Creating a global learning environment drs. J.H.W. Didderen Fontys Profiks

“This is our Time” heeft zich ontwikkeld van vrij gesloten project voor 2e Fase Voortgezet Onderwijs tot een flexibele multimediale leeromgeving voor intercultureel en internationale communicatieporjecten met een hoge mate van interactie voor diverse onderwijssectoren. In de presentatie op NIOCC’99 wordt uit de doeken gedaan wat de belangrijkste eigenschappen en factoren zijn die “ Time” zo aantrekkelijk maken voor docenten en scholieren uit zoveel (>50) verschillende landen. De rol van Informatietechnologie, met name de pragmatische toepassing van, staat daarbij centraal. Verder wordt aandacht besteed aan de consequenties die concepten als “ Time “ hebben voor het opleiden van Leraren- en ICT- deskundigen in het onderwijsveld. De dia-presentatie op deze CD-Rom schetst iets meer van de algemene achtergronden en doelstellingen van “This is our Time”. Het concept “Time” is bedacht en ontwikkeld door SMC-Telematica Heerlen en wordt sinds 1995 jaarlijks uitgevoerd in opdracht van Unesco. Voor meer informatie over de NIOCC’99 bijdrage: Over het Time project algemeen:

There was a lady named “Bright” Who travelled much faster than light She left home one day In a relative way And came back the previous day

Introduction Practice Philosophy Times to come

“This is our Time” is an annual, global telecommunications project for secondary schools initiated for the UNESCO Associated Schools Project (ASP). Introduction

‘This is our Time’ Time is about... young people worldwide sustainable school links (access to) New Technology flexible electronic learning environment virtual market place educational activities current world issues

Practice Time is an allround and boundles project 1 - Vast package of educational activities - Each school creates its own set - depending on technical capacities long term activities - annual highlight on Time-day - 24 hours online communication - video conferencing, chat, Unite the Nations, etc... - local activities on world issues: global in the local - such as: Water Project, Cultural Market, Forum on Drugs

Practice: participants Primary Schools Secondary Schools Community Groups Educational organisations Teacher Training Institutes

>200 schools direct involvement: indirect involvement: total reach: 20 million people Expected reach

Hola Time We are very pleased to be participating in the Time Project this year and are looking forward to building links with more like minded youth from around the planet. Thank you Time for this opportunity. Peru This was a terrific project unlike anything I have ever experienced in my 10 years of teaching and something I am dying to do again....hopefully dont have to wait 50 more years to do it again. Canada My pupils have worked hard to get in contact not only with there twinning schools but also with more than 30 other schools, sending their opinion of Human Rights, asking question about others´opinions. Sweden

Students gain knowledge, attitudes, values and skills towards the principals of international understanding, co-operation, sustainable development, peace and human rights. Philosophy

Time aims to: Increase cultural awareness by inter- cultural exchange; Encourage and enable communication and co-operation by creating a global platform Create a virtual market place where young people can meet and have fun; Enable teachers and educators to learn about young people’s views concerning the present; Encourage young people to reflect on the notion of “time” and other contemporary issues; Contribute to international solidarity.

Activities Classroom Twinning Local Activities Video conference Unite the Nations Time Line Time Out Time Quest Lesson on Time Lesson on UN/UNESCO Time Gallery Design a Clock Click on the links to go to extra information

Times to come We strive to: reach schools for every timezone and hemisphere establish 1 home-base per continent reinforce sustainable school links develop a Time workbook expand the Time website become a multilingual project

Theme 1999: Two generations Theme 2000: Culture of Peace Theme 2001: Time for Tec01 Time

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