http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852 rants & resources from an open educator Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:34:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852/comment-page-1#comment-149710 Monkeymagic » Links for July 10th Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:30:58 +0000 http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852#comment-149710 [...] Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy » What Can Education Learn From Zappos?“If you quit today, we will pay you for the amount of time you’ve worked, plus we will offer you a $1,000 bonus.”Tags: online incentives employee engagement education [...]

]]> http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852/comment-page-1#comment-148121 Michael Hotrum Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:32:06 +0000 http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852#comment-148121 Aside from the hoopla of flags and pom poms - the important message here is that the employees "own the culture" - they are asked to "Connect with the customers" and humanly exemplify what it is to be a customer service company - THAT is what we as educators should be taking away from this - but we don't Aside from the hoopla of flags and pom poms – the important message here is that the employees “own the culture” – they are asked to “Connect with the customers” and humanly exemplify what it is to be a customer service company – THAT is what we as educators should be taking away from this – but we don’t

]]> http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852/comment-page-1#comment-147542 Lori Sheldon Wed, 28 May 2008 17:47:08 +0000 http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852#comment-147542 Alec - Thanks for sharing this! I order from Zappos frequently but did not know their history. I was able to draw many educational implications from this! The most important, in my eyes, is the sense of belonging and team spirit. When kids feel that they belong, that their voices count, the buy into the educational process more. The other thing that impressed me was the power of choice! Zappos allows their employees to think for themselves and to make choices based on individual decisions. When I think of how empowered kids get with they are given that choice.... Wow~ Alec – Thanks for sharing this! I order from Zappos frequently but did not know their history. I was able to draw many educational implications from this! The most important, in my eyes, is the sense of belonging and team spirit. When kids feel that they belong, that their voices count, the buy into the educational process more. The other thing that impressed me was the power of choice! Zappos allows their employees to think for themselves and to make choices based on individual decisions. When I think of how empowered kids get with they are given that choice…. Wow~

]]> http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852/comment-page-1#comment-147539 » Alec Couros + Zappos | Kate Says Wed, 28 May 2008 17:12:23 +0000 http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852#comment-147539 [...] Zappos and their revolutionary business practices in relation to education. Seriously. Then I read Alec Couros’s post right after sitting down at my laptop and realized my job had already been [...] [...] Zappos and their revolutionary business practices in relation to education. Seriously. Then I read Alec Couros’s post right after sitting down at my laptop and realized my job had already been [...]

]]> http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852/comment-page-1#comment-147538 Kate Olson Wed, 28 May 2008 17:03:22 +0000 http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/852#comment-147538 Alec - well, at first I was bummed that you totally wrote the EXACT post I was dreaming up on my drive home just now, but then I realized that you did me a favor! My post can now consist of: "Read this" and just point them here! Seriously, I've been thinking of the Zappos model as related to teaching for a few days now, thanks for writing it up and posting first! Now off to link to you at my place :-) Alec – well, at first I was bummed that you totally wrote the EXACT post I was dreaming up on my drive home just now, but then I realized that you did me a favor! My post can now consist of: “Read this” and just point them here! Seriously, I’ve been thinking of the Zappos model as related to teaching for a few days now, thanks for writing it up and posting first! Now off to link to you at my place :-)

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