I'm not that good at it, but I'm trying to figure it out on my own!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9M8Pd1B3tI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I personally enjoyed this link in particular because I think it's very relavant for the globalization course that we currently are in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXMarwAusY4
This clip is about Al Gore's famous movie "An Inconvenient truth". I have watched it so many times and I enjoy to watch it every time!
I think Al Gore has nailed it in this particular movie. It's about how our climate is changing every second of the day and that it is important to do something to save our environment and the planet for its future citizens. I also really like this movie beacuse I've written a huge assignement on it during high school.
Also on tuesday 5th we had a chat with Egon. Egon told us a lot about the shrinking of time and space which was very interesting. Especially to me because I really enjoy talking about theese types of things. I like the fact that the shrinking of time and space has such a big impact on our daily lives! It's exciting that just by using the internet we can keep ourselves updated on everything happening around the world. Even when we log on to Facebook, we can follow our friends' lives in other counties.. IT'S BLOODY AMAZING!
On tuesday we also discussed the definition of the word "communication", that I can link to what I already wrote on this page about the "shrinking of time and space". The word "communication" comes from the latin word "communis" that means "sharing", much like the word "communist".
Everything surrounding us is communication, it's a fact and we can't live without it!
Assignment:
Reflect on this quote: Globalization can ... be defined as the intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice versa.' (Anthony Giddens, former director of London School of Economics).
- Globalization is a process in which organizations develop international influence. Globalization to me is how we are able to also communicate with one another no matter where on earth we are living.
Furthermore it also comes in connection to what Anthony Giddens say when he states that: "Intensification of worldwide social relations".. By that we are yet again talking about how the world is in some ways "shrinking". Anthony Giddens is also very known for his theories about how we interact with other human beings in social groups, by staging ourselves in our own universe. Young people today are very much staging (iscenesætter) themselves through social medias like: "Facebook", "You Tube", "Twitter" and so on. I actually wrote a huge assignment on this particular subject where I was working with Anthony Giddens and Andrea Hejlskov (a danish writer), she wrote a whole selvfbiography as a novel. What is special about her book is that it's a book that she has been writing trhough the world known social media; Facebook! The whole entire book is from facebook status-updates and it is one of a kind. I can recommend it to ALL!
Through Facebook it has become harder to have privacy. We, as human beings, have a certain craving when it comes to attention and now, when we have Facebook, it has become more easy to get the satisfaction of staging ourselves, but also a lot easier for us to follow everybody elses lives online. We don't have to schedule a meeting/date to get to chat to one another anymore, now we can use 10 seconds and we have a date. We don't even have to pick up the phone any more and why bother, when getting in contact with friends and family is right there in front of us on Facebook.. All in all, we are all living our lives out online now a days.
Globalization has made a lot of things easier for us but it has also removed some of the charm of being a human being. We don't have as much face-to-face contact as we used to have back in the days. Globalization has also made some new factors for us as educational students. In Denmark we have the class RSEC (Religious Studies, Ethics and Citizenship), so that we learn a lot more about the Danish educational system, but also about educational systems far away as in Malaysia for example.
That was is for today..
I agree with you on the link about post 9/11 and globalization. It raises some interesting questions on how we as teachers can help promote awareness on globalization. We live in a world where this topic is here to stay. So we have to care! We are so interlinked that our economies, the climate, political changes etc. affects us all world wide. And then there is the rapid technology progression…. It is a blessing and a curse. Let’s hope that we find ways to use this power for the greater whole of humanity.
SvarSletClever minds think alike Jane! :D
SletI'm going to try to follow your blog if I can figure out how :)
Simone,
SvarSletYou have been successful in designing and starting your blog. Congratulations!
Here is feedback to you on the theme “Globalization”
Concerning task 1 which is ..:”Reflect on this quote: Globalization can ... be define as the intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring many miles away and vice versa.' (Anthony Giddens, former director of London School of Economics).
You have described and reflected on what globalization and professional change is a very intresting and relevant way. I look forward to follow your blog.
Concerning task 2 which is ..:”Write core concepts from this challenge with definitions” “ In this section you collect 3-7 core concepts from each challenge to form your personal glossary on globalization.
FURTHERMORE, the section called ”Glossary” is designed for other words than the core concepts, that are new to you, and you yourself consider important to learn.
As far as I can see you have not jet written core concepts and started your “Glossary”. Therefore I have a proposal to you: See Aimee Mcafee´s blog under "Globalization" and under "Glossary" for inspiration. You can even cut and paste from her blog.
Yours
Egon Hedegaard, eghedegaard@gmail.dk
PS: I recommend checking out the following links from ”The Global School. Connecting Classrooms and Students Around the World”:
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Learning acts & teacher training manual: http://en.childrenslibrary.org/books/activities/index.shtml
TakingITGlobal use the power of online community to facilitate global education, social entrepreneurship, and civic engagement for millions of youth between the ages of 13 to 30
worldwide. Link: www.tigweb.org "Global Issues" on the TakingITGlobal website connects people to the issues that matter to them most: http://www.tigweb.org/global-issues/
"Tread Lightly" is a free climate change education and engagement program. The aim is to empower youth to reduce their ecological footprints and take action on climate change. The interactive tools on the website may be used in schools as well as by any group or individual: click http://treadlightly.tigweb.org/
"Website Tour": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syatRXG5O3w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Small actions can have a big impact on the environment if lots of people do the same:
Commit2act is an app for iPhone & iPad inspiring you to act and document and share with others. Free in App Store. Information at http://www.commit2act.org/