Archive for the 'Global Learn Day' Category

Southworth East Asia & Central Pacific

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

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. (more…)

How to Listen - Help & Info Inside

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

Here is more informaation on how to listen –which basically boils down to listening inside the telephone room or listening to the audio on a “stream” where the voices come to from players are eithe Windows Media or Real Player (more…)

Lee Ann Baber Tour Guide for Closing Celebrations

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

If you view Lee Baber’s blog page you will find a work and academic history as deep and rich as any of the speakers on our voyage. But that blog site won’t tell you is this woman is warm, caring, a musician at heart and knows more about art than a whole lot of museum directors. Maybe the best thing you can do is just listen to this very nice piece which tell s you a lot about her! (more…)

Neema Mgana Fighting AIDS in Tanzania

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

Neema Mgana is the Founder of an AIDS project in Tanzania and also Founder and Director of the African Regional Youth Initiative, an organization working with over two hundred youth and community-based organizations in Africa addressing social, economic and political justice. (more…)

Dan Schmit - Podcasting for Kids

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

Don Schmit has an intereseting idea - he claims that his “show” is a “book”, a podcast and a community.  He’s well been well featured including articles in the New York Times, Education  Week and USA Today (more…)

Professor George Chan - Ecological Design Consultant

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

George Chan has been involved directing two very important Federal programs, at the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy, in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). (more…)

Keynoters Vint Cerf & Sir John Daniels

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

It is not for nothing that my introductory remarks make mention of “The Thrilla In Manila” and the lessons learned from its chief promoter, Don King. Just as Mohammed Ali and Joe Frazier were the greatest of all heavyweights, I think it is fair to say that Vint Cerf and Sir John Daniels are heavyweights of equal stature in their own realm — one inside the world of education; the other inside the world of technology. (more…)

Rozalija Baricevic, e-Pal Teacher from Croatia

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Our North American Keynoter, Tim DiScipio, is founder to e-Pals, which links very nearly seven million highly motivated teachers and students together. One of them is Rozalija Baricevic, who from Croatia, will tell us why so much good comes from this kind of networking and collaboration. (more…)

Juliet Stoltenkamp, University of the Western Cape

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Juliet Stoltenkamp, from the University of the Western Cape writes: I am a hard working, self-motivated and disciplined person with 13 years experience in the teaching / training environment. My experience includes learners of various ages. I believe in keeping abreast with education and technology.  (more…)

Sleepless in Eugene

Monday, September 25th, 2006

We’re coming down the home stretch - 12 days and 12 hours to go as I type this - and it’s always like this… sleep comes hard. There is so much to do. (more…)