Acceptance

So, can't it just be simple? Life that is. You know, often enough I find myself surprised at how things, or circumstances in life present themselves. I always wonder how in the heck it actually got to the current "state of affairs". I guess I am naive to think that life could be simple. There was a time when I thought things were supposed to be a certain way and any deviation was potentially the wrong way. I am not sure exactly when it changed, but somewhere along the line it did. When the line of what "was right" began to blur I started to realize that there was potentially more than one right way of doing things...not just in work but in everyday life. I guess innovation that matters to ensure it keeps getting better is not for just the halls of workopolis, but for how we live day in and day out. I also am beginning to think that you can be innovative by just changing your perspective and seeing the opportunity where you least expected it in every aspect of your life. My goal is to try and see the possiblity, not be concerned with the potential fall out and keep a myself open to new perspectives, even the ones that differ from what I used to believe in. Who knows, maybe the best is really yet to come and ...how will you know unless you open yourself up a bit.

To keep this somewhat focused on online education for the requirements of the course, please see the following sites that show how online education is changing the workplace:


UNB Perspectives on Online Educuation

Training
Online Workplace Training
Online Education Helps Moms!
Virtual Highschool

Free Online Workplace Health and Safety
Online Learning Trends

Project Management Mind Map

So, I finally finished the first mindmap of the semester. Oh how I would so much prefer to do an assignment that did not have a mindmap to complete. It is not that they are very hard to do, but there is something about them..something that makes me not excited to dive in and finish it up. However, I suppose I would rather do a mindmap than study for Finance ;)

What to do?

Well, here I am again on a Sunday evening...trying to get caught up on everything I should have done over the weekend. Of course, there are always the good intentions of what I will accomplish on the Saturday or Sunday each Friday at 5 as I leave the office, but that is short lived. I get home, start working away on all that needs to be done and get a little time in with the people I love to spend time with (family & friends ;)! Well, before I know it the weekend has passed by like a flash and I have a ton of work to do at 10pm the night before.

I have been trying to decide what I want to do for my Personal Report for my Industrial Impact of Ecomm course. I am leaning towards e-learning which is really across industry so I am not sure if I will pick an industry or ask Dr. Fleet if I can incorporate a few difference industries into my report to enhance the full effect of e-learning in business. Either way, this week I am going to nail this down!

On a more personal note, I have had a lot going on in my life over the last 3 months. I am finding that my life is now finally getting to a more normalized state again, which feels good. You know, sometimes the things that are the hardest are in fact the best things for us...but hey...I am sure you all knew that.

Well, as I leave you I will post my first link to an elearning white paper.. Why E-Learn?

Back To Blogging

So, here I am. Back to my old blogging ways. Why you may ask...well, one of the professors most dedicated to social networking at UNBSJ is teaching BA3125, which I am taking. (Thanks Dr. Fleet) So, I had to decide how to proceed with my blogging efforts. Should I just continue on with my old blog from 2663 or create a new one? Obviously, I have decided on the latter mainly due to a blogger hiccup this morning when trying to retrieve things like my old password and converting my blogger account to what I believe sounded like a google account. Either way, here I am.

Overall, I am happy to be back at school. A chance for things to start new again. These days I am always looking for that new beginning and this is one more kick at the bucket. So, here's to a new school year and the enjoyment of assignments that are to long, courses that seem to lag and an undying need for motivation..just to get through the year.

Till next time!