Hi Linda, I agree with this assessment. My question to you and DDN is, "Do you know of anyone using tools like Mind Mapping, or Visual Databases to create blueprint style documents or web pages that show the complexity of poverty, or that show how people who approach poverty solutions from hundreds of different silos might be connecting with each other in on-going learning and on-going actions that use resources more efficiently to help end poverty for some people, not just put a band-aid on it."
I did a workshop on Nov. 18 in the Webheads conference, using a power point to illustrate what I mean by this question. You can view it at www.alado.net/webheads. At http://msg.uc.iupui.edu/TMC/html/index.php I host a LINKS library that is organized by information categories. A couple of the categories focus on knowledge management, elearning, innovation and collaboration. The links in these sections are intended to help others learn to adopt these concepts, and to help others understand our own goals. If anyone knows of web sites that are visually demonstrating the complexities of poverty, and the potential collaboration of various stakeholders, please share them via this email, or add them to the T/MC links library. Thank you. Dan Bassill Tutor/Mentor Connection http://tutormentor.blogspot.com on 12/12/05 10:17 AM, Linda Ullah at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Kris, > > Many countries do definitely need to provide the basic necessities for > their citizens. The poverty can be overwhelming. It problems and > issues are complex, as probably are the ways to overcome them. However, > when I was in El Salvador this fall teaching a technology class to > teachers and Ministry of Education folks, my students there believed > that educational technology would help their students learn the skills > that could help their country develop a greater presence in the world > economy. They believed that this would help grow their economy and in > turn help them deal with the issues caused by poverty. I can see the > logic behind their thinking. No one thing is going to improve the > living conditions for the poor. It takes real commitment and caring > from a variety of sources. However, the technology that has allowed > this global discussion to take place could create the resources to > really tackle, and not just talk about these issues. > > Linda Ullah > Foothill College Krause Center for Innovation > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.foothill.edu/kci > > On Dec 11, 2005, at 6:57 PM, Kris Dev wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> I think, people in the third world and most under privileged nations >> need >> the very basic necessities of life, for a decent living. In the >> absence of >> these basic necessities, no amount of superfluous things, can transform >> society, as a whole. It can transform part of a socirty, but create >> more >> problems, than before, due to the stark contrasts. >> >> Water, food, clothing, shelter, a decent living conditions, roads, >> rails, >> ships and planes, radio, TV, phone, etc are essential, before we can >> think >> of a computer - be it $10 or $1000!! >> >> If we the elite of the world and those in the developed world, can >> stop the >> atrocities being committed around the globe, preveny arms and drugs >> trade, >> corruption and terrorism and all the money wasted in the so called >> security >> of nations, then we can create a more peaceful and prosperous world. >> >> For this to happen, we need to first ban currency circualtion, freeze >> all >> the assets of all individuals and organizations, including political >> parties, partcularly, those ill gotten wealth, stashed in swiss banks >> and >> others and make all transactions transparent for everyone to see. >> >> If the basic necessities are taken care, then, we can use ICT as a >> wagon of >> transformation, to transform communities and society as a whole. >> >> We can create good global health standards, literacy and ICT education >> and >> help children and communites grow. Scince and technology should be >> used as a >> cementing force for uniform growth and not a sa dividing foece for >> distorted >> growth, lest at sometime in future, it would have a disastrous effect >> on the >> whole humanity. >> >> We have come thus far in life and we should now be careful to proceed >> further, so as not to loose what we have gained. Technology alone can >> help >> us achieve this, provided we know how to use it!! >> >> Kris Dev. >> _______________________________________________ >> DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list >> DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org >> http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide >> To unsubscribe, send a message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the >> body of the message. >> > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
