Hi Rodney,

Natasha (at the State University - Higher School of Economics in Moscow)and I (at George Mason University) have been linking our classes via telebridge (videoconferencing) technology every tuesday. On Thursdays, my class holds discussion among ourselves.  My students are also blogging each week and adding them to the international mix. After March 22nd, Natasha's course ends.  Our course continues until May 10th.  If there are other universities that are interested in partnering for some telebridged lectures, then we have some tuesdays open for that starting March 29th. We also record all of our joint lectures and discussions with Moscow, so I suppose thatcopies can be provided. This is not the same as a formal lecture that might be used in just any class, since it involves discussion and interaction between our two classes, but it might be interesting to others as well.

I am also involved in a working group (the Transnational and Transitional Justice Workshop, sponsored by our Center for Global Studies at GMU), which is hosting a semester long Global Justice film series.  My students are attending all four of the films, which also have a moderated discussion afterward. 

Here are the films that we are showing this semester: 
http://cgs.gmu.edu/ttjfilmseries2011.htm

If anyone is interested in seeing a copy of our syllabus, please contact me.

Best,

John

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----- Original Message -----
From: Наталья Кравчук <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011 3:42 am
Subject: Re: Increasing the Globalization Aspect of Our Course during the Pilot Phase

> Dear all, 
> 
> my students will participate in blogging. They are going to make 
> three blogs - first on globalization, second on human rights and 
> the third  - as a responce to someone's blog.  We are starting 
> blogging next week. Please encourage your students to comment on 
> our entries.
> 
> Thanks, 
> Natasha Kravchuk
> 
> Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:22:58 -0500 письмо от "Coates, Rodney D. Dr." 
> <[log in to unmask]>:
> 
> Dear Partners:
> 
> One of the features that we had anticipated as part of our course 
> entailed our students working as members of international teams for 
> their group projects. While, this now does not seem likely for this 
> likely for the pilot phase for reasons that we have already 
> discussed.  It is more than likely, given the increased number of 
> global partners recently joining us, for the fall.  But for the 
> Pilot Phase, I wonder if we can yet do some things that will 
> increase the global experience for our students.  
> 
> First of all thanks Enzo for offering to encourage your students 
> from Milan to interact and advise regarding the projects once you 
> come on board in April.  I was thinking that when you do, one of 
> the things that we can do is to encourage an intensive interaction 
> between your students and U.S. students in the blogs.  This would 
> at least provide this as a means for discussion.
> 
> Also Natasha, I was wondering if it would be at all possible for 
> your students to participate in the blogs as well.  This way U.S. 
> students can at least have access to these rich dialogues.
> 
> One of the features which we also suggested in our syllabus and 
> planning phase was to encourage Partners to produce a lecture and 
> put it on line (like youtube) and therefore serve as a kind of 
> guest lecture.  This would be especially beneficial if we can get 
> Partners from multiple countries to enhance the Global exchange of 
> ideas. 
> Are any of these possible?
> 
> 
> rodney
> 
>