S2E17: Please Allow Me to (Re) Introduce Myself!

10/26/23 • 34 min

Peeragogy Project members lead a discussion on incorporating peeragogy principles into personal and professional life, and explore how the practice of collaborative and peer-to-peer learning influenced their approach to learning and growth. Guests include Mary Tedeschi, Clinical Lecturer at Pace University and Lisa MacDonald, Business Owner & consultant and producer of the It’s the Mind that Matters Podcast.

Joe Corneli — Host
Kajol Khetan — Technical Director
Charlie Danoff — Episode Producer

Joe Corneli — Host
Kajol Khetan — Technical Director
Charlie Danoff — Episode Producer

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S2E16: Crowdsourcing for Ukrainian defenders

Ukrainian wine exporter Tanya Kagitina had no idea the turn her life would take on Feb. 24, 2022. In this podcast, we explore how Tanya and her sister pivoted their lives to support the country's struggle for freedom. She's joined by Pierce Press author, Oleg Veretskiy, who likewise gave up his real estate and writing career to volunteer and fundraise for non-lethal aid to the Ukrainian military.

Tanya is one of “The Odesa Sisters” who with her sister Antonina, runs an impressive sewing operation in Odesa, Ukraine, constructing high quality winter uniforms, sleeping bags, medical uniforms, adaptive underwear for injured soldiers, and other essential clothing items. Tatyana also serves as an interpreter for Ukrainian author & volunteer Oleg Veretskiy and assists in his projects supporting frontline Ukrainian military units.

Tatyana & Antonina are currently crowdfunding for 123 sets of winter uniforms for Ukrainian soldiers at $125 each. If you’d like to contribute, you can PayPal any amount to [email protected]. The need is urgent, as battlefield temperatures are dropping daily.

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S2E18: FOSSASIA Expands Tech Access

Interview with FOSS Asia founder, Hong Phuc Dang

Hong Phuc Dang, founder of FOSS Asia speaks to Peeragogy Project member Joe Corneli about their work with Free Libre Open Source Software (FOSS) in Asia, including the calendar software used at Wikimania.

FOSSASIA creates Open Source software and open hardware from science apps like the Pocket Science Lab (PSLab), event management systems (Eventyay), big “open” data analytics software (loklak), Open Source personal assistants (SUSI.AI), tools for development (Scrum Helper), to Android apps like the imaging app Phimpme.

The organization’s signature event, the FOSSASIA OpenTechSummit, takes place every year in March in Singapore. Other OpenTechSummits are in China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand. FOSS organizes Science Hackathons in cooperation with companies and International organizations like the UNESCO and have meetups throughout Asia from Beijing, Saigon, Singapore to Dubai.

IN THE BOOTH: Host, Joe Corneli; Episode producer: Charlie Danoff; Series producer: Charlotte Pierce; Interns: Abishek Nagda, Olivia Doe.

EPISODE LINKS: The Peeragogy Project; Pierce Press Productions; Podcast links

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