Sue-Point-Oh!

They say all great empires will eventually fall, The Romans, The Greeks, China, The Gallactic Empire, and today marks the end of the reign of the Wiki Queen. I am officially relinquishing my Wiki crown and stepping down from the throne. I had a good 18 months of staying on the forefront of all things educationally wiki. However, as my interests have expanded, others have have moved up through the ranks and asserted themselves as more knowledgeable regarding wikis. I should have seen the signs, the speaking engagement invites declined, the wiki email questions lost their luster, and the handle “wikiqueen” on IRC no longer garnered the respect that it once did.

With this news come the statement that I will officially be shutting down the EduWikiTorial site. I’ve been neglecting my baby for months and I find the information is no longer current or accurate.

I would now like to take the time to endorse the following wiki sites

• Just Tonya’s Wiki’d Way - Easy ways to build web content and collaborate with your community
• Everything Wiki - A wet paint wiki site

I’d also like to officially renounce any comments I’ve made supporting Media Wiki as a tool for middle and high school teachers. The interface is just too difficult to use and the non-wysiwyg language is confusing. There are some great free sites out there like PBwiki and Wetpaint that do a great job of making simple and effective interfaces.

So my friend Matt is a bastion of knowledge of all things that have ever been published online regarding web 2.0, design, tech news, and fun icons.  There is no UI question that he cannot answer without at least three relevant links.  How is this possible, you may ask?  The answer is that Matt keeps an exhaustive list of various RSS feeds on his public netvibes page.  Thank you Matt for making it public!

“In times of change the learners will inherit the earth, while the knowers will find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
- Eric Hoffer

Check out Elliot Masie from the “Masie Centers” report on the recent three hour Starbucks training session.  Every single Starbucks was closed for three hours earlier this week to train every employee on the art of making the coffee.  Talk about nightmare logistics of scheduling all those people and decided on the best time!  The training started with an inspirational video, the managers were given a training outline, talked about favorite customers, importance of making good drinks and then they had breakout sessions on milk steaming.  The other breakout session was about how to create espresso shots and how to make a connection with the customer.

So what about transfer and reinforcement?  Apparently there will be a makeup session for those that missed it but what about continuous learning?

My good friend is participating in an art show about bicycles. What a great concept! You may know Hannah from such websites as www.hannahwade.com (created by yours truly) or www.interruptart.com. Comes see the show!

Here is the presentation I shared today at the EBISA (East Bay Independent Schools Association) annual conference.

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Pinkberry announced it’s new flavor today - Coffee!  The Pinkberry collection now consists of three flavors, original, green tea and coffee.  Wonder if the third flavor choice had anything to do with Starbucks buying the company?  Eh, eh?

Perhaps I have a softspot for front desk training from my years at the Cliffs Resort in sunny Shell Beach.  However, I was really captivated by this example that Silke Flesicher(Adobe) shared at the Adobe Learning Summit.  The piece presents different scenarios and the user can choose how they want to respond to the customer service scenario.  For each behavior choice, a short video plays so the user can see the result.  I think this is a great way to keep the learner engaged and is portable since it’s online.  Really great piece!

Nice synopsis of some of the most inspirational women in the blogosphere.

 15 Amazing Women In Blogging

Go ladies, get your blog on!

I’m not sure what is taking off quicker right now, real estate 2.0 sites or job listing 2.0 sites. Since I’m not buying a house anytime soon I’ve been spending a lot more time viewing the latter.

JobFox provides a service where they take your experience, ask your some survey questions about each position to figure out what you really did and then create a map of your skills. It’s sorta concept map meets tag bubble. Here is my map for my Training skills.

To see my full career page, click here
http://www.jobfox.com/people/susancline

What I like about this site is that people spend hours figuring out how to describe each position they have had on their resume. Employers are really looking for a set of skills like “cash register” rather than knowing that the employee “took patron’s money, made change and balanced register.” JobFox help the candidate par down previous job positions into a set of marketable skills.