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Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 15:53:37 +0900
From: Steve McCarty
<steve@kagawa-jc.ac.jp>
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The online paper "Reforms in Computer Education that are Possible for Japan" has just been published in Tokyo by the Child Research Net: http://www.childresearch.net/ (or in Japanese: http://www.crn.or.jp/ ) under Educational Visions: <http://www.childresearch.net/CYBRARY/EVISION/2000/STEVE.HTM>
The paper explains what has been done locally and can be done nationally by Japanese educators themselves, advocating two literacies: in networked computing and written English. How 40 4th grade children were successfully introduced to the Internet and international communication via a Web tour of their interests and a Web chat meeting in English is reported. It summarizes answers to questions presented at a panel discussion on "Education in the Information Age" in Tokyo at the Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM) of the International University of Japan: http://www.glocom.org/ (or see a brief summary of this panel discussion at: <http://www.glocom.org/debates/200002_education/>
Also new:
At "Global University System Asia-Pacific News and Links," after the 1999 Report on "Telecommunications in Japan," there are English and Japanese links on "Japan's IT Education & Asian Digital Divide Plans": <http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/asia-pacific/links.html>
Photo of the changing leaves of autumn at Ritsurin Park added to the Japanese-English Website on Shikoku Island Multilingual Research: <http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/global.html>
"International/Multicultural Issues & New Technologies for Learning" Fifth Annual Teaching in the Community Colleges Online Conference: <http://www.kcc.hawaii.edu/org/tcon2k/writing_teams/team5_report1.html>
e-Testimony to the Web-Based Education Commission (U.S. Congress), Hearing of September 14-15, 2000: http://www.webcommission.org/ including links to writings on educational technology: <http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve/congress.html>
Collegially,
Steve McCarty,
Professor, Kagawa Junior College,
Japan
http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/presence.html
Japanese Home Page: http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/
President, World Association for Online Education: http://waoe.org/
WAOE Website in Japanese:
http://www.sabotenweb.com/waoe/
Bilingualism and Japanology Intersection:
http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/epublist.html
E-mail: steve@kagawa-jc.ac.jp
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