{"id":3474,"date":"2013-08-30T10:26:05","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T14:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/emoryoit\/?p=3474"},"modified":"2013-08-30T11:46:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T15:46:38","slug":"update-from-brett-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/lits\/2013\/08\/30\/update-from-brett-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Push and Pull"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3965\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/emoryoit\/files\/2013\/08\/push-pull.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3965\" alt=\"Vintage B&amp;W photo of two people pushing\/pulling a stubborn llama\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/emoryoit\/files\/2013\/08\/push-pull.png\" width=\"360\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/lits\/files\/2013\/08\/push-pull.png 600w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/lits\/files\/2013\/08\/push-pull-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The perfect metaphor for push\/pull?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pushes and pulls are the basis for moving data on the internet but how about as a metaphor within our own division? I have been thinking a lot lately about about how we push and pull various ideas within UTS and throughout the enterprise. Here are two examples of what I mean.<\/p>\n<p>I am excited\u00a0about a\u00a0<strong>new model for using Blackboard<\/strong>\u00a0for this year.\u00a0Analytics is still\u00a0a major part of the offering but the plan is also help faculty find better ways to use Blackboard, which can vary dramatically from department to department.\u00a0The lowest level of use is to merely post the syllabus or a few class notes. A higher level of use occurs when both students and faculty are both pushing information likediscussions, questions and answers, or links to outside information into\u00a0Blackboard.\u00a0 Other students are then inspired to pull\u00a0that content which adds both breadth and depth to their education. Fostering that\u00a0type of interaction in both Chemistry and Poetry classes is not easy but becoming expert in helping faculty do so is what we&#8217;re after.<\/p>\n<p>We placed more focus on career management in 2013. One of our biggest investments was in the manager development program, designed to train our managers to be better in the art and skill (science) of leadership. As an example of how well that has worked,\u00a0<strong>Kaven Moodley<\/strong>\u00a0(Enterprise Applications) and\u00a0<strong>John Ellis <\/strong>(Integration)\u00a0are two examples of managers who have been\u00a0very active in taking the information from the training and pushing it down to employees. I know of several examples of managers taking the training and pushing it back out to their team and then asking for feedback on where that training seems to be working the best. No real effort at improving our skills in management, leadership, or &#8220;followership&#8221; can be successful without this kind of two way interaction.<\/p>\n<p>I want to issue an open invitation to everyone to think about the push and pull of information. Is it working? Are there \u00a0improvements you have seen? Leave comments in this article about effective ways you have seen the manager training improve things in your department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pushes and pulls are the basis for moving data on the internet but how about as a metaphor within our own division? I have been thinking a lot lately about about how we push and pull various ideas within UTS and throughout the enterprise. Here are two examples of what I mean. 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