White Papers

We offer papers on a variety of topics that we have presented at seminars or conferences. You are welcome to download these .PDF files and use them for your own benefit, provided that you credit Barry O'Brien of North Shore Communications Group, Inc. as the author.

A Business Approach to Social Media Videos  Viewers prefer video content over text, because they can digest information in a matter of minutes. If done well, video is entertaining, making viewing more enjoyable. Compelling video content increases brand awareness, while increasing both traffic to the site and the length of the session times, provided you design videos to viewer’s expectations:
 

ABC’s of e-Learning

 

It is now possible to deploy knowledge on demand faster and at a lower cost than ever before. This one page document presents five quick tips for building an effective e-Learning venture

 

Planning to Learn

 

Knowledge is useful only if it can be applied. Effective teaching, using the latest e-Learning tools, still requires sound planning This paper summarizes the steps necessary to create effective learning programs.

 

Steps to Podcast Development

 

PodCasting Begins Well Before You Push the “Record” Button. This paper summarizes the issues to be considered when planning to create an audio or video podcast.

 

Coordinating Action

 

A summary of Dr. Ferando Flores’ effective approach for creating conversations for action.

   
Flattening the Learning Process  

The trend is toward building open, flexible learning systems. This paper summarizes an on-line lecture by Elliot Masie entitled Learning in a Flatter World

 

Looking for Answers in All the Right Places

 

There are more searches run through You Tube than through Yahoo.” Think about that. Are you leveraging the use of video and Flash™ programming on your web site? Clearly the preference is heading towards watching, not reading, when browers search for information.

Designing On-Demand Learning Systems  

This summary quickly covers the key issues to address when designing an on-demand learning system.