the seventy-first episode of ventriloquy honours the award of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to the Grameen Bank and its founder - Muhammad Yunus.
in this 3.8 MB download, i try to draw parallels between the principles and characteristics of microcredit, and the design of effective learning environments, after having been inspired by no less than Noam Chomsky and Courtney Cazden.
Show notes:
- The Grameen Bank
- 2006 Nobel Peace Prize citation
[update: not to deliberately mention another Massachusetts resident, but it's interesting to contemplate the characteristics of the Grameen Classroom in the light of Howard Gardner's evolving thoughts on the Five Minds for the Future (specifically the creating mind)]
