GLOBAL
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE:
FACILITATING INTERNATIONAL LEARNING
GKE
Facilitates the Educational Involvements of International
Foundations and Corporations
As
part of its commitment to a global community, GKE assumes
a role of leadership in disseminating Best Educational Practices
and cutting edge research and exploration. GKE initiates
and facilitates the critical educational sharing of ideas;
it nurtures the networking of visionaries, stakeholders,
and decision makers interested in the development of global,
e-learning.
GKE
recognizes that 21st century learning is not confined to
the classroom or to a particular age group. It seeks to
enlarge global learning's 24/7, globally pluralistic, and
cross-generational concepts. It works to bring together
educational institutions, government bodies, foundations,
and corporations in the shared pursuit of global learning.
GKE
is dedicated to the effective dissemination of cutting
edge Best Educational Practices to facilitate the
critical implementation of strong, educational technology
infrastructures. GKE frequently facilitates classroom
visitations and meetings between educational leaders.
As a powerful reflection of GKE's dedication and commitment,
GKE President James Chang personally elects to accompany
key leaders on their visitations and to meet personally
to develop visionary initiatives.
GKE-facilitated
Classroom Visitation for the Tzu Chi Foundation
In
March, 2001, GKE President James Chang facilitated
members of the Tzu Chi Foundation on a visitation
to Hunterdon Central Regional High School, a National
Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in Flemington,
New Jersey, USA.
Tzu
Chi Foundation members were given a facility tour
by Dr. Roland Pare, HCRHS Director of Information
Systems. Attending members of the Tzu Chi Foundation
viewed a pilot classroom presentation by former
US Commissioner on the Congressional Commission
on Web-based Education and GKE Vice President of
Research, Florence McGinn.
Discussion of multimedia project assessment areas
was given by HCRHS English Instructor, Dan VanAntwerp.
In the HCRHS pilot project classroom, a full ComWeb
system is deployed. Award-winning classroom methodologies
employ ComWeb technology and the GKE Learning System's
concepts.
Members
of the Tzu Chi Foundation viewed in-depth, proof-of-concept,
award-winning student project work as well as had
discussion with pilot project students. The visit
was attended by GKE President, James Chang, and
the following Tzu Chi attendees:
Jackson
Chen: Executive Administrative Assistant,
Tzu Chi Foundation, New Jersey; School Administrator,
Tzu Chi Academy, New Jersey; Katie
Chao: Secretary for Inter-office Affairs,
Tzu Chi Foundation, New Jersey; School Administrator,
Tzu Chi Academy, New Jersey;
Yong Tai Tsai: Information Technology Team
Leader, Tzu Chi Foundation, New Jersey;
Christina Su: Teacher, Tzu Chi Academy,
New Jersey; Activity Coordinator, Tzu Chi Academy,
New Jersey;
LearningDigital.com
CEO, Shumin Chuang, Views
Award-winning Pilot Projects
CEO,
Shumin Chuang, of Taiwan-based LearningDigital.com
was facilitated by GKE President James Chang in viewing
award-winning, student pilot projects at Hunterdon Central
Regional High School in Flemington, New Jersey, USA, in
March, 2001.
Shumin
Chuang viewed AT&T grant-supported pilot projects
Electric Soup and the Multimedia Electronic Portfolio,
GKE facilitated International Pilot Projects, Macromedia
Corporation-supported Flash presentations, and other
pilot projects such as CyberLit and the National
Edition of Electric Soup.
CEO Shumin Chuang viewed the HCRHS pilot classroom
that utilizes ComWeb technology as an in-classroom
network as well as a distance learning configuration.
She viewed and discussed usage of classroom methodologies
based upon GKE Learning System's concepts of innovation
and strategies of technology-assisted learning.
CEO Shumin Chuang reciprocated by sharing a presentation
of cutting edge, corporate-developed xml tools that
can be deployed in educational environments.
GKE
is dedicated to the effective dissemination of cutting
edge Best Educational Practices to facilitate the
critical implementation of strong, educational technology
infrastructures. GKE frequently facilitates classroom
visitations and meetings between educational leaders.
As a powerful reflection of GKE's dedication and commitment,
GKE President James Chang personally elects to accompany
key leaders on their visitations and to meet personally
to develop visionary initiatives. 
In
March, 2001, GKE President James Chang facilitated
members of the Tzu Chi Foundation on a visitation
to Hunterdon Central Regional High School, a National
Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in Flemington,
New Jersey, USA. 
Katie
Chao: Secretary for Inter-office Affairs,
Tzu Chi Foundation, New Jersey; School Administrator,
Tzu Chi Academy, New Jersey; 
Shumin
Chuang viewed AT&T grant-supported pilot projects
Electric Soup and the Multimedia Electronic Portfolio,
GKE facilitated International Pilot Projects, Macromedia
Corporation-supported Flash presentations, and other
pilot projects such as CyberLit and the National
Edition of Electric Soup.