Greetings from Japan. As President of the World Association
for Online Education (WAOE) from 1998-2001, I appreciate the Commission's mandate
and offer the services of an international network of volunteers.
We recently were able to abolish membership dues, for the sake
of access and equity for the global community of educators and
the less privileged who are nevertheless interested in professional
development to teach online.
With my background in Asian Studies, specializing in Japan,
I have been following educational developments within Japan, sometimes
translating news that does not otherwise appear in English, such
as the announcement that online classes would be recognized and
that virtual universities could be accredited. I also assist the
Global University System led by Dr. Takeshi Utsumi in New York,
who is to attend the Commission's hearing. Please check out some
of the links below and let me know by e-mail if I may be of any
further assistance. Thank you.
Teaching in the Community Colleges Online Conference 1998
Keynote Address
University of Virginia Multicultural Pavilion International
Project (1998)
(how to conduct academic conferences entirely online) The
Well Connected Educator (1997)
Fifth Annual Teaching in the Community Colleges Online Conference
(2000)
Tokyo, Child Research Net: Educational
Visions (15 September 2000)
Collegially,
Steve McCarty
Professor, Kagawa Junior College, Japan
Online Library:
Bilingualism and Japanology Intersection
(an Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library 4-star site)
Updated on 3 December 2001