Chewing Gum and Education- July 15, 2003 It may not be immediately obvious what Wrigley's, the world's biggest gum-maker, can teach us about the future of education in a WTOGATS-world. There is a lesson to be learned, though, and it is not a happy one for those who feel that learning is inextricably tied to the cultural values of the learners. The title of the lesson is something like: Free Trade Defeats Local Standards. Ishttp://transnationaled.blogspot.com/2003/07/chewing-gum-and-education.html GVU's Pedagogy Begs Scrutiny- July 10, 2003 It's been a few weeks since the announcement of the opening of the Global Virtual University (GVU) and still no media coverage in sight. This still surprises me, though maybe there are reasons why this landmark UN initiative remains widely unreported outside of Norway. Perhaps, as GVU's home page mentions, the audience that this university is focused on attracting is the "developing world."http://transnationaled.blogspot.com/2003/07/gvus-pedagogy-begs-scrutiny.html |