My TEDlike WISH!

Posted on | March 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

Yes I was at TED and since that experience I have not been able to look at anything I do as I once did.

EVERYTHING big or small that I do is now about some collective social good.

It is all about change now.

Betterment.

How can what I do have even a second of impact on the world?

This is my new challenge!

Maybe we lose sight of our influence?

Maybe we don’t have any!

BUT whether we are blind or whether we are simply sleeping through the impact we have that does not mean we should not try, anything.

On that note I have a wish.

I want to provide an innovative, quality, real post secondary education to the bottom billion people in the world!

Well, at least those in the bottom billion who want a post secondary education!

How?

I want to create a new way, a return to the old way, of thinking about HOW we educate and why.

More to come on that!

The start is to work with those people who are in the developed world who want to advance their education, take some PD or just get back into the education environment!

So part A of my wish is to provide the best PD/low cost ultimate quality education to anyone who would care to get involved!

A pay it forward idea.

How?

I teach 3 classes right now at Zayed University in Dubai, UAE.

I want you to take them! Or take one!

I want you to participate and do the courses, just one!

There are 14 weeks left, give or take!

The courses are in general communication, public speaking and conflict resolution.

I am posting the courses in podcast form online.

If you are interested email me and I will send you a syllabus!

james.piecowye@gmail.com is my address.

Listen, follow, react and email me the pieces I ask for!

Easy really.

Do it all and do it well and I will send you a letter that you can keep that says you have done what was required!

Instant professional development!

The cost?

I want to set up a means to provide this type of education, as I said to the bottom billion!

So what I ask for is your help!

Publicity, speak to others, your skill.

Maybe you can help with a service of a sort… what can you offer?

It might be as simple as telling a friend or as in depth as collecting mobile phones to be used!

The short and sweet is I see no reason for many people to not take my courses.

I see no reason for other educators to not get involved.

And I see no reason for you and I to not give something to make the larger wish a reality!

So what are you waiting for?

Listen, email me james.piecowye@gmail.com, do!

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