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Richard Close
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- New Milford, CT
- United States
- Servant CEO
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How Flash Learning and Social Revolutions Work
Started Apr 20, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
As we move from three year old…Continue
Tags: Flash, Learning, this-is-my-story, student, africa
Does STEM and Industrial Education build poverty states?
Started May 29, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
As I watch and record the many…Continue
Tags: network, i-am-the-story, of, press, social
What it looks and sound like when all the races sing togther in NYC 4,000 strong
Started May 5, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
This takes place every Sunday within one mile from the UN. In a neighborhood of 158 languages, slums, stock brokers and a gangs, In New York City it is the third lagest theatre. Everyone comes to…Continue
Tags: InterFaith
What happens to the NGO-UN Development industry when the US runs out of money?
Started Jul 27, 2010 0 Replies 0 Likes
The older affluent donors are leaving us. Are we ignoring US economic indicators of the home. Wall Street is not the US kitchen table. Not even close.What if the party is going to end?As I read the…Continue
Tags: learning, framework, global, planning, development
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- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- 20 plus year in learning strategy
Chrysalis Campaign has lauched the Global Learning Framework that use learning as a basis for global unity that transends tribal diferences
http://globallearningframework.ning.com
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- US Poor, Zambia, Nigeria, China Kenya
To see our position on Global Learning Framework review the recorded webinar from the Global Education Conference "Colonial Industrial Training vs, Democratic Web Education - The Global Learning Framework"
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- US
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Servant CEO
- How many years professional experience do you have ?
- 15+
- What is your personal or organizational website?
- http://globallearningframework.ning.com
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Business, Democratization, Development, Education, Health, Human Rights, Information and Communication Technology, Media, Organizational Development, Social Entreprenuership, Youth
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Communication, Information Technology, Monitoring, Program Design, Research, Training
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- Digital Story Telling on You Tube for African Youth UNESCO
US Rescue Mission Community Learning Center Web Education System
Rural China Community Learning Center Web Education System
Nigeria Delta Community Learning Center Web Education System
- If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications
- Number of papers and presentations at our Ning
http://globallearningframework.ning.com
Presentations are in Slide Share, search Chrysalis Campaign
Speaking and writings Google Richard C Close or Global Learning Framework
African Youth Video from "I am Africa. This is my Story..."
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Richard Close's Blog
Global Education Conference Webinar: Techniques on How to Handle Poverty, Trauma, Adult Learning and the Web or " You can help the pushouts."
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 11:54am 0 Comments 1 Like
Techniques on How to Handle Poverty, Trauma, Adult Learning and the Web or.. " You can help the push outs."
Starts: November 17, 2011 3:00 PM (America/New_York)…
Posted White Paper "Democracy & Global Web Education" by Richard C, Close CEO Chrysalis Campaign
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 8:19pm 3 Comments 4 Likes
Democracy and Global Web Education Abstract The mentality of Colonial/Industrial Education is when a superior/expert group imparts their knowledge down into theworking classes/cultures. Democracy in Education has the masses fully empowered to explore, create and share knowledgeon equal footing between students, the same way billions of people typically use the Web today. The disconnectednessbetween these two trickle down-collaborative strategies of learning is vast and sometimes even…
Continue How we can help your organization tell its story
Posted on June 15, 2011 at 10:12am 0 Comments 0 Likes
We can help you by providing a platform four you you to tell their story online in a positive way. How can we work together to do that?
In lesotho we did a workshop on the impact of the internet on Afrcian youth. Here it is. Only 30 minutes. The YouTube stories the resulted are on"I am Africa. This is my story..." sponsored by UNESCO Power of Peace Network. Please Join
How can we get the word out to your youth? feel…
Continue Why are we educating youth "for jobs" that do not exist rather than to "create jobs" and businesses
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 8:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
As we do our digital stories for the UNESCO PPN project we are seeing college graduates back on the farms and in the factories. A tradgety an signal we are making mistakes.
Why are we not educating youth in small business principles, ethics, finance logistics. Why are we not placing thne as apprentices in small and large business as they go threw school?
If Africa has… Continue
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Hello Richard, I missed this very important initiative and I look forward to actively contributing and taking part in any future work. Regards
I missed this, avail me any further opportunities in future
Thanks you so much Richard for contacting me. I would like to share part of my story, here kindly check the link: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/member-states/single-view/news/social_networking_helped_me_realize_my_right_to_education/
I will be very pleased to further discussions
Ayman
Thank you so much Richard for your message and for sharing that link with me. I checked it out and it is very interesting, and I am going to share it with my students. I think I will also send them stories soon.
Thank you again for everything!
Hello Mr. Richard, I just saw the comments you left for me and I must say its a good initiative and I want to be part of your moving train. I will be glad to contribute to the success of such a great idea. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to be part of this . Hope to read from you soon, Thanks
GOOD DAY SIR,I AM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU AND AS SUCH,I AM VERY HAPY TO TAKE PART IN THIS TRAINING.I AM NGWA PATRICK SHU FROM DOUALA-CAMEROON.SHUPATRICK52@YAHOO.COM OR YOU CALL +23775605156.THANKS.
I have great interestt in this initiative and wolud subsequently like to work with you Richard
Thank You,
Sir I just requested Jude's friendship and hope we will do a great job in the near future.
This is a wonderful initiative. The voiceless will definitely find a voice in and through this FORUM. I am IN, pending Government's authorisation for Association to function. Samples of ongoing activities visions and aspirations can be seen ate
www.cameroonperformance.blogspot.com
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