Most of us are attending the National Extension Technology Conference in Raleigh this week. I’ve attended some really incredible sessions so far. Kansas State, U of Florida and others are doing some really cool things with Web 2.0 applications.

I’ve also learned that “new learners” (my term) are multi-taskers, they can be listening to a lecture, reading e-mail, discussing the class in Facebook, all at the same time. While their attention spans are short, they can consume much more information in that short time frame. Educators must design learning experience for these learners, and immerse them in the experience.

It took me three or four tries to log into my ETRC account so can add this post. I couldn’t remember the password. We all know passwords are a necessary evil. But it seems like I’m adding a new password to my KeePass database almost every day.

New security policies will require stronger passwords than we are used to using. Plus, we will have to use better password management, no more password sticky notes stuck to the monitor, or easily remembered words or names. The Buckeye Secure and Microsoft’s Password Security websites describe what makes a good (strong) password and tips to help keep it secure.  Check the out those links, and start beefing up those passwords.