by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Dec 20, 2015 | Critical thinking, Ideas
Last week I attended Harrisburg University's Data Analytics Summit. Many of the presentations were quite technical, but the gist was that big data is being utilized in many different areas, including health care, agriculture, legislative advocacy and business. The...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Jan 25, 2015 | Business matters, Ideas, Networking, Professional development
Listservs, forums and other discussion groups are great vehicles for asking questions and getting answers from the professional community. In my 20 years of participating in online discussions, I have learned a lot from my colleagues - both in response to my own...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Jan 22, 2014 | Business matters, Ideas, Self-care
In her recent post on Lifehack.org clinical social worker Amy Morin listed 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do. She states: "Mentally strong people have healthy habits. They manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that set them up for success in...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Dec 20, 2013 | Ideas, Research, Web content, Writing
When you're searching Google for more than a quick answer, it's not always obvious which links in the search results have more in-depth information. Recently Google started returning in-depth articles for some broad topics. These are not like what you'd get from...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Aug 17, 2013 | Ideas, Marketing, podcast
A few weeks ago I posted some tips for creating your own podcast. As noted in that post, it is very easy, from a technical standpoint, to create a podcast. At minimum all you need is a phone. A greater challenge is to create a podcast that people will want to listen...
by Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. | Dec 29, 2012 | Ideas, Marketing, Research, searching, Uncategorized
It's very easy these days to find images for your blog posts and articles. Images draw the reader in, and also break up the text for easier reading on a screen. But be careful that you don't violate copyright. Just because a photo or other image turns up on a Google...
