Many educators struggle with networking. Some see networking as something people do in the corporate world, but not in academia. They don’t always understand why they should network, or how to do it if they want to. Mary Vogl-Rauscher has taught Leadership Development and business courses at Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin for the past 15 years.
Free Professional Development and Networking
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?
An Interview with Gist’s Greg Meyer – Part 2: Knowing Your Network Using Social CRM
Greg Meyer is the Customer Experience Manager at Gist. In part 2 of a 4-part interview with writer and career coach Sean Cook, Meyer talks about knowing more about your network, and figuring out what’s important, using Social CRM tools. Obviously, my niche is career coaching, but I am also a small businessman, so I […]
LinkedIn becomes second most popular social network
LinkedIn has passed Myspace to become the second-most popular online social network in the U.S., behind Facebook. I’ll be running articles this week on how to get the most out of LinkedIn.
How #sachat Ruined My Life
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.