Comments on: RTC Skills Search http://talkingtech.net/2008/04/09/rtc-skills-search/ life and technology on the north coast of california Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:09:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Bob http://talkingtech.net/2008/04/09/rtc-skills-search/#comment-30590 Bob Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:10:50 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=378#comment-30590 That's a good idea regarding LinkedIn. I'll run it by the board. That’s a good idea regarding LinkedIn. I’ll run it by the board.

]]> By: Aaron Antrim http://talkingtech.net/2008/04/09/rtc-skills-search/#comment-30589 Aaron Antrim Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:01:32 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=378#comment-30589 Bob: I logged into my RTC account and didn't see those options, but then I re-read your post and realized they are in the process of being implemented. I am excited about this feature, and hope to be able to use RTC and RTC members more as technical and educational resources in the future. I have a few tidbits and suggestions to share. First, when I worked in the <a href="http://www.humboldt.edu/econdev/" rel="nofollow">Humboldt State University Office for Economic and Community Development</a>, I launched the <a href="http://experts.humboldt.edu/" rel="nofollow">HSU Expertise Directory</a>, based on <a href="http://www.mediawiki.org" rel="nofollow">MediaWiki</a>, which lets folks browse faculty, staff, and administration based on where they went to school, expertise areas, languages spoken, etc. Might have some interesting ideas for RTC. Second, I suggest that the RTC member roster include fields for <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronantrim" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn profile URLs</a> or other professional networking tools, which also allow people to list their expertise. I want to encourage more Humboldt people to used LinkedIn, because I think it is a useful way of building professional networks within and that span across the Redwood Curtain. Bob:

I logged into my RTC account and didn’t see those options, but then I re-read your post and realized they are in the process of being implemented.

I am excited about this feature, and hope to be able to use RTC and RTC members more as technical and educational resources in the future. I have a few tidbits and suggestions to share.

First, when I worked in the Humboldt State University Office for Economic and Community Development, I launched the HSU Expertise Directory, based on MediaWiki, which lets folks browse faculty, staff, and administration based on where they went to school, expertise areas, languages spoken, etc. Might have some interesting ideas for RTC.

Second, I suggest that the RTC member roster include fields for LinkedIn profile URLs or other professional networking tools, which also allow people to list their expertise. I want to encourage more Humboldt people to used LinkedIn, because I think it is a useful way of building professional networks within and that span across the Redwood Curtain.

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