Mini-Lecture #13, the final one of the current semester, has just been posted. I know there are difficulties, but PLEASE try to finish up your Learning Circle projects as soon as possible. Those that have already arrived are first-rate. Take a look at the project of the Learning Circle on Global Climate Change And, here is the link [...]
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Mini-Lecture #12, an interview with Dyan deNapoli, “The Penguin Lady,” who discusses her book on “The Great Penguin Rescue,” which provides a sterling example of the human capacity for empathy, has just been posted. Please keep up your excellent work toward completion of the Learning Circle projects – the use of blogs, wikis, and power point [...]
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Mini-Lecture #11 has just been posted – it is a preview of the lecture I will give at the Forum on Education Abroad annual conference in Boston in a few days. You may find it useful as it addresses some of the deeper theoretical and philosophical issues informing The Global Conversation. Also, for those of you concerned about climate [...]
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Mini-Lecture #10 has just been posted. In it I ask you to calculate your water usage using the water calculator that you will find at the top of the course home page – you can then post your usage in comparison to the amount the average American uses in the Forum I created below the calculator [...]
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Mini-Lecture #9 has just been posted. This mini-lecture looks at the attacks on Libya and the possible key role played by Libya’s oil reserves, as well as the ongoing difficulties at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. It notes George Monbiot’s fear that instead of nuclear power more coal fired plants will be constructed with much worse environmental consequences [...]
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