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Top Educator – Who’s Who

Trevor Lane – Who’s Who Top Educators (marquistopeducators.com)

With a commitment to lifelong learning, Dr. Lane has embarked on a multifaceted career path, serving as executive director of Ignis Studios Inc. since 2021 and holding positions as associate professor and state specialist at Washington State University. He has also been deeply involved in academia, holding roles as assistant professor and county director at Washington State University. Dr. Lane’s professional journey is marked by innovation and creativity, which is evident in his founding roles with the Backwoods Music and Camping Festival and Outlaw Entertainment Group. Additionally, his military service as a mechanic and Seabee in the U.S. Navy from 1991 to 1999 reflects his commitment to service and duty.

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The Learning Employment Record (LER)

The workforce and industry has evolved. Colleges and universities much adapt and overcome this rapidly evolving environment impacted by technology, politics, and demographics. To learn about the LER, you can learn more here:

The US Chamber T3 Innovation Network: https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/solutions/workforce-development-and-training/t3-innovation-network

The Alabama Talent Triad Playbook: https://www.talentplaybook.org/

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High Speed Rural Broadband in America

Broadband is critical to remote and rural areas where tribes and towns are located. Situated in the northeastern corner of Washington state, Ferry County is a mountainous, forested, ruggedly beautiful region. Bordered by Canada to the north and the Columbia River on the east, it’s the state’s fourth most sparsely populated county; the largest town, Republic, founded by gold prospectors in the late 19th century, has fewer than 1,000 residents. https://ced.cw.wsu.edu/about/new/

The county’s gold mines and all but one sawmill are now closed, and the region has struggled in recent years to attract people and businesses. The lack of rural broadband is a major reason, says Trevor Lane, an assistant professor and the director of community and economic development for Washington State University’s extension office in Republic.

“If you’re not in town, you don’t have any kind of reliable broadband,” he says. “It’s impeding our ability to attract businesses. I know of three businesses that had to go elsewhere because we don’t have sufficient broadband.”

To read more of this Microsoft Feature, click here: https://news.microsoft.com/features/how-high-speed-internet-is-bringing-people-out-of-the-dark-ages-to-reshape-work-and-life-in-rural-america/

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Who’s Who News Release

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Dr. Trevor C Lane is named Top Educator by Who’s Who. With two decades of service in public higher education, he has advanced from a tier one community college ranked in the top 2% in the nation to a tier one international research organization of higher learning ranked as an R1 Carnegies Institute. Read more!

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Experimenting with Social Media! Learning Pathways?

I started experimenting with social media a few years ago. Several of my hypotheses around the various forms of media are being backed by science and medical journals. Some of these hypotheses had a positive impact. Some have been negative.

Regardless of any sentiment, I have found that short stories have a huge impact on the day to day lives of others and long-term effect on their life path. One message I have been able to share far and wide on LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and other channels are centered on the importance of certificates and microcredntials, which can create stackable learning pathways to subject matter expertise.

I tell this story here online. Check it out.

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Innovation, Experimentation, and Education

Greenhouse in snow with managers warmly inside.

Through a novel approach with citizen-science to energy use and local food system development, we have discovered a way using action research to repurpose, recycle, and re-use heat from digital assets. #thinkingcap #poic

With the science behind low thermal heat induction, we are growing food in the middle of winter with free energy. Typically, this greenhouse technology is very expensive and with paying for energy once we are able to use the energy multiple times with earth batteries/banks and other technologies.

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Food Systems – Greenhouse Technology & Low Thermal Energy

As access to fresh produce and local food gains more traction, greenhouse development in microclimate environments is an important, if not critical, aspect of the food system and entrepreneurial activity. Alongside the growing importance of fresh food and produce are the aspects of energy complicated by many aspects. In this case, there are opportunities to repurpose energy for two or three revolutions through low level thermal energy and heat induction.

Specifically, is it possible to exchange added value energy from heat into multiple verticals that include food, hydrology, or geospatial distribution? To test this novel theory, we have developed the Sensible Heat Utilizing Recovery Technique (SHURT) model.

We will be testing and evaluating different layers of the SHURT model in a small greenhouse (14×30) to propagate, grow, and harvest test crops (like tomatoes, lettuce, etc.) for local consumption using a variety of heat exchanges from data centers and other digital assets to water, earth, and greenhouse infrastructure.

Greenhouse Using Low Level Thermal Energy
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Food is for everyone. Food is business.

Food knows no boundaries. When people are hungry, politics are irrelevant.

The importance of healthy nutritious local food and produce is important to personal and social health. Healthy people make healthy communities making good decisions. With challenges in the supply chain, we make recommendations for policy to help communities innovate and pivot.

Food Sovereignty and Policy Development – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35092417/

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Expert looks on as Skagit County works on agritourism policy

Land use, traffic, and all of the rules or regulations that impact farms has far reaching implications as we deal with rural decay and urban sprawl. The loss of small farms and decreased access to local foods is causing communities to rethink their approaches to balance.

Land Use and Using Data to Solve Problems – https://www.goskagit.com/townnews/politics/expert-looks-on-as-skagit-county-works-on-agritourism-policy/article_7f998bfa-8df2-11ed-9349-57721df63c85.html