A Singlular Experience…
March 26, 2009
Just started what might be to coolest class of my graduate career. (Oh, forgive me, second coolest, professor _______ .)
Just to give you a taste, this is a quick run-down of my discussion group (about a quarter of the participants in the class):
Vasileios Paliktzoglou – Greece
Frank Kiel – Germany
Johan Hellström – Sweden (in Uganda)
SaraJoy Pond – USA
Andrés Moreno – Spain (in Finland/Sri Lanka/Kenya)
Xavier Justino Muianga – Mozambique
Thai Bui – Viet Nam
Sören Norrgård – Finland
Rajarshi Sahai – India
Lenandlar Singh (Len) – Guyana
Notice anything? I am the ONLY American! (I’m also the only woman. Somehow I don’t find that quite as exhilarating…perhaps I should.)
I am so excited to be part of an active discussion on issues I am completely passionate about (using information and communication technologies for development) with people from all over the world, who are all commited to (and unquestionably capable of) changing the world.
If you’re interested, the class is using the ICT4D Consortium’s Elgg site as a discussion forum. I can’t imagine anyone would object to lurkers…or even sporadic contributions.
Entry Filed under: Changing the World, Have you seen this!?, Instructional Design, International Development, Learning, Open Education, Technology. Tags: cross-cultural collaboration, cross-cultural understanding, distance education, ICT4D, international education, online learning.
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