A talk I did at OpenMic in Cambridge about my experiences so far of starting a consultancy to develop Android applications. Thoughts on being a startup and how we adapted our business models and kept our minds open to new opportunities.
Motivating Teens In EFL, TESOL France 2011Paul Maglione
Teens have great potential as language learners, but we need to adapt to "English 2.0" ways of thinking and teaching. Motivation is key, and there are specific ways to achieve it.
This presentation was developed and delivered in early 2009 based on a blog post I authored (All Media Is Social — http://thoughts.birdahonk.com/2008/10/media-has-always-been-social.html) in the fall of 2008.
A talk I did at OpenMic in Cambridge about my experiences so far of starting a consultancy to develop Android applications. Thoughts on being a startup and how we adapted our business models and kept our minds open to new opportunities.
Motivating Teens In EFL, TESOL France 2011Paul Maglione
Teens have great potential as language learners, but we need to adapt to "English 2.0" ways of thinking and teaching. Motivation is key, and there are specific ways to achieve it.
This presentation was developed and delivered in early 2009 based on a blog post I authored (All Media Is Social — http://thoughts.birdahonk.com/2008/10/media-has-always-been-social.html) in the fall of 2008.
La psicología del ateísmo - Paul C. VitzRicardo Villa
El propio concepto de la “psicología del ateísmo” podría sonar extraño a muchos de ustedes. Sin duda, mis colegas psicólogos lo habrán encontrado extraño e incluso, me permitiría añadir, un poco molesto. Después de todo, la psicología, desde su fundación hace aproximadamente un siglo, a menudo se ha centrado en el tema opuesto, es decir, en la psicología de la creencia religiosa. De hecho, en muchos aspectos, el origen de la psicología moderna se halla íntimamente unido a los psicólogos que propusieron explícitamente interpretaciones para la creencia en Dios.
Tanto Williams James como Sigmund Freud, por ejemplo, se encontraban personal y profesionalmente involucrados, de manera muy profunda, en el tema. Recordemos “The Will to Believe” de James, y su obra todavía famosa, “Varieties of Religious Experience”. Esas dos obras se consagran a un intento de comprender la creencia como resultado de causas psicológicas, es decir, naturales. James podría sentir simpatía por la religión, aunque sus propios escritos eran parte de la labor general de la psicología por socavar la fe religiosa.
Y respecto a Sigmund Freud, sus críticas contra la religión, en particular contra el Cristianismo, son muy conocidas y serán comentadas más adelante con mayor detalle. Por ahora baste recordar lo profundamente implicados que se vieron Freud y sus pensamientos en la cuestión de Dios y la religión.
Debido a la estrecha implicación entre la fundación de gran parte de la psicología y una interpretación crítica de la religión, no debería resultar sorprendente que la mayoría de los psicólogos observen con cierta alarma cualquier intento de proponer una psicología del ateísmo. Por lo menos, un proyecto de esa naturaleza coloca a los psicólogos en una postura defensiva y les da una cierta dosis de su propia medicina. Los psicólogos siempre observan e interpretan al prójimo, por lo que ya era hora de que algunos de ellos aprendieran con experiencias propias qué significa ser analizado por el microscopio de la teoría y el experimento psicológicos.
Compendium of European and Latin American case studies and interviews on open...@cristobalcobo
This document has been developed in close collaboration with experts, researchers and decision makers from more than 10 universities in order to provide a global perspective of the OER movement. Some of the more relevant trends identified in this study are exemplified by a broad range of initiatives, including: change in the organizational culture; flexible certification; new business models; middle term institutional strategy; incentives policy; use of non-commercial open source or self-develop platforms; focus on champions; decentralized – federated solutions; open standard, bibliometric criteria; search engine optimization; community building and peer-based collaboration; quality assurance; repurposing and licensing; and open publishing policies.
Should You Buy an Alternative Vehicle for Economic and/or Environmental Reasons?University of Minnesota
By Douglas G. Tiffany, Assistant Extension Professor at University of Minnesota. This presentation discusses capabilities of four vehicles: Conventional Vehicles (ICE); Hybrids (HEV); Electric Vehicles (EV); Extended Range Electric Vehicles (PHEV). It will also: Demonstrate a consumer decision tool to anticipate consumer behavior; Determine costs of ownership and operation; and Compare GHG emissions of the four cars. Presentation given at CERTs electric car event in Rochester, MN on April 26, 2011. More at http://bit.ly/mhPyGE.
La psicología del ateísmo - Paul C. VitzRicardo Villa
El propio concepto de la “psicología del ateísmo” podría sonar extraño a muchos de ustedes. Sin duda, mis colegas psicólogos lo habrán encontrado extraño e incluso, me permitiría añadir, un poco molesto. Después de todo, la psicología, desde su fundación hace aproximadamente un siglo, a menudo se ha centrado en el tema opuesto, es decir, en la psicología de la creencia religiosa. De hecho, en muchos aspectos, el origen de la psicología moderna se halla íntimamente unido a los psicólogos que propusieron explícitamente interpretaciones para la creencia en Dios.
Tanto Williams James como Sigmund Freud, por ejemplo, se encontraban personal y profesionalmente involucrados, de manera muy profunda, en el tema. Recordemos “The Will to Believe” de James, y su obra todavía famosa, “Varieties of Religious Experience”. Esas dos obras se consagran a un intento de comprender la creencia como resultado de causas psicológicas, es decir, naturales. James podría sentir simpatía por la religión, aunque sus propios escritos eran parte de la labor general de la psicología por socavar la fe religiosa.
Y respecto a Sigmund Freud, sus críticas contra la religión, en particular contra el Cristianismo, son muy conocidas y serán comentadas más adelante con mayor detalle. Por ahora baste recordar lo profundamente implicados que se vieron Freud y sus pensamientos en la cuestión de Dios y la religión.
Debido a la estrecha implicación entre la fundación de gran parte de la psicología y una interpretación crítica de la religión, no debería resultar sorprendente que la mayoría de los psicólogos observen con cierta alarma cualquier intento de proponer una psicología del ateísmo. Por lo menos, un proyecto de esa naturaleza coloca a los psicólogos en una postura defensiva y les da una cierta dosis de su propia medicina. Los psicólogos siempre observan e interpretan al prójimo, por lo que ya era hora de que algunos de ellos aprendieran con experiencias propias qué significa ser analizado por el microscopio de la teoría y el experimento psicológicos.
Compendium of European and Latin American case studies and interviews on open...@cristobalcobo
This document has been developed in close collaboration with experts, researchers and decision makers from more than 10 universities in order to provide a global perspective of the OER movement. Some of the more relevant trends identified in this study are exemplified by a broad range of initiatives, including: change in the organizational culture; flexible certification; new business models; middle term institutional strategy; incentives policy; use of non-commercial open source or self-develop platforms; focus on champions; decentralized – federated solutions; open standard, bibliometric criteria; search engine optimization; community building and peer-based collaboration; quality assurance; repurposing and licensing; and open publishing policies.
Should You Buy an Alternative Vehicle for Economic and/or Environmental Reasons?University of Minnesota
By Douglas G. Tiffany, Assistant Extension Professor at University of Minnesota. This presentation discusses capabilities of four vehicles: Conventional Vehicles (ICE); Hybrids (HEV); Electric Vehicles (EV); Extended Range Electric Vehicles (PHEV). It will also: Demonstrate a consumer decision tool to anticipate consumer behavior; Determine costs of ownership and operation; and Compare GHG emissions of the four cars. Presentation given at CERTs electric car event in Rochester, MN on April 26, 2011. More at http://bit.ly/mhPyGE.
Basic presentation by Solar Skies Manufacturing LLC about their solar thermal hot water collectors and other products, with lots of photos and case studies of specific applications.
MN GreenStep Cities: Implement Proven Sustainability Best Practices in YOUR C...University of Minnesota
This presentation provides an introduction to Minnesota GreenStep Cities, an action-oriented voluntary program offering a cost-effective, simple pathway to implementation of sustainable development best practices that focus on greenhouse gas reduction. This presentation walks through the basics of the program and the simple steps it takes for any city in Minnesota to get started. More at www.MnGreenSteps.org.
Over 70 neighborhood leaders gathered at Mayflower Church in Minneapolis on Thursday, April 30th, 2015 to learn about community solar gardens, including key considerations and specific roles for neighborhoods. This presentation was given by Lissa Pawlisch, CERTs Statewide Director.
This presentation was part of a meeting put on by SW CERT (http://mncerts.org) in Redwood Falls, MN on wind energy development and land use in Minnesota. Annette set the stage for the meeting by providing a brief overview of wind in general, who regulates wind, installed capacities in MN from 1999 to 2009, project scale, wind resource maps & locations of state and local permitted turbines in MN, the generator interconnection queue map, transmission line map, provided indicators of how you might know a project is looking to develop in your area, and a list of resources that may be useful.
In 2019, the Minnesota Legislature allocated funding to the Environmental Quality Board to study the potential for solar development on Minnesota’s Closed Landfill Program sites. Solar development on these sites would put underutilized, contaminated land to use generating clean energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and creating jobs and revenue. Siting solar on brownfields like closed landfills—called "brightfield" development—can also reduce development pressure on other lands, such as farmland and natural areas. The Environmental Quality Board delivered a report to the legislature in December 2020, and data about Closed Landfills Program sites is now available.
On May 15, 2019 over 80 people gathered in Moorhead, MN to learn about electric vehicle (EV) use and infrastructure and how it's growing in the region.
This presentation by Shane Stennes, Director of Sustainability at the University of Minnesota, was given at the MnSEIA Midwest Gateway to Solar Conference on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 and details solar installation and procurement across the organization.
On Tuesday, December 5th nearly 30 hardy Minnesotans ventured out on one of the first really cold days of the season to join Northeast Clean Energy Resource Team (NE CERT) to learn about Hartley Nature Center’s solar plus battery storage project. While solar and storage are frequently discussed, there are few examples up and running in Minnesota that one can actually visit and learn from. Not only that, there are even fewer such systems that are done as retrofits to older solar arrays. Hartley’s project is an excellent example of both!
Presentations from the 10th Metro CERT Annual Resource and Networking Event on September 13, 2017. Learn more and see photos at https://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/over-100-people-celebrate-10th-annual-metro-cert-event
This presentation from the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) offers a case study of a poultry farm in Minnesota switching to a wood chip burning furnace to heat their barns.
This presentation from the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) covers: [1] Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE); [2] Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) program; and [3] US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program.
Biomass Opportunities for Agricultural Operations: Feed, Fuel, and BeddingUniversity of Minnesota
This presentation by the Agricultural Utilization and Research Institute (AURI) covers: [1] new and existing biomass product opportunities; [2] project examples; [3] utilizing biomass for thermal requirements; [4] alternative feeds; and [5] what's on the horizon.
In the fourth year of benchmarking, Minneapolis is releasing individual building results for public commercial buildings greater than 25,000 sq.ft. and private commercial buildings 50,000 sq.ft. and greater in size.
Presentation covers:
CITY-WIDE ENERGY GOAL& STATISTICS
SOLAR INITIATIVES
STREET LIGHT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
RESOURCE RECOVERY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY MASTER PLAN R2E2
Efficiency Improvements & Upgrades
Biofuel Utilization
COMMUNITY ENERGY ACTION PLAN
FUTURE INITIATIVES
On September 20th, 2016 nearly 40 people gathered at the Shoreview Community Center to learn about community solar gardens and network with experts and developers. <a>Click here to learn more</a>.
The mission of the University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) is to “foster the economic development of Minnesota’s natural resources in an environmentally sound manner to promote private sector employment.” On a recent Northeast CERT tour, participants were given a sneak peek at the innovative ways NRRI is fulfilling their mission in the realm of energy. See the slides to learn more.
Is a community solar garden subscription right for your local government?University of Minnesota
Community Solar Gardens can be an excellent opportunity for cities, counties, and other local governments to get involved in solar energy and engage community members. In this webinar, Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) staff provide an overview of community solar and then dig into the details that will help you make decisions. More at http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/webinar-community-solar-garden-subscription-right-your-local-government
This succinct document outlines all USDA Rural Development programs--across the areas of Housing, Rural Business & Cooperative, and Community Programs & Utility Services.
This presentation walks you through the dairy production process and opportunities for efficiency each step of the way. Learn more at http://mncerts.org/dairy
Annie Levenson-Falk with the Legislative Energy Commission presents about the 2025 Minnesota Energy Action Plan at four CERTs regional events to engage people about the state's energy future. Learn more at http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/weigh-minnesota-2025-energy-action-plan.
Community Solar Gardens are centrally-located solar photovoltaic (PV) systems that provide electricity to participating subscribers. Could it work for you? Are you interested in going solar but unable to do so on your own? Perhaps you live in an apartment, have a shaded roof at home, or don’t have space at your organization. This presentation can help you learn more. For further resources, visit http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/solargardens.
Mayor Rita Albrecht shares information about the City of Bemidji's Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contract to do energy efficiency work across 9 city buildings and to install LED street lights. More information at http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/saving-energy-city-wide-bemidji-guaranteed-energy-savings-program.