Thoughts of Richard C. Close

Starting Masters Instructional Technology at Full Sail University First media assignment A reflection on Robert Greene's book "Master

It has been a work in progress since 2010 however the foundational structure for the Global Learning Framework is about complete. It became aparent that current Adult Learning theory is so vague and dated that I needed to identify how learn collaboratively and how that impacts our development of the Internets Global Learning Narrative. We also need education theory and methods to be the same things. Something an educator or volunteer can keep in the back of their mind while tutoring or during curriculum design,  I am modeling the course for the Global Learning Framework to be in five lessons. These have been posted on Slide share as works in progress and by summer's end will be an eLearning course and workbook. In addition I will do a series of recorded webinars within the Global Education Conference environment. Please feel free to share this material with collegues with the understadning it is copyrighted. Part 1 global learning framework introduction by richard c close ...

Great article by The Atlantic on the connection between Common Core Testing and the big three publishers. Basically you can not excel in the tests unless your school has the money to buy the expensive tests. Remarkable goes into detail on the issues. One again we are looking at no rich child left behind. http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/07/why-poor-schools-can-t-win-at-standardized-testing/37 4287/

Working on the course and book for Global Learning Framework. Some quotes below   Richard C. Close Quotes 1)       Ok, What will you do; take – give or ignore? 2)       Love is that which holds everything together. It is why we exist. 3)       Collaboration requires trust, safety, honesty, respect, curiosity, humbleness, faith and a whole mess of other great value that are hard to find in classrooms. 4)       In every event you must choose who you are and what you stand for. One way or another you will choose. 5)       Content can be measure by grades. However context is measured by life. 6)       You can test if I know physical quantitative facts. But you cannot test who I am or how I feel? 7)       You can tes the physical properties of an object. But you can not test my value to the world...

Training adults and youth to create and expand jobs is different strategy than the academic’s approach to graduate and then find a job.. that may not be there . I am currently linking my Master on Adult Learning research paper with my African project to build business development Community Learning Centers. This is a unique approach that  blends youth/adult learning with local commercial development.   Its strategy is to train youth and adults to create new jobs and build up current local businesses. Attachments: Richard Close CV:  Richard C Close Development Detailed CV doc African Community Learning Center Proposal: Somliland University Community Leanring Center Concept Document by Somaliland University of Technology 2014 PDF This letter requests is a small amount of funding to develop three research documents: Preliminary Analysis, Business Plan and Launch Manual for community learning centers in Africa. The two month project can be easily integrated into a...

Webinar 4/24/14 Adult Learning  A Training Guide of  Theory & Methods Learning Revolution Conference - Finding useful tools in the revolution and conflicts within Adult Learning Adult Learning a Training Guide or Theories -Methods - Strategies   from  Chrysalis Campaign Video Links from conference Adult Learning session "Freedom Writers" Stand off  Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU_BueZZNd8 "Freedom Writers" Reading  Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f8liieRepk "The First Grader" Video http://www.thefirstgrader-themovie.com/ Working your way out of homelessness 2 Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsNsc051wW8

Merizow’s (1990) Theories of Transformational Learning reflection leads us into the intellectual culture of ivy league castles and may not provide the resources that students with a life poverty or trauma may have. When people come to our Learning Centers, we must identify in the individual what their personal issues are that both motivate and block them from learning. How do we handle the hurdles of hurt values before clear intellectual thought is possible?  When Adult learning methods are used with students of poverty, or trauma, we do not have Carl Roger’s (1959) “Self-actualized” cognitive personalities that would yield a clear reflective process. Instead oppression from poverty and trauma yield a reflective process that drowns the spirit in a downward spiral of failure thoughts and negative self talk. My experience with poverty is that reflections of an oppressed life are filled with failure and pain and can easily turn into a private hell. This battle of the mind in neg...