How Freelance Clients Find Me
I don’t do very much to actively seek out clients; most of my freelance clients find me. Here are my recommendations for becoming visible to clients.
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Social Media
Do You Need a Mentor or a Network?
While it might be tempting to ask someone online to mentor you, a network of support will likely be more effective than a single one-on-one mentor.
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Ban "Click Here" From Your Vocabulary
Improve accessibility and usability of your e-learning and online writing by using clear link text rather than vague text like “click here.”
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Creating Visual Stories That Resonate
These are my live blogged notes from the webinar Training Online: Creating Visual Stories That Resonate by Nancy Duarte. My side comments are in italics. Any errors, typos, and incomplete thoughts are mine, not Nancy’s. Check out Cammy Bean’s notes too. She started with her personal story, told mostly with old photos on the slides
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LinkedIn Connections and Generic Invites
I know many bloggers have an open connection policy, and that’s great for them, but I am generally more restrictive in who I connect with on LinkedIn. I prefer to connect with people who I could actually say something intelligent about if asked for an introduction. However, over the past few months, I’ve noticed an
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Lurking or Legitimate Peripheral Participation
During the July 7 early #lrnchat about social media and social learning, there was a lot of discussion about lurking. In response to the question “What are some ways you learn through social media that aren’t collaborative, with other people per-se?” I replied: I do a fair amount of lurking (ie “legitimate peripheral participation”) I
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LearnTrends: The Immernet Singularity
These are my live blogged notes from Tony O’Driscoll’s LearnTrends session on The Immernet Singularity. My side comments are in italics. Update: The recording of this session (and the rest of LearnTrends) is now available. Official description: The Immernet Singularity: How the Immersive Internet Will Redefine Learning and Collaboration. Four technology arenas, 2D Synchronous Learning,
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Walden Instructional Design Students
I’ve gotten a bunch of comments from students in the Masters of Instructional Design program at Walden in the last week—enough that I suspect that there’s an assignment that requires commenting on a blog. I’m not complaining; I’m enjoying the discussions and hope they continue. However, I’d like to ask a favor of those of
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TCC09: Podcasting with Section 508
Liveblogged notes from the TCC online conference. My comments in italics. Presenters: Dr. John R. Kallis, California University of Pennsylvania Dr. Chris Patti, California University of Pennsylvania This presentation will be an overview of the different methods in the planning, producing, publishing and promoting of hybrid podcasts with instructions on the building of a 508
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