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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Key points that I would remind myself is that innovation and IT is ever-changing. That not all IT is safe and secure and to be mindful of this when using/sending and receiving any kind of data. Things are changing at lightning speed so it is important to stay ahead and read where these changes are taking place. That not all is as it seems, as in…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruption of Abundance, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Ron,
You make a great point about photography and looking at hard copies of pictures as opposed to them stored on your Instagram or FB page. I am guilty of taking a picture posting it on FB and thinking I really should get that printed, but of course it gets put to the bottom of the ‘to do’ list. Some of the best times are when you find a box of…[Read more] -
Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruption of Abundance, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Ron,
I see it all the time. I do know that a local Panera Bread actually donates its end of day leftovers to a local old people community/home. Iv’e seen them load up boxes of cakes. bread and bagels to a volunteer rather than throw the food out. Ive also actually had a party with catered food and so much is leftover but nowhere to donate to. I…[Read more] -
Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Aaah yes Paul I too have reached the ‘do not come anywhere near me, your embarrassing me’ phase. During student teaching I often got crafty with the high school algebra class and have them do things such as a lemonade stand game and owning a store just to try and mix it up as I always got this is boring and I will never use it again moans. It is…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Case Question: Open Innovation, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Open innovation works well in a collaborative environment, with Siemens having a silo set-up it made sense to develop and encourage a culture that groups could work together on. By creating monetary rewards and competitions, participants were able to generate and improve on ideas. The TechnoWeb 2.0, allowed employees to collaborate and solve…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I recently became vice-president of the Great Valley Newcomers Association; we are a non-profit organization founded in 1967, which helps with the transition of families moving to a new area. Board meetings are held once a month where we plan future months and budget review. Many members are from overseas and in the pharmaceutical industry.…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruptive Change and Book Publishing, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I don’t believe the age of agents and publishers are dead, there is certainly a shift in how books are produced. More and more authors do lean towards self-publishing. I too reached out to a friend who has had several books published as well as having a column in a newspaper. Her viewpoint was that there at one time was a stigma to s…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Great post Sam…. made me laugh and took me back to when my kids were babies. What I will tell you is everyone will eagerly share advice with you, even when you don’t ask for it. There is no book on how to do it right, so go with what is right for you, your wife and baby… and breathe….. Oh and PS they never do the dishes without a sigh, and a…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Paul, Im sure after the Mock Interview Day you left feeling that you had really given something back to the students. Often due to budget restrictions there are no opportunities for student to experience ‘real’ situations. Often during college there is so much emphasis to get through the credits and graduate, that the graduate has little or no…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Case Question: Radiohead, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Kristen, your right with your statement of the record companies and their greed. It’s amazing to read and learn just what an artist will make from record sales. Of course there are a few of the big ones like U2 Maroon 5, Coldplay who sell out places like Madison Square Gardens and at $40 for a tshirt you have to think that they are making money…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Weekly Question #4: Complete by February 15, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
When I first read this article my first response was for some reason to think about food and the unbalance there is in the world. Stories in the US talk about obesity, calorie counting, the latest diet, poor food choices and health related problems such as diabetes and heart conditions. When in other parts of the world there are those who are…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Some of the advantages of digital media over physical media are the ability to access your purchases and collection from the cloud on multiple devices. It’s easier to purchase with just a search and click and the track can be listened to immediately and at times at a better quality. Cost is also a large factor as tracks can be purchased s…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: Global & Information Technology, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Ron.
Can only imagine the frustration that went alongside the ‘cut and paste’ of the websites. Do people have access to the US website and make comparisons. We ran into similar problems that Wyeth did with pharmaceuticals passing different regulatory credentials. We also had a huge language barrier and to hire locally to develop the website to…[Read more] -
Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Case Question: Wyeth Global IT, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Wyeth understood that although globally there were looking for standardized applications and to integrate systems they could not fully implement this. The example given was that in some cases it was feasible such as travel expenses being reimbursed, but the reporting of inventory needed to be identical. Planning was meticulous for the standard…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Case Question: Amazon Web Services, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
The four major web services described in the case study are Simple Queue Service (SQS), Simple DB, Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Simple Storage Service (S3)
These services were brought about as a service targeted towards software developers in companies of all sizes.
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: BYOD, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
As I am affiliated with a global e-commerce company all devices are BYOD, however the company does provide secure web-based apps. With so many options for people on the go from smartphones, to ipads to laptops. The decision was personal as to which device we used, as I said because its web-based if we needed to we can use laptops, Macs for larger…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: BYOD, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
It’s great that the upside is the reduction in use of paper and costs involved in printing. I would have imagined especially in the banking industry the big push back as you said Paul was the security aspect. Does TD have to approve the device being used? Although it increases productivity on the bank side, it also encourages those to never…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Reading Question: The Cloud, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Kerry,
My daughter uses Google drive heavily just like your brother uses it to share with principals. She uses it in a lot of her classes especially for group projects as its always difficult to have the group come together to complete a word document. The teacher is also typically invited so she can see where the group paper is headed and how…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Sorry this was cut- off from previous post :
“The cloud” allows you to keep and store information on a remote server (the cloud) instead in one physical place such as a laptop, desktop or cellphone. Data can be accessed wherever there is an internet connection.Some examples of cloud computing are Facebook, whereby you can store videos and…[Read more]
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Elaine Roberts commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Some examples of cloud computing are Facebook, whereby you can store videos and pictures without having to worry about losing them, if perhaps they were only stored on your laptop or desktop. If either of these were to be damaged or stolen, the pictures can be accessed from any computer using the log in identification and password you created.…[Read more]
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