Cammy Bean's Learning Visions: July 2011

Friday, July 22, 2011

ASTD Salary & Compensation Survey 2011

ASTD has just released their 2011 Salary & Compensation Report for the L&D field.

Let's discuss:

Median salary for men is $80,000-$90,000; for women it is $70,000-$80,000
The proportion of men earning $120,000 or more is twice that of women
Women are not as well represented in higher paying categories of L&D. There is a dearth of women in executive ranks and higher compensated specialties, possessing advanced degrees, or having 20 or more years of experience.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Taking a TechFast

As I’ve reported before, I periodically suffer from SoMeFat (Social Media Fatigue).

It’s perhaps been heightened now with the additional disorder of Multiple Social Network Disorder (Facebook, Twitter, and now Google+ to keep up with!)

So this past week, I left it all behind when my family and I headed to the beach in Maine. I even left my iPhone at home. (I know, the unthinkable).

Here’s the thing, I didn’t miss it at all!

Instead I:

Enjoyed my delightful children
Spent time with my husband
Celebrated yet another year on the planet (yes, a birthday party, complete with decorated shells my daughter made as party favors)
Boogie boarded and played in the waves endlessly
Read (OK – it was on my Kindle so I wasn’t completely device free)
Stared at the ocean
Rode my bike
Slept a lot (periodically asleep by 8:30 pm!)
Took pictures with my camera
Took pictures with my mind

I feel like – at least for the immediate term – I will change my SoMe consumption habits. I mean to be a little less on top of it all. Perhaps a little more structured about when I venture out to check on my Tweets and my FB. (Although, seriously, with Google+ all bets are off now – we’ve got a shiny new toy to experiment with!)

Are you in need of a TechFast? How do you recharge?