by Clint | Sep 18, 2008 | e-learning, Innovation, Web 2.0, Web Analytics
Several months ago, before I knew I was going to be directing the Edulink project, I proposed an idea to Andy Gibbons, the chair of the Instructional Psychology and Technology department at BYU, to offer a course on the use and application of web analytics for...
by Clint | Jul 25, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Innovation, Key Lessons
I did something this last week that I immediately regretted and continue to feel bad about – wanting to help but honestly feeling as if the situation was worse after my arrival than before. I’m asking for your thoughts in what I could have done differently. Thinking...
by Clint | Jul 4, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Innovation, Religion
Everywhere I go, I am surprised how much people all over the world know about the U.S. • When I was in Russia a couple weeks ago, a young man came up to me and asked me if I was from the US. Then he began to ask me all kinds of questions about the housing market and...
by Clint | Jun 20, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Innovation
I would sometime like to do a study on games people play in different cultures and countries. Going to St. Petersburg this last weekend, we joked about a ‘Russian game’ called the “Everybody get down!”-game – and how this man on the bus...
by Clint | Jun 10, 2008 | Innovation, International business
I was just emailed a link to the keynote presentations from the conference in Oxford: “Confronting the Challenge of Technology for Development: Experiences from the BRICS” and I realized I should post a copy of my abstract and some follow-up thoughts from...
by Clint | Jun 8, 2008 | Attempt at Funny, Cross-cultural perspectives, Innovation, International business
Attending a conference at Oxford last week (“Confronting the Challenge of Technology for Development: Experiences from the BRICS”), I heard several of the speakers refer to Finland as an example of one of the most successful countries in terms of...