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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

As an example, the National Science Foundation (NSF) found that by not commuting, each NSF teleworker reclaims an average of 62 hours of their lives back and saves $1,201 a year. MySammy software essentially evaluates how a person spends time on a computer and/or mobile device. TechSoup: Telework Policies.

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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

Museum 2.0

in Applied Social Psychology and has evaluated and researched informal learning experiences in museums and other visitor institutions for over 20 years. This guest post was written by Steve Yalowitz, one of its authors. Steve is a Principal at Audience Viewpoints Consulting, has a Ph.D.

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In Support of Idiosyncrasy

Museum 2.0

Funders like the NSF have encouraged science centers in particular to share their techniques and evaluations, which is fabulous but also leads to rampant and sometimes unthinking imitation. The content is often seen as not being community-specific. Science is science, and grocery store exhibits are grocery store exhibits.

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