October 18, 2006 – 7:15 am
The Summit Dinner was a great start to the education.au global summit which is really an opportunity for strategic conversations. Not only was there the opportunity for networking, but the entertainment was very funny. Well done to Jane for that choice. I sat next to Jean Johnson (www.thecademy.net) and George Siemmens (http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/) and given our conversations I […]
October 3, 2006 – 1:38 pm
Day 3 included a visit to a school, to the Samsung Factory and to KERIS. The school visit was to a local boys high school. In Korea, high school starts in Year 10 and students complete their last year of school three years later. Single sex schools are a relic from the past, and most […]
October 3, 2006 – 1:37 pm
Deputy Minister for Education, Dr KIM, Gwang-Jo described the program of education reform for Korean Education. The reform would be based on four key elements:
1. Curriculum Reform
2. Deregulation and school governance reform
3. Increase in public financing (5% of GNP)
4. Incorporation of ICT into schools and classrooms.
What was impressive about his speech was the commitment and drive from the government […]
September 27, 2006 – 10:42 pm
I am attending and speaking at the first e-Learning International Seminar, hosted by KERIS, where Dr HWANG, Dae-Joon, President remarked that the rapid pace of change require collaborative efforts globally and the seminar was designed to discuss, share and learn about the challenges that many countries face.
Keith Krueger, CEO, CoSN in the US, challenged the audience […]
September 5, 2006 – 10:09 pm
There is no doubt that the corporate environment sees Web 2.0 technologies (RSS, Blogs, Wikis ) as effective in improving business delivery. This already includes strengthening internal communication, diversifying marketing activities and connecting with their clients to derive immediate feedback. Marketing gurus are now include in their language viral marketing and digital marketing, encouraging application […]
