person career events?

We’ll talk about some of these ideas and hopefully share perspectives on free professional development and networking, in contrast to specialized help you pay for, formalized mentoring, short courses, books. etc.

Call in and let me know what you think!

I’ll be talking about a new upcoming hashtag chat I am putting together with #SASearch which will be entirely devoted to job search issues in student affairs. We’re hoping to start next week and have a weekly opportunity to discuss job search issues. We’ll be using the hashtag #sasearch and

Also, I’ll share of my experiences with webinar platforms, especially those that are free, including BigMarker, which I used this week, and others.

And finally, I am going to talk a bit about Hiring for Hope, a great non-profit here in Georgia which I volunteered for recently and about my fundraising campaign on FirstGiving to support this charity.

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How #sachat Ruined My Life

by Sean Cook 10.05.2010

This week, the Student Affairs Twitter Chat (#sachat) passed a milestone. Now one year into its existence, it has changed how many student affairs professionals engage in conversations and professional development. I’ve been a member of the community surrounding this chat and the Student Affairs Collaborative Blog during this formative year, so I’d like to share my thoughts on how being involved in this community changed my life.

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Professional Development Offerings and Upcoming Events

by Sean Cook 07.30.2010

Today, you will notice that the navigation bar has changed, to give more information on Professional Development Programs available through HigherEdCareerCoach.Com. Please take a look if you are in the market for in-person or online training or coaching for individuals or teams in your organization. We offer some specific programs but can customize training (both online and in-person) to meet the needs of your organization.

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Tuesday Time-Out: It’s Our Blog Birthday!

by Sean Cook 07.20.2010
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A year has somehow passed since I first registered HigherEdCareerCoach.Com and HigherEdLifeCoach.Com, so today’s Tuesday Time-Out is a recap of important events in our first year. Thanks to all our readers and guest posters, and to all the other people who have supported and sustained the sites through this critical first year.

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Hey You! Who’s a Who-Do to You?

by Sean Cook 07.14.2010
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Please take a few minutes between now and next Tuesday at noon to nominate someone who deserves recognition, and to tell the world why you see this person as defining the spirit of the “Who-Do.” If you want to send the nomination directly to me, e-mail it to sean@higheredcareercoach.com and I will post some of the essential pieces here, so people can at least know who was nominated and why.

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