Global Learn Day X

This is an updated page for John Southworth that revises and improves that which is found here. Viewers during and after the event are encouraged to visit this page; however do to the press of time and John Southworth’s departure from Hawaii to Okinawa (today), we feel “safer” posting this as an update, while keeping that previously prepared for this very, very hard working professional. (more…)

If you view Lee Baber’s blog page you will find a work and academic history as deep and rich as any of the speakers on our voyage. But that blog site won’t tell you is this woman is warm, caring, a musician at heart and knows more about art than a whole lot of museum directors. Maybe the best thing you can do is just listen to this very nice piece which tell s you a lot about her! (more…)

Neema Mgana is the Founder of an AIDS project in Tanzania and also Founder and Director of the African Regional Youth Initiative, an organization working with over two hundred youth and community-based organizations in Africa addressing social, economic and political justice. (more…)

Don Schmit has an intereseting idea - he claims that his “show” is a “book”, a podcast and a community.  He’s well been well featured including articles in the New York Times, Education  Week and USA Today (more…)

Post GLD - Buthaina Al-Othman recording from GLD Ten. Listen here
Naturally, we are pleased and proud to feature a dozen or more luminaries as we make our way around the world. These men and women will be enormously helpful to increase our broadcasting reach; and that, we say, will help us meet the goal of the event: To increase access to affordable education worldwide. Having said that, if I were to make a small wager at this instant in time for which speaker — or speakers — would have the most impact, my wager would be on two women who hail from the Middle East.

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Where is the “home page” for this event? Click here to reach the Benjamin Franklin web site. There you will find links to take you to each Regional page where you can find more information about start times and the speakers. (more…)

We are delighted that Jeff Buderer will join us during our African segment. If ever there was a person who would agree with the premise that the other side of the Earth Day coin could be — should be? - Global Learn Day it is Jeff Buderer. (more…)

George Chan has been involved directing two very important Federal programs, at the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy, in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). (more…)

Kafui Amenu Prebbie, Country Director, One Villiage Foundation , Ghana “is focused on bridging the digital divide and sees youth development efforts aimed at continental development as a key component of any Information development effort (ICT4D).” (more…)

The most extensive and most updated FAQ and “site map” is found here.

— However, the notes below may be helpful as well. (more…)