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Context is everything, but I’m sharing my slides anyway
I had the pleasure last week to attend the spring ETUG workshop (http://etug.ca/) in Nelson BC. ETUG is sponsored by BCcampus, my employer, and once again reminded me why I love my job. The passion and enthusiasm of educators and … Continue reading
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Tagged BCcampus, British Columbia, educational technology, improv, LinkedIn, Presentation, Professional, public speaking, work
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The way we do that thing we do
During the weekday I am the communications manager for BCcampus, a post-secondary services organization that has 26 full and part time employees distributed throughout BC. Aside from the head office in Vancouver and the Victoria office, where most of the … Continue reading
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Tagged BCcampus, conference planning, corporate communications, employee, internal, intranet, LinkedIn, Professional, wiki
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Thoughts on David Eaves’ opening remarks
I came into the room this morning (Open Gov 2010 at UVic) to hear David Eaves relate how he is excited about web 2.0 and social media and how it will allow public servants work better together. Through a more … Continue reading
What makes a great co-op work term experience part 2: Resumés
Précis: This is a four-part series on successful co-op work terms. I’ve had the chance to supervise and hire co-op students in my work as a corporate communications practitioner several times over the past few years. I’m about to complete … Continue reading
What makes a great co-op work term experience? (Part 1 of 4)
Precis: This is a four-part series on successful co-op work terms. I’ve had the chance to hire and/or supervise several co-op students in my work as a corporate communications practitioner over the past few years. I’m about to complete another … Continue reading
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Tagged co-op student, communications practitioner, employment, LinkedIn, Professional, web publishing, writing
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What would a CommPunk look like?
What would it mean to be a communications punk? Is that even possible? Is the entire profession too established to even consider proposing a radical re-invention? I’ve always referred to myself as a journalist-turned-”mercenary.” Since my brief career as a … Continue reading
With freedom comes…
You’d think installing a driver for a brand new printer for a brand new laptop would be easy for a geek girl like me. But Friday afternoon, two weeks into my new job, raring to go, with 3 tasks left … Continue reading
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Tagged BCcampus, computer, creativity, do-it-yourself, freedom, geek, job, LinkedIn, printer, Professional, work
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Ch-ch-changes
Day three on my new job – Communications and Stakeholder Relations Manager at BCcampus – starts today. I took a week off between the end of the old and the start of the new to rearrange furniture, teach an extra … Continue reading
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Tagged BCcampus, communications, LinkedIn, Professional, work, writing
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From Torino to Vancouver
The doors crafted in B.C. and shipped to Italy for BC-Canada Pavilion for the Torino 2006 Winter Games are displayed at the BC Showcase at Robson Square during the Vancouver 2010 Games. I have a picture of me standing in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006 Games, 2010 Games, Games, Italy, LinkedIn, media, Professional, Torino, Vancouver, work
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