Amy Jauman, our Chief Learning Officer, recently returned from a trip to Bahrain to teach the Social Media Strategist Certification Prep Course. Sixteen students attended this class, the second one held in Bahrain. I composed this little poem about her trip just for...
Registration is open for The Social Classroom! The course begins March 13th and runs for two weeks – a great opportunity to experience social media as a classroom tool first-hand while learning techniques you can use in your own environment. A teacher’s competition...
“You already have a Ph.D., so why get a certification?”: One Teacher’s Perspective on the Value of Becoming a Certified Social Media Strategist “So, what exactly is a Social Media Strategist?” This question is presented to me often enough, so I’ve had the opportunity...
When I started in the field of higher education over 15 years ago I had no idea the potential existed to build a company that would marry many of my passions into one career and organization. Today those passions and my background collide as I take over the role of...
This month, NISM is interviewing one of its more recent Certified Instructors and Social Media Strategist (SMS), Dr. Margaret Stewart. I had the pleasure to get to know Dr. Stewart during the Train-the-Trainer program and I was consistently impressed with her...
As the National Institute for Social Media (NISM) kicks off its partnership with Kaplan College – Nashville, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Rick Duvall, an instructor with both NISM and Kaplan College. Rick will be teaching the courses at the...
