After the
conference we asked everybody to tell us about their "Singapore
experience". Here are some comments offered by participants. |
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| "Thank you
very much for the conference. It has greatly improved my perceptions
on different people and at the same time it has enriched my teaching
life.
In
these times, it is very rare when people have a chance to communicate
and from their differences get an opportunity to work together."
Ms.
Caroline C. Laforteza,
Teacher in Manila, the Philippines |
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| In a world that
is in deep turbulence of violence and future uncertainty, the 1st
AEC conference was the right step in the right time to a peaceful
realisation of our one common world. The organising committee of the
conference has my gratitude for the unforgettable moments that we
all have shared in Singapore, a multi-civilisation paradigm of how
a modern world might be.
The
need to going deeper in educational speculation was a fruitful outcome
of the
conference in order for our projects to truly share a common....
cyber-class.
Mr.
Theodoros Otzakoglou
Teacher in Athens, Greece |
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| "A good
springboard for the cultivation of collaborative efforts among educators
to bring learning beyond the classrooms."
Ms.
Goh Poh Kenn
Teacher in Singapore |
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| "The discussions
in our working group were focused on how to unite ourselves, how to
exchange our ideas, and what to talk about using the Internet. These
discussions were not so smoothly carried out simply because we didn't
know how different we were and the best way to go.
But
what was encouraging was the zeal and efforts we had shared for
our collaboration. It was only the first step. I am looking forward
to keeping on going."
Mr.
Hideyuki Baba
Teacher in Tokyo, Japan |
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| "The AEC
conference was an unforgettable and fantastic event. I cannot forget
the ASEF party on September 4th, 2001. The dragon and lion dance is
still vivid in my memory.
AEC
and Singapore gave me many excellent insights and I have come to
know Singapore culture, their history, their innovative mind and
their passion for education. I also now realize the importance of
global learning and mind. So, I try to emphasize the importance
of a global mind to my students."
Mr.
Kyungtak Kim
Teacher in Daejeon, Korea
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| "I will
always remember Raffles Girls and their School - How can you upgrade
such an already lovely learning environment? Thanks also to all participants
including local school students for inspiration, to the organisers
for worthwhile labour and recreation (I treasure my new knowledge
of tea) and to Singapore for happy perspiration!"
Dr.
Jeffrey R. Day
Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong, China
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| I had a wonderful
time at Singapore during the conference. It was very well organised
& the participants were very well taken care of.... The conference
provided platforms to share idea & opportunity to work as a team.
It is a very challenging task as all members need to overcome the
physical & most importantly time barrier and other constraints.
Mr.
Haji Abdul Rahim
Principal in Brunei |
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| The idea is good
and it motivates our thinking of using modern means of communication
for the Vietnamese young generation. To be honest, the infrastructure
in your country is good already and in order to get the same, we need
to have at least 5 to 7 years. ... Thank you so much for giving us
a chance there and learning more from you. We do hope to have more
chances for further communication.
Mr.
Dong Nguyen Quang
Teacher in Hanoi, Vietnam |
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| The time in Singapore
was most enjoyable. I especially admired the good background work
different project leaders had done, and I was happy to be able to
join the project prepared by teachers of St Joseph's in Singapore
- keep up the good work!
Ms.
Eeva Tuokko
Teacher in Helsinki and Member of Finnish National Board of Education |
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Singapore was
great!!!
Mr. Jürgen Ganzer
Teacher in Hermannsburg, Germany |
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