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I am currently President of a 501c3 nonprofit organization that uses AI & Blockchain to make human learning and capability visible across a lifetime, especially where formal structures fall short. I believe strongly in the power of relationships, particularly "I-Thou" (Martin Buber, Jesus) and the synergy of technology and human capabilities for a better future for all. I began working at age 11 in poverty and held over 70 paid roles, from dishwasher to university dean. Over the past 20 years, I’ve taught advanced English, critical thinking, and rhetoric to over one million learners in 30 countries and authored several groundbreaking works on AI including "Rise of the Digitized Public Intellectual" and "THE AITHORITY"; helped found three new universities and accredit 38 degrees across Europe and Asia; earned the first doctorate in Social Innovation, Leadership, and Education (supervised by Richard Bolden); founded two global Edtech businesses, helped build CryptoMondays into the largest Web3 meetups community worldwide; and currently lead a 501c3 nonprofit focused on financing education for vulnerable populations using my trademarked ERC-1155 "GetSmart Token". I’ve worked under and alongside thinkers such as Preston Allen (authorship); Howard Gardner (multiple intelligences); John Slaght (high stakes multimodal assessment); JA Silva (theology); Satoshi Nakamoto (peer-to-peer systems); Bernard Stiegler (AI-human grammatization); Anne Lonsdale (academic leadership); Nel Noddings (care); Nursultan Nazarbayev (diplomacy); Stefan Vladar (performance); Lou Kerner (community building); and Ron White (educational management). Across education, technology, and public institutions, my work has consistently asked how learning—formal and informal—can be recognized, translated, and trusted without losing its human complexity. --- Companies and Communities: https://getstoken.org https://synergetics.us https://cryptomondays.io Twitter, Instagram, tiktok, whatever: @langehigh
Digital Financial Aid Corporation To create Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, and Awards with digital currency and assets. The aim of DFAC is to further digital aid for education. Amongst other things, we aim to pay or settle debt for distressed and disadvantaged populations, create scholarships and awards utilizing digital and tokenized assets, enable broad scale empowerment with technology, and educate the public about digital financial aid. With a focus on digital and digitized assets we build solutions to address: Student Loan Delinquencies and Defaults Tuition Fees and Education Costs Other Debt that prevents inclusion into education or workforce Financial knowledge related to digital currencies Transferable credentials at low to no cost Language gaps in education Learning motivation gaps in education Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Related ESGs and SDGs All other areas where digital aid in education is relevant
Synergetics Education (formerly Advanced Language Institute) provides companies, institutions, and individuals the advanced specialist niche language training they need to succeed in today's complex world of communication. We excel as a UN recognized higher education innovator, creator of the first language education NFTs, and are #1 preferred in Europe for Legal Writing.
Built the first DBA program in Malta and accredited the first open language applied linguistics degree in Europe.
Vienna Virtuoso is a social enterprise that aims to advance musical excellence beyond physical, financial, or geographical boundaries. Our motto is “change the world, one note at a time.” Our Focus Lessons are affordable for most students and families, our opportunities to study under Virtuoso Musicians are unmatched worldwide, and through our bespoke Vivaldi, Rodrigo, and Beethoven social programs we offer free lessons for disadvantaged students. Basically, we bring Vienna’s classical music culture and tradition to the digital age.
Grant and Funding Proposal Writing Academic Writing C1-C2 CPE Preparation course CAE Preapration course Interdisciplinary Academic Writing