As we build a number of web-based tools on this web site, we recognize the need for training. And what better way to train folks on how to use web-based tools than the web itself? This series has been a big success over the past three years and we hope to improve on that record in 2007-2008 by bringing in some additional presenters and topics.
"Leave the Driving to Us".....
The Building Communities educational series will be offered via live, interactive Web programs which are accessed by the user with a simple web browser and a speakerphone. Using WisLine audio and browser-based software, participants can meet, interact, learn, and collaborate with others from the comfort of their office or home. These sessions are available to anyone who has a phone connection and computer with an Internet connection (requires 2 lines). We'll send you simple instructions for joining the session.
Register by Clicking Here (Seats are limited!)
Wisline Web Training Sessions Scheduled for
2007-2008:
The registration fee is $40 per program/$300 for the series per site (You can invite as many people as you would like to participate at your site).
Programs will be held on the second Friday of the month from 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. (Central Daylight Time) from September 2007 - June 2008. This year, the series will focus on comprehensive approaches to community growth and development:
September 14, 2007, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T.
Community Development - The Foundation for a Better Place
UW-Madison/Extension Professor Gary Green will set the stage for engaging communities and their stakeholders to maximize positive change. He’ll introduce some of the basic concepts and issues in the community development field. Gary will feature the dilemmas and contradictions of participatory development and discuss the basic features of a development approach based on a community’s strengths and assets.
Power Point Presentation
Discussion Questions
References
Wisline archived session
October 12, 2007, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T.
Community Capacity Building - Engaging and Empowering Them All
UW-Madison/Extension Associate Professor Randy Stoecker challenges us to re-think our notions of democratic community decision making. Who are the right people to engage and have involved? How do we assure that all voices are being heard? Join Randy to learn how to maximize citizen input and design strategies that will address the needs of all those with a stake in our communities.
Power Point Presentation
Discussion Questions
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If the World Were a Village of 100 People
Wisline archived session
November 9, 2007, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T.
Community Preparedness - Building on Assets
UW-Extension Professor Andy Lewis and Associate Professor Will Andresen share their work with the Community Economic Tool Box, The Community Economic Preparedness Index and First Impressions. Using these robust tools to illustrate, this session will focus on the process used to help a community analyze its strengths and weaknesses prior to developing a plan to improve economic development opportunities in the community.
Power Point Presentation
Discussion Questions
References
Wisline archived session
December 14, 2007, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T.
Understanding the Community and How It's Changing - Demographics & More
While a growing number of economic and demographic information sources provide a wealth of data, community leaders and economic development professionals still struggle to access this information and understand what it means for their communities. During this session, UW-Extension Professor Bill Pinkovitz and GIS Specialist Matt Kures transform our anxiety about “data” to confidence in using “information” to inform local choices. Learn how to uncover your community’s story—richly mined from available resources and illustrated with everyday tools.
Power Point Presentation
Discussion Questions
Wisline archived session
January 11, 2008, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T.
Clusters and Regions - They Both Matter
UW-Extension GIS Specialist Matt Kures and Center Fellow Terry Ludeman take on the economic development debate—should we focus on clusters or work collaboratively in regions? Terry will detail how to identify regional economic similarities as a first step to creating regional approaches. Matt will uncover the secrets of identifying industrial/business clusters to target economic development efforts. The magic happens when they show how combining clusters with regions leads to powerful information from which winning regional economic and workforce development strategies can be formed.
Power Point Presentation
Discussion Questions
References
Wisline archived session
February 8, 2008, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T.
Attraction Strategies - Recruiting the Right Thing
UW-Superior/Extension Associate Professor Jerry Hembd and Center Fellow John Ramer(CEcD, FM) take us from the traditional to the nouveau
of attraction. Often thought of in terms of landing that large new manufacturer or the branch plant, they’ll discuss how today’s global marketplace has not just changed the rules, but altered the game. Join in as they discuss how the changing economy demands new forms of infrastructure and community assets in order to be attractive to today’s workers, who themselves are key to sustainable business and economic growth.
Power Point Presentation
Wisline archived session
March 14, 2008, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T.
Supporting Existing Businesses - The Case for Downtown Business Development
UW-Extension Community Business Development Specialist Bill Ryan and JD Milburn of the Wisconsin Main Street Program have developed tools and resources to help support existing local businesses and create vibrant business districts. This programg features an understaning of the changing marketplace and how communities can identify opportunities that are both realistic and sensible for their downtowns. They'll share tools and strategies for retaining and growing businesses that we can employed not just in downtown, but across the entire community.
Power Point Presentation
Wisline archived session
April 11, 2008, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T. (Postponed until July 11th)
Entrepreneurship - It's Good for Business, Government and the Civic Sector
May 9, 2008, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T.
Sustainable Development - Is It Going Mainstream?
UW-Superior/Extension Associate Professor Jerry Hembd explores the emerging topic of “sustainable development.” What challenges and lessons does it offer to those of us working to enhance our communities? What does it suggest in terms of new ways of doing business? Join in as Jerry shares his research on the sustainable development movement and how we might employ key elements in our community development efforts.
Power Point Presentation
Wisline archived session
June 13, 2008, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T.
The Art and Science of Putting It All Together
UW-Extension Emeritus Professor Alan Anderson reflects on over three decades of working with communities to address critical community development issues. He’ll help us understand how and when to support a community’s need to have an early success or take a step back to put a plan in place. Al offers a “real-world tempered” perspective of how to guide a community in making local, sustainable development choices.
Power Point Presentation
Wisline archived session
July 11, 2008, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M., C.T.
Entrepreneurship - It's Good for Business and the Community
RUPRI President and CEO and University of Missouri Research Professor Brian Dabson addresses entrepreneurship as a community development solution to enhancing our communities’ quality of life. How important is entrepreneurship to our communities and what are the essential ingredients of successful entrepreneurship development efforts? Why is entrepreneurship important to local economies, what does it take to build an entrepreneurial community and more will be addressed.
Power Point Presentation Preview
Wisline archived session
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