What is ‘Self Organised’ about The Granny Cloud?

by grannycloud | Nov 13, 2018 | From Suneeta's Desk

People have all kinds of questions about The Granny Cloud and given that it grew out of the early experiences during the SOLE project in Hyderabad, it is quite natural that many of the questions are about self organised learning environments and how The Granny Cloud...

The Granny Cloud – An evolving initiative

by grannycloud | Nov 5, 2018 | From Suneeta's Desk

The Granny Cloud arouses a lot of interest from lay people, academics and media alike. This one simple idea holds tremendous appeal even where SOLE sessions are feasible. It combines the romance of the exotic, the adventure of the unknown/uncertain, and the warmth of...

Series – Critical Granny Qualities #3 – High Frustration Tolerance

by grannycloud | Aug 10, 2018 | From Suneeta's Desk

Picture this… You are a new Granny and you have, with great eagerness, booked a session with some children in location ‘xyz’. (You are not quite sure what their profile is because the information on the booking page was minimal). From what you have...

Series: Critical Granny Qualities # 2 – Spontaneous? Impulsive? The need for reflection

by grannycloud | Aug 8, 2018 | From Suneeta's Desk

I have taken a while to get around to writing this note. I wanted to take the time for some further reflection as I observed events, posts and messages (some directly to me) in professional as well as personal contexts. I wanted to be sure of how I wanted to say, what...

Series: Critical Granny Qualities # 1 – Are you a good listener?

by grannycloud | Aug 1, 2018 | From Suneeta's Desk

There are days when it seems like another life time (40 + years ago), but I trained to be a counselling psychologist. I even went on to train several ‘batches’ of students in the use of counselling skills especially in the context of early child...

The Granny Cloud is FOR the CHILDREN – not the way around!

by grannycloud | Jul 25, 2018 | From Suneeta's Desk

Every so often, I get a phone call or email from folks who are intrigued by the term ‘Granny Cloud’ and run with the assumption that it is some sort of community for ‘elderly’ folks attempting to make the ‘golden years’ a little...

What we are and how we do what we do…. A time for clarifications

by grannycloud | Jul 12, 2018 | From Suneeta's Desk

In recent months, a variety of issues and concerns surrounding The Granny Cloud and how it functions have come to a head. Many of these are concerns we have had to address several times over the years. But it is a dynamic situation and the people involved change (or...

How ‘tech savvy’ do I need to be?

by grannycloud | Jun 24, 2018 | From Suneeta's Desk

Now that’s a discussion just waiting to happen! Within The Granny Cloud, we have several support groups, and communities on Facebook and elsewhere. These are places where Grannies share ideas and experiences; exhilarate in the joy of a connection, and...