Participating vs. Spectator

Winford Gordon, Assistant Professor of Psychology, wrote a commentary in the Asheville Citizen-Times on Friday, September 5. The link to this commentary is
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880903083
In the article he reports incoming students at WCU were required to read Three Cups of Tea and proceeds to encourage students to participate in life instead of watching from the sidelines. I found the commentary engaging.

The World is Flat - More of the Same or a New Approach

In Chapter 1 of The World Is Flat, Friedman recalls the voyage of Columbus, colonization, and industrialization. Are the motives behind 21st globalization different from the ones recorded throughout history?

Can we change the world - one cup of tea at a time

At the heart of Three Cups of Tea is a powerful but simple message: we each, as individuals, have the power to change the world, one cup of tea at a time. Yet the book powerfully dramatizes the obstacles in the way of this philosophy: bloody wars waged by huge armies, prejudice, religious extremism, cultural barriers. What do you think of the "one cup of tea at a time" philosophy?

Invitational Ambassador program

During the first 3 days of classes this semester, the Invitational Education committee set-up in several areas around campus to help students with questions and directions as they got started with classes. We helped hundreds of students with directions, parking passes, student handbooks, campus maps and more. It was a big success and we'll be back out there in semesters to come. If you are interested come to an Invitational Education meeting and get involved!

A-B Tech World Blog Workshop

What is a blog? What happens when I access a blog? How do I add comments to a blog? How do I incorporate the blog into my courses? Want the answer to these and other blog-related questions.

Come to this informational session on using the new http://abtechworld.blogspot.com blog. Presented by Pete Kennedy and Pam Silvers, this session will help you access and use the blog. NOTE: This is not a session on creating a blog, just on using a blog.

Date: Tuesday, September 9
Time: 9-10 am
Location: Balsam Room 117

Three Cups and The World is Flat

If you haven't started reading Three Cups of Tea or The World is Flat (Release 3.0) go to Holly Library to get a copy and get started. We'll start a discussion on some topics of interest from the books soon!

Invitational Education at Asheville - Buncombe Technical Community College

Debby Harmon spoke to the Invitational Education Committee last week and gave us a great overview of Invitational Education in general and an historic look at our dedication to Invitational Education at Asheville - Buncombe Technical Community College.

Learn more by view her presentation below. Thanks for sharing Debby!

2 Million Minutes trailer

I haven't seen this movie yet but I stumbled on the trailer while searching YouTube for Global Education today. Very interesting ... whether you agree or not. There are some interesting comments on this video on YouTube if you follow the link ...



If you would like to view the entire documentary the Holly Learning Resource Center has copies available for staff and students to check out.

Invitational Education - first meeting Fall 2008

Today we had the first meeting of the Invitational Education Committee for the Fall 2008 semester. A couple of things worth noting:

• Next week during the first 3 days of classes, we will have Invitational Education Ambassadors posted around campus helping students with any questions they may have. Look for us in the maroon shirts that say 'I can help!'
• Watch the blog closely for our first Invitational Education Global book forum coming soon ...

If you have any questions about Global or Invitational Education, you can email our fearless leader Carol Fleming at cfleming (at) abtech dot edu or feel free to email me!