Thnx a lot, registered :) 2012/5/29 Anna Batchelder <[email protected]>
> Sure! > > The goal is to promote dialog across countries around critical issues in > education. So far 15 people have registered with education experiences from > over 30 countries. > > P2PU is an Open Education Resource. So the course is free and CC-BY. > > I've pasted the description below. Feel free to join us. To register, > click here: > https://p2pu.org/en/groups/global-dialog-international-comparative-perspectives-on-education/content/full-description/ > > *Course description: * > > This 1-month virtual seminar (June 2012) is for educators, learners and > parents who are keen to discuss and compare education systems from around > the world. > > The course is divided into 4 modules each containing 2-3 online short > videos (3-20 minutes each), optional reading, asynchronous discussions and > an optional synchronous discussion (via Skype) around the following topics: > > - Global definitions of learning and education (June 4-10, 2012) > - Cross-country education borrowing and lending (June 11-17, 2012) > - Educating the whole person (June 18-24, 2012) > - Creating sustainable education systems (June 25-July 1, 2012) > > > > *Learning objectives:* > > Participants will: > > - Build a personal definition of learning and education after viewing > a number of education case studies from around the globe. > - Discuss the merits and drawbacks of borrowing and lending education > policies, procedures and curriculum across countries, relating what is > learned to their personal education contexts. > - Define what it means to educate the "whole person" and discuss how > to integrate more holistic teaching and learning practices into their own > lives. > - Think about how to create and promote more "sustainable" learning > ecosystems around the world. > - Share their own personal education experiences, ideas and questions > related to international and comparative education. > > > > *Pre-requisites:* > > None. > > This course welcomes any and all people excited to share their ideas, > experiences and questions in a global and comparative context. > > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Abdelmonam Kouka < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Anna, >> >> Could you please explain more the aim of this seminar and the >> requirements/conditions for the persons who would like to participate? >> >> 2012/5/22 Anna Batchelder <[email protected]> >> >>> Hi CC Community. >>> >>> This summer Peer 2 Peer University is running a number of free and CC >>> licensed online courses for education enthusiasts. >>> >>> I am a volunteer facilitator for Global Dialog: International and >>> Comparative Perspectives on >>> Education<https://p2pu.org/en/groups/global-dialog-international-comparative-perspectives-on-education/content/full-description/>in >>> June. Would love to invite education enthusiasts from the region to join! >>> >>> See P2PU press release and other courses below. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Anna >>> >>> Anna Batchelder >>> CEO & Co-Founder >>> Bon Education >>> [email protected] >>> www.boneducation.com >>> b: www.dotlearnt.com >>> t: @bon_education <http://www.twitter.com/bon_education> >>> fb: Bon >>> Education<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bon-Education/193712389877?> >>> UAE mobile: +971-50-4678837 >>> UAE office: +971-4-4421685 >>> USA mobile: 703-879-6526 >>> >>> Visit "The Adventures of BB and Sam" our book series for families with >>> global curiosity @ BBandSam.com. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: P2PU School of Ed <[email protected]> >>> Date: Tue, May 22, 2012 at 6:11 PM >>> Subject: P2PU School of Ed press release >>> To: >>> >>> >>> *[image: P2PU logo]* >>> >>> * >>> For Immediate Release >>> >>> * >>> >>> May 22, 2012 >>> >>> * >>> *CONTACT: >>> Karen Fasimpaur 520-558-0180 >>> Rebecca Kahn [email protected] >>> >>> * >>> * >>> >>> * >>> * >>> >>> *PEER TO PEER UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES >>> **THIRD ROUND OF SCHOOL OF ED COURSES >>> * >>> >>> * * >>> >>> *Free, online, open-licensed professional development groups* >>> >>> * for K-12 teachers available for summer* >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> San Francisco, CA – May 22, 2012 – The Peer to Peer University (P2PU) >>> today announces a new round of courses at the School of Ed, expanding the >>> model of open, community-based peer learning for professional development >>> for K-12 teachers.**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> Summer course titles include: PhET Simulations for Science and Math, >>> Global Dialog: International and Comparative Perspectives on Education, >>> ePortfolios for Teachers, Syndicated Education in Distributed Learning >>> Environments, Making Writing and Literacy Learning Connections, Curating >>> Our Digital Lives, and Reimagining Developmental/Basic English Curriculum. >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> These courses will be run between June and July, 2012 and are available >>> for sign-up now at www.p2pu.org/school-of-ed.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> The courses are being designed and administered by educational experts >>> and practitioners and include partnerships with the National Writing >>> Project (NWP), PhET Interactive Simulations at the University of Colorado >>> Boulder, the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC), Bon Education, >>> and K12 Handhelds.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Started in the fall of 2011, the P2PU School of Ed has hosted 14 courses >>> and served over 600 educators. **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> “We’ve been very happy with the continued growth of the School of Ed,” >>> says P2PU Executive Director Philipp Schmidt. “We are building a community >>> based on hands-on, learner-driven professional learning that seems to be >>> resonating strongly with K-12 teachers worldwide.”**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Participant response has been very strong. One participant said, “It >>> was liberating to see the tools I received from P2PU while others around me >>> taking Master's...struggled through papers only, reading and responding… >>> and with P2PU, it was all about empowering what you did and didn't know in >>> a completely unrestricted environment. An excellent and memorable learning >>> experience!”**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> For more information, visit www.p2pu.org/school-of-ed. >>> >>> **** >>> >>> ###**** >>> >>> >>> *ABOUT P2PU* >>> >>> The Peer 2 Peer University is a grassroots open education project that >>> organizes learning outside of institutional walls and gives learners >>> recognition for their achievements. P2PU creates a model for lifelong >>> learning alongside traditional formal higher education. Leveraging the >>> internet and educational materials openly available online, P2PU enables >>> high-quality, low-cost education opportunities. All P2PU-produced content >>> is available for free use, distribution, and remix under the Creative >>> Commons BY-SA license. P2PU is learning for everyone, by everyone about >>> almost anything.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Email: [email protected] Web: >>> www.p2pu.org**** >>> >>> Twitter: @p2pu >>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/P2PUniversity**** >>> >>> -- >>> لقد تلقيت هذه الرسالة لأنك مشترك في المجموعة "CC Arab World المشاع >>> الإبداعي" من مجموعات Google. >>> للنشر في هذه المجموعة، أرسل بريدًا إلكترونيًا إلى >>> [email protected] >>> لإلغاء اشتراكك في هذه المجموعة، أرسل رسالة إلكترونية إلى >>> [email protected]. >>> للحصول على مزيد من الخيارات، يمكنك الانتقال إلى هذه المجموعة على العنوان >>> http://groups.google.com/group/cc-arab-world?hl=ar. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> عبد المنعم كوكة >> Abdelmonam Kouka >> http://sabily-guru.blogspot.com/ >> http://geek-tounsi.blogspot.com/ >> > > -- عبد المنعم كوكة Abdelmonam Kouka http://sabily-guru.blogspot.com/ http://geek-tounsi.blogspot.com/ -- لقد تلقيت هذه الرسالة لأنك مشترك في المجموعة "CC Arab World المشاع الإبداعي" من مجموعات Google. للنشر في هذه المجموعة، أرسل بريدًا إلكترونيًا إلى [email protected] لإلغاء اشتراكك في هذه المجموعة، أرسل رسالة إلكترونية إلى [email protected]. للحصول على مزيد من الخيارات، يمكنك الانتقال إلى هذه المجموعة على العنوان http://groups.google.com/group/cc-arab-world?hl=ar.
