Today I gave my iPod Generation presentation at the Health Services Association California Community Colleges (HSACCC). The venue was the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA and it had to be one of the coolest hotels I have ever seen. The building was over 100 years old and the room we were in looked like an old chapel - complete with stained glass windows. I wasn't sure if I should do the presentation, or preach a sermon.
The group was composed primarily of Health Center Directors, RNs and psychologists. I really enjoyed the time with them - during the presentation and just chatting before and after. One of the things I really love about doing this presentation before such varied groups is to see higher education through so many different perspectives. One example: I suggested to them that they might want to create a Facebook account for their health centers and use it to promote their services to students. I was asked about liability issues if a suicidal student used Facebook to ask for help during off-hours and they didn't respond in time. That's the kind of scenario that I never have to think of as an IT geek (thankfully), but that's the world they live in every day.
Hopefully I left them with some things to think about - they certainly did so for me.
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Thank you Jim for your great presentation. I hope to increase our digital reach to our student population. I appreciate your time, expertise, great links and the reality check for our generation.
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