[P2P-F] Fwd: Commons Course: Operationalizing Sustainability

Fri Jan 14 11:19:48 CET 2011

Dear Chris,

thanks for adding this announcement to our regular blog as well,

Michel

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From: Mary Beth Steisslinger <marybeth.steisslinger at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:30 AM
Subject: Commons Course: Operationalizing Sustainability
To: Mary Beth Steisslinger <marybeth.steisslinger at gmail.com>

Hello Friends Around the World, thought you might be interested in
participating in the next Common Course online, beginning the end of
January, 2011.

I am putting this out to people i know who are working towards
sustainability and justice in various fields. * I think you will find that
the commons movement provides means to operationalize sustainability and
enable transparency, sharing and justice in ways that have not been possible
until recent times.*

Outreach and development for the Common Course is through the Commons
Knowledge Alliance and Commons Action for the UN.   Common Courses will soon
be available for universities and organizations around the world via
creative commons licensing.

You can learn quite a bit about the 4 week intensive course and see the
curriculum by following the links below.  The course is open to anyone.
 Please share this with anyone working in sustainability who you think may
be interested.

*The Common Course is now open for enrollment.  A short** introductory
conference call is offered on **Saturday, January 29.*

Click here to find out more details of the new Common
Course<http://www.commonslearning.org/>
.

Below you’ll find an overview of what will be offered during this Common
Course curriculum.

Hope to have your participation,

Mary Beth Steisslinger, MS

For the Common Course Team

*T**he Common Course - an Overview*

The full Common Course Curriculum
<http://www.commonslearning.org/pluginfile.php/2/course/section/1/Common%20Course%20curriculum.pdf>

*Sponsors*: The Anthroposphere Institute, The Commons Knowledge Alliance

*Forma*t:

1. Self-study; materials available on-line

2. Regular participation in on-line discussion group (minimum of 3x/week)

3. Participation in weekly conference call

*Academic Directo*r: Leo Burke

*Online Discussion Facilitators*: Leo Burke, Robin Temple, Mary Beth
Steisslinger, Jay Bender

*Webmaster*:  Robin Temple

*Tuition:  *$25 for participants from OEDC
countries<http://www.oecd.org/document/58/0,2340,en_2649_201185_1889402_1_1_1_1,00.html>;
$5 for participants from non-OEDC
countries<http://www.scribd.com/full/46001568?access_key=key-qnlexabrjl1a7be4cpw>

*Website*: The Commons Campus <http://www.commonslearning.org/>

*Materials*:  All text materials will be posted on the website in PDF
format; audio materials in MP3 format; videos in YouTube format (.flv)

*Course orientation conference call:* Saturday, 29 January, 2011.

This orientation conference call will be the official start of the Common
Course.

The orientation call will give you a chance to be introduced to your
instructors on the Common Course, hear from others who are also
participating, and ask any technical questions you may have about using this
online learning platform for the course.

*Topics:*

*Week I—Introduction to the Commons (29 Jan – 5 Feb)*

 Overview of the commons, including history, current usage and definitions.
Major issues facing the commons today.

 *Conference call Week I*: 5th February

*Week II: The Enclosure of the Commons (6 Feb – 12 Feb)*

 History of the enclosure process.  Current attempts at enclosure,
privatization, monetization of the commons.

 *Conference call Week II*: 12th Feburary

*Week III: The Commons and Climate Change (13 Feb – 19 Feb)*

The impact of climate change on the commons and the use of commons trusts to
protect the climate.

 *Conference call Week III:* 12th Feburary

*Week IV: The Depth and Breath of the Global Commons: From Philosophy to
Acton (20 Feb – 26 Feb)*

Examining the philosophical underpinnings of the global commons and looking
at ways of taking effective action to create a sustainable future.

 *Conference call Week IV*: 26th Feburary

Common Course Working Group
globalcommons at gmail.com

~ ~ ~
*THE COMMONS*, n., gifts of nature and society; the wealth we inherit or
create together and must pass on, undiminished or enhanced, to our children;
a sector of the economy that complements and counterweights the corporate
sector.
~ ~ ~

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