About the Blog
This blog was my personal learning journal from January 2007 through May 2008. It began with a focus on individual and organizational learning for improved workplace performance. Over time, the blog took on a broader range of topics that represented my interests and learning goals of the moment. At the time I stopped blogging here, these were:
- To support my new employment, more deeply following and understanding the technology, media and telecommunications industries — and unsure of if, or how, this might influence my blogging
- Understanding and contributing to the “Enterprise 2.0″ conversation
- Increasing my understanding of networks (especially learning networks) and social media
- Taking a fresh look at “knowledge management” — attempting to answer “where is the discipline going?”, “Is the KM label still a useful umbrella term?”, “What is the relationship to ‘learning & development’?”, and similar questions
- Taking a fresh look at communities of practice
- Contributing to the further evolution of personal learning environment and personal knowledge management concepts
The views expressed on this website/weblog are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of my current, former or future employers.
Thanks for joining in this exploration.
Banner photo: Wrangell mountain range in Alaska. Photo taken in September 2003 using digital stitching of several individual images.
About Ray
Ray Sims has over 20 years of professional experience in design, process and quality engineering; information technology consulting; business (systems) analyst work; project management; knowledge management (six years as the leader of a KM function) and learning & development.
Ray is a passionate life-long learner who believes that the most effective learning and behavioral change occurs within a social context. He holds a MBA from Cornell, a MS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan, and BS in Mechanical Engineering-Automotive Design from (now) Kettering University.
Ray lives in the Boston area with his wife and young son who shares his father’s passion both for all things mechanical and the outdoors.
For additional details, refer to Ray’s LinkedIn profile.
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