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[ProfessionalDevelopment 2583] Re: Strategies for Managing InformationVirginia Pulver virginia at nmcl.orgTue Oct 7 11:23:57 EDT 2008
The suggestion of appointing individuals within an organization to subscribe to particular development list serve is good. It would be even more effective if that designated individual had a process whereby they report to the group on pertinent discussions relative to the organization's mission; a simple, quick feedback or cross feed system. My background is in organizational management but as someone who managed technical training programs and dealt with geographically separated programs, I found it important to emphasize developing a system of cross feed. That means information sharing within the organization as well as with sister organizations/programs. A quick bullet paper is pretty effective. One page maximum, 3-5 bullet statements that may include a synopsis of an event, insights, contact information, and of course, lessons learned. This is particularly useful as an informal on-the-job training technique, whether the individual is reporting back on conference events, relaying actual training basics, or providing feedback on a community event. In some organizations, reporting back can be quickly accomplished at the regular staff meetings, using the bullet paper as a guide., A notebook of cross feed papers is helpful. Newcomers (and motivated individuals) can quickly absorb information that in many organizations remains unavailable - information that influences the corporate culture, but is never shared effectively. They can also pursue topics that are of special interest to them. Just a few thoughts as I sip my morning coffee. "Ginn" Virginia J. Pulver, AmeriCorps*VISTA Recruiting Consultant, NM Coalition for Literacy 3209-B Mercantile Court, Santa Fe NM 87507 virginia at nmcl.org YOU can become a volunteer adult literacy tutor or refer adult learners for FREE 1-1 tutoring! 1-800-233-7587 Visit our Website: <http://www.nmcl.org/> www.nmcl.org From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Jackie A. Taylor Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 6:37 PM To: professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2582] Strategies for Managing Information Hello again, All, In today's digital world, it's becoming increasingly important to direct flows of information. Some use tech tools like RSS feeds (http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english) do this for themselves. Some actively seek information and direct it to groups of constituents. Whether you are professional development staff managing information for your region or state, or program staff / volunteers channeling information for your program, what strategies do you use to manage information flow? For example: In speaking with colleagues at ProLiteracy last week, here's what they said: * Have someone from your organization subscribed to one or two NIFL discussion lists so that the organization has someone subscribed to each list * Join discussion lists that intersect with state initiatives * Subscribe for guest discussions then unsubscribe afterwards * Use other options to find posts: discussion archives, discussion search engine What strategies would you add to this list? What strategies could a moderator of an online community use that would help you? I'll bundle any ideas shared and post it back here. Thanks, jackie Jackie Taylor, PD List Moderator, jackie at jataylor.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20081007/0c98c271/attachment.html
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