Author Archives: Gary R Schirr

Tsunami in #HigherEd: Social Media and Peer-to-peer

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

BTW: A post related to the ongoing discussion of the Tsunami in higher education was posted on my other blog: Social Learning and Online #HigherEd

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Social Learning and Online #HigherEd

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

The key to effective online education will be learning to utilize social media to bring peer-to-peer and social learning online. Continue reading →

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Going Broke by Degree – #Higher Ed Tsunami?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

There are four big issues facing universities: (1) continuing ballooning costs, (2) a possible bubble due to loans, government policy, and high expected returns, (3) disruptive technology (online MOOCs), and (4) internal resistance to change. Continue reading →

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Can One Billion Facebook Users be wrong?

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

Based on strictly anecdotal evidence I believe that there are a LOT of fake and duplicate FB accounts… Does LinkedIn have both a more professional group and honest count? Continue reading →

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Flawed Tools – Focus groups and brainstorming for ideas

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

The combined results of individual idea generation outperforms group methods, such as brainstorming and focus groups, in terms of the number, quality, and uniqueness of the ideas generated. Continue reading →

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What is your Klout score today?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

Even after carefully reading Mark Schaefer’s excellent book Return on Influence, I am still one of those unrepentant Klout-bashers that Mark has referred to in several of his recent posts. I believe that a Klout score has little value and … Continue reading →

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Professor Klout

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

A class project in which the final grade earned is solely determined by a student’s Klout score! Klout becomes harmful to social media as participants game their scores under pressure from imbecile employers who screen with Klout… Continue reading →

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Wicked Commentary on Social Media

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

This “ad” for the iPhone 5 is also a wicked commentary on social media!

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New Klout – An Innovation Strategy?

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

Klout’s ballyhooed new version and business model seems to be lifted entirely from a competitor, Kred. Continue reading →

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Social Media used to Crowdsource a New Course!

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Gary R Schirr

http://youtu.be/z5OWUhNd8dI

A recording of a presentation at Social Slam 2012.
(Also posted at servicecocreation.com and youtube.)

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