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Web Leadership’s Role in Higher Ed

28. April 2009

Last week, I was fortunate enough to graduate in the second annual Pittsburg State University Leadership Class. This is a program modeled after other similar programs around the state and nation, programs which are designed to groom and cultivate forward minded people into folks capable of stepping up and contributing to the growth and development [...]

The Virtues of Delegation

9. April 2009

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Two weeks ago, I felt compelled to write about the black hole of academic overthink that is my calendar. Over the years, and even as recently as in the post itself, I have sought advice on how to manage my calendar better.

Calendar Clutter & Meeting Madness

27. March 2009

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It seems I’ve fallen off the radar this month and so have some of my colleagues. Are we dodging the new Facebook? Nope. Now that mainstream media has let all our former classmates, family and coworkers know about Twitter, are we ducking our newest followers? Nope.

What the Doctor Ordered: Training, Technology and Leadership

26. February 2009

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What the Doctor Ordered: Training, Technology and Leadership

I’m not a doctor, but I like to play one in my current role as a Technology Training Coordinator. I like present to our faculty and staff over MediaSite in costume as “Doctor Nikki”. But no matter what role I’ve had: whether “Dr. Nikki” the trainer, Nikki the IT, or Nikki the leader, I realize [...]

“Repent! Collaborator,” Said the Higher Ed Beancounterman

19. February 2009

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“Repent! Collaborator,” Said the Higher Ed Beancounterman

“Even in the cubicles of the hierarchy, where fear was generated, seldom suffered, he was called the Ticktockman. But no one called him that to his mask. You don’t call a man a hated name, not when that man is capable of revoking the minutes, the hours, the days and nights, the years or your [...]

What’s an Appropriate Response Time to Inquirers?

19. January 2009

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About ten years ago when e-mail became mainstream at colleges/universities, departments were skittish about having a separate dedicated e-mail account as a way for their customers to contact them. They worried about work load creep, and customers expecting a quick turn around time for responses. Most of these folks still preferred to be tied up [...]

Nothing Personal, But…

16. December 2008

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Way back in the day when I was just an aspiring Guru—mid-November, to be precise, I promised that I had more to say on change, and, boy, do I ever. In fact, as someone who enjoys blogging, I have quite a lot to say on a lot of things. It only takes a comment on [...]

Untapped Resource: Do you have Student Web Workers?

9. December 2008

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I know D.W. wrote about her student workers over on The Old College Try a while back (Update: Thanks D.W. for finding the post A Marketer in Need Deserves a Student Indeed), but I can’t seem to find the post. Also Mike at HighEdWebTech even went so far as creating a Hall of Fame for [...]

Change Is Not an Administrative Policy. It’s a Social Movement.

19. November 2008

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The following is a guest post by Nikki Massaro Kauffman, Technology Training Coordinator for Penn State University Libraries. Nikki blogs at In Clear Text and you also connect with her through Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or SlideShare. This is the fourth post of the .eduGuru Blogger(s) Search Contest.

What the heck does Webmaster mean? Specialized Skill Sets of the Web

16. October 2008

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The web definitely isn’t as simple as it used to be. Back in the ‘90s you could get away with one person who kept up with a website and everything that went into it. This one Webmaster could handle everything. I have the job title of Webmaster at Wofford and I have a hard time [...]