Dear Amanda, Randy and All, I have some resources to suggest for you:
CCARE is the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at the Stanford School of Medicine (it may have a new name but should be accessible via search) has a curriculum developed from Tibetan Buddhist technology provided by HH The Dalai Lama and some of his monk colleagues, to help people come from the space of compassion and altruism; it has spread to over 2000 schools. The second is the research being done by the Academy for College Excellence in Aptos and Watsonville, California, led by James (Diego) Navarro, Ph.D., on PTSD. First they showed it occurs at rates like 87% among inner-city youth β higher than veterans returning from Afghanistan or Iraq. Then they demonstrated that they can enable first semester incoming students at community colleges to learn to manage it β for example, identifying the formative stage of a flash-back reaction and stopping it. They teach the youth to support each other in affinity groups and to use professional skills for academia and life leadership (it is designed for minority youth, so they are being encouraged to be leaders). The third is the K-12 Ethnic Studies program which was shut down by the Republican Arizona Governor and Legislature because it was effectively empowering Hispanic students to become leaders and successes β they went from 43% high school graduation rate to over 90%, and that presents a demographic threat to the right wing. So some of the leaders put their annotated bibliography (the booklist for classes) online at http://www.Librotraficante.com (Book Trafficers), and they are doing campaigns around the nation to get all Hispanics to engage in that study. Itβs a really good booklist for anyone seeking to re-empower democracy and community. I encourage you and everyone to check all three resources out and see how they can enrich your work. Regards, Mark Roest On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:52 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator/topics > > - Publishing dissertation on WE <#142e48354be0f680_group_thread_0> [2 > Updates] > - Seeking interview participants for Open > Textbooks<#142e48354be0f680_group_thread_1>[3 Updates] > > Publishing dissertation on > WE<http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator/t/173bfa3a005717f> > > Randy Fisher <[email protected]> Dec 11 05:29PM -0500 > > Hi Amanda, > > So very nice to hear from you - when the pressure's a bit less for you, > let's chat. > > - Randy > > > > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Amanda Nagle-Chicoine < > > Phone: (1) > > 205-706-0227 (Cell) > > > www.amandachicoine.info > > -- > > > ________________ > *Randy Fisher, MA *(Fielding) > Co-Founder & Director > > > * Development Wisdom* > > *www.developmentwisdom.org <http://www.developmentwisdom.org> * > > Wise and sustainable education, entrepreneurial and ICT solutions to > empower vulnerable, at-risk and marginalized youth and adults. Canada & > International. > > > +1 613.722.5577 (EST, GMT -5) - home/office > +1 613.899.0475 (EST, GMT -5) - cell (seldom on, I do not check > messages > frequently) > Skype: wikirandy > > Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DevWisdom > > > *www.TechnologySalonCanada.org <http://www.TechnologySalonCanada.org> * > > *www.collaborate4change.org <http://www.collaborate4change.org> * > > *www.ottawa.learnery.org <http://www.ottawa.learnery.org>* > *www.icentro.ca <http://www.icentro.ca>* > > > > > Amanda Nagle-Chicoine <[email protected]> Dec 11 12:10PM -0600 > > > Greetings Randy, > > I am 56 (time flies!) and besides being a wife, mother and grandmother > I am > currently pursuing my Doctor of Health Care Administration in the > School of > Public Leadership at Capella University. I wasn't even aware of wiki > educator or open course/open content until less than a year ago- I > can't > remember the course or topic, but whatever it was just wasn't > 'clicking'- I > needed to understand the subject matter just to put in the right key > words > in the university library to add the needed content and references so > naturally I googled it and lo and behold John Hopkins had an open > course on > that very topic! > > Naturally I became curious and that led me to Wiki. Finally to my > reason > for this far too detailed email: I just saw the email in which you were > talking about how much you enjoyed the experience of doing your MA > research > entirely on Wiki and you brought up some interesting and > thought-provoking > points because since my experience last year, I am counting the days > until > I can hopefully become a real part of this spectacular group and > hopefully > help someone in the process. > > This was a perfect coincidence because you also brought up empowering > at-risk youth and adults. I am at this moment working on my topic > proposal > and presentation for my dissertation (Evidence-Based Action Research) > and > my topic (which I can't quit reading about long enough to write) is > Toxic > Stress in Children (vulnerable populations). This is not my final > proposal > but it begins the dissertation phase and naturally then it will be > revised > before I present it to the IRB. I better get back on it because the > course > (and therefore my deadline is Friday at 4 PM Central - and not a minute > later or my current professor will begin docking points off! I am > unsure > about a couple of items (dealing with the fine points of my > methodology) so > I might even become so bold as to try and reach you. I am headed to > check > out the Development Wisdom site you so thoughtfully mentioned. > > Warmest Regards, > > Amanda Nagle Chicoine, MBA, ACHE > Capella Ambassador > > Contact Info: [email protected] [email protected] > Phone: (1) > 205-706-0227 (Cell) > > www.amandachicoine.info > > > > Seeking interview participants for Open > Textbooks<http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator/t/8f61412a91784b3d> > > Don <[email protected]> Dec 10 07:09PM -0800 > > Hello Danielle > I am happy to participate. > I shall get the form to you shortly > Don > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Danielle Paradis > > > > > Pankaj Khare <[email protected]> Dec 11 02:54PM +0530 > > I agree with you Wayne. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > *D**r. Pankaj Khare * > MTech, PhD > *Registrar* > *Stu* > *dent Registration DivisionIn**dira Gandhi National Open University* > Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110 068 India > > Phone: +91-11-29571316, 29571302 > > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 7:13 AM, Wayne Mackintosh < > > > > > Randy Fisher <[email protected]> Dec 11 08:07AM -0500 > > Wayne and our community - > > Interesting and provocative question - especially for the person who > may > not thought of this, as a part of their research / project. > > I recall, when I did my MA research - about WikiEducator, and > publishing > entirely on WE - http://wikieducator.org/OMD/MPII/MP_Paper_II, thinking > about these kinds of issues and my internal reactions, was just as > challenging, if not more, than the content that I was researching. The > experience was well worth it, as I became more attuned to what was > happening inside of me, more analytical and thoughtful, and far more > connected to experiencing the power of 'open'. Moreover, it put me in > good > stead for continuing work with the open community, as I was able to be > immersed in both sides - people who had already made the shift > (especially > since it was aligned to their values); people and org's yet to make the > shift; and the people and org's who were muddling through the middle. > > If this wasn't positive enough, by opening myself to greater openness, > I > found incredible access to highly-regarded educators who were willing > to > help, and spur my thought processes forward - when I needed it - not > when > they had office hours posted, as well as access to insights about who > was > doing complementary work half a world away. > > Another positive aspect was, because of this access and > responsiveness, I > was able to complete my work in likely 1/2 the time that it would > otherwise > have taken me... > > Just thought I'd share something to chew on - I did, and it helped me > to > become a better researcher, educator and person. > > Can't go wrong with that, eh? > > - Randy > > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 8:43 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send an > > email to [email protected]. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > > > ________________ > *Randy Fisher, MA *(Fielding) > Co-Founder & Director > > > * Development Wisdom* > > *www.developmentwisdom.org <http://www.developmentwisdom.org> * > > Wise and sustainable education, entrepreneurial and ICT solutions to > empower vulnerable, at-risk and marginalized youth and adults. 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