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=879_0_1_0_C The <a href="http://confront.intel-research.net/" >Confrontational Computing Project</a> is a collaboration between Intel Research and the University of California at Berkeley. The project grows from the assumption that much of the web is built around opinions, arguments and beliefs presented in blogs, wikis, discussion forums, news articles and other forums. The project is interested in the following kinds of questions: <i>How do people use the web to help... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=878_0_1_0_C The June 19 episode of Bill Moyer's Journal features a wonderful video <a href="http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06192009/watch.html" >interview with Leymah Gbowee</a>, a woman who led her fellow countrywomen to fight for and win peace in war-torn Liberia, and Abigail Disney, who produced the documentary of their struggle and triumph in the award-winning film <a href="http://www.praythedevilbacktohell.com/v3/" >Pray the Devil Back to Hell</a>.... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=877_0_1_0_C A recent article in Computerworld magazine provides a nice plain english interview with political scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita explaining his work using computers to predict conflict outcomes. In <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Government&articleId=338800&taxonomyId=13" > the interview</a> Bueno de Mesquita describes the model he has developed for examining international conflicts based on... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=876_0_1_0_C <img src="http://www.campus-adr.net/images/uploads/playbook.jpg" border="0" alt="playbook cover" name="image" width="125" height="262" align="right" hspace="5" />The Family Violence Prevention Fund has produced a great new resource for coaches interested in raising healthy young men while promoting respect and the prevention of violence against women. The new... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=875_0_1_0_C <a href="http://www.peacedirect.org/" >Peace Direct</a> has been focused on identifying and supporting <a href="http://www.peacedirect.org/peacebuilders/" >local peace builders</a> working in conflict zones, with more than <a href="http://www.insightonconflict.org/" >250 initiatives from 8 conflict areas</a> now in their network. They want to see local organisations treated as equal partners with 'outsiders' such as... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=874_0_1_0_C <a href="http://www.peaceoneday.org/" >Peace One Day</a> is a global effort to support an annual day of peace and cessation of violence worldwide. The non-profit project was launched in 1999 by British filmmaker Jeremy Gilley who developed a film documenting his efforts to establish the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed calendar date. The day was unanimously adopted by UN member states in 2001 as 21st September annually. The... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=873_0_1_0_C I've mentioned the <a href="http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/" >Conversations with History</a> video series from the University of California at Berkeley <a href="http://www.campus-adr.net/weblog.php?id=P377" >before</a>, but I wanted to note that the curators have been busy developing <a href="http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/PubEd/research/" >topical archives</a>, many of which now point to YouTube videos of... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=871_0_1_0_C I had reason to search the <a href="http://unesdoc.unesco.org/ulis/index.shtml" >UNESCO Documents and Publications</a> site last week and I discovered a number of interesting full-text documents relating to conflict resolution (including a mediation training manual) that I hadn't seen before. The items I'll share here are from work on handling water conflicts and work on women's issues and promotion of a culture of peace.... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=870_0_1_0_C Educators interested in adding some interactivity to their presentations will appreciate the work already done for you in these <a href="http://www.jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/" >PowerPoint Game Templates</a> provided courtesy of the Jefferson County Schools in Dandridge, TN. <img src="http://www.campus-adr.net/images/uploads/PowerpointGames.jpg" border="0" alt="image" name="image"... http://www.campus-adr.net/comments.php?id=872_0_1_0_C The just released special issue of the International Review of Education journal focusing on Education for Reconciliation and Conflict Resolution includes an interesting article by <a href="http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?page_id=6" >John Windmueller</a>, <a href="http://www.ubalt.edu/cla_template.cfm?page=1392" >Jannie Botes</a> and Ellen Kabcenell Wayne from the <a...