Since I was sort of banished from the US world of technology for working with Bill Clinton, I have created lots of international friends while working my way back to what is left after NCLB . I spent the last week with my friend Bob Hofman in the Netherlands.
There was a host of good friends there who are innovative and creative in the use of technology. Bob Hofman (1955) Global Learning Innovator and Consultant Bob Hofman has spent 25 years teaching, with a focus on learning expeditions and ICT (information and communication technology) policy based development. His strength is in designing innovative global educational programs that are generative, authentic, and respond to the evolving changes our world is facing. In 1996, he became the head of the ICT-department at the HAN/University of Nijmegen. During his three years at the university, he designed national and international courses for ICT-coordinators and conducted professional development and consultancy in more than 30 countries. ICT&E In 2000 he started his company ICT&E, where the 7 C’s of global learning became the theme of a global exploration. ICT&E works frequently with the Dutch Ministry of Education and the National Educational Portal “Kennisnet.” Through Kennisnet, he coordinates the “Twinschool” project, which connects schools in Canada and the US on a 1:1 base to schools in the Netherlands. As designer of “tailor made” (Special Needs Education) and “Borderless learning” he manages two nationally respected innovative learning arrangements. He also holds the chair for the iEARN (International Education and Resource Network)-Netherlands foundation and is an assembly member of iEARN International. As co-initiator of the Global Teenager Project, he is involved with a fast growing and high quality learning network that currently covers more than 7,500 students in over 35 countries. His wife Dini and their four global teenagers— Renske, Koen, Aafke, and Anne—keep this “global enabler” with both feet on the ground. I especially love his projects that are the resources for special needs children. I have failed to share this with you because of fears about copyright. I thought about him when I saw the winner of the ISTE teacher award. I forgot to nominate him. We spent time last week in Bad Bokelo, the Netherlands with a wonderful group of International teachers who are coordinators for their countries in the Global Teenager project. He is doing so much wonderful work. I hope he will share some of it with you. Check out his company web page http://www.ict-edu.nl/content/nederlands/icte/middenframe_7c-main.html _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
