Blog post: "What are YOU going to do?"

  "What are YOU going to do?"
 

Change Academy, Stephanie Sandifer
http://ed421.com/?p=2035

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This post shares a response from Stephanie to Will Richardson's blog post (see my post below) concerning traditional, 2-dimensional resumes and the more interactive and certainly more eye-catching digital presence that can and should represent an individual today. (What a great blog name, "Change Agency" !)

We too often fall into the False Dichotomy mindset: Which one is best? 
I prefer the Both-And mindset: take the best of both perspectives.

Yes, traditional employers and applicants tend to use only the static, paper resume or even the daring (but still 2-dimensional) Online Application. 

But hey, there's still the COVER LETTER in those traditional processes, and for years folks have been including links to electronic portfolios or to personal websites with digital information. And a Facebook URL, a Twitter line, or the more complex digital references (maybe a library web site you've created?) adds a shot of 21st-Century quality to the traditional process.

I liked this line from Stephanie's post:

     It isn’t just about a paper resume vs. a digital online presence/portfolio — it’s about significant change in the way we work, learn, and live and the tools we use across all aspects of our lives.

As both an employer and someone who applies for positions, I have to respond to Stephanie's question, "What will YOU do?" with a pledge 

•  to prod applicants to provide include digital representations in their applications, and 
• to provide such in my own. 

And most important: to be aware of the way in which I am working, learning, and living, that it reflect the environment I want to provide for the most effective learning for my students.