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color:#1F497D'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>A quick bullet paper is pretty effective. One page
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contact information, and of course, lessons learned. This is
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individual is reporting back on conference events, relaying actual training
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color:#1F497D'>In some organizations, reporting back can be quickly accomplished
at the regular staff meetings, using the bullet paper as a guide., <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov
[mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces@nifl.gov] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jackie A.
Taylor<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 06, 2008 6:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> professionaldevelopment@nifl.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ProfessionalDevelopment 2582] Strategies for Managing
Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Hello again, All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In
today's digital world, it's becoming increasingly important to direct flows of
information. Some use tech tools like RSS feeds (<a
href="http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english">http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english</a>)
do this for themselves. Some actively seek information and direct it to groups
of constituents. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
example: In speaking with colleagues at ProLiteracy last week, here's what they
said:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Have
someone from your organization subscribed to one or two NIFL
discussion lists so that the organization has someone subscribed to each
list</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Join
discussion lists that intersect with state initiatives</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subscribe for
guest discussions then unsubscribe afterwards</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Use
other options to find posts: discussion archives, discussion search engine</span><o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What
strategies would you add to this list? What strategies could a moderator of an
online community use that would help you?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I'll
bundle any ideas shared and post it back here.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks,
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"System","sans-serif";
color:purple'>jackie</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jackie
Taylor, PD List Moderator, <a href="mailto:jackie@jataylor.net">jackie@jataylor.net</a>
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