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Overseas Fellows - What's On Your Mind?
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Permalink Reply by Cheryl Cooper on -
Hi Geoff
How is the Brussels revival going ? I'd like to join in....
Geoff Gibas said:Hello David!
I am currently looking at ways of re-engergising the Brussels RSA membership.
Early thoughts include extending our remit beyond this country. Initially to near neighbours but maybe beyond . Many of the Brussels fellows (like myself) have EMEA or global responsibilities. One of the strenghts of the RSA is the global network.
As Robin Thompson commented yesterday, many RSA issues are UK-centric. That being said, the UK has a global role to play across the EU 27 and beyond.
As a relative newcomer to the RSA I am still learning and discovering the its true nature. I would very much like to see a commom message platform that ensures the RSA is represented around the globe in a consistent fashion.
We have meetings scheduled at the end of next week to see how we can tke this further
Best regards
Geoff
RSA Brussels
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Permalink Reply by Petra Stefankova on -
Hello David, I am one of non-british Fellows based in London, I have quite many international contacts so let me know if you need help with anything!
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Permalink Reply by David Clarke on -
Petra, Thanks for reaching out and offering support. David Turner (based in the USA) and I have now formed a working group within the Fellowship Council to work on promoting the International Fellowship. We are putting together some ideas to present to the Council in June and I contact you nearer the time.
Petra Stefankova said:Hello David, I am one of non-british Fellows based in London, I have quite many international contacts so let me know if you need help with anything!
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Permalink Reply by Frances C .A Gallager on -
Hi David many congratulations on your position most impressed. How do you plan to move it forward?. Can we be connected at national conferences?. We are having one in Scotland in Edinburgh in September and it would be great to have some form of global connection live if possible. Have you any ideas re this aspect of your work? Look forward to hearing more from you. Australia seems to be going great guns- good for them. Kind regards
Frances
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Permalink Reply by Terry Grundy on -
Very good of you to be willing to take on the role of International Representative, David. Best of luck with what must seem like a huge and ambiguous assignment. I'm a new Fellow and am learning my way around the website. Since I only come to London one or twice a year, this will be my principle medium for engagement with RSA. As for what's uppermost on my mind, I'd have to say it's thinking and working with other RSA Fellows to make what some call The Programme of the Enlightenment credible and powerful again in the early 21st century. That's a "coded" way of describing what seems to me to be important work and, with time, I'm more than happy to discuss what it means with anyone who's interested.
On a purely procedural level, I will observe that there seems to be very little by way of orientation given to new Fellows, which might have the effect of causing Fellows to be less involved in the work of the RSA than they might otherwise want to be. Has that been discussed in any of the online forums?
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Permalink Reply by David Clarke on
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Dear Terry
Thank you for your comments. The next FC meeting is on June 29th and while I will not be able to attend in person I have submitted some ideas for discussion. You mention that you only get to London a couple of times a year. That may seem little, but most of the fellows overseas don't get to London at all. This is one of the key challenges to developing the fellowship overseas. London is the hub where most of the programme activity happens. A great deal has already been done to help to disseminate programme activity beyond London. The fact that most RSA lectures and events can now be viewed online is a tremendous leap forward. These virtual internet tools are still not a replacement for face-to-face human contact, however. I am an advocate for taking the RSA programme on the road and hosting more events in countries overseas. Of course this is enormously expensive and there will always be limits to what can be supported from the centre. Generally success overseas seems to come where there are a few active people within the same town or locality. I think this emphasizes the need for human coalescence. Regarding your procedural note about orientation for new fellows - I can't comment on the online threads about this but I would suggest that the best way for new fellows to get orientated, aside from the Journal and online content, might be for them to be introduced to existing fellows in the their locality. Please let me know if you are not already connected with other fellows in Ohio. Best regards, Dave
Terry Grundy said:Very good of you to be willing to take on the role of International Representative, David. Best of luck with what must seem like a huge and ambiguous assignment. I'm a new Fellow and am learning my way around the website. Since I only come to London one or twice a year, this will be my principle medium for engagement with RSA. As for what's uppermost on my mind, I'd have to say it's thinking and working with other RSA Fellows to make what some call The Programme of the Enlightenment credible and powerful again in the early 21st century. That's a "coded" way of describing what seems to me to be important work and, with time, I'm more than happy to discuss what it means with anyone who's interested.
On a purely procedural level, I will observe that there seems to be very little by way of orientation given to new Fellows, which might have the effect of causing Fellows to be less involved in the work of the RSA than they might otherwise want to be. Has that been discussed in any of the online forums?
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Permalink Reply by David Clarke on
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Thank you for your comments. In terms of moving things forward I have submitted some thoughts on the challenges and opportunities facing the international fellowship for discussion at the next FC meeting, which is on June 29th. I believe that RSA needs to do more to take its show on the road, quite literally. London hosts numerous quality speakers and events on a weekly basis. Overseas chapters already do a great job creating their own programmes based upon RSA themes and topics, but I think that RSA would gather more interest from people overseas if it made the investment to take more of these programme events and stage them in cities overseas. How do you see connections working via national conferences, such as your event in Edinburgh in September? Best regards, Dave
Frances C .A Gallager said:Hi David many congratulations on your position most impressed. How do you plan to move it forward?. Can we be connected at national conferences?. We are having one in Scotland in Edinburgh in September and it would be great to have some form of global connection live if possible. Have you any ideas re this aspect of your work? Look forward to hearing more from you. Australia seems to be going great guns- good for them. Kind regards
Frances
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Permalink Reply by Terry Grundy on
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We're in complete agreement that it's a good idea to take some of the programs that happen in London "on the road". Granted, that's a very expensive proposition but taking a few abroad, to those countries with a considerable number of Fellows, would seem to be affordable. No doubt as many Fellows would come as could and their attending would give them a chance to get to know one another and, perhaps, find additional ways to collaborate.
As for my getting to know other Fellows in Ohio, I haven't found any yet, though I'm sure there must be at least a handful. Lyn Broadbent has been very generous in her outreach and I've appreciated that but it would be nice to find Fellows who live in the region. Like everyone else, I'm looking forward to the eventual publication of the online Fellows' Directory. That will help a lot.
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Permalink Reply by Cheryl Morgan on -
I am a member of iEARN International, (International Education and Resources Network). iEARN is a federation of 130 countries that have pioneered on-line collaborative project based learning programmes for youth since 1990. Through my many years with iEARN I have made many friendships with outstanding educators from every continent. What I would like to know is how/whether to recommend these colleagues to FRSA. I believe that they would be a fantastic force for innovation and fellowship within FRSA
I am a member from Seattle, USA but living (and working) in UK since 1991. I would be happy to share my experience in working within a global network of educators as RSA develops a truly international network. When I was in Seattle last summer I tried to access information about joining RSA for a fellow educator but couldn't find any network in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr Cheryl Morgan
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Permalink Reply by David Clarke on
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Dear Cheryl
I think RSA has supported some very interesting projects in the Education domain and it would be very good to promote RSA to your colleagues at iEARN. With specific reference to the Pacific Northwest USA - I am no longer familiar with which fellows are active in the Seattle area but I will reach out to Lynn Broadbent, who looks after RSA-USA and see if there is a fellow or fellowship network there that she can connect you with.
Cheryl Morgan said:I am a member of iEARN International, (International Education and Resources Network). iEARN is a federation of 130 countries that have pioneered on-line collaborative project based learning programmes for youth since 1990. Through my many years with iEARN I have made many friendships with outstanding educators from every continent. What I would like to know is how/whether to recommend these colleagues to FRSA. I believe that they would be a fantastic force for innovation and fellowship within FRSA
I am a member from Seattle, USA but living (and working) in UK since 1991. I would be happy to share my experience in working within a global network of educators as RSA develops a truly international network. When I was in Seattle last summer I tried to access information about joining RSA for a fellow educator but couldn't find any network in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr Cheryl Morgan
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Permalink Reply by Lynn Broadbent on
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Dave thanks for alerting me to Cheryl's message.
Hi Cheryl - yes we have Fellows in the Northwest, and coincidentally several in that region have recently been in touch. It looks very good for local networks to get something going in 2011! Let me know how I can help you with your colleagues.Lynn Broadbent, US Fellowship Director.
David Clarke said:
Dear Cheryl
I think RSA has supported some very interesting projects in the Education domain and it would be very good to promote RSA to your colleagues at iEARN. With specific reference to the Pacific Northwest USA - I am no longer familiar with which fellows are active in the Seattle area but I will reach out to Lynn Broadbent, who looks after RSA-USA and see if there is a fellow or fellowship network there that she can connect you with.
Cheryl Morgan said:I am a member of iEARN International, (International Education and Resources Network). iEARN is a federation of 130 countries that have pioneered on-line collaborative project based learning programmes for youth since 1990. Through my many years with iEARN I have made many friendships with outstanding educators from every continent. What I would like to know is how/whether to recommend these colleagues to FRSA. I believe that they would be a fantastic force for innovation and fellowship within FRSA
I am a member from Seattle, USA but living (and working) in UK since 1991. I would be happy to share my experience in working within a global network of educators as RSA develops a truly international network. When I was in Seattle last summer I tried to access information about joining RSA for a fellow educator but couldn't find any network in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr Cheryl Morgan
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Permalink Reply by Cheryl Morgan on
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Hi Lynne
Good to hear from you. Where are you located in the USA? I have homes in Raglan Wales and in Seattle. My main residence is in the US but I do get to Seattle at least once a year. In 2011 I am planning to be in Seattle in March and then over the summer. Would be happy to work with you to extend/expand RSA while I am there. Let me know how I might help.
Cheryl
David Clarke said:
Dear Cheryl
I think RSA has supported some very interesting projects in the Education domain and it would be very good to promote RSA to your colleagues at iEARN. With specific reference to the Pacific Northwest USA - I am no longer familiar with which fellows are active in the Seattle area but I will reach out to Lynn Broadbent, who looks after RSA-USA and see if there is a fellow or fellowship network there that she can connect you with.
Cheryl Morgan said:I am a member of iEARN International, (International Education and Resources Network). iEARN is a federation of 130 countries that have pioneered on-line collaborative project based learning programmes for youth since 1990. Through my many years with iEARN I have made many friendships with outstanding educators from every continent. What I would like to know is how/whether to recommend these colleagues to FRSA. I believe that they would be a fantastic force for innovation and fellowship within FRSA
I am a member from Seattle, USA but living (and working) in UK since 1991. I would be happy to share my experience in working within a global network of educators as RSA develops a truly international network. When I was in Seattle last summer I tried to access information about joining RSA for a fellow educator but couldn't find any network in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr Cheryl Morgan
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