Lisa Sieverts's Blog (11)

Missing the Grad Center? Come on down for the next Toastmaster's meeting on the second and fourth Thursday of the month, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM in everyone's favorite room, 2 East. You know that while you were at the Grad Center, you said to yourself, "Self, I want to improve my public speaking skills and Toastmasters is the place to do it." So join a great group of folks at the next meeting, or any 2nd or 4th Thursday. More info? Contact me by any of the normal means or check out… Continue

There are a number of interesting art exhibits in the area, centered around something called H2O Film on Water. One of the exhibits is at our neighbor, the Brattleboro Art Museum. More info at these links: http://www.brattleboromuseum.org/2009/06/26/h20-film-on-water-2/ http://www.h2ofilmonwater.org/ Continue

As most of you know, there's an active Joomla User's Group that meets here at the Grad Center on the 3rd Wednesday of the month (next meeting April 15th), but now there's an option for NH Joomla groupies as well: http://joomlanh.ning.com/ Continue

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GC Alums! We are looking for organizations to sponsor Capstone projects for the upcoming year. Please talk to your network and help the GC to help the community by taking on fabulous Capstone challenges. We're looking for projects in the following areas: web site development project management healthcare administration sustainability marketing Organizations can sign up online at http://gradcenter.marlboro.edu/contact/capstone… Continue

I attended this workshop two years ago and found it quite useful. Vermont Campus Compact and Middlebury College present: Problem-Based Service-Learning: A Curriculum Development Institute January 8-9, 2009 Middlebury College Problem-based service-learning is a rigorous integration of academic outcomes and service-learning with real-life problem-solving in curriculum design and teaching. The problem-based approach emphasizes project design, community partner relations, building classroom commu… Continue

PMP ® Certification Preparation Class Why: Why get certified? The PMP certification is an internationally recognized accreditation for professional project managers. To be eligible for a PMP credential, you must meet specific guidelines that objectively measure experience, education and professional knowledge. You also must agree to adhere to the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and pass a rigorous multiple-choice examination that assesses your abilities in project management. The… Continue

Meetings are every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 5:30 until 7 PM at the Grad Center. Visitors are always welcome, so come and check it out! The next meeting is on Thursday, August 14th, 2008. Become the Speaker and Leader You Want to Be Toastmasters offers a proven way to improve your communication skills. By participating in a fun and supportive Toastmasters group, you'll become a better speaker and leader and gain confidence to succeed in whatever path you've chosen in life.… Continue

The Grad Center is looking at making Personal Learning Environments an integral part of all of our classes. So I'm out here looking at platforms. Ning itself is an option. One important requirement is being able to attach and/or view files. Here's an attached file: 1Entity Requirements Document.doc Here's an attached PDF:… Continue