After years of . . . ‘thinking about’ . . . ‘going to’ . . . and ‘working on’ . . . I have decided to take the development of this website seriously and am going to invest my time with the hope of inspiring & helping others.

It feels good to have made this decision.

It feels right.

Liz Strauss:
I took my brave and my vulnerable out of their separate jars.
They’re not broken anymore. In that way, neither am I

For a long time I deliberately didn’t have an online presence.  This decision, to be an online ’spectator’ was mainly because I felt vulnerable exposing myself to the online community.

I have been able to ‘take my vulnerable’ out of its separate jar thanks to the encouragement that I have received from friends and colleagues in continuing with my blog.  It is funny, while I have been working in training & eLearning as well as studying related areas for many years – it wasn’t until I started using Twitter that I developed a true understanding of what it meant to be part of an online community.

If you are interested in finding like minded professionals in twitter make sure you check out the Directory of Learning Professionals and Just Tweet It’s Education Directory.

One of the hardest decisions to make at this point is answering the question:

“What will you actually be doing on your website?”

This question has many answers, yet none of them capture the essence of what my new website www.matthewbibby.com will be about.

Some of the possible responses include:

• Showcasing eLearning development skills & resources
• Providing technological advice on the use of web 2.0 applications in business
• Discussing the use of new technology in eLearning development
• Developing eLearning material showcasing how to use web 2.0 applications to increase productivity
• Gathering material for use in online course creation
• A platform from which to offer informational products and my freelance services

I don’t know where this project will take us . . . so as an early visitor to my blog I would like to give you the opportunity to play a part in shaping the future of this website.  All you need to do is complete a 30 second, anonymous survey.

Don’t worry, no registration is required, just click here and the survey will open in a new window.

There will be many exciting developments on this site over the next few months so make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed so you don’t miss anything!

Thanks!