Catégorie : Project, Partnership, good work

Learning is sharing

• Open Educational Resources are all about sharing.
• In a brave new world of learning, OER content is made free to use or share, and in some cases, to change and share again, made possible through licensing, so that both teachers and learners can share what they know.
• Browse and search OER Commons to find curriculum, and tag, rate, and review it for others.
• Use the Tutorials as a guide. Join and contribute to the global Open Education community. (Homepage).

Materials; Community; About ISKME; Tutorials; Partners; Join;
Contact as feedback.

About OER: Open Educational Resources are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse, without charge. OER often have a Creative Commons or GNU license that state specifically how the material may be used, reused, adapted, and shared.  Continuer la lecture de « OER COMMONS – Open Educational Resources »

Mike Adams: author, investigative journalist, edcator – health through education

Linked with Elektronische Transmitter in Tabletten (electronic transmitters in your medication).

Mike Adams is no stranger to traditional Western medicine. The son of a Pfizer contractor and a clinical trial tester for some of America’s biggest pharmaceutical companies, Mike grew up using prescribed pharmaceuticals, trusting doctors and believing what the FDA reported was safe and in the best interests of the country. All that would change when Mike was faced with his own personal health emergency, and the pillars of medicine he once trusted came crumbling down before him … (full long text bio).

Homepage;
Media; Health tips; Links; Nautal News.com: its latest articles, and its newsletter;
Address: Mike Adams, 2055 N. Kolb Road, Suite 131, Tucson, Arizona 85715, USA;
Contact.

Mission Statement: Continuer la lecture de « Health Ranger »

tools for working with and learning from conflict in higher education

The field of conflict resolution (also known as dispute resolution, conflict management, Alternative Dispute Resolution/ADR, peace and conflict studies, etc.) has grown tremendously in the last decade. Bill Warters’ broad overview of conflict resolution in academia might be a good place to start if you’re new to the whole field … (full text About Background Information on the Field of Peace and Conflict Studies).

Main; Welcome Page; Sitemap;
Accessibility; Newsstand; Art Gallery; Make most; FAQs;
Contact online.

About the Campus Conflict Resolution Resources Project: The primary objective of the Campus Conflict Resolution Resources project (Campus-adr.org) is to significantly increase administrator, faculty, staff and student awareness of, access to, and use of conflict resolution information specifically tailored to the higher education context. Continuer la lecture de « Campus Conflict Resolution Resources »

The New Left Project takes as its starting points:

• 1.A belief in the value and equality of human life;
• 2.An endorsement of the fundamental rights that flow from this (as set out for example in the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights); and…
• 3.The view that those rights are best honoured by cohesive, co-operative societies based primarily on collective and democratic social organisation and run on the principle of economic and ecological sustainability … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Blogs; Articles; Events;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … The New Left Project takes the view that the political economy of Britain is – in common with much of the rest of the world – characterised by the undue influence of various concentrations of socio-economic power. Continuer la lecture de « New Left Project NLP »

le portail de la science

Ce site web est édité par le CERIMES, Centre de Ressources et d’Information sur les Multimédias pour l’Enseignement Supérieur, organisme régi par les articles D314-91 et suivants du code de l’éducation … (qui sommes nous 1/2).

Accueil;
Formations; Bibliothèques numériques; Resources web; Télésciences; Dossiers; Blogs;
Actualités; Agenda; Soumettre un site; mon science gov; à découvrir;
Adresse: CERIMES, 6, avenue Pasteur 92170 Vanves, France;
Contacts online.

Qui sommes nous 2/2 /Crédits: … Le portail francophone de l’Internet scientifique Science.gouv.fr a été créé en 2004 par le MESR alors dirigé par Mme Claudie Haigneré, qui en a confié la réalisation au CERIMES. Ce dispositif est l’un des outils du plan national pour la diffusion de la culture scientifique et technique, élaboré avec le ministère de la Culture et de la Communication.  Continuer la lecture de « Science.gouv.fr »

help fight Malaria – in many languages

• Against Malaria is an initiative of the Against Malaria Foundation, a charity registered in the UK, US, Australia and a number of other countries.
• The Foundation was set up in August 2004 with the explicit aim of handling the money raised through World Swim Against Malaria. Since then Against Malaria has launched a number of other initiatives and has developed a significant number of fundraising partnerships whereby groups raising funds for nets, often for their own distributions, raise funds through Against Malaria. We do not take a cut or a fee so 100% of the funds these groups raise buys nets for them.
• As stated in the Articles of Association of the Foundation, the official document describing our purpose, our aims are:
• … (full text Charity Status).

Homepage;
Malaria Advisory Group; Trustees; News; Nets; Find; Videos; Blog; Downloads; FAQs; Take part; Donate;
Addresse: Against Malaria Foundation, Treasurer, c/o PricewaterhouseCoopers, 10 Bricket Road, St. Albans, Herts, AL1 3JX, UK;
Contacts.

About us: Origin of Against Malaria: Rob Mather lives in London. In June 2003 he saw a television programme about a two-year-old girl called Terri who suffered 90% burns in a housefire. Continuer la lecture de « Against Malaria »

• We are a campaign (UK) established by journalists and statisticians to improve the understanding and use of statistics by government, politicians, companies, advertisers and the mass media. By exposing bad practice and rewarding good, we aim to restore public confidence in statistics.
• Numbers shape the world. Twisting them for political, business or personal advantage is widespread – and often undetected. (Homepage).

Resources; Directors and Council; Articles; News; Blog; Links;
Contact online.

About: Straight Statistics is a pressure group whose aim is to detect and expose the distortion and misuse of statistical information, and identify those responsible. It has been formed by a group of legislators, statisticians and journalists, chaired by the Labour peer Lord Lipsey.  Continuer la lecture de « Straight Statistics »

also in spanish – Linked on our blogs with IFIwatchnet.org.

• The Bretton Woods Project works to scrutinise and influence the World Bank and IMF. Through briefings, reports and a bimonthly digest (the Bretton Woods Update) it monitors the projects, policy reforms and the overall management of the Bretton Woods institutions, with special emphasis on environmental and social concerns … (created as an independent initiative by a group of British NGOs) … (full text about).
• Find BWP also on wikipedia.
• Links: World Bank-IMF spring meetings 2010, on Bretton Woods Project, 26 April 2010, and IFIwatch.tv.

Homepage;
Topics; Institutions; Regions; Calendar; Publications; Resources; News; Jobs; Donate;
Address: Bretton Woods Project, c/o Action Aid, Hamlyn House, Macdonald Road, London N19 5PG, UK;
Contacts.

What is the Bretton Woods Project? The Bretton Woods Project works as a networker, information-provider, media informant and watchdog to scrutinise and influence the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Continuer la lecture de « Bretton Woods Project BWP »

… (The book) 13 Bankers describes the rise of concentrated financial power and the threat it poses to our economic well-being. Over the past three decades, a handful of banks became spectacularly large and profitable and used their power and prestige to reshape the political landscape. By the late 1990s, the conventional wisdom in Washington was that what was good for Wall Street was good for America. This ideology of finance produced the excessive risk-taking of the past decade, creating an enormous bubble and ultimately leading to a devastating financial crisis and recession … (full long text Homepage/13 Bankers … and excerpts).

Authors; Blog; /Events; Reactions; Partner website: Baseline Scenario.com;
Contact.

Who Are They? The title of this book is taken from a meeting held at the White House on March 27, 2009. In attendance were the heads of thirteen major U.S. banks (as well as representatives of two banking industry associations). The thirteen bankers, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, were:  Continuer la lecture de « 13 Bankers (The Book) »

Linked with Freire Project.

This site has a dual focus, providing both a general overview of critical pedagogy–its definitions, history, key concepts, and major theorists–and links to other critical pedagogy resources on the web. It began as a final project for an independent study in educational theory in the Fall of 2002. It will be updated periodically, however, so feel free to send links, updates, and information regarding critical pedagogy resources on the web by e-mail … (about).

Frontpage;
About the author; Theories and Theorists; Key Terms; Links;
Contact by e-mail.

Definitions – What is Critical Pedagogy? Although there is no static definition of « critical pedagogy, » as the term has undergone many transformations as educators have deployed new strategies to confront changing social and historical contexts, the term has traditionally referred to educational theory and teaching and learning practices that are designed to raise learners’ critical consciousness regarding oppressive social conditions. Continuer la lecture de « Critical Pedagogy on the Web »

the central address for a fairer globalization – a publication of the carnegie council

Linked with National Labour and Economic Development Institute NALEDI, and with Congress of South African Trade Unions COSATU.

Global Policy Innovations Program: Over the last decade, the development engine appears to have stalled in some regions. Many of the world’s poorest countries are experiencing falling growth rates, rising unemployment, and environmental degradation. Many in the developing world have come to view free trade and financial liberalization not as pathways to prosperity, but as tools of exploitation … (about/Program 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Ideas; Innovators; Submissions; Board; Staff; Internships; Events; Support us;
Address: Global Policy Innovations, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, 170 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065-7478, USA;
Contact.

About/Program 2/2: … A growing body of innovative scholarship offers promising strategies for sustainable development and a fairer globalization. Yet, these proposals have not been disseminated in a coordinated fashion. Continuer la lecture de « Policy Innovations »

a national campaign to protect older americans from abuse

Linked with Our Elders Are Suffering in silence, and with National Council on Aging NCOA.

Elder abuse includes physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, neglect, and abandonment.  Perpetrators include children, other family members, and spouses – as well as staff at nursing homes and assisted living and other facilities … (full text about us).

Homepage;
Watch videos; Host a screening; Take action; 5 thing you can do; Blog; Share a story;
Address and Contact, as a Campaign of  the National Council on Aging: NCOA, 1901 L Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20036, USA.

About the Campaign: To heighten the visibility of elder abuse and to give elders and advocates a voice in affecting policy change, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and WITNESS partnered with the Elder Justice coalition to create Elder Justice Now early in 2009. Continuer la lecture de « Elder Justice Now »

Linked with Robert Cox on World Orders.

• About Theory Talks: is an interactive forum for discussion of debates in International Relations with an emphasis on the underlying theoretical issues. By frequently inviting cutting-edge specialists in the field to elucidate their work and to explain current developments both in IR theory and real-world politics, Theory Talks aims to offer both scholars and students a comprehensive view of the field and its most important protagonists.
• We invite you to react and leave any kind of comment, question or suggestion – the invitees frequently respond to comments and welcome any contribution to ongoing debate. Learn how you can participate on the page ‘You Talk!’. (in right column of any page).

Homepage;
You Talk; All Talks (37 until today): links in the right column of any page;
Address: Theory Talks, Peer Schouten, Institutionen för globala studier, Konstepidemins Vag 2D, Box 700, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden;
Contact.

About me: Peer Schouten (1983) is a PhD candidate in Peace and Development Research at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg. Continuer la lecture de « Theory Talks »

OneResponse is a collaborative inter-agency website designed to enhance humanitarian coordination within the cluster approach, and support the predictable exchange of information in emergencies at the country level. The website will support Clusters and OCHA fulfill their information management responsibilities as per existing IASC guidance … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Countries; Disasters; Global Clusters, specially Global Nutrition Cluster; Coordination; Resources;
Contact at the United Nations: Patrick Gordon, or Delphine Pastorel.

About 2/2: … Key characteristics of the site include:  Continuer la lecture de « One response »

This website has only one long page, full of links.

The page is maintained by the Center for Economic and Social Studies on the Environment, located at Université Libre de Bruxelles.
If you know of additional sources of information that would be appropriate for this page, or would like to maintain a specialty library, please leave a message.

• Description: A comprehensive list of internet sites dealing with sustainable development, including organisations, projects and activities, electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, databases, directories or metadatabases;
• keywords: sustainable development, index, environment, development, resources, internet, world wide web, sites, WWW, durable, sustainability, Virtual Library, ecological economics. (Last update: 29 July 2009).
• … (a full long page of links).