Telecommunications has become the subject of much attention in education. Our media contain frequent items about the endless possibilities of this powerful technology. There is a great deal of excitement among educators around the world over the possibilities for using the Internet and other telecommunications networks in classrooms.
Yet, we daily struggle with basic issues which need to be faced if teachers and students are to maximize the educational value of telecommunications in the classroom:
The 1996 I*EARN International Conference will use these questions as its themes. This event builds on the highly successful prior meetings in Puerto Madryn, Argentina (1994) and Melbourne, Australia (1995). Participants are expected from 25-30 countries.
Three years ago, the majority of living Nobel Prize winners published a "Warning to Humanity" which stated "no more than one or a few decades remain before the chance to avert the [environmental and other] threats we now confront will be lost and the prospects for humanity immeasurably diminished."
The pace of change and issues facing the globe are rising exponentially. New nations are being created. Technology is changing at a dizzying pace. Our educational institutions are charged with preparing our young people for the 21st century. Students will need to understand and have the skills to participate effectively in the changing world around them. It is the goal of I*EARN and the Third Annual International Conference to assist educators and youth leaders to meet this challenge.
Let us briefly describe our work. The vision and purpose of I*EARN is to enable young people to undertake projects designed to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of the planet and its people. We facilitate projects designed to empower youth (primary through secondary school ages) to work together in different parts of the world through telecommunications. I*EARN projects are designed and implemented by educators and young people throughout the network.
We hope that this conference will provide educators from around the world with the opportunities to work together to meet the challenges facing us all as we move into the 21st century. We look forward to working and sharing with you.
I*EARN Centers in:
Sponsors include:
Persons wishing to submit a Workshop Proposal should contact: Narcis Vives, Program Chair at: nvives@pangea.upc.es.
The working language of the conference will be English. Partial translation services can be provided for a limited number of othe languages depending on the request.
July 7, 1996 - DAY ONE
July 8, 1996 - DAY TWO
July 9, 1996 - DAY THREE
July 10, 1996 - DAY FOUR
July 11, 1996 - DAY FIVE
July 12, 1996 - DAY SIX
Evenings: Hungarian movie festival, recreation (site has indoor swimming pool and other facilities), socializing, visiting downtown Budapest and the "Castle".
Program Committee:
Transportation Arrangements (omitted)
Registration Form (omitted)
Ed Gragert
Director, I*EARN
345 Kear Street
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 USA
e-mail: iearn@iearn.org
Youth Making a Difference through Telecommunications, I*EARN.
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