Education and Teaching History

Taught:

See also Professional Organizational Activities for papers and seminars presented at conferences, and usergroup presentation history.

• local policy reference spokesperson for Portland for Dean, 2003
• founded Portland Civitas, an educational group devoted to teaching civic participation through nonviolent means, 2003
• founded MissionK5, an organization to provide a safe and educational environment for disadvantaged kids in grades K-5, during the Portland schools early shutdown, 2003 (organized but never deployed as the threatened furlough was rescinded)
• Mentored interns from Portland State University Marketing department, 2000-2001
• "Computers for Cowards," Willamalane Senior Center, September 1998
• "Civic Ecology," a curriculum in applied "new civics," various times and audiences, 1998-current
• Mentored network engineering student, Lane Community College program for Women in Non-Traditional Careers, 1998
• "Web Design for Nonprofits," for Oregon Public Networking, December 1996, September 1998.
• Two community college classes, "Internet Services for Business," and "Web Design for Small Business," offered through the LCC Business Development Center (US SBA), October 1996.
• Curriculum development work for Milwaukee Area Technical College, for web-based project for teachers of ESL/EFL, Spring 1996.
• Various seminars/courses on network administration and Internet tools politics, 1990-1995, UNC Office of Information Technology training facility
• "Chaos for the Chemist," 1989, Semiconductor Research Corporation
• "Topics in Programming for VMS for VM Natives" MIT Operations & Systems, 1986-1987
• "Programming in C," 1986, Lowell Institute School at MIT (3 credit hour accredited college course)
• "VMS Survival," "Starting a Usergroup," "The Joy of VAX," "Programming in C," 1986-88, MIT Information Services training facilities
• "Computer Literacy for Restaurant Managers," 1985, New England Culinary Institute, Montpelier VT. (required course for restaurant management students)
• "Programming in Pascal," 1983, Varian Bag Lunch Seminars
• "Computer Literacy," 1982, Varian Bag Lunch Seminars
• "Computers for Cowards," 1982, MIT High School Studies Program
• Founded Varian Bag Lunch Seminar Program, 1981

Taken:

• Attended OEF's "University of the Entrepreneur" program, 2002
• Attended seminar program for LIMA's Licensing 2001, June 2001
• The "Early Venture STARS" entrepreneurial intensive at Lane Community College's Small Business Development Cente r (US SBA) is a small-class half-year program for entrepreneurs starting out in the first year or so in business.
• Numerous professional training seminars from DEC, Novell, HP, and other major training vendors. Also many conferences and seminars for usergroups and professional societies.
• Various undergraduate and graduate level courses in Chinese, Linguistics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Engineering and Computing Topics; at MIT, UMass/Amherst, Boston University, and University of NC at ChapeSl Hill. Also regularly attended seminars from 1978-1989 at MIT and other Boston area institutions.
• Very brief sojourn in 1977 at Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr PA, dropped out and never returned full time.
• Graduated 1977 from U-32 HS, E. Montpelier, VT, National Merit Finalist