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  • Preparing to Tweet a Conference as an Attendee

    Speed is What We Need Getting the most out of any conference or event is hard work.  Spending time before you get to a conference will pay big dividends during and after the conference.  This advice is beneficial regardless of whether you’re Tweeting the event or not.  If you are Tweeting it becomes even more…

  • 10 Reasons to Tweet a Conference?

    Here is the latest version of my “10 Reasons to Tweet a Conference?” post.  It has changed slightly over the years but is still very relevant.  Hope it is helpful… Share, Share, Share Tweeting at conferences has allowed me and others to share info from sessions we may not have been able to attend.  Once I committed…

  • Top 15 Community College CEO’s on Twitter 2016

    As we approach the 2016 American Association of Community College Conference in Chicago I thought I would push out my 2016 list of Social Community College CEOs on Twitter.  I am not going to make to Chicago this year but I am confident this very social group will keep me informed on the happenings at…

  • The Magic of the Conference Hashtag: An AACC 2015 Primer #Nextbigthings

    April 17, 2015 | Filed under: community college, Conference, Social Media and tagged with: 95th Annual Conference, AACC, AACC 2015, hashtags, San Antonio 2015, social For me Twitter is another way for this “wee acorn” to mingle with the “giant oaks” of my profession. What is a Hashtag? In general a hashtag is a word…

  • The Top 15 Community College CEOs on Twitter 2015

    April 16, 2015 | Filed under: Social Media, Twitter and tagged with: ceo, community college, president, social, social media As we approach the 2015 American Association of Community College Conference in San Antonio I thought I would push out a few Twitter related posts.    To kick off this barrage of social info, here is my…

  • The Magic of the Conference Hashtag: an #INNMA Primer

    The Magic of the Conference Hashtag: an #INNMA Primer

    March 4, 2015 | Filed under: Social Media, Twitter and tagged with: 2015, Boston, hashtag, League for Innovation, social, Tweet,Twitter For me Twitter is another way for this “wee acorn” to mingle with the “giant oaks” of my profession. What is a Hashtag? In general a hashtag is a word or  phrase used in social…

  • Ramping up Overall Engagement at Your Conference or Event: My Observation of how Gamification Impact Social Media usage at a Conference.

    Background on Engaging a Conference In a previous post I noted that  I have tweeted conferences for the past 2 or 3 years while being inconsistent at other times.  I started live tweeting events  when I realized that I was spending as much time and effort tweeting out the most relevant points of the session…

  • The 12 Must Follow Community College CEO’s on Twitter 2014

    March 31, 2014 | Filed under: community college, Social Media, Twitter and tagged with: 2014, AACC,community college, Sarah, social media A recent UMass study indicates social media use at colleges and universities is on the rise.   They indicate: Over half of college presidents studied are posting on Facebook (58%) and tweeting (55%), while 35%…

  • The New Communication Frontier: Social Media for Engagement and Sharing

    I had an interesting question from Karen-Michelle Mirko  VP, Marketing, Sales & Meaningful Collisions (Cool Title)  for the National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship via Twitter a few weeks ago about engaging faculty on Twitter and LinkedIn.  The question is shown below: I have this silly day job thing going so I  am just now…

  • Managing My Social Media World and Staying Employed at the Same Time

    The following question came up today,  “How do you tweet and post so much and get your job done?”  Since it came up once I thought it might come up again and it might come to one of you in the form of “How can the idiot IT director do his job when he is…