New Year's Resolutions: Updates from the TKC Chair

Happy New Year!!

The Technology Knowledge Community, like many of you, is both re-energized from some much needed holiday time while also counting the days to the extended holiday season celebrations. As "that time of year" draws nearer, we have begun to reflect on our work to date and make (big) plans for the year ahead. Beyond the usual goals of (a little bit) more exercise and a (somewhat) balanced dessert intake, the TKC is looking to 2017 with a few new resolutions in mind.

We commit to supporting our members' professional development
Technology moves fast, and the TKC wants to help you keep up. The Technology Competency is a valuable resource for professional development and learning, but it won't work unless we do. In the coming months, we are setting goals for creating new opportunities and enhancing current initiatives to align with the Technology Competency, including helping you better navigate the competency and its resources for your own development. You can see some of our exciting first steps toward this goal on the Technology Competency section of the TKC webpage.

We commit to engaging our members in the creation and dissemination of new knowledge in the field
While we are a fantastically engaged and experienced group of professionals on the core TKC leadership team (if I do say so myself), we are striving to better recognize the diversity of knowledge, ideas, and experiences that exist within our membership. From writing blog posts to engaging with us on bigger projects, we are working hard to expand the number of opportunities our colleagues have to share their expertise while also inviting more voices to our virtual table.

We commit to celebrating your success
As one of our most successful awards cycles progresses (more on that soon!) the TKC is looking forward to recognizing, sharing, and celebrating the great work being done in our field. Our TKC awards are only one of many ways to recognize our colleagues, and we want to continue highlighting examples of best practices, new ideas and innovative strategies, as well as those unsung heroes who are using their technology powers for good. Do you know someone who fits that description? Let us know! How can they help us learn?

What about you? What are your technology new year's resolutions? More learning? Less screen time? 

Tell us in the comments below or join the conversation on social media - tweet us at @NASPA_TKC and find us on Facebook. 

Author Bio: Lisa Endersby is a speaker, consultant, educator, and storyteller exploring the intersecting realms of technology, leadership, and assessment in higher education. She currently serves as an Educational Developer at York University, supporting faculty in developing and implementing best practices in teaching and learning. Lisa is also the National Chair for the NASPA Technology Knowledge Community (TKC), where her work supports advocacy, training, and research designed to further our conversations and knowledge around technology in student affairs. Lisa has written extensively about assessment, leadership development, authenticity, community, and technology for publications and outlets including New Directions in Student Leadership, Research and Practice in Assessment, the Student Affairs Collective, the NASPA Assessment, Research, & Evaluation and Technology KC blogs, the Student Affairs Feature, and the NASPA Leadership Exchange. She holds a Master’s of Education degree in Leadership Studies from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Toronto. Lisa also enjoys numerous volunteer roles with ACPA and CACUSS, including serving on the planning committee for ACPA 2016, the first ACPA Convention held outside of the United States. An avid chocolate connoisseur, voracious reader, and proud Canadian, Lisa loves to explore (and disrupt) idea(l)s of success, busy, and 'shoulds'. @lmendersby | [email protected]

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