Posted in 5 September 2009 ¬ 21:05h.Jean-François Grenier
Why not? My “back to school” week made me think about that. Yes, between 40+ hours of work with Ex Machina and 4 master degree classes there’s still time to think (OK, not that much).
It’s easy. Once an essay is written, publishing it is just a click away.
It’s a good way to show what you [...]
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Posted in 12 June 2009 ¬ 11:01h.Jean-François Grenier
L’autonomie institutionnelle est désirée par deux types de directeurs : Ceux qui veulent la liberté d’action et ceux qui veulent diriger leur empire au lieu d’être un acteur d’un système plus grand.
La différence entre les deux vient de la capacité de la personne à rassembler les gens autour d’un projet d’avenir et d’être prêt à [...]
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Collaboration, Communication, Education, Future, HorsCampus.com, Innovation, Internet, Introspection, Knowledge, Organization, University
Posted in 22 February 2009 ¬ 1:45h.Jean-François Grenier
When we thought about education, we used to think about a building, some brick and mortar place where we went to sit on a bench and acquire stuff from 9AM to 4PM. Some DIYers used to go to the library to do it on the side, and that was pretty much the end of the [...]
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Collaboration, Communication, Economy, Education, Future, Globalization, Innovation, Internet, Knowledge, Organization, Technology, University
Posted in 28 November 2008 ¬ 22:20h.Jean-François Grenier
Mentoring is a great concept. Experience flowing down from veterans to recruits can be a satisfying relation for everyone implied. But as any other successful relation, doing it the right way and with the right expectations is a lot better in the long run.
The explicit goal is learning. The mentor’s job is to promote the [...]
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Posted in 29 October 2008 ¬ 19:10h.Jean-François Grenier
Le globaliste aime ce qu’il fait. C’est la personne qui va prendre le temps de conseiller les autres ou de travailler sur un projet dans lequel il n’a pas d’intérêt financier. C’est le genre qui va avoir, qu’il le veule ou non, une réputation d’expert car il finit toujours par être connu. Son nom revient [...]
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Posted in 25 July 2008 ¬ 13:35h.Jean-François Grenier
Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving presentation, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and [...]
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