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"Ok, so I wasn't planning on spending a good chunk of my morning reading what for me at least is a pretty heady argument for edcuational change, but I happened upon this one sentence that REALLY resonated, and off I went: Today,
however, intense pressures for change now come directly from technology
and the economy and not ideology or educational reformist ideas, with
an expanding global economy and novel technologies demanding innovative
skills, competencies, literacies, and practices.
That's what I've been thinking about too, the idea that these
technologies will in and of themselves demand a rethinking of the
current educational system, which, if left unchanged, will simply
become obviously irrelevant to the ways of learning and working in the
connected, "authorship society" we're entering. If that turns out to be true, I suggest we fasten our seatbelts immediately... I highly suggest you carve out an hour or so to read Douglas Kellner's most interesting ideas."
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 28/7/06; 8:07:05 PM
from the Asia dept.
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Robin was the guest of SIAS International University, in Zhengzhou
City, China from 19 to 23 May. The visit was coordinated by Jean Wang.
In addition to delivering a speech at the SIAS Homecoming Ceremony and
a lecture, meetings were held to discuss possible future avenues for
collaboration. SIAS is an astonishingly dymanic and impressive new
private university, with extensive international links and currently
11,000 students. More on this in due course.
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 29/5/06; 10:49:01 AM
from the Asia dept.
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A former student
of mine has just climbed Everest! I can remember taking a school group
climbing in Wales in 1993 and Julian was talking about climbing Everest
then. What a terrific example of having a big dream and making it into a
glorious reality. Well done, Julian!! He's the one on the left in the picture.
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 1/6/05; 5:44:31 PM
from the Asia dept.
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It was mission accomplished again with the final evaluation committee
for the Asia Link Fourth Call (2nd Deadline) on Monday 18 April. Team
pictures will follow. The whole assignment lasted for six weeks. The Asia Link Programme funds links and consortia
of universities in the EU and Asia to support collaborative work in
curriculum, development, research, human resource development Etc. More
details of the programme can be seen by clicking http://www.eduweblog.com/aboutus/ .
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 23/4/05; 8:58:04 AM
from the Asia dept.
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Pictures taken by Robin Brooke-Smith during ESPV mission
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 1/2/05; 6:00:33 PM
from the Asia dept.
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From 18 to 30 January I will be leading the Final Evaluation of the
European Studies Programme Vietnam (ESPV). Mainly based in Hanoi,
the work will also take place in Ho Chi Minh City. My Vietnamese
counterpart is Nguyen Loc, an experienced consultant form Hanoi.
The European Studies Programme Vietnam (ESPV) is
being implemented within the Centre for European Studies (CES), a specialised research
and training institute attached to the National Centre for Social Sciences and
Humanities (NCSSH) in Hanoi. Other Vietnamese higher education and research institutions are
associated to the ESPV. ESPV, for which the European Commission signed a
Financing Agreement with the NCSSH, has a duration of three years, from 15 December 2001 to 14
December 2004 A Consortium of European higher education institutes provides technical
assistance for the implementation of ESPV: Bocconi University Milan (Italy),
Sciences Po Paris (France) and Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden). Bocconi University
leads the Consortium and hosts the “ESPV European Secretariat.
The ESPV has the
following wider objectives:
- raising the profile of the EU in Vietnam
- promoting a better understanding of the EU among
Vietnamese academics, as well as business and decision-makers, with a view
to developing cross-cultural relations and strengthening economic ties
between Vietnam and the EU
- arousing interest in Europe, about Vietnam and building up a
growing body of knowledge on Vietnamese (and regional) economic, social
and institutional contemporary issues
- contributing to Vietnamese human resource
development, as a basic element for sustainable economic growth and social
development
- serving as a bridgehead for possible specific
support of EU Member States to CES and/or other centres of excellence
within NCSSH network of research/training
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 16/1/05; 7:53:35 PM
from the Asia dept.
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I spotted this example of an interesing use of weblogs in education recently :
"At Warren Consolidated Schools in Michigan,
they used Weblogs to connect students from 20 different schools to
collaborate in an "Authors in Autumn" project where they created an interactive story: The
interactive story is designed to allow students to add paragraphs to
the main story in "Real-Time". As soon as they type out their part of
the story and click submit, their portion of the story is instantly
added to the main story. Participating Media Specialists will help
coordinate and facilitate the use of the technology as students work to
create a truly unique story with many twists and turns. They are going to follow it up with a live
distance learning event between a number of schools and the authors".
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 5/1/05; 8:10:08 PM
from the Asia dept.
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The international aid community and national governments of Asian
countries are engaged in unprecedented relief efforts to help the
millions of victims of the earthquake... take a look at the links below
that has ways for individuals to take action. The site asks what else
needs to be done? What are the immediate needs and risks? Who should
pay? Who is best placed to delive aid? How should it be coordinated and
who should take a lead? Click on discuss/comment to share your thoughts.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/aideffectiveness
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 4/1/05; 6:42:38 PM
from the Asia dept.
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"· Annan: recovery will take years· Death toll reaches 129,000· Aid pledges total £1bn"
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 2/1/05; 6:12:38 PM
from the Asia dept.
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We present the following statement from the Development Gateway Website
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/aideffectiveness?intcmp=901
The international aid community and national governments of Asian
countries are engaged in unprecedented relief efforts to help the millions of
victims of the earthquake that resulted in one of the world's largest tsunamis,
claiming tens of thousands of lives across the Indian Ocean on December 26,
2004.
Disaster relief coordination is a key to effective delivery of aid
to the shattered communities. The United Nations coordinates aid efforts
together with the international aid organizations who are accepting donations to
help victims of the powerful earthquake. "People are generous... the challenge
is to make sure the right aid goes to the right place," Arjun Katoch, a UN
relief coordinator in Geneva told BBC News. The EU's aid chief Louis Michel
suggests holding tsunami donor conference to coordinate European aid. The US,
Australia, Japan and India plan to form an international coalition to lead
relief efforts. Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. is calling for donations on
its Web site to send for tsunami relief. Access related links here: http://topics.developmentgateway.org/aideffectiveness?intcmp=901
What
else needs to be done? What are the immediate needs and risks? Who should pay?
Who is best placed to deliver aid? How should it be coordinated and who should
take a lead? Will assistance be sustained or will promises of assistance to the
disaster victims be forgotten? Share your thoughts with us.
Julius Gwyer -OED
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 31/12/04; 9:28:26 AM
from the Asia dept.
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I saw this Reuters story: U.S. to Pledge $15 Million for Tsunami Aid.
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United States expects to provide an initial $15 million in aid for
victims of the devastating tsunami in Asia and has already released
$400,000, the assistant administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development said Monday.
$15 million is certainly nothing to sneeze at, but let's put it in perspective...
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 28/12/04; 11:22:03 AM
from the Asia dept.
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Now is the time to enjoy some time off. The days between Christmas and
New Year are a time for relaxation and doing things you do not do at
other times. I have just spent a fantastic
day climbing in the Berwyn Mountains in Central Wales in the wild snow
and wind.
Took some pics but they did not come out as the snow was too wild and
the lens of the camera did not funcion as it should. What have you done
to work off the turkey and mince pies? Let us know.
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 27/12/04; 7:43:23 PM
from the Asia dept.
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Working with orphaned Afghan children
Posted by Robin Brooke-Smith on 2/10/04; 1:17:47 PM
from the Asia dept.
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