Category: higher education
Three Trends Impacting the Future of Court Reporting
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I spoke with Kathy DiLorenzo, the director of U.S. court reporting for Planet Depos, an international court reporting firm, which recently launched a new professional development initiative for students called Planet Institute.
We discussed the genesis of Planet Institute, the trends influencing its creation, the application process, the goals, and where the court reporting industry is headed, among other topics.
My Favorite Video Interview of 2014 and What it Teaches Us About Networking in 2015
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When I was in London last October to moderate the Yerra Solutions Conference, I met with George Burgess, the founder and CEO of education app developer, Gojimo. He started the company when he was 17 and I plan to feature his inspiring perspective in the 2nd Edition of The Opportunity Maker, which will be out later this year. In the video below, he shares some networking tips and advice for those interested in creating something new in 2015. "Get out there and do it…there is nothing holding you back," he says. "You'll learn more from actually trying it than waiting and suggesting to yourself that you will do it later on in life, which never really happens."
Redefining Online Education
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"Learning inspires change," says David Schnurman, the president and CEO of Lawline.com, a leading provider of online continuing legal education that is transforming the way professionals educate themselves on the web. In a discussion about the company's new Lawline 2.0 initiative, which is making the site's entire archive of over a thousand hours of programming free, Schnurman notes that "Lawline's mission has always been to change the way people learn and since we are transitioning from a service-based economy to a knowledge-based economy, we are helping our audience make that change more seamlessly."
In addition to providing CLE accreditation services in 43 states (including for this course), Lawline.com also offers CFP programs for those in financial services, and CPE courses for those in accounting, among other fields. A self-described "lifelong learner," Schnurman wanted to give others the opportunity to actively engage with technology to enhance the learning experience. Lawline 2.0 allows viewers to take "smart" notes that automatically form reference-like outlines, record five-minute course summaries for future use, and dynamically share their newly acquired expertise.