Speakers and Collaborators for GLD 2004 for one Asia and one Europe Stop will be:

Asia stop: ReBroadcast of the 60 minutes session from Bangkok on Learning Organizations (the slides push only after the introduction)

Dr Hashi Passi, Prof Dr BK Passi (Oasis Voice page) , Isabelle Michelet and technical support L O Ritzel from Thailand (visit Bangkoks Oasis page)

Europe stop: ReBroadcast of the 2 Hours sessions from Europe (different topics)

Dr Mark Esposito and L Ritzel with Guests from East Carolina University USA Dr. Elmer Poe and Dr. Rosina Chia who are the Brains of a great virtual global classroom project

Session from Heiner Benking"Learning - Dialogue - Cognition" some thoughts about a the WHAT, WHERE; WHY AND HOW. A presentation about a GLOBAL COVENANT and Orienting Generalisations like Maps and Models, New and Old forms of Learning and Communication inN general and in concrete.

Radio Ireland Session for 15 minutes

Session by Eric Schneider - Positive News Youth Views who represents as well TakingIT Global

"To be optimally effective, undertake at outset the most comprehensive task in the most comprehensive and incisively detailed manner." - R. Buckminster Fuller

GET INVOLVED IN CHANGING SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION:
Positive News: http://projects.takingitglobal.org/pn
Sustainability Forum in Schools: http://projects.takingitglobal.org/ispg
Omni-cultural Learning: http://projects.takingitglobal.org/great-spirit
Fair Travelling: http://projects.takingitglobal.org/tt
same and more at: www.cafeweltgeist.org/wfs_network.html

Topics:

Asia: Towards Learning Organization Through GLD VIII - click to open the presentation slides - contact Dr BK Passi for inquiries about the presentation or the International Conference in Bangkok on Learning Organizations in 2005

Europe: Usage of Collaboration technologies in Education. Case study of one of Switzerlands top Hotel and Business Management schools.- click below to open the animated slides (need Flash player)- contact L O Ritzel for inquiries and questions on DCT or the presentation done (more about L Ritzel, click here) -

WebCollaboration or applying the eMatrix (case-study: DCT) - World Culture Project

Prof Chia and Prof Poe: East Carolina University with support from the Department of State and in partnership with universities around the world brings their students into a face to face virtual classroom to study world cultures. Every semester students from each partnering country join with their peers from three other cultures in guided experiences that enhance their understanding and broaden their perspective of diverse cultures. Students in this course work with their partners using video/audio and other enhanced, affordable, low bandwidth Internet tools to facilitate small group and partnered learning.
- check a streaming media sample here To enquire about participating in this program please contact: Dr. Rosina Chia at chiaro@mail.ecu.edu

DCT international is actively participation with their students to cover the GLD event for almost all 24 hrs, check for more information on the official ICT Studentpages

Click here to a great collection of BEST of the Web, a collection of business websites and helpers. Categories are Cyberhelpers, Information Sites, Search Engines and Collbaration Tools

GLD and other activities in the Past:

2003 - Creating a new wave of Education, A Round table brought you from Bangkok/ Thailand by Prasena and Dr BK Passi
2003 - AIAER - Waves and Visions on 4th Wave Education
2002 - eColonization by Asia - a roundtable on "the gloabl civilization needs Asia" - Oasis pages with voice
2002 - The technology behind GLD, check this chart
2003 - Creativity Day in India with Dr Hashi
ongoing - Creativity Day activities Prasena and friends