Alan Shaw's Homepage
Alan Shaw, a youth outreach minister in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts, with a Ph.D. from M.I.T, has developed computer networking software called MUSIC (Multi-User Sessions In Community) which has been used to develop neighborhood-based community networks in Boston, and Newark, New Jersey. He describes MUSIC as "a tool for residents to use in developing local forums and discussions around community concerns, and to organize and manage neighborhood-based programs and social activities (or social constructions)...." His work is an excellent example of how computers can be used to strengthen neglected neighborhoods when they are put in the hands of community residents, who then determine their own needs and work toward meeting them.

• http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~acs/

• http://www.readiowa.org/archiew.html

SAALT (Formerly ARIS)

Supporting Adult & Applied Learning and Teaching (SAALT) is a unit of CAE in Australia. SAALT delivers professional development and projects and focuses on supporting professional delivering both adult and applied learning and teaching programs in the post-compulsory sectors. The unit also offers fee-for-service workshops, consulting, quality assurance, curriculum and resource development services and is a key point for the dissemination of materials, resources and sharing information

• http://www.aris.com.au/

• http://www.sabes.org/

•  http://www.wordsmyth.net/