GFDD AND FUNGLODE OPEN "INTERNATIONAL WEEK ON DISTANCE EDUCATION SEMINAR"

Throughout the course of a week workshops and lectures will be offered in which educators from different countries share their experiences on distance education and their insights into the different ways of developing such educational programs. Monday February 13, 2006 Some of the key aspects covered at the "International Week on Distance Education" opening event, sponsored by Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) included the possibilities for Dominicans to update and expand their ways of acquiring knowledge and obtain a degree from a virtual university. The Deputy Secretary of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Victor Hugo Delancer, participated in the event and stressed the advance distance education is making in the world.

The Deputy Director spoke of the broad consensus that has been reached in America , Europe and other parts of the world regarding the convenience of the distance education platform. It is this reality, he said, which urges groups in the field not only to get involved in activities that strengthen this teaching method, but requires them to be on the cutting edge of its application methods.

He spoke of FUNGLODE and GFDD's sustained interest in providing people with access to more educational opportunities through programs with technical support. He went on to call for strict diligence in the creation of the Dominican virtual university; which will be broadly discussed during this week of lectures and workshops that will last until Friday 17, 2006.

He emphasized the importance of learning the details of other countries' distance education experiences in order to better prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.

The auditorium at FUNGLODE is serving as headquarters for the event and hosting teachers from Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Spain , and the United States , among others.

The weeklong event is part of the " Virtual University of the Dominican Republic " project which is being developed by both foundations.

Throughout the five days of activities, professionals, students, educational planners and experts will receive theoretical and practical training of the different aspects that make distance education and distance teaching. They will be given a general oversight of the models and educational designs used in distance education; the analysis of actions and decisions that comprise the design of a distance education program, and the development of methodologies and criteria for evaluating distance education programs.

Also on display will be the use of digital libraries and their role in distance education programs, as well as other technological tools available on the market

The gathering will also give way to the creation of a working group developing the Virtual University (http://www.univirtual.edu.do).

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Speakers' Profile	Presentations	Language	Audio Brief	Date
Marta Mena .	Desarrollo de Programas Educativos	Spanish		02/13/06
	Evaluación en Educación a Distancia	Spanish		02/13/06
Lorenzo García Aretio .	Experiencia de la UNED en EAD	Spanish		02/13/06
	Formación del Profesorado en la EAD	Spanish		02/15/06
João Vianney	UnisulVirtual - La implementación de una universidad virtual contemporánea en Brasil	Portuguese		02/15/06
Daniela Erani Monteiro Will	Diseños y modelos de la universidad virtual en Brasil	Portuguese		02/16/06
Angélica Maria Rojas Munoz	Plataformas Tecnológicas	Spanish		02/17/06
Marcelo Meléndez	Bibliotecas Digitales	Spanish		02/17/06

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