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GMAI Will Present Workshop on Documentary Film Creation in Association with Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión
March 9, 2009 - The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in association with Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), will present a workshop on documentary film creation. Classes will take place March 23-27, 2009 at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo. The objective of the workshop is to provide students with instruction on the history and creation of documentary... Continue Reading >
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E-Learning: An Opportunity to Improve New Educational Services
March 6, 2009 - E-learning is a tool to facilitate the incorporation of new technologies into the learning process. It is also a tool in the process of continuing or permanent education and a way of life for students. This is the way Agustí Ten Pujol, Director of Institutional Relations at the University of Barcelona, Spain, described e-learning at... Continue Reading >
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Creative Commons Licenses Allow for Intelligent Management of Authors’ Rights
March 6, 2009 - Juan Manuel Puertas, Teacher-Researcher at the Private Technical University of Loja (UTPL), gave the opening speech of the third Latin American Forum on New Technologies at the Virtual Educa Caribe 2009 Summit. Mr. Puertas’ keynote speech, given on Friday March 6, was titled “Free Online Content: The Creative Commons Case.” He pointed out that the... Continue Reading >
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ICTs AsTools for Creating Institutional Images
March 6, 2009 - The second speech heard on March 6 at the Latin American Forum on New Technologies, part of Virtual Educa 2009, was given by APEC University Professor Alicia Álvarez Álvarez and titled, “Management of Institutional Image: An Academic Experience.” The lecture was based on a class given by Ms. Álvarez at the UNAPEC in a course... Continue Reading >
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GMAI and Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión Will Offer Class on Photography for Film
March 6, 2009 - The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in association with Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV), will organize a class on photography for film. The class will take place March 16-20, 2009, at FUNGLODE Headquarters. The goal of... Continue Reading >
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ITLA Joins OCW Network in Offering Free Access to Course Content
March 5, 2009 - Ten courses from the Technology Institute will be available through the Open Course Ware (OCW) consortium. José Armando Tavarez, Director General of the Latin American Institute of Technology (ITLA), made this announcement at the IV Virtual Educa Caribe Summit being held in the Pedro Mir Library of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). The... Continue Reading >
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Microsoft Introduces New Platform of Collaboration for Schools, Colleges and Universities
March 5, 2009 - Liz Romero, academic manager for Microsoft Multi Country Americas introduced the new innovative platform to be used in collaboration with schools, colleges and universities. The new platform will soon be available in the Dominican Republic, said Ms. Romero who explained the capabilities of the platform at the VI Virtual Educa Caribe Summit, an annual event... Continue Reading >
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World Economic Crisis Requires Prioritization of Quality Control for Distance Learning
March 5, 2009 - Pedro Cookson, who came from Mexico to share his experience of the Clavijero Consortium, warned that in times when education and other budgets are being cut, quality controls are fundamental to guarantee the survival and improvement of projects. Cuts in education budgets resulting from the world economic crisis are affecting online distance education projects which... Continue Reading >
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Join InteRDom at Smith College
March 5, 2009 - InteRDom is back on the road, this time travelling to Northampton, Massachusetts to visit Amherst and Smith Colleges. Join us for an information session on Wednesday, March 11 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. in Room 201 of the Engineering Building on the campus of Smith College. This will be a time for students to see... Continue Reading >
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UNESCO Encourages Turning Teachers into Leaders to Transform Education in Latin American
March 4, 2009 - The Dominican Republic is hoping to transform the quality of education by turning school directors and teachers into leaders, through a project developed by the Regional Educational Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Alfredo Rojas Alfredo Rojas, program director of the Regional Bureau which... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in Inter-Governmental Preparatory Meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
March 2, 2009 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) participated in the Inter-Governmental Preparatory Meeting for the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations’ Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), which took place February 23-27, 2009 at UN Headquarters in New York City. Established in 1992, the CSD has served as high-level... Continue Reading >
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Students Learn About the Stanislavsky System of Acting During GMAI Workshop “Directing Actors”
March 2, 2009 - Sixteen students participated in the workshop “Directing Actors” organized by the Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in association with EICTV that took place February 8-13, 2009 at FUNGLODE Headquarters. The innovative workshop on the Stanislavsky system of acting that emphasized the exploration of human emotions was targeted towards students studying directing, directors of soap operas... Continue Reading >
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FUNGLODE Produced Film About Mirabal Sisters and Trujillo Will Be Screened in Cinemateca and in Various Provinces
March 1, 2009 - Del fondo de la noche, the film that tells the story of the intersection of the lives of Patricia, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal and the night of the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was screened this past Sunday, March 1, at Club Maricio Báez. The President of the Dominican Republic and Honorary President of... Continue Reading >
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IV Edition of Virtual Educa Caribe Will Analyze Links between Sustainable Development and Technology Training
February 25, 2009 - Representatives from the public, private and NGO sectors from Latin America will be meeting in the Dominican Republic starting on March 4th to participate in Virtual Educa Caribe 2009. This marks the fourth such regional meeting organized by the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD). The... Continue Reading >
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Meet InteRDom at Columbia University Not-for-Profit and Public Service Career Fair
February 24, 2009 - As a continuation of its outreach to New York area based students and universities, the internship program InteRDom will attend the Not-for-Profit and Public Service Career Fair at Columbia University on March 6, 2009. The fair will be held by Columbia University’s Center for Career Education, and hosted in conjunction with Barnard College, Columbia University... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom is “a Wonderful Fit” at Opportunity Knocks Fair
February 23, 2009 - On February 12, 2009, the InteRDom team travelled to the George Washington University in Washington D.C. to participate in its ninth annual “Opportunity Knocks Career and Information Fair,” sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs. This year marked the second time that InteRDom has participated in the fair, which attracts very high-quality, focused and... Continue Reading >
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GMAI Offering Scholarships to Study at Cuba’s International Film and Television School
February 23, 2009 - The Cuban International Film and Television School (EICTV) of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, is calling on young Dominicans between the ages of 22 and 29 to participate in the school’s examination process for the Regular Course 2009-2012. The Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Connects with University Representatives in Washington D.C.
February 23, 2009 - During the week of February 9th – 13th, the InteRDom team travelled to Washington D.C. to meet with key figures at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, the George Washington University and Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia to present the program and to discuss points of collaboration in a cultural exchange between... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Meets Top International Students in Boston
February 23, 2009 - After a week of meetings and fairs in Washington D.C., the InteRDom team travelled to Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, February 13th to participate in the Summer Opportunities and Career Fair of the Harvard National Model United Nations conference. The Harvard National Model United Nations Conference, which was in its fifty-fifth session this year, is a... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom’s Participation is Unique at Baruch College’s Study Abroad Fair
February 23, 2009 - Cultures from all over the world were represented on February 19, 2009 at Baruch College’s semi-annual Study Abroad Fair in New York City. InteRDom had a stand at the fair, one of two expositors representing the Dominican Republic amidst the plethora of cultures. The fair, organized by Baruch College’s Study Abroad Department, is held once... Continue Reading >
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