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Welcome to the TxDLA
Book Center, a place where
where members can look through the stacks of books that are being read by other TxDLA members and check out recommendations and reviews.
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Center Editor: Alanda Pettit |
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Members are invited to submit book reviews on topics focusing on distance learning including components of distance learning such as online learning, collaborative techniques, and other related topics. Please refer to the TxDLA
Book
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Work Like Your Dog |
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| Work Like Your Dog contains some nuggets of wisdom, and lots of advice on how to play at your job, approaching it as if it were a game. I LIKE many of the ideas, such as treating your employees even better than your customers, but I can't imagine applying them in my own straight-laced, uptight work environment. Unless you're the president or the CEO (and perhaps, even if you are), implementing most of the ideas in this book would likely undermine your credibility. For example, the authors suggest things like decorating coworkers old shoes with glitter and plastic flowers, and wearing the "fun" shoes at work. One of the authors attached the metal runner statuettes from all of his running tropies to the roof of his car, creating a "race" car -- and suggests that similar activities create a fun environment. (Yes, but if someone drove such a car into the parking lot where I work, they'd be dubbed hopelessly crazy.) |
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Reviewed by Unknown
Posted: 2007-05-20 15:34:52
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Learning Rants, Raves, and Reflections |
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School administrators continually seek new avenues for effective professional development for staff and instructional opportunities for students. Tapping the potential of human and techno logical resources to facilitate learning is becoming increasingly practical and popular in K-12 education. The book, Learning Rants, Raves and Reflections, caught my attention because of its focus on the dynamics of technology, training and learning.
Elliott Masie, the book's editor, heads up a think tank studying continuous learning for the workforce and the application of learning technology. While the book makes for a moderately interesting read for a K-12 administrator, its primary audience is industry executives, particularly those training support staff, and providers of learning products. |
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Reviewed by Marilyn King
Posted: 2007-05-19 08:33:31
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Book Club ***
COMING SOON *** |
Welcome to the TxDLA Book Club! Many of you undoubtedly already belong to a book club with friends or neighbors. Why not consider one with your colleagues?
The goal of the TxDLA book club is to facilitate discussions about current publications relevant to distance learning practioners.... and, in the spirit of TxDLA, have
FUN in the process! For each of our book club featured titles, you'll find some background information about the book and the author, as well as questions to help promote discussion.
Our primary study group will focus on more general topics related to distance learning that encompass most of our membership. If interest in a more focus topic (such as K12 Videoconferencing, online learning, etc.) is requested, please contact
the Book Club moderator for details on setting up "focused" study groups.
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Center Contact Information |
- Questions and comments concerning
book review issues should be directed
to Alanda Pettit, Book Review Editor
at TBD.
- Questions and comments concerning
the TxDLA Book Club should be directed
to Alanda Pettit, Book Club Moderator
at TBD.
ABOUT ALANDA PETTIT
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