<<October 9, 2000>>
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David Levy <AXEL@conted.lan.mcgill.ca>
Robin Eley <dean@conted.lan-mcgill.ca>
Roger Lee Boston <rboston@tenet.edu>
D. K. Sachdev <dksachdev1@aol.com>
Dr. Joseph N. Pelton <ecjpelton@aol.com>
Kimberly K. Obbink, Ed.D. <kobbink@montana.edu>
Rafael Bozeman Rodriguez, Ph.D. <rbrsat@pworld.net.ph>
Steven Donahue <sdonah01@bellsouth.net>
James R. Sheats <sheats@hpl.hp.com>
Frank Ovaitt <frank.ovaitt@enamics.com>
Dear David:
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(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I).
I greatly enjoyed my visit to your university on 10/6th.
I thank you
very much for your generous hospitality.
My scheduled plane was delayed for about 2 hours,
but luckily,
they put me (as a stand-by) in the previous flight which
had been
delayed also, but left around 7 pm.
However, when I got in LGA airport, my luggage was
missing so that
I had to spend a few hours there to finally get in my
home around
the mid-night!! -- the luggage was delivered in the
next morning.
My cold (which I got in hot weather of Tampa, FL
in the previous
week) is now getting all right -- thanks for your concern.
(2) Thank you very much for your kind words for my talk.
Yes, Roger's demo was superb -- particularly the one of
his web sites
<http://www.teched.org/hist/iia.htm>
for his planned trip to Vietnam
<http://www.teched.org/hist/yr00/vietnam/>!!
Dear Roger:
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I suggested David to invite you to conduct a hands-on
training
workshop. I hope you can squeeze it into your busy
travelling schedules.
(3) About Web-based English Teaching Program:
Pls see ATTACHMENT II by Steven Donahue.
Dear Steve:
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Many thanks for your msg.
BTW, our Congressional Testimony can be retrieved at our
<http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/>.
Dear David:
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Pls feel free to contact Steve.
(4) About LINCOS Project:
Brief PowerPoint slide show can be retrieved at http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/HTML%20Presentation%20folder/index.htm
According to Jim Sheats of HP, they have 4 Mbps two-way
digital
satellite Internet service from San Diego at only $200/month
for leasing.
Our thought is to emulate this project to combine
with our scheme
of fixed broadband wireless Internet approach for community
development -- see <http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Tampere_Conference/Global_Broadband_Internet/Global_Broadband_Diagram.html>.
The web site of the LINCOS project can be retrieved at
According to this web site, 50 units of their compact
gears have been
shipped to Dominican Republic.
Dear Prof. Eley:
================
(5) David told me that your university send your faculty members
to Sophia
University in Tokyo to extend your management program.
Pls let me know if you would be interested in extending
it further to
China. BTW, following person was my classmate during our
junior high
school;
Professor Kimitada Miwa
International History
Director of Institute of American and Canadian Studies
7-1, Kiwoi-cho
Jyochi (Sophia) University
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102
JAPAN
+81-33-238-3567
Fax: +81-33-238-3908
Dear D.K.:
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(6) It was my great pleasure to have met with you during the
annual
conference of the International Institute of Communications
(IIC) in
Tampa, FL last month.
(7) Pls visit Roger's web sites -- particularly the one for his trip to Vietnam.
You saw Roger's demo during our Rescue Iridium"
workshop held at
the National Telephone Cooperative Association (NTCA)
in
Arlington, VA on 6/20th.
His trip will certainly be a very significant development
for Vietnam
and the US, and hence to the world!! Vietnamese fought many
decades to
crumbling down their vertical hierarchical social structure.
Roger will
demonstrate affordable and accessible Internet -- the most
effective
tool to make a finishing touch to their history-long dream!!
(8) I was very impressed with your PowerPoint slide show of
your WorldSpace
satellite service during the IIC conference.
As mentioned at that time, I would greatly appreciate
it if you can
kindly send me (and Roger) the copy of the slide show file
by email.
I would also like to show it to the people in Manila,
Beijing and
Tokyo during my trips from 10/24th to 11/11th -- particularly
when
I present my paper "Global University System"
at The 14th Annual
Conference of The Asian Association of Open Universities
at The
University of Philippines/Open University, Manila, Philippines
25-27 October 2000
-- which can be retrieved at
Dear Roger:
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(9) According to D.K., the digital broadcasting (at about
0.5 Mbps) can be
downloaded from the WorldSpace satellite with a simple Yagi
antenna and
a PC card (total about US$200/unit). As you can find in
their web site,
they now provide satellite service over Vietnam and the western
Pacific
-- incidentally, Vietnamese is now using it, too.
They also provide a 5% satellite capacity free of charge
for
humanitarian projects -- which our Global Service Trust Fund
(GSTF) is to emulate.
During our Rescue Iridium" mtg, we tried to find
out a some
configuration to utilize the WorldSpace satellite for downlinking,
and
the Iridium for uplinking, as you may recall. However, the
Iridium has
only 2,400 bps and has already been terminated for its coverage
over the
Far Eastern countries.
A next thought may be to utilize the free of charge narrow
band INTELSAT
satellite which is available under the Project ACCESS which
was
initiated by Joe Pelton -- as the people at the University
of South
Pacific in Fiji is now using.
Pls talk these possibilities with your Vietnamese friends,
and if they
are interested, they may attend our Manila workshop next
spring to
discuss further which workshop is now being organized by
Kim and Ralph.
Dear Frank:
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(10) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT III).
It was certainly my great pleasure to have met with you
at the IIC
conference in Tampa, FL last month.
I visited your excellent web site with great interest.
However, I am sorry to say that I could not open your two PDF files.
Keep in touch.
Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT I
From: "David Levy" <axel@conted.lan.mcgill.ca>
To: utsumi@columbia.edu
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 13:39:33 -0400
Subject: home. . .
tak - i hope your flight left on time, that you got home without
any
problem & that you are taking care of your cold...i very much
enjoyed your visit and the things you had to say...roger's
demonstration was spectacular...i will be in touch with him...
i would be interested in contacting that person in south florida
who
has set up an on-line english teaching program... also, in an
e-mail
last month, you made reference to a glosas project in the dominican
repubic...i would like to hear more about that one, too...let's
keep in
touch...take care...david
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ATTACHMENT II
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:42:30 -0400
From: steven donahue <sdonah01@bellsouth.net>
To: utsumi@columbia.edu
Subject: Washington Testimony
Dr. Takeshi Utsumi,
I have viewed your e-testimony and would be interested in learning
more about
your group. My testimony is also on the site. I have been working
with Sister
Cities International to promote closing of the digital divide
as well.
Best,
Steven Donahue
Broward Community College
http://fs.broward.cc.fl.us/~sdonahue
Sister Cities: http://www.10tongues.com
http://www.erepublic.com/publications/gt/2000/sept/departments/eCommerceSLF.shtm
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FYI
some links:
The Promise of the Internet for English as a Second Language Adult Training
Professor Steven Donahue, Broward Community College, Florida
sdonahue@broward.cc.fl.us
E-Testimony submitted to the Web-Based Education Commissioner,
David Beyer, in
Washington, D.C. August 18, 2000
The testimony is on their site at
http://www.hpcnet.org/cgi-bin/global/a_bus_card.cgi?SiteID=168858
or my college site http://fs.broward.cc.fl.us/~sdonahue
I. Introduction
II. Immigration of non native speakers to the United States and
Florida
III. Training needs of the Immigrant Community
IV. Exporting English as a Second Language
V. Delivering English as Second Language over the Internet
VI. Policy Recommendations and Conclusion
............................
FYI
(1)CHRONICLE OF HIGHER ED
A Professor Goes Online to Teach
English Pronunciation By SARAH CARR
Steven Donahue says it's possible to teach
pronunciation online in English as a Second
language programs. In fact, he says, it's better to
teach
pronunciation online than face-to-face.
http://chronicle.com/free/2000/04/2000041401u.htm
(2)THE MIAMI HERALD
Language instructor puts accent on the Web
BY NEIL REISNER
nreisner@herald.com
On its face, the notion of teaching English pronunciation online
seems
ridiculous.
http://www.herald.com/herald/content/docs/009205.htm
(3) AMERICAN LANGUAGE REVIEW
TEACHING PRONUNCIATION ONLINE Steven Donahue
INTRODUCTION
Succumbing to conventional logic, pronunciation is certainly the
one English
skills course that must be taught person-to-person or onground.
In the following paper, a new model for teaching pronunciation
online is
presented that links the elements of diagnostic tests, a continuum
of
teacher/student interaction, mastery tests, and individualized
feedback.
http://fs.broward.cc.fl.us/~sdonahue/teaching-online.html
(4) GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY
Learn English Pronunciation Online
Jul 11, 2000 -- PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. -- The best way for students
who speak
French as their first language to correct their pronunciation
of "h," Asiatic
language speakers to correct their pronunciation of "l"
and "r," and Spanish
speakers to sort out the "b" and "v" mix-up
is to send them to the Web to take
pronunciation lessons on the English language.
http://www.govtech.net/news/news.phtml?docid=2000.07.11-1530000000000105
(5) BCC prof using the Internet to improve immigrants proper
pronunciation
By KARLA SCHUSTER Sun-Sentinel
Web-posted: 10:53 p.m. Aug. 6, 2000
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/daily/detail/0,1136,33000000000109125,00.html
Theres a speech professor at Broward Community College who
says he can teach
pronunciation without talking to his class. Steven Donahue still
listens to
his students. He just does it online instead
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Fall Schedule
1. http://www.universitybusiness.com will run a 1200 word piece
on
"gLearning" in Nov/Dec [ by Matt Villano].
2. http://www.aln.org Asynchronous Learning Network will publish
my paper on
teaching pronunciation online next issue, and there will be a
moderated
discussion.
3. http://www.alr.org American Language Reveiw has published
my article this
month and will run another article by me next month.[Mother Goose
and
Acquisition of Intonation, respectively]
4. I present at Virgina Tech on the 29th in Roanoke, Virgina
http://www.cddc.vt.edu/learning/
5. I present at MDCC (Miami Dade Community College) on October
22nd
6. I present at the English Language Institute at Florida International
University sometime in Novemeber
7. I present at Web2000 in San Antonio Nov 1 and Nov 3
http://www.aace.org/conf/webnet/presenterschedule.cfm?Retrieve=Retriev
8. I will probably be in Raleigh on the October 13th meeting with
Eduprise in
Raleigh about hosting the gLearner.
9. We will probably present to the Sister Cities International
Board on
October 20th in Washington, DC. I presented in Denver at the Conference
this
summer.
www.sister-cities.org/ and part of my presentation is at
http://www.10tongues.com
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ATTACHMENT III
From: frank ovaitt <frank.ovaitt@enamics.com>
To: "'utsumi@columbia.edu'" <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: Enjoyed meeting you
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 15:47:44 -0400
<<e-Enterprise Where are you.pdf>> <<e-Enterprise Where to Begin.pdf>>
Dear Dr. Utsumi:
It was such a pleasure to meet you last week at the IIC Annual
Conference. I promised to send you some further information relating
to
the topics discussed by Faisal Hoque in his panel remarks. The
two
attached white papers may be of interest, in addition to other
information on our website at www.enamics.com.
We believe the issues covered in these papers will be as important
in
Asia/Pacific as they are in North America and Europe. I hope
I can stay
in touch with you and send occasional updates about the progress
of
enamics.
Best regards,
Frank Ovaitt
Chief Marketing Officer
+1.203.356.2187
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David Levy
Centre for Continuing Education (CCE)
McGill University
680 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1184
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3A 3R1
514-398-7374
Fax: 514-398-2650
AXEL@conted.lan.mcgill.ca
Robin Eley
McGill University
dean@conted.lan-mcgill.ca
Roger Lee Boston
Rockwell Chair/Instructor
Distance Education/Technology Center
Houston Community College System
4310 Dunlavy Street
P.O.Box 7849
Houston, Texas 77006
USA
Tel: +1-713-718 5224
Cell: +1-713-822-7476
Fax: +1-713-718 5301
rboston@tenet.edu
boston_r@hccs.cc.tx.us (secondary)
http://www.rboston.com
http://www.teched.org/
http://www.hccs.cc.tx.us
http://www.teched.org/hist/iia.htm
D. K. Sachdev
Executive Advisor
W0RLDSPACE C0RP0RATI0N
2400 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
USA
Tel: 202 969 6000
Fax: 202 969 6001
dksachdev1@aol.com
www.worldspace.org
www.worldspace.com
Or
D.K. SACHDEV
10289 Johns Hollow Road
Vienna, VA 22182
Tel: (703) 757-5880
Mobile: (703) 314-3211
Dr. Joseph N. Pelton
Board member of GLOSAS/USA
Senior Research Scientist
Institute for Applied Space Research, Rm 340
George Washington University
2033 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20052
202-994-5507
Fax: 202-994-5505
ecjpelton@aol.com
jpelton@seas.gwu.edu
Or,
Acting Executive Director of CITI
Vice-Chair of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation of the U.S. (ACCFUS)
Arthur C. Clark Institute for Telecommunication and Information
(CITI)
4025 40th Street North
Arlington, VA 22207
(703) 536-6985
ecjpelton@aol.com
http://clarkeinstitute.com/
http://www.clarkeinstitute.com/
Kimberly K. Obbink, Ed.D.
Director
Burns Telecommunications Center and Extended Studies
128 EPS Building,
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3860
USA
Tel: +1-406-994 6550
Fax: +1-406-994 7856
kobbink@montana.edu
http://btc.montana.edu
Rafael Bozeman Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Former President of Trinity College of Quezon City
Trustee member of the St. Luke College of Medicine
#7 Visayas Avenue, VASRA
1128 Quezon City, Philippines
+632-524-7118
Cedllphone: 0918-880-2799
Pager: 1481-792171
Powerpage: 633-3333
rbrsat@pworld.net.ph
ralphrod@nsclub.net
paeling@mailcity.com
Steven Donahue
Broward Community College
Florida
sdonah01@bellsouth.net
sdonahue@broward.cc.fl.us
http://fs.broward.cc.fl.us/~sdonahue
Sister Cities: http://www.10tongues.com
http://www.erepublic.com/publications/gt/2000/sept/departments/eCommerceSLF.shtm
James R. Sheats
Program Manager, World E-services
Hewlett-Packard Co.
1501 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Tel. 650-857-5987
Fax 650-813-3152
sheats@hpl.hp.com
Frank Ovaitt
Chief Marketing Officer
Enamics, Inc.
2777 Summer Street, Suite 702
Stamford, CT 06905
t: 203-356-2187
t: 703-883-2535
f: 203-969-9037
f: 703-883-2922
frank.ovaitt@enamics.com
www.enamics.com
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