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Not exactly tumblrin’ for ya

June 12, 2013

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Have you ever created a thing in the social media space, more or less on a whim, or just because you thought it was the thing to do, and then promptly forget all about it? That’s what happened with me and my tumblr account. I had completely forgotten I had created a tumblr. Then I […]

Content strategy is fine, but…

May 30, 2013

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I’m grateful to see the higher ed world talking so much about content strategy these days. This emphasis on thinking about content in a way that connects it with our organizational goals is important. I’m glad that people are writing books and blogs about content strategy, too. And talking about this subject on Twitter. And […]

‘The enemy of clarity’

May 13, 2013

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I got to tune in to the Chick-Fil-A Leadercast last Friday, thanks to the university I work for, which was a sponsor of the event. This annual event is broadcast at sites across the nation. This was the first time I was able to attend. We heard from a lot of great speakers about leadership, […]

Friday Five: Quotables of the week (on change, shoes, reach, online education and college essays)

May 10, 2013

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Happy Friday, #highered folks! You made it through another week. But no rest for a lot of you, as you’ll be working through the weekend on various aspects of commencement. (That’s me next weekend.) And with commencement, of course, comes a phalanx of speakers, each of whom toils over finding just the right words to […]

The elements of a great #highered Twitter account

May 4, 2013

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Last month, in response to Education Dive’s unsatisfactory ranking of the 10 best university Twitter accounts — and what they do right, I posed a question: What makes a great #highered Twitter account?“ Your responses, both in your comments to that post and on Twitter, provided some great perspective on this topic. (Some of you […]

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