Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Northwestern University's MS Learning & Organizational Change Program share knowledge, insights, and opinions about transforming organizations. Join the conversation this spring on Twitter, Google+ and blogs written by members of our community!

Storified by Keeley Sorokti · Mon, Apr 15 2013 14:29:32

Great people. Fantastic professors. Awesome first quarter @NU_MSLOC #MSLOC430 #msloc451

— Jessica Riley · Thu, Mar 14 2013 20:06:29

@sorokti @Akshata2010 @JeffMerrell @ConorTeegarden Yeah! new hashtag as we go thru the program! #msloc_carpool lol! Mon & Thurs spring qrtr!

— Juliette L. Swett · Sat, Mar 09 2013 06:44:28

Come to #ccastd in May! Improv comedy for soft skills! @nu_msloc! I'll drive the #msloc_carpool

— Juliette L. Swett · Thu, Mar 21 2013 16:46:10

MT @jeffmerrell:17 #msloc students finishing projects. 2 hybrid classrooms. 2 Google docs. 2.5 hrs. Welcome 2 ReflectionFest W2013 #msloc460

— Northwestern MSLOC · Tue, Mar 12 2013 14:21:01

"It is neither Spring, nor break" says @akshata2010 (working in #msloc office during break on frigid Chicago day) #bestlineoftheday

— Jeff Merrell · Tue, Mar 19 2013 12:32:06

Master's in Learning & Organizational Change :: Never Too Old for New Habits

Editor's note Examining organizational change is clearly central to the MSLOC program. Through courses like Designing Sustainable Strateg...

8 aspects of change management blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/03/cha…

— Akshata Narain, SPHR · Fri, Mar 29 2013 10:53:57

RIP WILLIAM E. BRIDGES - thank you for your work! legacy.com/obituaries/nyt… #msloc

— Keeley Sorokti · Wed, Mar 06 2013 12:10:45

Tuesday Mornings: Change? Who, me? …ningswithkathrynscanland.blogspot.com/2013/03/change… @nu_msloc. Why we start with Foundations. Change w/in ourselves before others.

— Sonya Perez · Tue, Mar 05 2013 09:42:38

RT@humancapleague: 6 Big Mergers That Were Killed by Culture #hr #culture #MSLOC su.pr/3DOjxI

— Akshata Narain, SPHR · Sat, Mar 16 2013 20:51:10

Master's in Learning & Organizational Change :: When the Backchannel Isn't in the Back Anymore

When the Backchannel Comes to the Front At a February, 2013 class session of MSLOC 430 Creating and Sharing Knowledge, three guest speake...

At the beginning of 2013, I participated in my first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) called E-learning and Digital Cultures. Along the way I found many treasures.

Storified by Keeley Sorokti · Wed, Feb 27 2013 12:59:14

EDCMOOC: A Maiden Voyage

Prezi transcript a maiden voyage E-learning & Digital Cultures MOOC Preparing to sail: set learning goals Questions to ponder when I retu...

"This river of learning is not unbounded" - educational openings

We have plunged into the flow of the opening of education. ...[but] this river of learning is not unbounded... ( Betha Gutsche, EDCMOOC f...

Towards moderately open online collaborative learning

After listening to a voicethread conversation that a colleague initiated as a participant in a Coursera MOOC on "E-learning and Digital C...

#edcmooc Digital Artefact: Coffee, Humans, and Technology

Throughout the MOOC there has been conversation about humans and their interaction with technology. Specifically, the question of online ...

Sentimental campus: Dublin February 19

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Who are the MOOCers?: A Collaborative Brainstorm Activity - #edcmooc

Word cloud courtesy of Letty Mills Barnes So the various metaphors to replace the digital native / digital immigrant concepts got me thin...

Your Online Self: Preparing for a Connectivist MOOC - home

About this wiki How to use this site Setting learning goals Where to start? Assessing your learning needs What is Twitter?

Experimenting with Asynchronous Embodied Discussion - #edcmooc

A couple of years ago I was looking for a way to bring a sense of embodied-ness to an online class where students simply couldn't be toge...

Probe-Create Change-Reflect

Recently I stated a feeling that taking stock of any group interaction (including a class, a workshop, a meeting) is an ethical imperativ...

Welcome to the EDCMOOC School!

Welcome to the EDCMOOC School! - ThingLink

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Northwestern University's MS Learning & Organizational Change Program share knowledge, insights, and opinions about transforming organizations. Join the conversation this spring on blogs written by members of our community, Twitter & Google+!

Storified by Keeley Sorokti · Thu, Mar 07 2013 11:08:31

Master's in Learning & Organizational Change :: People on the Move

Aaron Olson (MSLOC Faculty & SESP MS Organization Development and Workplace Learning 1998) was promoted in September 2012 to Vice Preside...

Master's in Learning & Organizational Change :: Problem Solving Knowledge Transfer: An Expert's Perspective

Results - A Marked Difference of Opinion Qualitative feedback supported quantitative analysis of the two groups, confirming significant, ...

Personal brand and digital identity. Which I am I? #msloc430

One of the most active discussion threads in my course in the Master's Program in Learning & Organizational Change at Northwestern Univer...

Pinching my digital networked learning self

This week's topic in #edcmooc is "reasserting the human" - a look at various responses to the apparent threat to humanity posed by the ev...

A new set of lenses

Sometimes I think the experience of learning is rather more like putting on your eyeglasses, or getting a new set of prescription lenses....

Weekend Reading: A/B Testing Is Hard, To Pivot Or Not, And More

Each week, I read dozens of blogs, countless articles from my Twitter stream, and one or two books. In Weekend Reading, I highlight the b...

It Works!: 6 Design Tips For Your Culture

You don't live in the same place. You don't speak the same language. You aren't of the same race. You don't share the same history. You d...

Tired of Being a Quitter? Manage The Three P's.

Just 49 days ago, we charged optimistically into the New Year, determined to make necessary changes for good. Armed with determination, a...

Do Star Leaders Make Great Coaches?

One of the paradoxes of sports is that star athletes seldom make great coaches. Can you think of a Hall of Fame athlete in any sport who ...

During the #EDCMOOC Week 2 Twitter chat (#EDCMCHAT) on February 9, 2013, the following question was asked:

Storified by Keeley Sorokti · Sun, Feb 10 2013 08:00:03

Q4: How would you characterize your experience in the MOOC thus far: is it a class, a network, or would you describe it otherwise? #edcmchat

— EDCmchat · Sat, Feb 09 2013 14:11:29

Metaphor · bgblogging

Another story set free via @HaikuDeck "E-learning & Digital Cultures MOOC"

Created with Haiku Deck

Q4 A MOOC is like being connect to a myriad of channels at one time ... a bit like the Matrix? #edcmchat

— robbie matthews · Sat, Feb 09 2013 14:11:32

matrix · Gamaliel Espinoza Macedo

A4: networked learning #EDCmchat

— stevemac121 · Sat, Feb 09 2013 14:12:44

tangle · jenny downing

Q4 I think the MOOC is very good. I've got a lot of new questions in my head #edcmchat

— sylvia schouwenaars · Sat, Feb 09 2013 14:12:58

For me it feels like a network #edcmchat

— Keeley Sorokti · Sat, Feb 09 2013 14:13:13

Q4 MOOC is a blending of great things #edcmchat

— SuzanneDesign · Sat, Feb 09 2013 14:13:17

Blending the squash soup · VancityAllie

RT @stevemac121: A4: networked learning - welcome in the club #edcmchat

— Asbjørn Skovsende · Sat, Feb 09 2013 14:13:18

Q4 a mooc is one big learning community #edcmchat

— sylvia schouwenaars · Sat, Feb 09 2013 14:13:52

davidwallace

A4:rapid flow of (un)categorized ideas approached by different perspectives shared with ppl of same/different way(s) of thinking #edcmchat

— Midzit · Sat, Feb 09 2013 14:13:55

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Northwestern University's MS Learning & Organizational Change Program share knowledge, insights, and opinions about transforming organizations. Join the conversation this winter on blogs written by members of our community, Twitter & Google+!

Storified by Keeley Sorokti · Mon, Feb 18 2013 11:34:07

Master's in Learning & Organizational Change :: People on the Move

Georgia Del Freo (MSLOC Student) recently was promoted to Associate Vice President of Operations at the Greater Erie Community Action Com...

Change Habits, Keep Resolutions

I'm not going to make new resolutions for 2013. There are enough old ones still relevant to dust off and try again. In fact, if anyone is...

Make Your Habits Your Allies

What would you do if you were unemployed, nearly broke and an emotional wreck? Where would you start to turn your life around? What would...

Never Too Old For New Habits

This is the third and final post on the theme of habits (at least for now.) To read the first two posts, click here and here. All the pie...

Five Sure Ways To Blow Your Performance Review

It's performance review season in many organizations. Yes, the time to stop thinking about 2012 goals and to start reflecting upon 2012 r...

Gather with Purpose

I have found that the intersection of community, technology and learning is more meaningful when I step back and ask myself and my collea...

We write to taste life twice. ~ Anais Nin

A colleague of mine, Georgianne Hewett (@georgianneh), just shared a fun Twitter tool called All My Tweets that shows you all of your twe...

The Resilience To Wait

"...of all the hardships a person had to face none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting." - Khaled Hosseini Every one of us ...

Family Values

I have a new-ish friend named Chantal. I liked her right away when I met her for lots of reasons - she's genuinely and intensely curious ...

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Northwestern University's MS Learning & Organizational Change Program share knowledge, insights, and opinions about transforming organizations. Join the conversation this winter!

Storified by Keeley Sorokti · Wed, Feb 06 2013 20:07:14

Congrats to @DorieBlesoff! She made the honor roll! http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/news-center/news/2012/09/faculty-staff-honor-roll-2012.html

— Jeanne Marie Olson · Tue, Oct 02 2012 15:22:09

Go SESP! GO @NU_MSLOC! http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/news-center/inquiry/school-news.html (third story in...)

— jamesaltman · Mon, Oct 01 2012 07:04:47

Who in #MSLOC community has these new titles? Chief Talent Officer; VP #OD, Senior VP, Integration Lead; VP Products http://ow.ly/elZU8

— Northwestern MSLOC · Fri, Oct 12 2012 17:30:42

Hear Me Roar: Why Gender Pay Inequity Matters

It's taken me days to calm down enough to write this article. The topic of gender wage equity has become part of the discussion in the U....

Plan For Your Success, Not Just Your Career

"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." Andy Warhol Part of a useful self-inventory is the ...

A Little Bit Better

For Halloween, I planned to scare myself out of my comfort zone. Development, I claimed, is all about getting out on the skinny branches ...

Twelve Questions for 2012

If January is about resolutions, how about using December for reflection? Next month, we'll invest energy looking ahead in anticipation, ...

Measuring value of social media and learning: Burying the myth of the magic formula

Jane Bozarth wrote an excellent piece recently for Learning Solutions magazine called Assessing the Value of Online Interactions. In it, ...

Also burying "the burning platform"

So while I am burying things, I am officially also burying the phrase "burning platform." I cannot take direct create for this blinding-g...

The motivating power of good questions

Earlier today I had a short Twitter exchange with Alison Seaman (@alisonseaman) about some resources she found and shared related to new ...

Truth

"I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obv...

HiPos

We don't use the term in education so much. Actually, when I first read it I thought it was a typo of "hippo". Not so! It's a shortened v...

Jeff Merrell and Keeley Sorokti will present a session titled Social Technology & Learning: Converting the Non-believers at the 2012 Chicago E-Learning Technology Showcase on August 16, 2012. Join the conversation at #msloccets during and after the showcase.

Storified by Keeley Sorokti · Thu, Sep 06 2012 19:40:27

Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase | August 16, 2012

Celebrate the emergence of Chicago as a world-class center for elearning. Join hosts , , and STC Chicago at the fifth annual Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase in August 2012 for a cutting-edge exploration of new media and interactive eLearning tools. Registration Open Tickets are going fast!

Keeley Sorokti - Google+ - How were you converted to using social technology to learn?...

I did not really see myself as a real "digital learner" until most recently when I had my NY Times app on my mobile phone send me a messa...

"Twitter isn't just for sharing about grad. school readings, it is a means for capturing moments in time" - @MMMaTroyer #msloccets #cets12

— Keeley Sorokti · Wed, Aug 15 2012 07:20:07

"I started using Social Tech to learn after novelty of following P. Diddy wore off" @jedwardbecker http://ow.ly/cXS5X #msloccets #cets12

— Northwestern MSLOC · Tue, Aug 14 2012 11:23:39

@sorokti in fairness to @iamdiddy ... I still follow him and enjoy his updates very much. Ha

— Jason Becker · Tue, Aug 14 2012 11:59:16

@jedwardbecker of course! social tech can't be all about learning + I'm sure P. Diddy has a lot to teach us all! #msloccets #cets12 #msloc

— Keeley Sorokti · Tue, Aug 14 2012 12:53:36

"Twitter feels collaborative, interactive & thought-provoking in 140 characters" @MMMaTroyer http://ow.ly/cYzjT #msloccets #cets12

— Keeley Sorokti · Tue, Aug 14 2012 19:18:03

"I was converted to gospel of Social Tech through @jeffMerrell #MSLOC #KM class." - @JustinJacques43 http://ow.ly/cY16n #msloccets #cets12

— Keeley Sorokti · Tue, Aug 14 2012 15:55:02

Why social tech for learning? "#MSLOC made me do it--but I was willing convert, no torture necessary" - @WingedCecelia #cets12 #msloccets

— Keeley Sorokti · Wed, Aug 15 2012 16:49:48

"I'm motivated to create when I feel I have something unique 2 say that might add 2 convo." @ttorres http://ow.ly/cY1qU #msloccets #cets12

— Keeley Sorokti · Tue, Aug 14 2012 16:35:03

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Northwestern University's MS Learning & Organizational Change Program share knowledge, insights, and opinions about transforming organizations. Join the conversation this fall!

Storified by Keeley Sorokti · Sat, Oct 13 2012 20:24:38

"Once you have gone through #MSLOC program you can never go back. You just see the world and organizations in different ways." -MSLOC Alumna

— Northwestern MSLOC · Sat, Sep 15 2012 16:10:30

Last night's #MSLOC faculty panel, this afternoon's alumni panel and ongoing conversations with classmates confirm I am in the right place.

— Georgianne Hewett · Sat, Sep 15 2012 19:58:51

Congrats to #MSLOC faculty @aaronkolson's team at Aon for winning Best Integration of Learning & Talent Management! http://ow.ly/dQ14F

— Northwestern MSLOC · Wed, Sep 19 2012 11:16:44

Looking forward to meeting the #MSLOC community at the Fall Retreat this weekend.

— Georgianne Hewett · Fri, Sep 14 2012 05:57:18

excited about getting started in #msloc410 in a little more than 2 weeks!

— Jessica Cash · Wed, Sep 12 2012 18:56:11

RT @mslzee: The continuum of using/becoming comfortable with technology--#MSLOC Retreat with @sorokti and @JeffMerrell http://pic.twitter.com/otyZ8kUa · Northwestern MSLOC

MT @jeffmerrell: #MSLOC alum Renetta McCann Joins Leo Burnett as Chief Talent Officer http://adage.com/u/18GC5b // Awesome news.

— Northwestern MSLOC · Wed, Sep 05 2012 14:34:12

Master's in Learning & Organizational Change :: People on the Move

Octobober 2012 Renetta McCann (MSLOC 2011), former Starcom MediaVest Group CEO, has joined Leo Burnett as the agency's U.S. chief talent ...

MT @ttorres: I'm excited to announce that as of Monday, I'll be joining AfterCollege as VP of Products. I'm excited! // Congrats Teresa!!

— Northwestern MSLOC · Thu, Sep 13 2012 13:01:10

The Time Machine: Go Back to Go Forward

I have a hard time remembering names. I spend way too much time looking for my keys or my glasses. So, the dozen documented Highly Superi...

Tell New Stories: 5 Questions to Climb Off a Ladder of Inference

Our stories shape our experiences. This isn't a bad thing. Our stories carry our history - reminding us of lessons we don't have to painf...

From Here to There: Actions to Become a More Transformational Leader

This post is part 2 of a 2 part series. To read Part 1, click here: What Kind of a Leader Are You? Our questions about becoming a more tr...

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Northwestern University's MS Learning & Organizational Change Program share knowledge, insights, and opinions about transforming organizations. Join the conversation!

Storified by Keeley Sorokti · Thu, Aug 09 2012 19:42:37

Awesome time at the @NU_MSLOC wine tasting event! I love this program :) #msloc

— Jessica Catz · Sun, Jul 15 2012 17:45:24

School of Education & Social Policy :: People on the Move

Sara Levinson (MSLOC 2010) will lead a roundtable discussion session based on her MSLOC capstone research at the October, 2012 American E...

Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase | August 16, 2012

Chad Udell, Managing Director, Float Mobile Learning; Instructor, Bradley University; Solutions Architect, Iona Group Topic Coming Soon W...

Master's in Learning & Organizational Change :: Managing Boundaries Between Work and Family: Comparison of Satisfaction Levels Between Part-Time and Full-Time Working Mothers

Analysis and Results Mean scores were calculated for each of the likert scale measures (dependent satisfaction variables) in order to cre...

Survey | The Role of Life Stories in Authentic Leadership Development

Thank you for your interest in participating in this research study, which I am conducting as part of my Capstone research project for No...

Communication During Mergers & Acquisitions

This survey aims to understand how we may advance the communication process during mergers and acquisitions to improve employee outcomes....

Workplace Survey | Qualtrics Survey Software

Online Consent Form Introduction I am Robin Bellerby, a graduate student in the Department of Learning and Organizational Change at North...

Perceptions of Leadership

Online Consent Form I am Georgia Del Freo, a student in the Master's of Learning and Organizational Change Program through the School of ...

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Northwestern University's MS Learning & Organizational Change Program share knowledge, insights, and opinions about transforming organizations. Join the conversation!

Storified by Keeley Sorokti · Tue, Jul 10 2012 05:28:08

MSLOC Graduation

Graduation was bittersweet. I enjoyed seeing friends, professors and the MSLOC staff and was especially grateful to introduce them to my ...

Friday - get to hang with wonderful community of learners #msloc #nugrads!

— Renetta McCann · Mon, Jun 11 2012 16:00:01

MSLOC Graduation

MSLOC 2012 Graduation - Northwestern University June 15, 2012 I remember showing my boys and mom the Shakespeare Garden before meeting my...

Congrats Northwestern U. #MSLOC grads. I'm proud of you all!

— sandyschwan · Sat, Jun 16 2012 12:38:55

#PaulFarmer to #nugrads about his early experiences in Haiti: "It look me years to learn that failures of imagination are so costly."

— NU Alumni Assoc. · Fri, Jun 15 2012 09:42:07

In line to graduate from Northwestern! #nugrads http://instagr.am/p/L6I7GOq3jz/ · Jason Becker

#gladtobehere and graduate with such great #MSLOC friends and colleagues #nugrads

— Michele Catalano · Fri, Jun 15 2012 06:04:54

Awesome graduation today. Love this gig. [photo is grad group prepping for the real photo]. http://pic.twitter.com/29fRFMw7 · Jeff Merrell

@RenettaMcCann Congratulations on graduating! We didn't start together, but I'm glad i learned from you along the way! Congrats!

— Jason Becker · Sat, Jun 16 2012 08:54:45

"Do you get to wear a funny graduation hat tomorrow mom? Can we cheer for you or do we have to be quiet?" - 4-year-old son #nugrads #msloc

— Keeley Sorokti · Thu, Jun 14 2012 20:14:21

Congratulations, 2012 MSLOC graduates! http://wp.me/p1OG4I-hZ #msloc http://wp.me/s1OG4I-1115

— Susan Barrett Kelly · Fri, Jun 15 2012 08:29:43

School of Education & Social Policy :: MSLOC: People on the Move

Sandra Felker (MSLOC 2011) recently joined Ernst & Young as a Manager of People & Organizational Change. In her work as a senior-level ma...

School of Education & Social Policy :: Personal Resources Training: A New Approach for Building Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Validating the Elements My research focused on determining if there were any specific indicators for selecting the most effective trainin...