http://www.campus-adr.net/weblog.php Tools and Tips for Conflict Resolution Academics Who Like Technology http://www.campus-adr.net/weblog.php http://www.campus-adr.net/images/uploads/CampusadrLogo88x33.gif http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=802_0_1_0_C The <a href="http://www.ombudsassociation.org/" >International Ombudsman Association</a>, a merged organization that combines the talents and interests of the University and College Ombuds Association (UCOA) and The Ombudsman Association (TOA), has released the first issue of their new peer-reviewed online journal. The issue includes articles on the development of a set of standardized reporting categories for organizational conflict, ideas about performance evaluation... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=801_0_1_0_C <a href="http://www.impactgames.com/" >Impact Games</a>, the creator of the <a href="http://www.campus-adr.net/weblog.php?id=P727" >PeaceMaker game</a> on Middle East conflict, has recently released the beta version of a new online experience entitled <a href="http://www.playthenewsgame.com/" >Play the News</a>. It looks like a very interesting approach to expanding contextual awareness around conflict and the various... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=800_0_1_0_C The Department of Labor and Industry - Employment Relations of Montana makes available materials on interest based bargaining techniques as part of their training services. The 30-page participants' training manual (<a href="http://erd.dli.mt.gov/laborstandard/trainibb.asp" >available for download here</a>) provides an overview of their training approach. The PowerPoint presentation also available for download is designed to be used in conjunction with the training manual. http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=799_0_1_0_C The Open University in the U.K., with the support of the Hewlett Foundation, has been actively building a feature-rich learning platform called <a href="http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/" >OpenLearn</a>. Building on well-established tools like <a href="http://moodle.org" >Moodle</a> (a learning management system) and <a href="http://compendium.open.ac.uk/" >Compendium</a> (a mind-mapping tool), the OpenLearn course site has become... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=798_0_1_0_C It was great to discover the <a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/2008/04/15/hip-hop-peacebuilding-festival-april-16-21st/#more-698" >Hip Hop and Peacebuilding</a> event that will be happening this week in Washington D.C. Stacy Willyard, a graduate student a George Mason’s <a href="http://icar.gmu.edu/" >Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution</a> spearheaded the organization of the first annual Hip Hop... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=797_0_1_0_C The goal of the interactive <a href="http://www.equalityrules.ca/" >Equality Rules</a> website is to help educate students (there are separate sections for kids and teens) about the importance of healthy, equal relationships. Through interactive scenarios and quizzes, students learn the importance of respecting themselves and others, as well as ways in which they can stand up for their friends in various situations. The site makes great use of flash, using an... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=796_0_1_0_C <a href="http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Coll_FJLennon/CoolCurriki/CoolCurriki.zip/CoolCurriki.html" >Cool School: Where Peace Rules</a> is a high quality and free video game that teaches kids conflict resolution strategies. Targeted at children from Kindergarten through 2nd grade, the game is set in a fantastic school where all of the objects (chalk, erasers, books, etc.) come to life, depicting conflicts facing children every day. The game uses... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=795_0_1_0_C The <a href="http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/" >International War Museum</a> in the U.K. has been actively digitizing their collection (thanks to funds from the National Lottery) and posting materials online. Readers might especially appreciate the <a href="http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/peace/" >War and Peace Collections</a> that focus on Peace Protests and Demonstrations, Conscientious Objectors, International Peace Efforts, War Crimes, and... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=794_0_1_0_C Readers of this blog might appreciate a deeper understanding of the facial changes that are associated with different emotional states. One interesting way to explore this is to try out the <a href="http://www.do2learn.com/games/facialexpressions/index.htm" >facial expressions simulator</a> found at Do2Learn (a site providing tools for children with special needs) or it's more complex parent program developed by Ken Perlin at NYU's... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=793_0_1_0_C The anger and divisiveness engendered by the publication of the caricature of Prophet Mohammed and a controversial exhibit in 2006 on the Holocaust called attention to both the power and of the necessity of responsibility in the art of cartooning. In October of 2006 United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) hosted a seminar entitled <a href="http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2006/e_alert/100506_cartooning2.htm" >"Cartooning for Peace: The Responsibility...