Kryha Learning Labs

I am excited to announce that I have been selected by Packt Publishing® to serve as a technical reviewer on an upcoming book on Joomla Extensions. Technical reviews (also called editorial and content reviews) are performed by individuals with technical knowledge or background. Reviewers assess the quality of the content in terms of its readability, communication of information, and suitability for the particular audience.

This is the fourth book that I’ve reviewed and the first on technology and/or software. The previous books include:

• Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (manuscript), Bodie, Merton, and Crawford, Prentice Hall®
• Finance: Investments, Institutions, and Management, 2/e. Stanley G. Eakins, Addison-Wesley®

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I have been dreading this theme review for months. Let me explain. As a fan of the amazing and powerful CMS program Drupal®, I believe that ALL theme solutions are important. For Drupal to continue to develop into a world class publishing tool for EVERYONE, it should be easily made into an attractive publication. For example, a small school in rural Latin America should be able to find themes for free, or fee, to skin their site.

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Avalon MIS is excited about our Free Drupal® Themes at lauramba.com and AvalonMIS.net. The themes are created with the software program Artisteer by Extensoft, Inc.

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Client 2008:  Management Consultant

Laura has been one of the most pleasant surprises in my business travels. She is smart, dynamic and very personable. She has the most creative ideas and has been instrumental in the development of a new business venture for my company.

Client 2008: Information Architect, University Communications, Portland State University

I met Laura Scroggins at a two-day Drupal Fundamentals I & II workshop she led in early October. She began the workshop with a great deal of energy and enthusiasm--for Drupal, for our individual projects--and it didn't flag even as she demonstrated module after module.

Client 2008: Publisher, The Fretboard Journal

Laura Scroggins has been an excellent Drupal teacher and resource for my organization. After one, two-day session, Laura Scroggins taught my business partner and I the fundamentals of Drupal, despite our initial limited knowledge of website creation and Content Management Systems.

Client 2008: Mattole Restoration Council

Laura Scroggins is a great Drupal trainer.  She graciously let me into a very full class.  She was encouraging and tried hard to remind her class how simple Drupal really is.  She is was very dynamic and held her audience well.

Client 2007: Ebay Retailer

Laura Scroggins was so helpful when I was wanting to build my business on ebay. I sell product on ebay and wanted to create a website that was more attractive than what they offered. She found a way for me to add a website and blog at no cost and it is beautiful!

Student: California State University, Chico

Laura taught one of the first classes I attended at CSU Chico.  Marketing 101, not earth-shattering subject matter and we all had to take it.  My friends and I loved going to her class.  It was inventive and engaging.

 

Client 2008: Professor, San Diego State University

I just attended two of Laura's courses, and they were outstanding. Laura was patient, dedicated, supportive and thorough, and I learned an incredible amount. I especially recommend her classes to teachers, librarians, administrators, educational technologists or anyone else working in education.

HSU Student 2007 Laura Scroggins is a teacher who leads by example. She dislikes the traditional route of teaching in favor of more creative learning solutions.
Instead of learning by rote memorization terms and equations, we learned concepts to apply to our own unique investment situation, using any mathematical models as needed. Many of my peers also enjoyed this non-traditional approach, as they felt they were learning on a higher level than their other courses.

HSU Student 2007

I met Laura for the first time at Humboldt State University where she taught my Essentials of Finance class. On the first day of class, Laura came into the classroom with an aura of dynamic energy and collected confidence.

HSU Student 2007

My experience with Laura Scroggins was in the classroom. She has a gift for effective communication and retaining attention, and can mold and transform normally dry subject matter into living relevant material. Her skill set as a professor is most likely only matched by her tangible experience in the financial sector.