Dear ETEC522 Alumni – By now you should have received, via your external email, all of your remaining grades for the course, including your final grade. Please let me know immediately if you haven’t received these, or if you have any questions about them. It has been my distinct pleasure to have shared this learning […]
Continue reading Final Grades and Happy August! Posted in: Announcements Hi everyone – I’ve now emailed each of you your review assignments for the Venture Forum, so please let me know immediately if you haven’t received it yet. Good luck! David
Continue reading Let the Forum begin! Posted in: Announcements I’m starting to get some A3 submissions so here are detailed instructions and a further chance to ask any questions you might have. A3 Posting: Please post your A3 to this blog before midnight this Sunday (late submissions can’t participate in the Forum). Be sure to select the “Venture Forum” category for this post so […]
Continue reading A3 Postings and the Venture Forum Posted in: Announcements
Good evening Dr. Vogt,
I am a little unsure of how to embed or link a pdf file to the reply. It also doesn’t a spot to select the venture forum. I’m I missing something or should I just be creating a new post? Thanks.
Jon
Hi Jon –
One way for making a PDF available is In the Dashboard area, under “Media”, by selecting”Add New” to upload the document into the blog, including getting a link for it. But you can also link from other document hosting sites or embed using something like Scribd.
And if I understand your question, when you create a new post, the “Categories” selection is on the right side, with “Venture Forum” being among these (the 7th).
Hope this helps,
David
Perfect! Thats what I thought we needed to dow as just create a new post, but the message stated to reply! Thanks
Jon – Each A3 submission should be a new post in the Venture Forum. That enables PulsePress to be activated successfully.
David
Hi David,
You mentioned that we don’t have to post our “reflection”. Is that referring to the self-evaluation mentioned on Evaluation Rubric, or is it something else? Any particular format you are hoping for or is it fairly open-ended?
Thanks,
Janet
Yes, Janet, I’m referring to the self-reflection part of the rubric – this doesn’t need to be posted, simply submitted to me separately with the complete assignment.
Cheers,
David
Hi David, I would rather distribute my Venture Pitch just to those specifically assigned to review it. How ever, should they send me a copy of their review by email or will that be shared with the entire group?
~Shawn
Hi Shawn –
That’s fine if there are elements of your Venture Pitch which you don’t want public disclosure of for intellectual property (IP) reasons. Most reviews don’t delve into IP, but I won’t argue with additional caution. Please ask your reviewers to also copy their reviews to me when they forward them to you.
Cheers,
David
Hi David,
Should I send both the Venture Pitch and Elevator Pitch to the Reviewers? Or the Elevator pitch has to be posted here in the forum?
~Shawn
Hi Shawn –
Post both if that’s convenient. The elevator pitch is a minimum; the venture pitch is something you can control the distribution of .
David
Hi David,
I ran into some major difficulties with my video converter that I use to convert powerpoint into videos. It was working when I did my test slides a week ago, but everything is out of sync now. I don’t know if I would be able to fix the problem before midnight. Is it okay if I send you the PowerPoint Show instead? I am not sure how to post this onto the blog 🙁 Sorry for the inconvenience. Just discovered this when I was reviewing the videos today.
Sherman
Hi everyone – Wow – week 12 already! What a rush… I know everyone is deeply immersed in their A3 assignment, so just email me if you have any last minute questions. The protocol for A3 submission is that you should email your completed Elevator Pitch and Venture Pitch directly to me so that I […]
Continue reading Anticipating A3 Posted in: Announcements Happy Sunday – Everyone has their A1 grades emailed back to them now – please let me know if you haven’t found yours, or if you have any questions. And as your A1 analysis helps set the stage for your A3 pitch, please let me know how I can help your progress there. For […]
Continue reading A1 Returns Posted in: Announcements Hi everyone – Just a note that I’ve now finished a first reading of your A1 submissions (impressive!) and I hope to do a final reading and return my comments to you by the end of this week. Thanks for your hard work on these! David
Continue reading A1 Update Posted in: Announcements Hi everyone – A few of you missed my earlier posting – please simply email your completed A1 assignment – as a doc, link, or whatever works – to me at david DOT vogt AT ubc DOT ca. Looking forward to diving into your EVA analyses! David
Continue reading Delivering A1 Posted in: Announcements, Week 06: Learning with Games Thanks so much to the W5 team for launching us into the emerging markets universe and setting a high bar for those that follow! Just a reminder that your A1 is due shortly and that I’m available for any questions you might have surrounding your delivery of this. Please email your A1 to me directly […]
Continue reading W5 BlogKudos Posted in: Announcements, Emerging Markets Poll, Week 05:
Hello David,
I have several questions conerning the formatting for assignment 1:
– Are we expected to use APA style?
– Is it possible to have some point form (bullets) within the venture analysis?
– Also, is it possible to include links directly embedded in the analysis?
– Are footnotes acceptable, or are you expecting traditional referencing?
Thank you so much,
Marie-France
Hi Marie-France –
Thanks for asking.
You may use APA style, but it is not necessary. Your objective is to compose and format A1 in whatever style that best conveys the integrity and force of your analysis. So bullet points, links, footnotes, etc, are all fine. Your analysis could also be a text-free video if it conveys your message well.
Good luck!
David
Just a note that – if you`re interested – the cumulative ratings for each of the ventures in the Pitch Pool are now available. Simply go to the Pitch Pool, open the venture post in question, and click on `view ratings` within the ratings box. You can see how your ratings influenced the overall […]
Continue reading Pitch Pool Cumulative Ratings Posted in: Announcements, Week 03: Analyst Bootcamp
Hi David,
I think this polling plug-in is a great idea! And I think you will get a more accurate indication of what students really think if the previous responses are hidden.
Danielle
I’m glad everyone participated in the analyst bootcamp so energetically. Some really good points were made about the ventures, but also the process of analyzing ventures (as this week was obviously practice for your A1!). I trust the exercise was useful in getting you to assume the mindset of an analyst and investor. Being an […]
Continue reading Welcome to Week4 – Entrepreneur Bootcamp Posted in: Announcements, Week 04: Entrepreneur Bootcamp
Hello David
I am sorry I posted (Monday 1:30 am) a short answer or notion to a posting about re-Phrase before reading the welcoming note to week 4.
Hussain
Hi Hussain and David,
I too fell in the same trap, I answered week 3 posts before reading the welcoming note for week 4.
Although I understand that it is important to keep within the course deadline in order to maximize communication and learning possibilities, I find it is too bad that we can’t also respond to each other’s posts beyond the weekly deadlines. I personally like to ‘mull over’ what was learned and ideas and replies often come to me after reflection . . .
In all other MET courses I enjoyed the fact that I could go back and rediscuss various points with colleagues. It will certainly be a challenge to ‘keep to the weekly posts’.
Marie-France
No worries, Hussain. I’m only hoping to cultivate our collective good manners in advance of the EMTs starting.
David
Entrepreneur Boot Camp – First Take
I feel that I am more of an innovator/inventor than an entrepreneur so this exercise will be extremely challenging. I like to invent things but believe I truly lack the skills and expertise to market my products/services/ideas. I’m also not sure I will be a good CEO or organizational leader of anything.
Perhaps I am more of an intrapreneur – I feel much more comfortable initiating change within my own teaching organization. Taking it outside to start something new is somewhat of a scary thought, but for the purpose of this course I will give it a try. I am confident that from this experience I will at least learn how to evaluate worthwhile learning ventures.
Off I go chasing rainbows of emerging, transformative agents for learning . . .
Hi Marie France,
Being and intrapreneur is a very valuable asset from my perspective. Personally I find this really challenging and I would really like to learn from your experience – what has worked for you? What tips can you share?
Leonora
Hi Leonora,
My experience as an intrapreneur is mainly based on my suggesting new projects, strategies or tools within my school. In my previous job my title was ‘change agent’. I was a teacher, but I was also expected to initiate and implement a multitude of just-in-time workshops and inovative projects to promote bilingualism in the workplace.
The way I went about it was to first evaluate the needs of the clientele/students and then take in all the factors such as: available funds, time, resources, and learning objectives and expectations etc. Thus began the process of initiating change within that organization.
I suppose I am also an entrepreneur, I did run my own artist studio and art workshop business for 15 years and I have also started a gardening business on the side. I think the essential ingredient for becoming an entrepreneur is probably passion and creativity. However, becoming an entrepreneur for a learning venture is totally new to me . . . I hope to learn much about this endeavour in this course.
Hello David,
Thank you for bringing the uncategorized topic to our attention. Of course, many of my posts are there. I went to edit but then how do I choose where to re-direct my posts to to?
Sorry, using a blog is new to me and I’m still trying to get used to it. Thanks for your patience.
Donna
Hi Donna,
I too posted in the uncategorized forum when I thought I was posting in the weekly one – I even lost a post somewhere in cyberspace and had to re-post it Monday. Like you it is my first experience blogging and I am just now getting the hang of it.
Now that I know how to redirect posts it will be much easier to do than copying and pasting in the proper category.
Marie-France
That’s OK, Donna – thanks for being patient with this unfamiliar learning environment.
Section 1.8 on the upper menu provides a good overview of how to use the blog, including a useful diagram of how to select categories, tags, etc. When editing you can select a category specific to the subject of the post, and that gives it a home.
Cheers,
David
Thank you David,
I’m still discovering this Blog system. I must be getting old because it’s taking longer to get used to than I originally thought. I really appreciate your help.
Have a great week,
Donna
Hi everyone – By now, each of you will have got a separate email introducing you to your team members for the EMT assignments (A2) for weeks 5-12 of the course. Please let me know immediately if you haven’t received your team assignment, or if you have any questions. In brief, the EMT schedule looks […]
Continue reading Poll Results and A2 EMT Assignments Posted in: Announcements, Emerging Markets Poll Good morning everyone – hope you had a great long weekend, especially those celebrating Mother’s Day! As we dive into world markets this week, don’t hesitate to seek out and recommend other prospective sources of market intelligence for us to be aware of. Post all of your thoughts about week 2 to the main blog […]
Continue reading Welcome to Week 2! Posted in: Announcements
Hi David and everyone,
I’m afraid I am dropping out of ETEC 522; the reasons are long and complicated. It’s a shame because this group is full of interesting and talented people, but it was not meant to be. I definitely want to take this course, so maybe next time.
Good luck to everyone!
Adriana
Hello David and everyone,
I’m afraid I will be dropping out for reasons too long to explain!! It’s a shame because this is a very interesting and talented group. I am definitely interested in this course, so maybe next time.
Best of luck to everyone!
Adriana
Hi Adriana,
I dropped ETEC 511 for this course. It’s not a shame, just because our time is very limited, and we want to give our best effort to every courses, separately. You definitely should come back next time. Gook luck!
Ping
Well, week one is almost done and we’ve been introduced to just about everyone in the course. Thanks so much for your words of introduction and warm welcomes. This is quite an amazing group any way you cut it – professional experience, geographical distribution, interests, etc. I’m humbled, and excited for our journey together! A […]
Continue reading What an interesting mob! Posted in: Announcements Hi everyone – A note that I’ve just added a new Emerging Markets Poll candidate: the UBC MET program itself. Just yesterday the process for a formal academic review of MET was begun to help determine the best future directions for this (already successful) program. We believe that graduate programs in learning technologies […]
Continue reading MET added to the Emerging Markets Poll Posted in: Announcements Hello everyone! I’m your instructor – David Vogt – you can reach me whenever you wish at david DOT vogt AT ubc DOT ca or by using the message system in this weblog. I spend most of my time as an entrepreneur and innovation leader, but I have a longstanding passion for learning technologies which […]
Continue reading Welcome to ETEC522! Posted in: Announcements
Hi David,
Thanks for everything, I’m looking forward to have a great semester with you and my peers!
Cheers,
Karon Wong
Before you publish your posting, please make sure that you select a category (eg. Introductions) as well as assign some meaningful tags (keywords).
Donna Forward 9:41 pm on August 13, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Happy August to you too David and thanks again for a great course.
Donna