How important are interviews

Studies cited in the Fast Company article Made to Stick: Hold the Interview suggest interviews may not lead to better employees.

Michael Wesch: New Media Experiments in Education

At this TLISI plenary, hosted by Georgetown's CNDLS, anthropologist Michael Wesch shared his experiences with large and small classes in his efforts to "create students who can create meaningful connections" in this world. There are SO many tools and an overload of information in this environment. But remember, it's about people, not new media. Without a doubt, the pedagogy leads the technology, and sorry that was not stressed before. (read TSLSI blog entry here)

His pedagogy follows a process of exploration, guided introduction, self-guided research, publication, and sharing. Graciously sharing his successes and failures in both large and small classes, there are a few takeaways for us.

• You can share Deli.cio.us links by using a common tag rather than try to create an account. For instance, he used class registration numbers. For "Whose Life" we could tag based on semester and year (ie: WLISAF09 for Fall 09)
• Facebook and Twitter tended to distract
• Wikis, RSSing links, newsfeeds, Twitter during activities, and publishing on YouTube worked well.
• He likes Smart Pens that record audio and notes into a PDF (read the TLISI blog entry)
  
• Check out Netvibes, Yahoo Pipes, and Killerstartups.com

Photo "watching the anthropology of Youtube on the iPhone" by ~C4Chaos

How to manage VIRTUAL internships!

It's being asked on the listserves. And Monserrat College of Art has an answer for successful virtual internships. Regarding Second Life, Joan Milnes, the Director of the Office of Internships and Career Services, said that the, "same Learning Agreement that is used for "non-virtual" internships was completed by the supervisors and students" and that she "made a virtual site visit with the supervisor’s and student’s avatars in Second Life . . . The goals in the Learning Agreement were the focus . . ."

Anyone for THAT type of site visit??

A Visual Resume

Utilizing the website daytum.com, user CBCV created a visual representation of his resume (in french, but much of it is web-related and universally understood).

The site allows users to "creat(e) an elegant and intuitive way to count and communicate the personal statistics generated by each of us every day." CBCV's use of the software was particularly interesting and pertinent in a field where folks are constantly trying to differentiate themselves. He gives quantity and value to often listless information (plus I can discern much of what he is communicating I don't speak a lick of french).

Volleyball 2009!