Southworth East Asia & Central Pacific
This is an updated page for John Southworth that revises and improves that which is found here. Viewers during and after the event are encouraged to visit this page; however do to the press of time and John Southworth’s departure from Hawaii to Okinawa (today), we feel “safer” posting this as an update, while keeping that previously prepared for this very, very hard working professional.
John Southworth has coordinated the Central Pacific Global Learn Day portion for several years…often bringing in remote participants from various international locations.
During GLD X he is physically in Okinawa attending the Phi Delta Kappa Pacific Leadership Conference, where he will moderate the East Asia region from there as well as coming up for the Central Pacific keynote and moderate others in this session.
This photo of the Hawaii RPCVHI is of those who helped with “Bring The World Back Home” video interviews done for Olelo Publicvision
John has prepared a 9 minute recorded Power Point presentation which one can download from here.
The title of this presentation is “New Opportunities for Classroom Technology Integration through Distance Learning - Enrichment Electronic Field Trips” that
This gives both historical as well as conceptual explanations of work in DL-E in the Central Pacific and globally in nearly the last 4 decades.
Personal photo
I . JOHN SOUTHWORTH KEYNOTE PRESENTATION (Central Pacific)
The presentation will consists of a series of sketches that outline his teaching as a PCV in Malaysia and travel around the country.
Please make sure to view this link during the presentation BallofDirtJourney
A. Preliminary (or post) information/links
a. Bring The World Back Home
A high-speed Cable or DSL Internet connection is recommended for online viewing. Feb 2004 16 for Peace Corps Malaya IV group experience by John Southworth. Real Medi Player required.
To view this fine, fine video please click here
John Southworth - Returned Peace Corp Volunteer
The mission of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Hawaii is to: Advance the cause of volunteerism for the betterment of the world and the community; provide an opportunity for volunteerism in Hawai`i and the world; and Provide support service and networking for Returned Peace Corps volunteers living in the Hawaiian islands.
RPCVHI accomplishes the mission through volunteer events, social functions, education, advocacy and networking. For the Central Pacific Keynote Presentation on “Life as a Peace Corps Volunteer: A Lifelong, Career and Community Service Investment” One should view the 1/2 video listed above AHEAD of time (or after the session) but should use during the presentation a series of sketches made in Malaysia.
Please view John’s companion blog (5=) to learn about the group presentation from the East Asia given earlier on Global Learn Day X
II. Bruce Best: Among our favorites in the Central Pacific Bruce Best who sent us this note a few days ago
“i am in the outer islands of yap from 20 sept to 9 or tenth, oct ….maybe i could report from outer islands …over HF radio …where the paddle hits the water… I will be installing worldspace rx only satellite network to go with my HF email solar powered network …receives DE and telehealth info that is uplinked by the centers…15 islands in 18 day…”
So, we’ll keep our fingers crossed Bruce is able to convince the electronic gods to transmit his (audio only?) greetings and report as we’ve come to expect
III. Other Central Pacific Presenters
A. Maria Elena Brown, coordinator for th
e AFS Intercultural Programs
6 Catalyst program in Hawaii. She will highlight the history and current status of AFS in coordinating the exchange of high school students between the USA and other countries, many of which are represented in GLD X. The AFS Story Video
7. http://www.afs.or.jp/aboutus/moviecount.html)
This link provides a 10-minute view of the long and interesting history of AFS Intercutural Programs as first know as the American Field Service volunteer ambulance corps of World War I in France. One can see the history through the eyes of an Americans Abroad student to France.
B. Dame Julia Morton-Marr, DStG, B.Ed., Dip. T.Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - Teacher, educational curriculum innovator and consultant, academic and system scientist. Teaching in South Australia and the Northern Territory for 17 years her involvement in life long learning and developing educational curriculum has continued for 45 years. She founded the International Holistic Tourism Education Centre - IHTEC which has ECOSOC Status at the United Nations and is an official organization with UNESCO for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2004 ? 2015 and the UN Decade of a Culture of Peace. IHTEC’s flagship program International School Peace Gardens to teach the use of Friendship Benches for conflict resolution; inter-cultural understanding; ecological integrity; societal integrity; duties and values on issues and concerns to ensure sustainability of the global commons. She has been honored as one of 1,000 female peace educators in the world who are nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. From 2004 onwards Julia has participated in many on-line conferences with John Southworth, University of Hawaii, Curriculum Research and Development Group (CRDG), and has been accepted as a member in the University of Hawaii Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa (PDK). This has involved hours of virtual web based participation with students and teachers, Digital Story Telling using Talking Communities and iVisit video camera software, Elluminate software and other multi-modal and multi-media programs. She has participated in many virtual conferences and holds meetings, round tables and teacher training sessions daily. Julia was made a Dame on May 10, 2006 of the International Knight Order of St. George, hence the initials DStG.
Julia is resting in the midst of testing for health concerns. We honour her with this placement but won’t be surprised if she (or her doctor) decides she be on the sidelines this year. She is a GLD alumna of several years
C. Others to be announced as they show up or post their information.
Aloha and congratulations to John Hibbs and his “crew” that makes this unique, international, and global involvement. As it ends I’ll probably be involved with our PDK Pacific Leadership Conference in Okinawa (See South Asia session) so hope Bruce Best DOES show up to hold up a long-time GLD tradition.
