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8 A u g u s t 2 0 1 1 W P - C S P D A u g u s t I n s t i t u t e 2 0 1 1

M i s s o u l a , M o n t a n a

Paperless Handouts

http://www.workshophandouts.com/wildtech11capture (wildtech11capture is case sensitive)

F r a m ewo r k

•  “The average ‘knowledge worker’ -- basically, anyone who works on a computer – gets about 93 e-mails a day…”

•  “Because people can be connected 24/7, many of them are.”

Whoa!

“In this breakthrough book, Richard Saul Wurman explains why the information explosion has backfired leaving us stranded between mere facts and real understanding…”

Not new…

1989!

N ew Wa y o f T h i n k i n g

Workflow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workflow http://www.ensemble.cms.vt.edu/user-manual/glossary/index.html

“A defined set of development stages applied to a content item…”

“A workflow consists of a sequence of connected steps…”

Create a regular set of steps to process information, content and knowledge…

Goal

1.  Start with one process: develop more over time

2.  Less is more: don’t use four tools when two will accomplish the same task

3.  Review and evaluate: regularly review and evaluate, then eliminate, enhance or modify

4.  Adopt new tools carefully: don’t assume that you need to use EVERYTHING that is cool, nifty or otherwise handy

5.  Don’t follow these rules: ignore the rules if you stumble on something that works better for you!

The rules

Tool organization: XMarks

Capture: Google Reader

Archiving/Sharing: Delicious Social Bookmarking

Reading: Instapaper

Devices: Laptop, desktop, iPad, iPhone

L e t ’s d ev e l o p a w o r k f l ow !

W o r k f l o w S e t u p 1 : C a p t u r e I n f o r m a t i o n t o K e e p Yo u F r e s h

I am a world geography teacher that has a unit for each continent. I am looking for fresh, current content to support my unit on Africa as the textbook is dated and isn’t as engaging as I would like it to be.

Scenario

1. •  Check existing resources •  Consider new topics

2. •  Set up traps for information

3. •  Process collected results

4. •  Archive AND/OR •  Share

5. •  Review

Workflow Process

1. •  Check existing resources (Web Search; Delicious) •  Consider new topics

2. •  Set up traps for information (Google Reader)

3. •  Process collected results (Google Reader)

4. •  Archive (Delicious, Instapaper) AND/OR •  Share (Shareoholic; Delicious RSS Feeds w/WordPress and Moodle)

5. •  Review

Workflow Process With Tools

1. Review

1. Review

2. Set up traps

2. Set up traps

2. Set up traps

2. Set up traps

3. Process Results

4. Archive: Delicious

4. Archive: Instapaper

4. Share: RSS Feeds

4. Share: Shareaholic

4. Share: Shareaholic

•  Too wide a net? Too narrow a net? •  Still useful? •  Capturing too much information for my

current projects? •  Using the right tools? •  Able to process the information?

5. Review

(Mark Hurst’s Bit Literacy)

“Media Diet”

•  “Rare sources that consistently give useful, relevant information” •  In workflow: tools that are the core tools you use all the time

Stars

•  “Reliably deliver at least some relevant information” •  In workflow: tools that may not be used every day, but so something very well

Scans

•  “Sources good for a targeted, single use” •  In workflow: highly specialized tool that you use for special projects

Targets

•  “Sources that are applying to be in your lineup, but are applying to be there) •  In workflow: new tools form discovery or referral that could end up above

Tryouts

•  Questions: – Time? – Right tools for the job? – More efficient way to do the job?

In review…

Wo r k f l o w S e t u p 2 : H a n d l e Yo u r C o m m u n i c a t i o n F l o w

Inbox Zero Merlin Mann

http://www.inboxzero.com

1. •  Establish regular email practice (check email 3 times

a day)

2. •  Choose action items: immediate action, short term

action, long term action

3. •  Immediate action: complete, schedule, share

4. •  Short term action: Schedule, archive, share

5. •  Long term action: Schedule, archive, share

Workflow Process: Email

1. • Establish regular email practice (Gmail; check 3 times a day with weekly review

on Sunday mornings to find lost or forgotten action items)

2. • Choose action items: immediate action, short term action, long term action

3. •  Immediate action: complete, schedule (Google Calendar, CalenGoo on iPad),

archive (Delicious, InstaPaper, Dropbox) share (Delicious, Shareaholic)

4. • Short term action: Schedule (Google Calendar, CalenGoo on iPad), archive

(Delicious, InstaPaper, Dropbox), share (Delicious, Sharaholic)

5. • Long term action: Schedule (Google Calendar, CalenGoo on iPad), archive

(Delicious, InstaPaper, Dropbox), share (Delicious, Sharaholic)

Workflow Process: Email With Tools

L o n g - t e r m s t r a t e g i e s

•  Don’t use tools to try to gather all information; use filters to gather only information you think you would use

•  Example: the RSS Feed for the New York Times or even my local newspaper

Less is more…

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