Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Update since graduation

Hi,
I graduated from the Graduate Diploma in Distance Education and Technology.
I'm reflecting on the program and what it meant to me and my career development.
Overall I had great learning opportunities. What I liked best was the dialogues with other students in forum conferences and on Me2U social software posts.

At this point I have got involved with ipeace and that has really been interesting and I have made many online friends. I have decided to support Amarok, a charity endeavor for "Mothers of Intention" -- Educating Mothers and their children -- and thereby, communities in poor areas of Bangladesh. I am excited about some artists and art therapists I know, painting and raising money for this worthy "learning". The Mothers and their children learn math and English as well as their own language.

I am hopeing to construct a model for both the American Dance Therapy Association members and for the Canadian Art Therapist Members -- that will help them learn and teach online. I will be presenting to both of them -- one in October, if accepted, and one is for sure in May.

In this way I hope the DistanceEducationOutreach begins to happen in the areas of my interest.