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Looking Ahead - The Mackenzie Bicentennial
If you are planning to visit the Mackenzie Valley this year, you might want to look into the events centred on the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the voyage of Alexander Mackenzie down the long river which bears his name. Plans are shaping up for a month-long festival of events and games in Mackenzie Valley communities, crowned by not one but two reenactments of the trip.
Miner Hockey
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5 Easy Ways to Center Your Home on a Small Budget on Apple Podcasts
19 min Now that we may be settling in to work from home for the long haul, it’s time to optimize our space and take out the stress so we can function like grownups. Bill Hirsch, Architect and Author of The Well-Centered Home: Simple Steps to Increase Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, and Happiness Where You Live For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/billhirsch 19 min
3 Steps to Bridge the Gap Between Central IT and State Agencies
May 18 2020 Management IT teams need to embrace strategies and technologies that encourage and support both collaborative efforts and autonomous operations. Bill Hirsch is a Principal Solutions Architect for Red Hat, and focuses on its state government, strategic university and healthcare customers across the United States. Here’s a riddle: How do you bring two completely disparate teams with the same objective together, yet still keep them completely separate?
Why state and local government should prioritize IT standards
Written by Bill Hirsch Aug 2, 2019 | STATESCOOP IT standards aren’t sexy, but they aim to make our lives easier. They can keep costs low, improve efficiencies, and increase reliability. As someone who has worked with IT infrastructure for decades and has helped state and local CIOs shape their organizations’ technology solutions, I can tell you standards are at the top of everyone’s wish lists.
SETDA guide urges educators to focus on the process, not the purchase
Commentary: Leaders from SETDA and the Oregon Department of Education describe the process of reviewing and adopting quality instructional materials. Questioning the quality of instructional materials isn’t unique to the digital education era.
OER is at a tipping point. Here's how to keep it moving in the right direction.
Commentary: At Lansing Community College in Michigan, OER has been transformative. The college's librarian describes what it will take to make OER work long-term. In his now-classic book "The Tipping Point," Malcolm Gladwell explains how everything from “Sesame Street” to Airwalk shoes has sky-rocketed in popularity and shaped society. Gladwell posits that when the right elements are in place, a good idea can gain traction, reach a “point of critical mass,” and then spread like wildfire.
Penn teams up with Coursera to offer fully online computer science degree
Beginning January 2019, the Ivy League university will offer a computer science master's degree on Coursera — at one-third the cost of its on-campus alternative. The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) will become one of the nation’s first Ivy League universities to offer a completely online master’s degree in computer science, in a bid to make the field more accessible to non-traditional learners.
The Education Department is rolling out a mobile-friendly FAFSA
The agency's Office of Federal Student Aid has overhauled the FAFSA website to make it easier for mobile users. Next, it's rolling out a mobile app. In a bid to encourage more students to apply for federal financial aid, and simplify the process, the U.S. Department of Education is updating the website — and plans to soon roll out the long-awaited mobile app. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) website, , was updated over the weekend and saw improvements to its homepage.
How an open-source education can help students gain an edge
Colleges and universities have long used open source to build their websites, create educational software, improve access to learning tools and more. Some, such as , are actually making college more accessible and affordable through innovative uses of open-source software. Others, including , are actively part of the .
The benefits of open source virtualization
While colleges and universities have a well-deserved reputation for being ahead of the curve in many areas, their willingness to be at the forefront of innovative technologies often flies under the radar. And yet, many higher-ed institutions have shown a readiness to embrace new technologies to better support students and faculty. Such is the case with open source virtualization software.
How to create best house designs
By Bill Hirsch Searching through hundreds of House Floor Plans hoping to find the perfect dream home can be a frustrating process. You would think with so many house designs to choose from, one should be perfect. But it never really seems to work that way. Most plans are just plain bad. In others, you might find some features that you like, but none of the designs meets all your needs. To avoid frustration, many people go to a builder who offers design-build services.
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