Business Improvement Survey--a New Product

I just created a Business Improvement Survey using Adobe Acrobat.  It was a challenge to create, though it seems to have good functionality.  Working from a variety of client experiences dealing with organizational development and change, I developed a six-part survey to focus on core questions that need to be resolved for change to be successful and supported.

I decided to market this survey via an eBay auction to get people to try the survey.  The cost will be small and it can be used as a self-help survey by most organizations needing to deal with change.

Of course DrM-Resources will provide support for those people trying out the survey if they should wish extra support.  The survey will get clients preferred pricing on any of the other services offered by DrM-Resources.

This blog entry is more than a promotion for the survey (though that would be a good use of the entry, anyway).  This marks one of the first times DrM-Resources has partnered with eBay to help consumers get access to affordable tools they can use to help their businesses improve.  Not only can they get the tools on eBay, they will soon get preferred pricing on the other DrM-Resources services soon to be made available on eBay. 

DrM-Resources and Joelmonty.net already use PayPal for invoicing and payments, and Skype for webinars and other interactive events.  It is only natural to add eBay to the mix.

Kids and Electronics--more structure needed for learning

On January 20, 2010, ABC 7 Chicago broadcast the results of a study saying that kids are using electronics seven hours per day.  In this study students who were "wired" for seven hours per day were not improving their grades.  A few students had limits on use placed by their parents and their grades went up.

In 2007, NEA Today  published an article, Don't Turn 'Em Off, Tune 'Em In! (2007, September). NEA Today, 26(1), 17.  Retrieved July 28, 2009, from Research Library. (Document ID: 1360186081).  In this article, the magazine encouraged schools to guide students in their use of electronics technology.

In my research, listening to digital audiobooks on iPods and MP3 players can improve academic performance and reading skills for students.  What the current study indicates is that students need more structure around their use of the electronic technology available.  It can enhance learning--when made a part of a structured approach integrating technology and learning.  Without the structure, students "go for the fun" without "going for the learning." 

In other research, I have found that learning takes place when we engage actively in learning activities.  If the activities we engage in are not tied to learning, the learning potential and value may be lost.