Now that school is off and running, I can return to some of the less urgent tasks—like updating my blog—that tend to go missing during crunch times. I’d like to add a few further reflections on ten years in the IT trenches, focusing today on those developments that were milestones in our school’s tech progress […]
Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Curt Lieneck
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Big fun wiki: obsoleteskills.com
Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by Curt Lieneck
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If this blog were a movie, a title would appear in this frame saying “Several Months Later.” We planned to change our blog platform during spring quarter, and as end of year pressures accumulated, the move was postponed numerous times. So…I didn’t post for a long time. But all is now well and I look […]
Posted on July 27th, 2007 by Curt Lieneck
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Last time, I shared observations about the elements of “the right swing,” a baseball analogy that keeps me focused on process before outcome. Good process tends to yield good outcome. Let’s look at these elements in more detail, beginning with “a clear mission for the IT group.”
Many independent school technology programs have evolved rapidly into […]
Posted on February 13th, 2007 by Curt Lieneck
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A quotable quote from a ballplayer gave rise to one of my work-related New Year’s resolutions.
Last season, Philadelphia Phillies’ player Jimmy Rollins got a hit in 38 consecutive games, the longest hitting streak in Major League Baseball in nearly twenty years (the streak actually began at the end of the prior season).
Interviewed by ESPN’s […]
Posted on January 8th, 2007 by Curt Lieneck
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