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Distributed Education 4 Replies

Tags: education

Started by Chris Naden. Last reply by Alastair Armstrong Jan 10.

"Self-sufficient Gandhian villages operating on Vedic principles" 1 Reply

Introducing Charles Alban, who has just joined Global Swadeshi - he left this message but it seems to have got lost in…Continue

Started by Chris Watkins. Last reply by Chris Naden Dec 25, 2011.

A Village To Heal The Planet: A Practical Whole-Systems Showcase Village 36 Replies

So here's the idea in a nutshell: take a patch of land in some low-cost-of-living area, probably a developing world country, and set up a profusion of different OSAT (open source appropriate…Continue

Started by Vinay Gupta. Last reply by Chris Naden Dec 15, 2011.

The Gupta State Failure Management Archive 2 Replies

I've just released 4.3gb of files on State Failure and contingency management into the public domain at Archive.org.…Continue

Started by Vinay Gupta. Last reply by Chris Naden Dec 15, 2011.

Occupy Sustainability

With all the occupying going on, this page is practical: Occupy SustainabilityLonny started it - can you add…Continue

Tags: technology, appropriate

Started by Chris Watkins Oct 25, 2011.

What's the story with you and Appropedia?

It would be great to have a bunch of people's stories, big and small about Appropedia - from learning to use first-flush redirects for your rainwater system, or if it's inspired you or helped your…Continue

Started by Chris Watkins Oct 8, 2011.

Trash Technology and Recycled Solar: Plastic Bottles 1 Reply

Solar water disinfectionhttp://www.sodis.ch/index_ENA two liter plastic bottle can be made into a water treatment system simply by filling it with…Continue

Tags: trash, recycling, bottles, environment, education

Started by gmoke. Last reply by Chris Watkins Oct 8, 2011.

An Invitation to Visit the New IPCR Website Discussion Forum

The website of The Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR) Initiative now has a Discussion Forum. The IPCR Discussion Forum can be accessed from any IPCR website page at…Continue

Tags: economics, employment, energy, interfaith, compassion

Started by Stefan Pasti Sep 19, 2011.

Draft: IPCR Critical Challenges Assessment 2011—Section #3 “The End of the Era of 'Cheap Energy' (particularly in reference to Peak Oil)"

In a previous post titled “Draft ‘IPCR Critical Challenges Assessment 2011’—Sharing Table of Contents, Seeking Input (July 6, 2011, at the Interfaith Peacebuilding and Community Revitalization (IPCR)…Continue

Tags: economics, employment, energy, interfaith, compassion

Started by Stefan Pasti Sep 5, 2011.

Open Source Global Outcome Simulation Games

The last few days of conversation on the coalition of the willing googlegroup (coalition@googlegroups.com) : Dante Gabryell Monson:"In order to create a simulation game with maximum potential for…Continue

Tags: survival, global, information, Internet, games

Started by gmoke Aug 30, 2011.

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Alastair Armstrong updated their profile Jan 11

Alastair Armstrong replied to Chris Naden's discussion 'Distributed Education'

Yep. Khan academy is very cool. Check out - http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html If you haven't already Alastair

Jan 10

Chris Watkins left a comment for nicholas sismil

Welcome! You'll find many here who appreciate Gandhi's teachings. Check out the forum - you may wish to introduce yourself there.

Jan 10

nicholas sismil, Somhairle Kelly, Sabrina and 1 more joined Global Swadeshi Jan 10

Chris Watkins left a comment for Alastair Armstrong

Sounds like you've got a lot of interesting stuff happening in your life. Check out the forum, now you're here - you may wish to introduce yourself there.

Jan 9

Chris Watkins left a comment for Sabrina

Hi Sabrina, Good to have you here - I'm sure you'll find plenty of kindred spirits. Check out the forum here - you may wish to introduce yourself there.

Jan 9

Chris Watkins left a comment for Somhairle Kelly

From an irresponsible engineer to an irresponsible fantasist - welcome! Check out the forum - you may wish to introduce yourself there.

Jan 9

Chris Naden replied to Chris Naden's discussion 'Distributed Education'

Sub-thread: has anyone heard of The Khan Academy? If they're actually doing what it looks like they're doing, this is a real-world road test of Vinay's suggested tech for distributed education, at least in the English language, that…

Dec 28, 2011

Dr J S Duggal left a comment for Chris Watkins

Mr. Watkins: I am still trying to learn all about what you do. Thanks for the encouraging note. I met Marcin last summer AT MAKERS show and was impressed with his work. Good to be a part of dedicated innovative individuals like you. JS

Dec 26, 2011

Chris Watkins left a comment for Dr J S Duggal

Welcome, Dr Duggal. Looks like you're in the right place.

Dec 26, 2011

Dr J S Duggal is now a member of Global Swadeshi Dec 26, 2011

Welcome Them!

Chris Watkins left a comment for Charles Alban

I re-posted your comment on the forum, here. Thanks!

Dec 25, 2011

Chris Naden replied to Chris Naden's discussion 'Distributed Education'

Not as yet; that's one of the ones in the long-term work box. Three data points which are generalisable though; 1) home-schooled kids socialise better, not worse, than classroom-segregated kids. They have higher contact levels with adults 1-2-1…

Dec 25, 2011

Chris Watkins replied to Chris Naden's discussion 'Distributed Education'

I'm very interested in this. I see the education system not fulfilling what it could be, and I'd like something much better fo kids in general. Not sure that I understand this enough to comment more though... do you have more details…

Dec 25, 2011

Chris Naden replied to Chris Watkins's discussion '"Self-sufficient Gandhian villages operating on Vedic principles"'

Welcome aboard sir :)

Dec 25, 2011

"Self-sufficient Gandhian villages operating on Vedic principles"

Introducing Charles Alban, who has just joined Global Swadeshi - he left this message but it seems to have got lost in the system:Hi everybody. I've just been appointed the West Coast Regional Coordinator for the Global Village Initiative of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness). We have a pilot project underway on 24 acres in Escondido, California. Our mission is the creation of "varn-ashrams,"…See More

Discussion posted by Chris Watkins Dec 25, 2011

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Charles Alban left a comment for Chris Watkins

Hi everybody. I've just been appointed the West Coast Regional Coordinator for the Global Village Initiative of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness). We have a pilot project underway on 24 acres in Escondido,…

Dec 25, 2011

Chris Watkins left a comment for Charles Alban

Welcome - I think you'll like the folks here, as you've got a lot in common. Perhaps you'd like to introduce yourself on the forum?

Dec 25, 2011

Charles Alban is now a member of Global Swadeshi Dec 25, 2011

Welcome Them!

Distributed Education

*wave*New guy on the block, got a thought/question people might like to get involved with.Vinay has spoken in various places about how to leverage cheap, wireless digital tech to get data and real, bootstrap learning systems into villages in the 3rd world.I grew up in the outback in Ghana in the 70s/80s, and getting education was a major problem for westerners at that time. Most parents were not equipped or trained to home-educate but had to do it anyway. The Ghanaian state education system is…See More

Discussion posted by Chris Naden Dec 15, 2011

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