I perfectly agree with you, if the connectivity facilities are really activating change processes, interactive virality and virtual space should be our agora.
Angelica 2012/6/10 Cecilia Mercado <cicsd...@gmail.com> > Hi Suzanne, > > It would certainly be of advantage for people like us who are not able to > financially and physically participate but are very willing to attend and > participate in such a great initiative if this were made online. > > cez (Philippines) > > > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 6:15 AM, virtualMV <mverha...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Suzanne >> >> While I can't promise I will be able to attend, many of the OERu >> community live outside of the US/New York. As part of the "Connected World" >> you could consider using some online conferencing to beam your meeting >> across the globe. It would certainly demonstrate the capabilities to the >> group of global connectedness. I am sure the OERu community (check with >> Wayne MacIntosh of OERu) will be able to assist in making this possible. >> >> *Michael Verhaart **(Dr)*** >> >> *::* *Associate Professor, School of Computing* >> >> *Eastern Institute of Technology* >> >> * Hawke's Bay, New Zealand* >> >> * >> * >> On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 1:52:59 AM UTC+12, Suzanne Hall wrote: >>> >>> Folks -- @StateDept is hosting our next Fulbright Foreign Scholarship >>> Board meeting in NYC on June 12, 2012 @ the Ford Foundation. We plan to >>> discuss "Fulbright in a Connected World" and I'd very much like to make >>> OER/OCW a part of that conversation. Please see below the invitation and >>> RSVP information. Look forward to having you there! >>> >>> Any questions, give me a shout. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Suzanne Philion (formerly Hall) >>> >>> Senior Advisor for Innovation, Educational & Cultural Affairs Bureau >>> >>> @StateDept //// @SuzKP >>> >>> O: 202 632 6080 >>> >>> C:* *202 615 9118 >>> >>> J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board >>> >>> invites you to a discussion on >>> >>> >>> >>> Fulbright in a Connected World >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Join us for an exciting discussion to explore the impact digital >>> technologies are making in the international education space. With the >>> help of incredible expert speakers, we will explore opportunities for the >>> Fulbright Program <http://fulbright.state.gov/> to better build >>> projects collaboratively, recruit as diverse a demographic as possible and >>> expand our alumni network. >>> >>> >>> >>> The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange >>> program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Fulbright is >>> innovating to meet the vast changes in how we teach, learn, and share >>> knowledge in the 21st century. We are witnessing how tech advances are >>> bringing about social change, connecting people globally across languages, >>> geographical boundaries and time zones. Leveraging digital platforms, >>> Fulbright has the opportunity to scale globally its fundamental goal of >>> increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States >>> and the people of other countries. >>> >>> >>> >>> A Presidentially appointed group of 11 Members, the J. William >>> Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) welcomes your participation and >>> continued collaboration in this endeavor. >>> >>> >>> >>> *Date & Time*: Tuesday, June 12 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. >>> >>> *Venue*: Ford Foundation, East River Room, 320 E. 43rd >>> Street, >>> New York, NY 10017 >>> >>> *RSVP:* FSB@**state.gov <f...@state.gov>; 202-203-7010 >>> >>> >>> >>> 3:00 p.m. *Fulbright in a Connected World*, *Opening Remarks: FFSB >>> Chairman Tom Healy*** >>> >>> 3:10 – 3:45 *Crowdsourcing Fulbright* >>> >>> Moderator: Suzanne Philion, Senior Advisor for Innovation, Bureau of >>> Educational & Cultural Affairs @StateDept >>> >>> o Tom Rielly, Fellows Director, TED >>> >>> o Josephine Dorado, New School / funksoup.com >>> >>> o Ross Hoffman, Strategic Partnerships, Twitter >>> >>> o Jordan Bitterman, SVP, Digitas >>> >>> >>> >>> *Prior to the discussion, the Fulbright Board is hosting an open >>> session of their quarterly Board meeting including a presentation by MTV on >>> the Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship partnership, to which you are also invited, >>> starting at 2 p.m.* >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "WikiEducator" group. >> To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org >> To visit the discussion forum: >> http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator >> To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > -- http://connect-communicate.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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