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The
1st International Teachers' Conference held in Singapore
in September 2001 succeeded in promoting ICT as an effective tool
to deliver education and promote academic and cultural exchanges
among high school teachers and students between Asia and Europe.
To build on the momentum, the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) co-organised
the 2nd International Teachers’ Conference in Tampere,
Finland, from 11 - 14 September 2002, with the National Board of
Education, Finland, and the Education Committee of the City of Tampere.
The four-day Conference in Tampere gathered together a total of
55 high school teachers and educators from 16 countries in Asia
and Europe to initiate and/or participate in collaborative ICT projects.
In recognition of their outstanding contributions to the objectives
of the AEC, AEC Awards, comprising a cash grant of USD2,500 were
awarded to three AEC Project Groups, namely, "Cultural
Fusion", "The
1st AE Classroom Meeting Point", and "Halo-Halo
to Mooncake". They were among the seven AEC Project Groups
that were established at the conclusion of the Singapore Conference
in September 2001. The AEC Award would be used either to further
develop the AEC Project or to develop a new project.
After robust exchange of views and discussions among the participants
of the Tampere Conference, nine
AEC Project Groups were established. They were: |
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E-World |
| 2. |
Face
2 Face |
| 3. |
Handshakes
All Over the World - Virtual Homestay |
| 4. |
Let’s Do the Same Lesson |
| 5. |
Living
in A Multicultural World |
| 6. |
Merging
Melodies; |
| 7. |
Ndolalak and Hambo |
| 8. |
The Multicultural Exchanger - An Newspaper Online |
| 9. |
Women All Over the World |
The
Co-ordinators of three of the existing AEC Project Groups, “Nuclear
Energy”, “Cultural Fusion”, and the “Halo-Halo
to Mooncake” announced that the projects would be further developed
to incorporate more interesting themes and topics to involve more
students.
There was overwhelming support for the AEC Teachers’ Conference
to be held annually to inject momentum to the AEC initiative. The
next conference would be held in an Asian country in September or
October 2003. All AEC Project Groups will be expected to report on
the developments of their projects prior to the 3rd Teachers'
Conference.
* photos courtesy of ASEF.
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