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Telework No Longer Is Virtual, But Real
On March 6, 2008, as part of the 2008 Conference of Virtual Educa Caribe, Victor Pizarro, Regional Director of Certifica.com, gave the presentation, “Telework: A Tool to Generate Resources,” in which he discussed the benefits of this increasingly common business trend.
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Global Foundation for Democracy and Development Launches 2007 Annual Report
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) has just published its 2007 Annual Report, which features all the projects, initiatives and achievements realized by the institution, sister foundation of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) in the United States, during the past year.
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José María Antón Discusses the Critical Importance of Virtual Educa
During the third edition of Virtual Educa, inaugurated Wednesday, March 5, 2008, Secretary General, José María Antón, highlighted the critical importance of the event sponsored by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE).
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The Impact of New Technologies on Education: The Ediciones NARCEA Experience
During the Ibero-American Forum, Virtual Educa Caribe at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Mónica González, Director of Ediciones NARCEA’s Department of Intellectual Property and Author Rights gave a presentation titled, “Impact of New Technologies on Education: The Ediciones NARCIA Experience.
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Presentation on Information and Communication Technologies as Pedagogical Tools
During the Ibero-American Forum, Virtual Educa Caribe at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Elsa Herrero Tunis, Director of the Reference Center for Higher Education at the Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría in Cuba (CUJAE), and José Manuel Fernández of the Universidad Abierta para Adultos (UAPA – Open University for Adults).
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Panel on Low Cost Computers for Education and Training
During the 2008 Virtual Educa panel, “Low Cost Computers for Education and Training,” panelists discussed the global initiative, One Laptop Per Child, a program which provides personal computers to children in developing countries in order to reinforce educational instruction and bridge the digital divide.
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Presentation on Computer Usage and Academic Performance Amongst Youth
Amongst researchers, there are still more questions than answers concerning the amount of time school age children spend using computers, both in more developed and lesser developed countries. Francesc Pedró, an analyst from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in the inaugural presentation of Virtual Educa Caribe 2008, put these questions on the table during his presentation,“Education, Equity and Competiveness in Ibero America, ” which took place,
Thursday, March 6th during the 2008 Conference of Virtual Educa Caribe at FUNGLODE Headquarters.
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Latin American Network of Educational Portals Technical Meeting in Santo Domingo
The inauguration of the first annual technical meeting of the Red Latinoamericana de Portales Educativos (RELPE – Latin American Network of Educational Portals) took place today in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The forum was sponsored by the Dominican Ministry of Education, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE).
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Dominican Students Attending Universities in the US Will Realize Projects with InteRDom
The internship program, InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), participated last Saturday in the Second Annual Dominican Students Conference at New York University. During the event, more than 400 students from across the United States became familiar with InteRDom and demonstrated interest in developing projects related to areas such as: migration, health care and international
relations.
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InteRDom Participates in the Second Annual Dominican Student Conference in New York City
The internship program, InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), participated this Saturday, March 1, 2008, in the Second National Dominican Student Conference at New York University.
