by Ross Dickie | Aug 2, 2022 | Assessment, News, Personal development, President's Blog
1997… Steve Jobs returns to APPLE… JK Rowling publishes her first installment in the Harry Potter franchise… Windows 95, Motorola StarTAC and Netscape are state-of-the-art… the Toyota Prius enters production and Blackboard LLC was established....
by Ross Dickie | Jan 18, 2022 | College, K-12 Education, News, President's Blog
Covid-19 and distance learning The onset of Covid-19 and the related global shut-down has had many impacts, not the least of which are those on education. Overnight, students, faculty and parents were launched into a virtual learning environment that required everyone...
by Ross Dickie | May 11, 2020 | Career, President's Blog
The title of this blog was originally going to be “Managing remote teams during COVID-19,” but after thinking about it a bit, it is evident to me that the concept of managing teams, in the traditional sense, was the wrong way to approach this subject. This...
by Ross Dickie | May 1, 2020 | News, President's Blog
If COVID-19 has put terms like Zoom, VPN, SANS and Bitdefender in your daily lexicon, you’re probably a new citizen in the remote, digital workplace world. Relax. You are not alone. At Human eSources, we’ve been a “remote-working” organization since our...
by Ross Dickie | Apr 22, 2020 | Career, News, President's Blog
It is sobering to watch the world turn toward working virtually, trying to adhere to social distancing or respond to sheltering-in-place requirements. Schools are trying to make the rapid shift from in-class instruction to online delivery. There are many hurdles to...
by Ross Dickie | Sep 24, 2019 | College, President's Blog
In an era of rising student debt and increasing focus on outcomes in higher education, it is more important than ever that students are provided with a solid foundation upon which to launch their postsecondary education. Student success, year-to-year persistence and...