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October 16, 2023

The Masters in Management: Co-operatives and Credit Unions Program Turns 20

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The International Centre for Co-operative Management offers management education in a multi-sectoral format that brings managers from producer, worker, and consumer co-ops and credit unions. The students learn together and share their models of co-operation. The result is a dynamic and engaging educational program that creates a unique management paradigm for the co-operative enterprise model.

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September 5, 2022

Our Business Schools Have a Blindspot

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Though co-operatives exist throughout Australian society, making a hugely valuable economic contribution, their distinctive nature and management requirements are largely ignored by university business schools.

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May 16, 2022

Online Education with John Hayes of MyCoolClass

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In this episode of All Things Co-op, Cinar, Larry and Kevin talk with John Hayes of MyCoolClass about the rise of educational platforms and online learning. My Cool Class aims to give power back to the teachers as they navigate the online teaching world and show how cooperative principles can shake up the space.

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April 4, 2022

Building Better Knowledge Commons

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This interview digs into the oligopoly control of academic publishing, the high prices of academic journals and books, the lack of choices among many scientists and scholars, the limited leadership of university administrations, and some open-access innovations now being developed.

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May 3, 2021

MyCoolClass Co-op

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MyCoolClass cooperative co-founder John Hayes discusses how this new platform co-op gives online teachers an alternative to exploitative corporate sites.

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August 6, 2020

How the Home School Co-op Took Off

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Matt Noyes talks with Home School Co-op 2020 co-founder Karen Miller about how the co-op got its start, how they're organized, and what the future holds.

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May 30, 2019

Black Women Teachers and Youth

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Why Black women teachers are especially well-suited for teaching life skills.