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Heavy Lifting vs Spectral Presence in Global Higher Ed

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  The value of higher education in the 21st century has proven to be beneficial to the development of many societies. This article has addressed some very important elements – the benefits of collaboration with key stakeholders, the use of highly qualified designers with a global focus, and the vision for the need for higher education all equate to a plan for future success. I enjoyed the article. Heavy Lifting vs Spectral Presence in Global Higher Ed As I shuffled through the morning paper today, supping a much needed cup of coffee, I came across a  story  about the innovative architect Thom Mayne (of  Morphosis ) being selected to design the first building of Cornell University’s Applied Sciences NYC campus. This unique development initiative, outlined in detail here (‘ Unsettling the university-territory relationship via Applied Sciences NYC’ ), is rolling forward with considerable speed. Since Cornell (with Israel’s Technion) won the competition in December 2011, a Cornell/Technion
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Affirming Academic Values

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Post: This article is very interesting and brings to the fore some of the things that were not very apparent on the surface. Higher education is definitely a dynamic process and adding international flair to it makes for greater changes the as per the region of operation. Affirming Academic Values in Internationalization of Higher Education: A Call for Action I’m delighted to post the statement below, which is a contribution to a long needed debate about the underlying and often submerged values and ideologies associated with the ‘internationalization’ of higher education.  My thanks to Eva Egron-Polak, Secretary General,  International Association of Universities  (IAU), for sending it to  GlobalHigherEd.  See this  page  for the IAU’s general page on internationalization and this  page  for more information on their ‘rethinking’ initiative.   Kris Olds ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are  few higher education institutions that would report a disinterest in becoming more internationally co
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The importance of Academic Freedom

  Do you think academic freedom can exist as a separate entity from critical thinking and higher learning?
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Grand Finally!!!!

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Grand Finally : I am so thankful to God for the allowing me to see the completion in one piece.  This experience has truly been a learning and growing one.  I was able to see, hear, do and understand so much that I did not think would be possible in another setting.  It is said often but maybe we just gloss over it at times but I would like to say it with meaning - God is truly amazing. We made it through and I wish everyone all the best for the future.  To Gerald Roos , Fiona Beal , Brenda Hallowes , Deb Avery and Kevin - thanks will never be enough but I am truly blessed to have had you on this journey.  If there were others working behind the scenes whose names I am not familiar with, please know that my gratitude is extended to you as well.   Congratulations and God Bless.  
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Module 10 - Activity 2 (Policies and ICT)

We have set plans in place for full ICT implementation over the next five (5) years.  In order to get this accomplished we have outline several steps that will govern the process of implementation.    We have created an ICT Vision, Mission and Aim for the school.   Our vision is for all teachers and learners in our school to become confident with the use of ICT in an effort to further and enhance their skills and knowledge in the dissemination of information in their various subject areas. During the creation of our Aim, Vision and Mission statements we thought it was a very good approach to poll both teachers and students in order to determine what they thought of ICT implementation.  Some of the questions asked were:      What does ICT mean to you?      How do you think ICT will affect the way lessons are presented?      Would you be willing to participate in training offered for free by the school? After we concluded our planning process I was then abl
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