[elearning] Strategies for dealing with communications overload?

[Roland Gesthuizen]

If a news worthy school item is emailed, tweeted, published online and
pinned to a notice board or coffee machine then this is just promoting the
idea. Its a marketing death wish to pick one medium and ignore the rest. If
you want attention, stick a lolly to it. If you were a government dept you
could add a telephone number, advisory desk service, TV and radio.
Now it involves some kind of contractual obligation and is not time
critical then it can go into my pigeon hole. If it is really serious or
important, tell me in person and give it to me in writing.
Regards Roland

*Roland Gesthuizen* | eLearning Leader
Keysborough College
Acacia Campus | T +61 3 9798 1877
www.keysboroughsc.vic.edu.au
On 27 August 2012 10:21, Victor Rajewski <victor.rajewski at jmss.vic.edu.au>wrote:

> Thanks Roland; this is one approach that we are considering. However, I'm
> interested in two things:
>
>    - If any schools have developed explicit policies, strategies or
>    techniques around communication, and what these look like, and
>    - If this 'broad spectrum' approach actually makes the problem (of
>    information overload) worse.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Victor Rajewski
> eServices Manager
> John Monash Science School
> +61 3 9902 9828
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> If you want to get it out there, you need broad coverage using a range of
>> different media. Same way that you get the ABC gets information out. On
>> websites, email alerts, twitter posts, handouts even Facebook and Google+.
>> Ultimately, let the user decide and don't fuss about the medium.
>>
>> Whilst I love web hosted files and electronic information boards, I am
>> still like glancing at retro A4 notices that have been printed and pinned
>> to notice boards as I dash off to my first class. Each to his own I guess.
>>
>> Regards Roland
>>
>> On 26 August 2012 12:58, Victor Rajewski <victor.rajewski at jmss.vic.edu.au
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> I've been noticing over the past few years that many emails between
>>> students, teachers and parents aren't being read or acted on. I'm thinking
>>> that we are moving into an era of communications overload. Given electronic
>>> communication is now deeply entrenched in our schools (many schools now
>>> having a 1:1 program in place, and plenty of students now carry smart
>>> phones with unfiltered Internet), how are others dealing with this? While
>>> it is tempting to consider just school communications, I think that this
>>> needs to discuss personal communications habits as well.
>>>
>>> Any pointers to resources on this would also be useful.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Victor Rajewski
>>> eServices Manager
>>> John Monash Science School
>>> +61 3 9902 9828
>>>
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>>
>>
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>>
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Roland Gesthuizen - eLearning Coordinator - Keysborough Secondary College

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret
Mead
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