Articles & Presentations
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Articles
Comparative Benchmarking of IT and Knowledge Worker Skills (PDF of whitepaper written for the IT Workforce Education board at Catalyst Connection of SW Pennsylvania)
The Evolution of the Early Automobile Industry in Southwestern PA (Large PDF with color photos of an article written for Western Pennsylvania History Magazine) From Assembly Line to Just-in-Time: Preparing a Capable Population for the Knowledge Economy, CIO Magazine, March 2007 Input to the final draft of the RSA's recommendations to the EU on media literacy Leadership is Not an Option, SAIT Training Matters, March 2005
Students Need More Than Gadgets to Succeed, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Presentations
The Changing Face of Pittsburgh's Labor Force: An Historical Perspective, Carnegie Library Downtown Business Branch, August 6th 2009
Collaborating on IT Projects to Identify Business Needs & Requirements (Presentation outline in HTML)
Education and Training for Knowledge Workers (PDF of 2002 Presentation to CMU Professional Writing students)
Information versus Knowledge: Prospects for a Capable Population in the 21st Century, September 12, 2006 discussion I led for a Humanists’ group that meets at the Unitarian Church on Ellsworth Avenue in Pittsburgh. (Related Questions for Discussion)
Lessons for the Internet Age: Thoreau, Transcendentalism and Conversation with the World, May 8th 2007 discussion, Humanists’ group, Unitarian Church
Managing Information Overload (PDF of Carnegie Business Library Noontime Presentation)
Personal and Online Networking for Your Job Search (HTML with graphics of slide show presentation to STC WorkQuest at CMU on October 17; Smaller PDF alternate )
Pittsburgh Regional Knowledge-Management Consortium: Knowledge Worker Skills and Proficiencies (Presentation notes in HTML)
Using Web 2.0 to Power Collaboration & Knowledge-Sharing , STC Pittsburgh, October 14th 2008 Virtual Networking and Knowledge Sourcing in the Digital Age (PA Professional Employment Network PowerPoint presentation)