Leadership in Teams:  A Case Study of a Global Development Alliance in Afghanistan   Qatra qatra daryaa mesha . . . Drop by drop, it becomes an ocean . . .                          Dari Proverb     This case study examines the global development alliances experience in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2008 from multiple perspectives.  The study explores the cultural and socio-political...

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  SPOKANE, WA, OCTOBER 5, 2011:  The Filipina Women’s Network has selected MARIA AFRICA BEEBE, President, Global Networks as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States. As a Builder and Emerging Leader, Dr. Beebe is being honored for her work with Washington State University in Afghanistan, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, and the Philippines. To...

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Maria Beebe of Global Networks in Spokane has been invited to participate in a session in San Francisco on September 14 with Christina Tchen, the Executive Director of the Council on Women and Girls.  Christina Tchen is also an Assistant to President Obama and the Chief of Staff of the First Lady.  The session will focus on a response by the Filipina Women's Network to the Women in America report.  Maria Beebe is one of only two members of the Filipina Women Network along...

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  SUGGESTED 5- DAY WORKSHOP FOR ENGINEERING LECTURERS AND INSTRUCTORS   Learning outcomes: at the end of the workshop, the engineering lecturers and instructors to be able to:    1. Explain distance learning/eLearning/e-Education/blended learning and why it might be useful for their institution; it is important to get past the notion of doing away with the instructor or face-face learning to the instructor being able to enhance face-to-face instruction...

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The global standards of excellence: Global Excellence Model Council The Baldrige critera: NIST - Baldrige Criteria

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Dr. Sain presented at the 16th annual conference of the Association of Psychology and Psychiatry for Adults and Children in Athens, Greece on two topics. First, was a symposium presenting a functional model of high risk behavior and reducing risk using empirically based self-management techniques. The discussion was in collaboration with Dr. Cleanthous from Eastern Washington University. The focus of this talk was presenting a new model of high risk behavior identifying the matching law as...

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NATO Network Infrastructure Grants (NIG)  The NATO Science for Peace and Security Network Infrastructure Grants (NIG) are designed to assist universities in Afghanistan to improve the quality of the telecommunications facilities.  Our NATO contact is Dr. Walter Kaffenberger.  The NATO NIGs require two Project Co-Directors  - one from a NATO country and one from a Partner country.  Dr. Beebe is working directly with Co-Directors -- Salim Saay, IT Coordinator at the...

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Our key leaders were involved in the development and implementation of a USAID-funded Afghan eQuality Alliances under the Center to Bridge the Digital Divide and later, under the Office of International Research and Development at Washington State University.  To see an overview of our project please visit the following site. www.afghanequalityalliances.net This site details the project from beginning to end and is an excellent example of the services that people who have started...

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Global Networks launched our eLearning site recently. We aim to provide a large number of free educational resources to a wide range of students and professionals. Check it out here: http://elearn.globalnetworksllc.org Currently available at launch are: Courses from our former projects including NetTom (transportation management) and NetTel (telecommunications regulation).

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The following video and text is reproduced from MIT's MIT World website. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/765   About the Lecture Even when children are high achievers and facile with new technology, many seem gradually to lose their sense of wonder and curiosity, notes John Seely Brown. Traditional educational methods may be smothering their innate drive to explore the world. Brown and like-minded colleagues are developing the underpinnings for a new 21st century...

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