About me
Who is Sue?
With a wide ranging variety of passions (read obsessions) I really DO need at least another 4 – 5 decades of life to come close to satiation for the things I am passionate about.
I am currently the owner & Director of The Strategic Learning Curve, established early in 2010.
The company was started to be able to channel my passion and energy for learning into working with other organisations.
I firmly believe that a culture of learning and collaboration leads to innovation and successful organisational outcomes. With a wide ranging background in science, learning & development and technology, I brings to the client a diverse skill set.
My innovative approach combined with cutting edge methodologies & techniques can be harnessed to address a multitude of organisational needs while keeping focused on the strategic requirements of the organisation.
I recently left Edith Cowan University after six successful years in the staff development team based in Human Resources. In my time there I was the Manager of Professional Development @ ECU & I have always been an early adopter of technologies in learning & development.
Specialties
Negotiation, collaboration, partnerships, leveraging networks & resources for outcomes.
Innovation in learning and development, web2.0, technology, strategic alignment of workforce capability, project management, change management, process development, documentation specialist, e-Learning.
Reproductive endocrinology in finfish (marine, estuarine & fresh). Finfish broodstock & nursery husbandry.
Blog purpose
Originally this blog was developed to investigate the application of web2.0 technologies to professional development of staff at universities. I have changed the name, as the scope (all things geeky and techno related, and anything else I feel I need to write about) has shifted. I also just has the randomness of my mind plonked in here as well! Hopefully it will add some value or be of some interest to others besides myself!
Other random stuff about me!
Fish, sharks & the ocean
I have always been obsessed ever since I can remember about fish and sharks. Normal families read bed time stories to their kids about Hansel and Gretel, the 3 bears etc. I used to be tucked in with stories about Rodney Fox being bitten by the Great White. I know where I got that obsession from. In 2004 I did a dive trip in South Australia with the Great Whites. One of the top 3 experiences of my life. I went again in Aug 2008 and have posted pictures of my trip on my flicker site. The fish obsession was always an obvious pathway to a career.
Sport
I am a mad keen sport nut, both playing and watching. I have played water polo for the last 20 years and I play for Dolphin’s Water Polo Club in Perth, Western Australia. Dolphin’s is the oldest water polo club in Australia and recently celebrated its 60th Anniversary. We have a long history of international reps and currently are home to both the men’s and women’s national team goal keepers. James Stanton and Emma Knox represented Australia at the 2004 Athens & 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, with Emma bringing home our first ever bronze medal. They are both currently ranked the number 1 keepers in the world. I went to the 2000 Sydney Olympic games with my friend Sam Gavan, and saw Australia win the gold medal by 1 goal in literally the last second of the game. WOOT!
I love Aussie Rules football. No other game on earth comes close. I am a die hard West Coast Eagles and Claremont fan. Last year, in 2006, I sat on a bus for 3 days and 3 nights across Australia, to see my boys win the 2006 Premiership flag by 1 point from the Sydney Swans. Lost my voice for a week. Then had to sit on the same bus for a further 3 days and 3 nights to come home. THAT is passion and commitment.
Family
Only child of military parents. We have a sulphur-crested cockatoo called Moe, who mum and dad got from the nest before they married – he is 4 years older than me and will live to over 100. He is my brother, and like the rest of my family, I am bird crazy.
My outer geek
Ok, yes, I am a self confessed geek. Star wars came out when I was 5 and a half years old, and had seen it 3 times with my dad by the time I was 6. No idea how many times I have seen it now. I love all things sci-fi, from Star Wars to Star Trek, Buffy to Firefly. I was programming computers in basic at eleven and think that’s where it all started. I love any techo gadgets or software and my idea of a good holiday is teaching myself how to use new equipment and software (maybe with some diving on the side).
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