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"Peeragogy"
This post from Beth Kanter will surely be of interest to many WON members. The term "peeragogy" itself, referring to the study of "self-organizing peer learning in networks," captures an idea that's at the center of much of our work with woodland owners: http://www.bethkanter.org/peeragogy/An excerpted quote from Howard Rheingold: In retrospect, I can see…See More
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Social network connections and human health
Here's a 2-page, popular article on social networks and human health. They cite data and studies that demonstrate that obesity can "spread" between people in social networks. The good news is that apparently happiness can also spread this way! It is a fun, easy piece to read, and ponder how our forestry and conservation messages may spread between people in analogous ways!See More
Discussion posted by David B. Kittredge
Juan Picos Martín replied to Teppo Hujala's discussion 'Article hint: egocentric networks of Finnish forest owners'
Kiitos Teppo. This is seem to be a great article.
I have been working in the last months with data of almost 6.000 timber sales in Galicia (NW Spain) and I have "detected" (unluckyly not measured) similarities to this pattern.I will get…
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"Peeragogy"
Posted by Eli Sagor on January 27, 2012 at 5:40am 0 Comments 0 Likes
This post from Beth Kanter will surely be of interest to many WON members. The term "peeragogy" itself, referring to the study of "self-organizing peer learning in networks," captures an idea that's at the center of much of our work with woodland owners: http://www.bethkanter.org/peeragogy/
An excerpted quote from Howard Rheingold:…
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BRANCHES - December 2011 edition
Posted by Amanda Kueper on December 20, 2011 at 1:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Holiday greetings, and welcome to the sixth edition of BRANCHES, the periodic e-newsletter of the Woodland Owner Networks project. As you’re wrapping up your end-of-the-year to do list, take a few moments to check out what has been happening on the WON site during the last few months of 2011. Read on for new research on social capital and peer-to-peer learning in woodland owner networks, insight into new approaches to outreach for women who own woodlands, creative ideas for how to use…
Continue Floress, Prokopy, and Allred 2011 - It’s Who You Know
Posted by Amanda Kueper on December 19, 2011 at 7:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
A recently published study by Floress, Prokopy, and Allred (2011) in Society & Natural Resources examined the importance of social capital and social networks within three watershed groups in the Midwest. The study found that by specifically targeting and incorporating well-connected individuals, the groups were able to capitalize on the resulting ‘bridging links’ to increase their resource access.…
Continue Women in Woodlands – Nicole Strong provides a sneak peak into a great new project
Posted by Amanda Kueper on December 13, 2011 at 2:57pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Recently, a national group of researchers headed by Nicole Strong of Oregon State University Extension received a grant from the USDA Cooperative Extension Service to fund a project aimed at building a nationwide network focused on assisting women who own woodlands, and a curriculum for growing local peer-learning groups for women woodland owners, based on the successful Women Owning Woodlands Network in Oregon. Below, Nicole answers some questions…
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Social network connections and human health
Started by David B. Kittredge Dec 28, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Article hint: egocentric networks of Finnish forest owners
Started by Teppo Hujala. Last reply by Juan Picos Martín Dec 20, 2011. 2 Replies 2 Likes
Learning to love the irrational mind!
Started by David B. Kittredge. Last reply by Eli Sagor Jul 14, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Reflections on the April 2011 Kuusamo symposium
Started by Eli Sagor. Last reply by Mark Rickenbach May 9, 2011. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Three online presentations on April 19, 2011
Started by Eli Sagor. Last reply by Teppo Hujala May 4, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
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