Transformation Education E-Newsletter- Innovative Education with Vision

Dr. King Recognized: National Speakers Association

TransformationEd — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Teaneck, NJ-- June 30, 2009

The National Speakers Association announced that Dr. Kathleen P. King of Transformation Education LLC and Fordham University has been accepted as one of its prestigious professional speakers.

Dr. Kathleen P. (Kathy) King is an interactive, motivational keynoter and public speaker who invigorates and empowers audiences on a variety of topics. Read on to review the selected list of some recent session she has conducted around the globe and recent comments about her presentations. Visit blog.transformationed.com for her upcoming conferences.

Some of her popular transformative and visionary sessions include

Keeping Pace with Technology: Opportunities for Transformations of Teaching & Learning
Bringing Transformative Learning to Life
Facilitating Dynamic Distance Learning Classes
The All Faculty Success Model: Tenure, Promotion & Career Stages Funnel©

What People are Saying About Dr. Kathy King

I have been trying to get this information for several years, and no one could give me answers or tell me where to find them. Dr. King provided everything in one hour and all these additional resources. I can't believe how easy this is to understand when she explains it! NCEA 2009 (BN)

Our participants were so inspired and excited at the new opportunities for learning through digital media with your keynote. You worked so carefully to design a keynote presentation which would address the needs of our group... You far exceeded our expectations. Thank you! -JM

Dr. King's credentials, experience and enthusiasm were fantastic. I learned so much from her
presentation. She's cutting edge and committed. -CAP Conference Evaluation 2008

TO BOOK DR KING FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT

For more information and to download her speaker sheet, visit www.transformationed.com/speaker

Contact Dr. King through Transformation Education LLC to discuss your conference or program needs and her availability.

"I am pleased to develop a motivating presentation in my specialty areas to meet the needs of professionals." -KPK

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6-30-09

Surviving Tenure: Ten Lessons the TV Show Survivor Teaches Strategic Perspectives

TransformationEd — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:07:00 GMT

Every time I share my analogy of tenure to the TV show Survivor™ faculty colleagues start laughing, nodding and poking each other like school children. Why do they react this way? Because the comparison strikes home so squarely and exposes the extreme pressure, high costs and yes, some, absurd, but necessary, strategies to successfully navigate the tenure process.

Opening Scene

The camera zooms in on a dark room, quite mysterious, and with wisps of smoke dancing in the air.
The chanting theme music of the TV show Survivor™ plays in the background with the drum punctuating the darkness with looming fear, even dread.
Our eyes are drawn to the glowing torches positioned around the campfire and empty benches...
The music crescendos as the tenured faculty enter (in full academic regalia of course). They keep their eyes cast downward and walk in solemn procession. With precision, they take their privileged places at the "tenure tribal council".

The scene provides a vivid and quite comical picture, doesn't it? No doubt if you are in higher education tenure track position, you are chuckling and adding more details to the scene. Therefore, join me in considering the lessons that we may learn about the tenure process if we consider its parallels to this popular reality show.

You will be voted on by the tribal council, but in your case it's the tenure and promotion committee.
You can be voted off the academic island, if you do not "play well with others."
Determine the mores, rules and expectations of the tribe or else you will make fatal errors in public and choices.
Modestly excel beyond the expectations of the tribe or else you will disturb the dead wood.
Have a strategic plan for handling the demands of the tribe, or else you will be run ragged.
Make yourself invaluable to the tribe or else you will be the first to exit.
Build strategic alliances in order to protect you from the attacks which will come.
Watch out for enemy alliances. It is not a matter of if, but when, they will attack.
Blindly trust no one, there are too many hidden agendas to learn in this lifetime.
Document your achievements to the tribe using the approved code (oral tradition, tenure box, letter) or else you will not be valued and will be disqualified at the council meeting.

Please note, this article is not intended to question, nor devalue tenure and promotion. The author highly values these processes and what they stand for when they are followed with the best intentions of the academy.

However, this brief parable does provide insights to help us laugh at the pressure and strain we all experience in this process. It may also help us consider real, and tongue-in-cheek, strategies which may help people evaluate their actions in this difficult organization-wide experience.

I want to clearly state that I greatly appreciate the hard work of all the tenure and promotion committees, deans, division chairs, mentors and faculty who give of their time to make the process work well.

Most of all, I wish all those candidates pursuing tenure and promotion great success!

I earnestly hope we can all enjoy a good round of laughter as we look at ourselves from a different perspective. Who knew we were probably stars of this show?

Please also note, Survivor™ is a copyright series name. AND this article is not endorsed by the Survivor™ TV series.

Written by

Dr. Kathleen P. King (EdD)
Transformation Education, CEO
Professional speaker, Award-winning Author, Faculty Coach and Professor of Education

Transformation Education LLC: Helping Faculty Grow and Teach in the Virtual Age
http://www.TransformationEd.com

About Dr. King
Dr. King is a dynamic, motivational keynoter, public speaker and accomplished author who invigorates and empowers audiences on a variety of topics. Widely recognized with professional awards for her innovative publications, research and service to the field, she thrives on working with faculty, teachers and other adult learners in all contexts. She specializes in guiding faculty in their professional development journeys. From designing and facilitating distance learning, navigating the tenure process, meeting the needs of 21st century learners, and "bringing transformative learning to life."
Contact Kathy to discuss availability for in-person and virtual speaking engagements, personalized mentoring/coaching services and educational consulting services.

About TELLC
Transformation Education LLC is an educational consulting firm providing keynotes, seminars, training and faculty development, mentoring, and coaching for groups and individuals as well as specialized related books to educators, institutions, and organizations connected to education. Building upon our extensive experience and success in educational settings as professors, teachers, researchers, innovators, leaders, and authors, since 1992 we have served a global, but always personal client base. Our primary concern remains to bring the highest quality of work and attention to professionals' learning needs. How? We provide cutting-edge, relevant, and critical support for mastering teaching & learning in a virtual age!

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POSTSCRIPT:

Dr. Kathy King will be announcing more webinars, coaching and product series entitled "Faculty Tune Up" shortly. Please contact her to be placed on the exclusive list of eligible participants. kpking (at) transformationed.com

For more information about

Private faculty coaching services with Dr. King
Booking Dr. King for your next faculty event
Purchasing available award winning books by Dr. King

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Posted by TELLC
6-25-09

42 Million U.S. Women Use Social Media: Blogs Most Influential

TransformationEd — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:46:00 GMT

Shared with our Transformation Education Newsletter and Ezine readers from

From Dr. King

The findings are not what you might expect! This exciting article provides valuable information to support faculty need to have a web-based professional voice and image. Social media is where a lot of global communication, and information seeking occurs today.

If you need help developing your social media or web-based professional presence,please contact us. Our Faculty tune Up will provide the tools to identify your needed direction, next steps as well as the resources and skills to accomplish as much as you desire!

For more information about these services in general visit www.TransformationEd.com/mentoring, or email or phone Dr. Kathy King personally Kpking (at) transformationed.com

42 Million U.S. Women Use Social Media: Blogs Most Influential

By Anita Campbell

Is the jury still out in your mind as to whether social media matters in business? If so, a recent survey might make you change your mind. In fact, it may cause you to re-think your entire marketing outreach, especially if you market to women.

The study found that 42 million women in the United States (roughly53% of the 79 million adult women in the United States who use the Internet) participate in social media at least weekly. As they spend more time with social media, women are spending correspondingly less time with traditional media: 39% less on newspapers, 36% less time reading magazines, and 30% less time watching TV.

That’s according to a recent social media survey by BlogHer, the women’s blog network, along with iVillage and Compass Partners.

Of course, the flight from traditional media to social media has been reported before and may not be startlingly new to you. But this particular survey digs much deeper. There are 3 interesting findings that I would like to point out, that are worth spending time considering:

[This article discusses...]

Interesting Finding #1: Social Networks Like Facebook Get the Most Usage

Interesting Finding #2: Blogs Wield the Widest Influence

Interesting Finding #3: Women Look to Blogs for Business, Politics, Cars and Technology

Read the entire survey, which you can download here (PDF), along with the press release.It was released at the end of April 2009, and surveyed 2,821 women in the general U.S. population, 1,008 women from the BlogHer network, and788 women in the iVillage network.

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Digital Texts Rule! New Episode of Teachers Podcast Posted (40)

TransformationEd — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:42:00 GMT

Another 2-part episode begins with Episode 40 of The Teachers Podcast. This episode is packed with free resources and more discussion related to the realities of budget crunches. But Mark and Kathy spin to the positive side! Join us for a full slate of ed tech resources to reinvigorate your classrooms and your professional learning!

CLICK to play or download TTPOD Episode 40

Bing, Google Wave, Facebook transformations?

How about

a new search engine
new forms and dimensions of communication on the horizon
history in the making talking to your class!
personalized facebook and tools to escalate twitter to greater educational opportunities?
digital texts, free texts, free audio texts , more educational audio sources??

Resources include a detailed comparison of free resources to maximize your educational reach using social media! This is a set of episodes that promise to open new visions of thinking, and approach for your summer school, summer excursions and revitalization. Make us the center of YOUR Ed Tech Universe: www.teacherspodcast.org

A new generation of EdTech professional development.

Telephone message line: 201-693-4935.

The Teachers’ Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow.

CLICK to play or download the TTPOD Episode 40

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6-22-09

Getting Search Engines to Rank Your Blog-- SEO Useful Tricks Even for Faculty Blogs!

TransformationEd — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:18:00 GMT

10 SEO Tricks to Attract More Traffic to Your Blog

As fancy as the term "blog" sounds, it's actually just a website that uses a content management system. While most blog software is more search engine friendly out of the box than many web sites, the opportunities for blog optimization are readily available.

Here are 10 tricks that will increase your visibility in search engines and eventually drive more traffic to your blog.

1) Use keywords in your blog post titles - This is a given for SEO. Most blogging software uses the post title as the url so take advantage of it.

Example: "10 SEO Tricks to Attract More Traffic to your Blog - Search Engine Journal
Search Engine Journal is included on every blog post title tag automatically.

2) Optimize your blog categories - When you create categories for your blog, be sure to use keywords in the titles. When you post, be sure to default to a general category that is relevant no matter what the post is about. Choose multiple categories on each post when appropriate. This will create a "SEO-friendly" url for each post you make.

3) Syndicate your blog - Make it easy for people to subscribe to your blog. Sign-up with a free service like Feedburner and then create a "syndication" area on your site.

4) Offer RSS to email - Anywhere from 10% to 40% of your blog traffic can come from individuals that prefer to read blog posts via email. RSS readers and aggregators can be confusing. Adding email services to your blog isn't. There are several free services available for this including: FeedBlitz, Squeet, and Zookoda.

5) Ping blog search engines - This can be configured with blog software such as Movable Type or WordPress to work automatically. If you're using Blogger.com, then you can do this manually with Pingomatic.com or Pingoat.com.

6) Make comments on other blogs - Your name will be linked to the blog url that you enter. Don’t make comments that offer no value to the blog post. Don't use keywords in the field for your name, use your name or blog name.

7) Submit your blog directories - Also submit the blog to regular directories such as (DMOZ, JoeAnt, GoGuides, Google Blog Search, etc) that have categories for blogs.

8) Targeted advertising – Now this doesn't really drive traffic to your site but will make you money. It's possible by using Google AdSense to display highly targeted ads on your blog. Once you’ve setup an account and placed the ads on your site, just sit back and watch the cash come in. Cha-ching.

9) Snatch up hot keywords - Now before you place ads on your blog, be sure your keyword density is good for the right terms. A VERY helpful tool to improve your traffic for high-paying keywords is called Keyword Elite (http://www.seojuice.com).

10) Use track backs - If there is a blog that you refer to or quote and it is highly relevant to your subject, leave a track back. It increases your link popularity and may even score a few interested readers from the linked site. A TrackBack is a mechanism used in a blog to show, around an entry, a list of other blogs that refer to it.

Summary

The important thing to remember is that no matter how many optimization tactics you employ with a blog, there is no substitute for quality content. Blog optimization is only as effective as the quality and usefulness of the content you’re optimizing. So do not limit yourself to tips and lists. Use your imagination and you will come up with thousands of ways to drive traffic to your blog!

Author: David Cowgill http://www.istockblog.com

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=David_Cowgill

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6-21-09
~TELLC

Call for Submissions- New Book on Women's EmBODYment- You Are Invited!

TransformationEd — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Our Stories, OurSelves:

The EmBODYment of Women’s Learning

Mev Miller, Ed.D. & Kathleen P. King, Ed.D., Editors

Click to Download COMPLETE Call for Submissions

Rationale…

How do women’s bodies matter in adult literacy and basic education? Our Volume 1 (Empowering Women through Literacy: Views from Experience) focused on empowering women in the classroom and primarily addressed intellectual and personal barriers to and growth for women’s literacy learning.

However, we are aware of the many ways in which women’s bodies and whole selves are integral to the womanhood we celebrate, yet are ignored, or even silenced, in traditional adult ABE, ESOL, and literacy classes. Even when we do recognize or talk about women’s bodies, these discussions generally focus on sexual violence, childcare/parenting, or health. Educators and students seek expression as embodied women, but find these realities difficult to include in current programs and classes.

The editors seek to gather writings about the many dimensions of womanhood, specifically related to em-body-ment, as they are experienced in literacy and basic/developmental educational settings. We encourage a variety of genres including stories, creative writing, poetry, articles, drawings, and research.

We seek writings from…

We desire to receive proposals from literacy educators about the issues they see in their classrooms and/or programs and how they seek to address them. In addition to individual writings, we also want proposals that involve collaborative writings from adult literacy educators and learners on the topics listed below. We also encourage proposals from researchers about their current work in these areas. Original artwork will also be considered.

Writings will generally be considered in 3 categories:

1. Personal reflection;

2. Strategies for ways to address these issues in programs or classrooms; and,

3. Research written with practical application

Writing in all three areas should be accessible and reflective. Research or teaching articles should also include some support from current professional literature.

Timeline…

Proposal Deadline: September 30, 2009

Editors will notify writers about accepted articles by October 30, 2009.

IF ACCEPTED: Final deadline for writings is February 15, 2010

Book Release: March 2011

~~TELLC

6-14-09

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Tenure Tune Up -Exclusive Faculty Coaching Webinar with Dr. Kathy King 6/18/09

TransformationEd — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:10:00 GMT

You are invited to join Dr. Kathleen P. King, professor of education at Fordham University and CEO of TELLC, for her newest

webinar series. This exclusive series focuses on the need for faculty to reflect on their current positions and ramp up their skills and strategies for success in the tenure process (now and in the future). The Faculty Coaching Webinar Series on June 18, 2009 from 11am-12pm EST will be a very small group to afford specific discussion about your needs, and will share vital, models, strategies and resources from this award-winning expert in the adult and higher education fields.

Participation in the 1 hour "Faculty Tune Up: Keys to Faculty Success" session is open to all college and university faculty members, and professionals seeking careers in academia. Seats are limited to only a handful of participants, therefore interested individuals are encouraged to register immediately by emailing kpking@transformationed.com.

Webinar participants will engage in this intimate discussion with Dr. King about

The keys to faculty success
Time management strategies for life on the tenure race track
- Templates to be used for academic time management
A new paradigm for viewing professional relationships in the academy
Strategies to overcome fear, time management, disorganization, writers block and panic.
Free resources for continuing professional learning
Inspiration and Strategy: Suggested readings for inspirational and strategic perspectives of the professoriate
Two of the specific needs you face in your academic/professional career at this time:
- perhaps within: research, publication, teaching, service, or other areas.

Registration and Cost

The cost of this exclusive session with the noted academic, researcher, author, and mentor is the summer rate of $99 per person. Registrations are limited, but once accepted by written confirmation from Transformation Education LLC, they are guaranteed.

Technology Connection
Participants have the choice of 2 modes of attending the online session.
1. Phone in to the designated conference call number and join in the presentation and discussion.
2. Access the presentation simultaneously online and use the phone to participate in the audio portion of the session.

About Dr. Kathleen (Kathy) King

“Theory is wonderful but if it remains by itself, it becomes stale. It gathers its lifeblood in research and practice.” - Kathleen P. King

Kathleen P. King, Ed.D. is President and CEO of Transformation Education, LLC. She is also a Professor of Education at Fordham University and former director of the university’s RETC Center for Professional Development. Dr. King has extensive experience designing multi-partner projects, innovative programs, distance learning, staff development and educational technology integration plans across grades and content levels k-12, adult education, training, higher education, and corporate organizations and settings.

Dr. King is recognized for her unique expertise in combining her knowledge of adult education with technology, online learning, digital media and publications for faculty and staff development, and educational innovations. Dr. King makes numerous invited keynotes and refereed presentations each year at local, national, and international conferences on the topics of distance education, new media in education, adult learning and training, faculty development, transformative learning, and instructional technology.

Dr. King has authored seventeen books (as of 2009) recently including,

A Model for Planning for Effective Faculty Development: Using Adult Learning Principles (with P. A. Lawler, 2000),
New Perspectives on Designing and Implementing Professional Development of Teachers of Adults (with Lawler, 2003).
Empowering Women through Literacy (with Miller, 2009),
Handbook of Evolving Research of Transformative Leaning (2009),
Building Workforce Competencies in Career and Technical Education (2009) (with Wang)
Fundamentals of Human Performance & Training (2009) (with Wang)
Innovations in Career and Technical Education (2008) (with Wang),
Podcasting for Teaching (2007; 2nd ed. 2009) (with Gura),
Comparative Adult Education around the Globe (2007) (with Wang),
Bringing Transformative Learning to Life (2005);
Keeping Pace with Technology: Educational Technology that Transforms, Vol 2 (2003),
A Model for Planning for Effective Faculty Development: Using Adult Learning Principles (with P. A. Lawler, 2000),
New Perspectives on Designing and Implementing Professional Development of Teachers of Adults (with Lawler, 2003).

In addition, King is founding editor of the adult education journal, Perspectives; The New York Journal of Adult Learning. Kathy received her Ed.D. from Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania. She also has a M.Ed. in Adult Education from Widener, a M.A. from Columbia International, Columbia, SC and a B.A. from Brown University, Providence, RI.

Additional Sessions may be held as time permits in the summer.
However, Dr. King has a heavy speaking schedule and cannot release firm dates far in advance. Future topics will span a variety of key areas for faculty in higher and k-12 education. Participants in the first session (June 18) will secure their $99 per hr price for the duration of summer 2009 (June 18-Sept 1, 2009).

Be sure to sign up for the Transformation Education LLC newsletter to be assured of receiving these future announcements are delivered to your email in-box.

~~TELLC 6-14-09

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New Article about Netbooks, Open Source and Budgets! by Dr. Kathy King

TransformationEd — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:50:00 GMT

Penguins & Netbooks - Budget Solutions For Education Birthed by Innovation!
By Dr. Kathleen P. King

Scanning technology adoption trends of the last few years, reveal that schools, teachers, parents and students can all benefit from the low cost options now gaining popularity. This article defines and explores the roots of this trend and describes need-to-know resources for every person looking at purchasing computers or software in 2009 and beyond. Article Link (click here)

This article demystifies and discuss the terms, trends and power of one laptop per child, open source software and netbooks (those under $500 laptops-- are they worth it?).

Find answers to the following (and more)

What is OLPC and why do I care?
How did these inexpensive laptops all of a sudden emerge?
How do I get FREE complete office software package (clone of Microsoft Office)?
What is open source software and how does it safe me and my school considerable money every year?
What do penguins have to do with this article? (They are central, believe me)

Article Link (click here)

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~~ TELLC, 6-13-09

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New Book Announced on LGBTQ Issues: Discounted Price forPre- Publication Only

TransformationEd — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:54:00 GMT

Prepublication Announcement
Adult and Higher Education in Queer Contexts: Power, Politics, and Pedagogy
Robert J. Hill & André P. Grace (Editors)

From the “Forward”
By Stephen D. Brookfield, Distinguished University Professor, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota

“These days it is fashionable to lament the passing of adult education’s transgressive spirit.The historical myth that exercises considerable influence on the field is that adult education used to be a radical expression of the democratic spirit, but it has been tamed, moved to the dark side, become the lapdog of workplace learning, sold its soul to the devil of professionalism in a misguided attempt to be taken seriously by more powerful branches of education.This myth is just that – a myth. I have never believed it. The radical, transgressive spirit of adult education has endured and constantly reconfigured itself, doing its best to escape and outwit those who would contain and neutralize its energy and surfacing in ways that constantly take adult educators by surprise. The colleagues I work with in adult and higher education and the learners I serve and study with are neither tamed nor ideologically hoodwinked. This volume of spirited commitment—defiantly hopeful, seriously playful, and placing matters of desire and resistance at its center—is an apt representation of the enduring radical spirit of the best of adult education.”

Overview
Adult Education in Queer Contexts: Power, Politics, and Pedagogy is divided into 16 chapters beginning with a review of themes, concepts, and ideas pervasive at the Adult Education Research Conference (AERC) and AERC LGBTQ&Allies PreConferences for more than half a decade.

The chapters in this edited text are—like the concept Queer—eclectic, dynamic, flowing, turbulent, enraging, engaging, encompassing, unyielding, unapologetic, and still they provide just a limited purview of all that is Queer in adult education, lifelong learning, culture, and society. Nevertheless, the sum of these chapters provides readers with an intricate and informative pathway to learn about Queer politics, culture, and sociality, and to explore sexual minorities—including lesbian, gay, two-spirit, bisexual, intersexual, transsexual, transgender, and Queer persons—and their issues into the present moment.

Table of Contents:

Queer Silence No More—Let’s Make Some Noise by Robert J. Hill and André P. Grace
Positioning Queer in Adult Education: Intervening in Politics and Praxis in North America by
André P. Grace & Robert J. Hill
Que(e)rying Intimacy: Challenges to Lifelong Learning by Robert J. Hill
Art as Anti-Oppression Adult Education: Creating a Pedagogy of Presence and Place by André P. Grace, Robert J. Hill, & Kristopher Wells
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Campus Climate Assessments: Current Trends and Future Considerations by Needham Yancey Gulley
LGBTQ Allies on Campus: Do They Have a Role? by Ann Brooks, Dawn Robarts, & Ronnie Lozano
Where is Our Citizenship in Academia? Experiences of Gay Men of Color in Higher Education by
Mitsunori Misawa
Successfully Queering the Business Curriculum: A Proposed Agenda for Process as well as Content
by Julie Gedro
Crossroads for Creating My Space in the Workforce: Transformative Learning Helps Understand LGBTQ Sexual Identity Development among Adults by Kathleen P. King
LGBTQ Lessons from Midlife: An Unpicked Harvest by Thomas V. Bettinger
Sobears: Gay Bears, Sobriety, and Community by John P. Egan
Transsexuality: Challenging the Institutionalized Sex/Gender Binary by Robert J. Hill & Debra Davis
When the Down-Low Becomes the New High: Integrating Queer Politics and Pedagogies through Critical Community Education in Kosovo by Robert Mizzi
Posi+ive Prevention for Gay Men: Dismounting Missionary Positions by Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco & Peter Hall
Just City Life: Creating a Safe Space for the GLBTQ Community in Urban Adult Education by
Tonette S. Rocco, Hilary Landorf, & Suzanne J. Gallagher
No End to History: Demanding Civil Quarter for Sexual Minorities in Heteronormative Space by
André P. Grace & Robert J. Hill

SUBSTANTIAL PRE-PUBLICATION DISCOUNT- UNTIL 7/1/09
Advanced copies, paid by check, will be available for $29.95 (+ $5 shipping) (Amazon will offer the book at $45.95)

To order your discount priced pre-publication copy write:
Attn: K. Armstrong, Editor
Discovery Association Publishing House Shipping
1430 East Saddlebrook
Casa Grande, AZ 85222

Publication is anticipated as early as late Summer 2009. Published by Discovery Association Publishing House, P.O. Box 87662, Chicago, Illinois 60680-0662 USA.

For further information contact rhill@discoveryap.com

~~TELLC
6-6-09

Exclusive Faculty Mentoring Webinar with Dr. Kathy King 6/18/09- Tenure Ramp Up Time

TransformationEd — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:37:38 GMT

Transformation Education LLC (TELLC) is excited to share the following invitation with our TELLC Newsletter subscribers and blog readers.

You are invited to join Dr. Kathleen P. King, professor of education at Fordham University and CEO of TELLC, for her newest webinar series. This exclusive series focuses on the need for faculty to reflect on their current positions and ramp up their skills and strategies for success in the tenure process (now and in the future). The Faculty Mentoring Webinar Series on June 18, 2009 from 11am-12pm EST will be a very small group to afford specific discussion about your needs, and will share vital, models, strategies and resources from this award-winning expert in the adult and higher education fields.

Participation in the 1 hour "Faculty Ramp Up Time: Keys to Faculty Success" session is open to all college and university faculty members, and professionals seeking careers in academia. Seats are limited to only a handful of participants, therefore interested individuals are encouraged to register immediately by emailing kpking@transformationed.com.

Webinar participants will engage in this intimate discussion with Dr. King about

The keys to faculty success
Time management strategies for life on the tenure race track
- Templates to be used for academic time management
A new paradigm for viewing professional relationships in the academy
Free resources for continuing professional learning
Inspiration and Strategy: Suggested readings for inspirational and strategic perspectives of the professoriate
Two of the specific needs you face in your academic/professional career at this time:
- perhaps within: research, publication, teaching, service, or other areas.

Registration and Cost

The cost of this exclusive session with the noted academic, researcher, author, and mentor is the summer rate of $99 per person. All registrations are guaranteed. This essential and timely session WILL NOT be canceled.

Technology Connection
Participants have the choice of 2 modes of attending the online session.
1. Phone in to the designated conference call number and join in the presentation and discussion.
2. Access the presentation simultaneously online and use the phone to participate in the audio portion of the session.

About Dr. Kathleen (Kathy) King

“Theory is wonderful but if it remains by itself, it becomes stale. It gathers its lifeblood in research and practice.” - Kathleen P. King

A Model for Planning for Effective Faculty Development: Using Adult Learning Principles (with P. A. Lawler, 2000),
New Perspectives on Designing and Implementing Professional Development of Teachers of Adults (with Lawler, 2003).
Empowering Women through Literacy (with Miller, 2009),
Handbook of Evolving Research of Transformative Leaning (2009),
Building Workforce Competencies in Career and Technical Education (2009) (with Wang)
Fundamentals of Human Performance & Training (2009) (with Wang)
Innovations in Career and Technical Education (2008) (with Wang),
Podcasting for Teaching (2007; 2nd ed. 2009) (with Gura),
Comparative Adult Education around the Globe (2007) (with Wang),
Bringing Transformative Learning to Life (2005);
Keeping Pace with Technology: Educational Technology that Transforms, Vol 2 (2003),
A Model for Planning for Effective Faculty Development: Using Adult Learning Principles (with P. A. Lawler, 2000),
New Perspectives on Designing and Implementing Professional Development of Teachers of Adults (with Lawler, 2003).

In addition, King is founding editor of the adult education journal, Perspectives; The New York Journal of Adult Learning. Kathy received her Ed.D. from Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania. She also has a M.Ed. in Adult Education from Widener, a M.A. from Columbia International, Columbia, SC and a B.A. from Brown University, Providence, RI.

Additional Sessions may be held as time permits in the summer.
However, Dr. King has a heavy speaking schedule and cannot release firm dates far in advance. Future topics will span a variety of key areas for faculty in higher and k-12 education. Participants in the first session (June 18) will secure their $99 per hr price for the duration of summer 2009 (June 18-Sept 1, 2009). Be sure to sign up for the Transformation Education LLC newsletter to be assured of receiving these future announcements are delivered to your email in-box.

Throw Time Management Out The Window

TransformationEd — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:06:00 GMT

Throw Time Management Out The Window

by Maria Marsala

Summary: There is no such thing as time management. Heck, but you already know that.

Forget about time management, I have. Why? Have any of the hours upon hours of training, or reading on the subject solved the time problem? Heck, none of it worked for very long. Did it work for you?

When I became a student of Coach U www.coachu.com, in 1997, one of the mandatory courses I had to take, was called "The Personal Foundation Program®". It's a 24 subject course that includes thought-provoking exercises, including "Getting Complete", Removing Tolerations From Your Life, and a host of other personal development topics. (Note: Most, if not all, Coach U trained coaches offer this program to their clients.)

It was then that I realized why all this time management stuff wasn't working! How could I possibly manage something I have no control over: time? Think about it. Can you really control time? Yet, haven't we all tried and failed?

What many consider to be time management is really a combination of:

Defining your top 5 values (what you have to have or you'll emotionally die).
Learning about your needs (what's running you).
Setting life priorities (what's really important to you)
Balancing your life, whatever balance means to you. Balance is different for every person.
Clearing out life's clutter: getting complete with the past and uncluttering all your living environments.
Taking your to-do list and making it a to-complete list. Pay someone to complete the things you don't want to do but they need doing, remove what you really don't want to finish, let things go that you have no control over and shorten your list!
Collaborating - stop the process of doing so much of life alone because life's just not meant be that way.

Why do all that work? Because you'll make better decisions, therefore, you'll have more time. What can you do to shift from trying to manage your time to managing your life? First determine where your life is not as fulfilled as you'd like it to be by taking the Life Fulfillment Assessment. Look for places you're leaking energy and other places you could use some energizing.

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New Top 10 Ways Series Announced from Transformation Education

TransformationEd — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:40:00 GMT

Starting June 8, 2009, Transformation Education LLC (TELLC) will be featuring a series of postings and publications on critical topics for educators.

CEO and founder of TELLC says, "Many teachers and faculty use the summer months to refresh and revitalize themselves. Given this prime time for personal and professional development, TELLC will be offering free resources to guide educators' self study on critical topics for 21st century teaching and learning."

Inside news reveals that topics will include

Getting started with digital media and teaching,
Facilitating distance learning and virtual classrooms,
Supporting special needs learners,
Strategies for successful faculty development during on tenure (race)track ,
Model of faculty development spanning career stages, and more.

King further states, "We primarily will be using a text and audio based format, teleconference, etc but anything may arise as we explore more topics which faculty bring to us and invite selected colleagues to be guest authors and speakers. In addition we are planning to use a variety of outlets to distribute these materials, but will sue TELLC main site, newsletter and blog to inform and update our clients and followers of all resources. Indeed, part of the message is the means and medium."

King is one of the founders of the popular Teacher's Podcast (www.teacherspodcast.org) which has been prominent in providing teacher professional development on demand since 2005 via podcast format.

~~~ TELLC
6/1/09

3 Chicago-Based Conferences in 4 Days? Dr. King on the road..

TransformationEd — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:32:00 GMT

Dr. Kathleen P. King announced today she is headed to Chicago, IL next week for a series of 3 conferences ( May 27-30, 2009). She is announcing the visits in order to enable readers, podcast followers and colleagues to meet-up and make appointments for meetings or to attend her sessions.

Dr. King will be speaking

May 27, 2009, 11am-12pm at the LGBTQ and Allies Pre-Conference at National Louis University

May 30, 30009, 1-5pm at the Liberatory Popular Education Conference, DePaul University

She will be attending

May 28-May 29, 2009 the Adult Education And Research Conference at National Louis University

The 2009 conference will be the 50th anniversary of the Adult Education Research Conference (AERC). AERC is an annual North American conference that provides a forum for adult education researchers to share their experiences and the results of their studies with students, other researchers, and practitioners from around the world.

~~TELLC
5/19/09

New Release: Handbook of Evolving Research of Transformative Learning

TransformationEd — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:21:00 GMT

How could this be the 10th anniversary edition of my original research book?

This is not possible. But then and look back at the 14 related studies, numerous other books and research papers published and the many students I have mentored into the adult learning and HR training field since 1998 AND I guess it really is 10 years...

No one is more amazed than I at the impact that research in transformative learning has evolved over the past ten years. I have also been in a very opportune position to have seen much of that research evolve as I have used a specific, but flexible model to frame my work. AND to my great pleasure and anticipation, many other people have scaffolded upon and extended this work to new domains and contexts.

This vantage point has provided a rich body of research and ever evolving perspective. I am privileged to have synthesized and collected this work into one volume which has just debuted at Information Age Publishing this week.

I want to thank all the people who have provided critical feedback on my research papers, journal submissions and book manuscripts. I also am indebted to those researchers and graduate students who have used the model in different ways, with different research questions, among different contexts and with fresh eyes and minds.
Thank you for providing a fuller spectrum of understanding.

This handbook has been a very substantial undertaking to bring together all this work, contact people who have done research and follow up prior contacts. yet it has been very regarding. I hope that many will benefit from the in-depth descriptions, assistance and guidance this book has to offer.

We will continue to press forward in our endeavors, dialogue extensively and advance this field. My ultimate dream is that everyone who has the interest will contribute to this broader spectrum of understanding. As I describe in the book, only through the prism of sharing our different lives and experiences, can we come closer to understanding the multifaceted transformative learning experience and journey.

Adult learners everywhere are waiting for us to bring this theory to action in their classrooms. Join us in this developing field with this text providing a foundational research background for many sectors of education and training.

~~
KPK
5-15-09

Dr. Kathleen King Receives 2009 NYACCE SERVICE AWARD

TransformationEd — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:25:00 GMT

On May 4, 2009, D. Kathleen P. King was awarded the New York Association Continuing Community Education's (NYACCE) Service Award at the association's 58th annual conference in Albany NY.

NYACCE president Cathy Snow cited Dr. King's exceptional service and leadership to the field of adult education through her many achievements with a special emphasis on

the recent publication of Empowering Women through Literacy (coedited with Dr Mev Miller)

Other major service recognized included:

many years of service to the association (since 1998)
numerous cutting edge books on adult learning
on-demand instructional technology professional development reaching worldwide through Teacher's Podcast (www.teacherspodcast.org), and
editor in chief and founder of the NYACCE adult learning journal Perspectives: The NY Journal of Adult Learning since 2001.
worldwide keynote speaking and presenter.

In her acceptance comments, Dr. Kathy King thanked NYACCE (www.nyacce.org) for their vital role in providing a reality of practice, inspiration and community of learning. She thanked the adult education, literacy and ESOL teachers for their exceptional education to the field and their learners. She also expressed how much she appreciated receiving this award from her NYACCE colleagues.

~~
posted by
TELLC
5/5/09

Dr. King Receives 2009 AERA Outstanding Research Publication Award

TransformationEd — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:49:00 GMT

On April 14, 2009, Dr. Kathleen P. King received the 2009 AERA Outstanding Research Publication Award for her co-edited book, "Harnessing Innovation Technologies." The award is presented at the AERA 2009 Annual Conference in San Diego.

Dr. Joan Griggs, former program director of FIPSE and currently with NARA, was co-editor. We are excited that this book on distance learning has been recognized by the premiere educational profession association in the USA.

This volume is a critical publication as the landmark book bringing together scholar's work analyzing FIPSE distance education grants finding spanning 20 years. Read more here at Atwood Publishing.

For her most recent publication about educational technology, innovative technologies, human resource applications, and adult learning visit the titles linked to her author blog page at Information Age Publishing.

Concurrent with the trip to AERA, Dr. King is also presenting at the 2009 National Catholic Association of Education. Her presentation is on Tuesday 4/14/09 1:30pm on the topic of "Podcasting for Every Teacher."

4-13-09
TELLC

New Book release: Empowering Women Through Literacy: Views from Experience

TransformationEd — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:57:00 GMT

Empowering Women Through Literacy: Views from Experience

Edited by: Mev Miller, WE LEARN and Kathleen P. King, Fordham University

Just released: Empowering Women through Literacy: Voices from Experience is the first comprehensive collection of writing from the field by everyday educators who experience the joys and challenges, creativity and barriers to acknowledge or integrate innovative solutions to support women's learning needs in adult basic education and literacy settings.

Mirroring the power of community-based and grassroots organizations, this volume has had a remarkable history. It has emerged from five years of work by WE LEARN (Women Expanding Literacy Education Action Resource Network) to address the needs of literacy educators and students alike through the organization. The vibrant collective of the WE LEARN network provides consistent visibility for women’s literacy issues, creates connections among educators and activists, supports self efficacy among learners, encourages new research relevant to women in ABE, and develops and distributes women-focused literacy materials and curriculum resources. It continues to be the only national U.S. organization directly addressing issues of adult women's literacy and the educational needs of women in ABE.

For a personal perspective on this volume, we are pleased to announce that Drs. Miller and King will present an interactive discussion at NYACCE Annual Conference 2009 on the topic of the book. This professional conference for adult, community, continuing and workforce educators will be held May 3-5, 2009 in Albany NY. For more information visit www.nyacce.org.

We know you will enjoy this volume that provides an opportunity to hear from 47 contributors from around the world who reflect on their experiences with critical topics of adult literacy practices; how to empower women through literacy and current research based practice. From Belize to Australia, Brazil to Germany, and USA to Turkey, the voices of women engaged in empowerment are awaiting you through these pages. Literacy can change lives, how can we better reach those who desire this empowerment? Join us we explore the breadth of vision and knowledge captured within this groundbreaking volume.

This unique volume of writings by educators in the field working with women's literacy reveals the many ways in which addressing women's empowerment through literacy continues to impact lives. Not only are teachers and learners in adult basic education (ABE), literacy and English language learning (ELL) classes affected, but also those who value and support women’s learning and equity, and education for social change.

The Editors: Dr. Mev Miller and Dr. Kathleen P. King are co-editors of this volume within the Adult Education Series of Information Age Publishing.

Mev Miller is the founder and director of WE LEARN, headquartered in Cranston, RI (www.litwomen.org/welearn.html).

Kathy King is a professor and director of the MS Adult Education and HRD program at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education in New York City (www.fordham.edu/gse/aded).

The Contributors:

They and 45 other contributors join together in this volume to celebrate the unheralded capacity of literacy’s empowerment in women’s lives.

ORDERING INFORMATION:

Copies of Empowering Women Through Literacy: Views from Experience may be ordered conveniently at Information Age Publishing.

This publisher provides online, fax and telephone ordering options. Online orders can be placed 24/7 with credit card or PAYPAL.

In 2009, the publisher is running some promotionsl which provide deeep discounts on orders as few as 10 copies!

Posted by TELLC 3/14/09

Dr King On the Road Spring and Summer 2009

TransformationEd — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:55:00 GMT

Dr. Kathy King will be presenting and keynoting at the following conferences in the spring and summer of 2009.

If readers or colleagues want to visit, have books signed, please contact her in advance at drkpking (@) gmail.com

FEBRUARY 2009
** 21st C Popular Education in the Americas Conference, Yucatan, MX. [Session] Feb 25, 2009
- Empowering Women in Literacy session

MARCH 2009
** WELEARN Conference, Providence RI [Session and Book Table] March 5-7, 2009
- Empowering Women in Literacy session
- International Session: Yucatan Express

** ACTE Conference, Albany NY; Podcasting and new media to transform CTE leadership experiences. [Keynote & Session and Book Table] March 24-26, 2009

APRIL 2009
** NCEA Conference, Anaheim, CA [Session] April 13-15, 2009
-Digital media session

MAY 2009
** NYC ABE Conference, NYC, NY [Session] May 2, 2009
-Podcasting session

** NYACCE Annual Conference, Albany NY, [Sessions and Book Table] May 3-5, 2009
-Podcasting session
-Women's empowerment in literacy session
-Mind-Body Education session

** LGBTQ Preconference, Chicago IL [Book Table] May 27, 2009
--Equity & Diversity Session

*** AERC Conference Chicago, IL [Book Table] May 28-20, 2009

JULY 2009
** Univ TN Conference, Memphis, TN [Keynote & Book Table] (virtual) July 13, 19, 2009
-Transformative learning session
-Professional learning/mentoring session

** China Symposium on International Education, China, [Keynote & Fliers] July 27-29, 2009

AUGUST 2009
** International Conference SME's presentation, Zheijang University, Hangzhou, China, [Session & Fliers] Aug 7-9, 2009

~~MORE TO BE RELEASED SHORTLY~~

Literacy and Technology FUNDING & Recognition Opportunities from Toyota

TransformationEd — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:34:00 GMT

Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year

The deadline is quickly approaching to submit nominations for the 2009 Teacher of the Year Award. The award has been increased to $7,500 and also includes a scholarship and travel expenses to the 2009 National Conference on Family Literacy in Orlando, Florida.

The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, December 5, 2008.

Submitting a nomination is easy. Visit www.famlit.org/ToyotaTeacher to place a nomination.

Verizon Tech Savvy Awards

Do you have an innovative literacy program that uses technology to build family literacy skills? If so, grant funding and recognition could be yours!

The Verizon Tech Savvy Awards offer four regional awards of $5,000 and a national award of $25,000.

The deadline for submissions is next week: December 12, 2008.

For more information, guidelines and to apply online, go to www.famlit.org/techsavvyawards.

18th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy
Family Literacy, Family Progress
March 1-3, 2009
Orlando, Florida

Visit www.famlit.org/conference to register now for the National Conference on Family Literacy. Register early and save!

http://www.famlit.org

On the Road Again: Innovative Keynotes in October and November 2009

TransformationEd — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:05:00 GMT

On the Road Again: Innovative Keynotes in October and November 2009
Dr. Kathy King reaches across USA with keynote and conference presentations in Philadelphia, Denver and Harrisburg PA.

Dr. Kathleen P. King, EdD, professor of adult education, Graduate School of Education presented at Pennsylvania State University in Harrisburg, PA, on Nov 5 on the topic of “Critical thinking and podcasting in education for adult learning.”

The following week she keynoted CAEL's Commission for Accelerated Programs (CAP) (http://capnetwork.org/) Professional Association Conference in Philadelphia, PA on Nov 10, 2008.

She presented the Monday keynote and conducted a breakout session on the topics of "New media and distance learning for diverse settings."

This just in -- participant reaction:

I sincerely appreciate the time you spent talking to me. Your insights
and openness are a gift. Please keep opening educators' minds to the
necessity and ease of digital tools and personal life choices.

Dr. King then headed to Denver to speak at two international conferences where she presented 3 sessions America Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) and The Commission of Professors of Adult Education (CPAE).

She co-presented at CPAE with Dr. Gabrielle Strohschen of DePaul University on Change and context: A conversation about new perspectives on human performance.

Dr. King presented two sessions at AAACE (1) Evolution of a transformative learning research model: The intersections of learning and experience across contexts, and (2) New media empowering and building voice: The power of new media as critical pedagogy in our classrooms.

During the conferences, she modeled the power of online and hybrid teaching by conducting her classes while traveling via Blackboard, virtual office hours and sharing the professional conferences with her students by distributing her recorded presentations to her classes.

If you are interested in scheduling Dr. Kathleen P. King as a conference speaker, please contact us at transformationed@gmail.com http://transformationed.com/services/
Whenever Dr King keynotes conference, she creates a custom presentation to meet the needs of the group, context and theme. More information about her expertise and possible keynote speaking topics may be found at

We look forward to hearing from you!

Transformation Education E-Newsletter- Innovative Education with Vision

Dr. King Recognized: National Speakers Association

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Surviving Tenure: Ten Lessons the TV Show Survivor Teaches Strategic Perspectives

42 Million U.S. Women Use Social Media: Blogs Most Influential

From Dr. King

42 Million U.S. Women Use Social Media: Blogs Most Influential

Interesting Finding #1: Social Networks Like Facebook Get the Most Usage

Interesting Finding #2: Blogs Wield the Widest Influence

Interesting Finding #3: Women Look to Blogs for Business, Politics, Cars and Technology

Digital Texts Rule! New Episode of Teachers Podcast Posted (40)

Getting Search Engines to Rank Your Blog-- SEO Useful Tricks Even for Faculty Blogs!

10 SEO Tricks to Attract More Traffic to Your Blog

10 SEO Tricks to Attract More Traffic to Your Blog

Call for Submissions- New Book on Women's EmBODYment- You Are Invited!

Tenure Tune Up -Exclusive Faculty Coaching Webinar with Dr. Kathy King 6/18/09

New Article about Netbooks, Open Source and Budgets! by Dr. Kathy King

New Book Announced on LGBTQ Issues: Discounted Price forPre- Publication Only

Exclusive Faculty Mentoring Webinar with Dr. Kathy King 6/18/09- Tenure Ramp Up Time

Throw Time Management Out The Window

Throw Time Management Out The Window

New Top 10 Ways Series Announced from Transformation Education

3 Chicago-Based Conferences in 4 Days? Dr. King on the road..

New Release: Handbook of Evolving Research of Transformative Learning

Dr. Kathleen King Receives 2009 NYACCE SERVICE AWARD

Dr. King Receives 2009 AERA Outstanding Research Publication Award

New Book release: Empowering Women Through Literacy: Views from Experience

Edited by: Mev Miller, WE LEARN and Kathleen P. King, Fordham University

Dr King On the Road Spring and Summer 2009

Literacy and Technology FUNDING & Recognition Opportunities from Toyota

18th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy Family Literacy, Family Progress March 1-3, 2009 Orlando, Florida

On the Road Again: Innovative Keynotes in October and November 2009

18th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy
Family Literacy, Family Progress
March 1-3, 2009
Orlando, Florida