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Mike Feerick , an Irish social entrepreneur , is the founder and CEO of Alison , an e-learning company based in Ireland .
He is an Ashoka fellow[6] [7]
Feerick is also the founder of Ireland Reaching Out , a "reverse" genealogy project based in Ireland that reconnects Irish diaspora with their ancestral roots in Ireland .[8] [9]
Born in New York City , but raised in Limerick and Galway , Ireland ,[10] Mike Feerick sought a Harvard MBA but first gained an internship with philanthropist and early mentor Chuck Feeney . Feerick credits Feeney with helping to foster his particular interest in social entrepreneurship , stating that working with Feeney also made him realise that the best way to address any social issue was to create a sustainable business model around the need.[11] [12]
Feerick has served as the Acting managing director of Interactive Investor International and has also held positions with Bertelsmann Music Group . He previously owned the franchise rights to JFAX Ireland which was sold to Esat Telecom in 1999, a leading Irish telecommunications player.[13] He is also the founder and former CEO of Yac.com, a web-based unified messaging telecoms provider. Feerick sold Yac to Nasdaq -listed J2 Global Communications in 2007.[12]
Feerick set up the precursor to Alison , an e-learning sub-contracting business for Microsoft called Advance Learning in 2000,[14] [10] a business that developed into a specialist providing training for the ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence ) desktop training certification.[15]
Feerick launched Alison as a for-profit social enterprise on 21 April 2007, a MOOC -based educational technology platform.[16] [17] [18] [19] In outlining the basis of Alison's operation, he explained to David Bornstein of the New York Times that 'education underpins all social progress . If we can improve the general education level worldwide, global poverty can be dealt with profoundly and a general standard of living can be vastly improved.'[20]
The Economist noted in 2013 that Alison generates 'plenty of revenue' on its website through the use of a freemium model with hosted banner advertising while still providing its learning materials of 'mostly vocational education ' for free.[21]
Feerick said he was motivated by the UN Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26,[10] [22] and suggested it as a model that can be used by governments worldwide to address the growing global Skills Gap .[23]
In February 2021, Alison was awarded the Civil Solidarity Prize by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) for its free course "Coronavirus – What you need to know", which was published in February 2020 to inform people about the spread of the virus, its effects and how to protect themselves.[24] [25]
Alison received an Honourable Mention Award in information and communications technology at the UNESCO King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize in Paris in 2010.[26]
In 2012, Feerick received an Arthur Guinness Fund award for Social Entrepreneurship for the work undertaken with organising the Irish diaspora through the Ireland Reaching Out programme he founded in 2009.[27]
Social and Community Initiatives [ edit ]
Ireland Reaching Out (Ireland XO) [ edit ]
Feerick founded Ireland Reaching Out, a volunteer-led, community-based National Irish Diaspora Programme in 2009 with the stated goal of connecting people of the Irish Diaspora to their ancestral roots in Ireland.[28] Feerick and Irish economist David McWilliams pitched the idea to the Irish government in 2010. Ireland Reaching Out welcomed its first returning group in July 2011.[29] In 2017, Ireland XO volunteers across Ireland welcomed home 300 returning Diaspora groups.[30] The Ireland XO Programme is funded by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs , the Heritage Council of Ireland, Google and the Irish Lottery . Ireland XO operates across Ireland north and south.[31] [32]
University of Limerick [ edit ]
Feerick was the founding chairman of the International Advisory Board of the Kemmy Business School , at the University of Limerick, and is a Director Emeritus of the University of Limerick Foundation.[16] [33]
Irish Support & Advice Service [ edit ]
Feerick was appointed Chairperson of the Irish Support & Advice Service,[34] [10] Hammersmith, London in 1995. As Chairperson, Feerick founded an outreach programme, funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies and the Mott Foundation , assisting the "forgotten Irish", a term which refers to elderly Irish emigrants to the UK in the 1940s and 50's who subsequently met hard times.[35] [6]
Alternative Sentencing [ edit ]
Through Alison , Feerick has pioneered free learning as an innovative alternative sentencing option within the US court system where the judge does not wish to impose a custodial sentence . His view is that incarceration should be avoided if at all possible, especially for minor offences, and that free mandatory education should be a part of every court sentence worldwide.[36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
Personal views [ edit ]
Feerick believes that the current traditional education systems are "too slow, too expensive, and they can’t reach everyone", stating that people need a much more accessible education system. He believes that with the help of technology , it is possible to create a scalable and sustainable platform for free education for everyone.[41]
References [ edit ]
^ Bornstein, David (11 July 2012). "Open Education for a Global Economy" . New York Times . Retrieved 15 July 2013 .
^ Grose, Thomas K. (28 September 2001). "Connect The Dots – YAC's personal online call service has got your number". TIME .
^ Muldoon, Molly (26 June 2012). "Obama's Irish Cousin Henry Healy Lands New Job As Tourism Ambassador" . Irish Central . Retrieved 15 July 2013 .
^ a b "Michael Feerick | Ashoka Globalizer" . ashokaglobalizer.org . Retrieved 3 January 2018 .
^ "Khan Academy Competitor? Mike Feerick of Alison.com Talks About The Future of Online Education | WiredAcademic" . www.wiredacademic.com . Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ Nicholson, Chris V. (18 July 2011). "In Tough Times, Irish Call Their Diaspora" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ "Reaching Out Can Raise Us Up" . Eolas Magazine: Public Affairs . Eolas Magazine. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
^ a b c d "Mike Feerick: A meaningful career on the Internet since 1991" . IrishCentral.com . 24 March 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ "He'd like to teach the world – for free" . The Irish Times . Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
^ a b McNamara, Denise (11 June 2013). "The Galwayman with the Midas touch - and a social conscience - Connacht Tribune" . Connacht Tribune . Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ "Mike Feerick Businessweek Executive Profile" . Bloomberg Businessweek . Bloomberg. Retrieved 15 July 2013 .[dead link ]
^ "Our main interest is to ensure education is available free to all" . smartinvestor.business-standard.com . Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ Gurden, Dean. "ALISON CEO Mike Feerick Q&A on digital education" . CIO UK . Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ a b "Bloomberg Ireland Economic Summit" . Bloomberg Link . Bloomberg. Retrieved 15 July 2013 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Vorhauser-Smith, Sylvia. "The New Era Of Learning Is Here, And It's Not Hype" . Forbes . Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ "Crowdsourced accreditation to challenge traditional education" . The Australian . Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ "Irish-based Global Learning Platform Announces Major Jobs Expansion in Galway - Enterprise Ireland" . www.enterprise-ireland.com . Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
^ Bornstein, David (11 July 2012). "Open Education for a Global Economy" . Opinionator . Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ "The attack of the MOOCs" . The Economist . 20 July 2013. ISSN 0013-0613 . Retrieved 1 September 2022 .
^ "Five Bright Ideas - Alumni - Harvard Business School" . www.alumni.hbs.edu . June 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ "ALISON CEO Says – Unleash Online Learning to Address Global Inequality" . College Blog News . 6 April 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ "ALISON LEARNING PLATFORM WINS EESC CIVIL SOLIDARITY PRIZE FOR IRELAND" . European Economic and Social Committee . 15 February 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022 .
^ "Alison wins EESC prize for Covid-19 information course" . TechCentral.ie . 15 February 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022 .
^ "Projects in Ireland and the Philippines receive honourable mentions in ICT in Education prize | Education" . www.unesco.org . United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ Doyle, Carmel. "10 social entrepreneurs get €700K from Arthur Guinness Fund" . Silicon Republic . Retrieved 16 July 2013 .
^ Nicholson, Chris V. (18 July 2011). "In Tough Times, Irish Call Their Diaspora" . New York Times . Retrieved 16 July 2013 .
^ Nicholson, Chris V. (18 July 2011). "In Tough Times, Irish Call Their Diaspora" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 3 January 2018 .
^ "Mike Feerick on LinkedIn: "Congrats to Ireland Reaching Out…" . LinkedIn . Retrieved 3 January 2018 .
^ "First ever parish liaison gathering meets in Athlone" . Athlone Advertiser .
^ RTE - Video Summary- Ireland Reaching Out (5 August 2015), Ireland Reaching Out July 2015 , retrieved 3 January 2018
^ "Emeritus Directors - University of Limerick Foundation" . University of Limerick Foundation . Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ "Hammersmith's Local Community Web Site" . www.hammersmithtoday.co.uk . Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ "Forgotten Irish men and women who built Britain to be honoured in London" . Irish Post . 22 June 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ "MOOC Time Instead of Jail Time | Education Dive" . www.educationdive.com . Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ "Class time instead of jail time" . Lockport Union-Sun & Journal . Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ "News - US Offenders Punished with Galway Course – The Sunday Times" . MoocLab - Connecting People to Online Learning . Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
^ High, Peter. "CEO Of The World's First MOOC Provides Hope To Former Prisoners Through Education" . Forbes . Retrieved 3 January 2018 .
^ Bhagat, Rasheeda (9 January 2014). "Just about anyone can study in this v@rsity" . The Hindu Business Line . Retrieved 1 January 2018 .
^ "Disrupting the Traditional Global Education System" . Education Matters . Retrieved 16 July 2022 .
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