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Cubicle Girl

​In my cubicle I had a call with a reference today and I asked her about her experience with the LMS. Luckily, she spoke fondly of it and educated me on some of the features that I wasn't aware of. This woman runs a non-profit organization that helps people enact change in the world and fight poverty. It was very interesting hearing her perspective of teaching through a learning management system (LMS). Some of her participants have never used the internet before and they were able to complete the trainings she created with the system. As fascinating as that is, it made me feel really…

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NYSDFS Creates Consumer Protection Task Force

​The New York State Department of Financial Services announced​ on January 9 that it has created a new Consumer Protection Task Force. Housed within the department, the task force "will provide formal input on the Department’s consumer engagement, policy development and research.," according to a DFS news release. The release also said, "One of the task force’s first priorities will be to help DFS build support for and implement the extensive consumer protections proposals included in Governor Cuomo’s 2020 State of the State agenda​, including measures to strengthen regulatory oversight of debt collectors, crack down on elder financial abuse, increase access to affordable banking services, and…

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Queen of the Keyboard

​ The keyboards we have in the office are more dynamic than the ones we use at school. There is a nice bend to them and it makes it easier to have your fingers connect with the keys. I realized today that I can type without looking as much on the keyboard which makes life easier. I typed up all of the interviews that I had over the past week so that they were more coherent when reading. I'm supposed to have videos made up about the interviews in an effort to further inform our board of what we do at Big I New York.…

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