HI, Bob
Thanks for your response. 

IN recent academic meetings across the state, I've heard the word "globalization" used to mean a move toward lowering of tariffs on imports, a move toward strengthening international corporate power at the expense of national business and values, and a move toward a commonality of educational standards that would allow European schools to compete with or replace American education.  I've also heard the word "globalization" to mean entirely different ideas, such as a greater tolerance for ideas from other cultures.

It would be helpful to find a definition or an expression of what we want to discuss.
Again,
Thanks
Janet
Dr. Janet Nepkie
Professor of Music and Music Industry
Music Department
State University College
Oneonta, New York 13820
tele (607) 436 3425
fax  607 436 2718

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Hi Janet:

 

I suggested this topic to Jim (others may also have).  I mentioned that I had heard a college president from Albany state that his greatest concern was to make his students aware of the increasing impact of globalization on their lives.  In my opinion, this could relate to international competition for jobs; the need to understand and respect other cultures (although yesterdays vote might indicate general unwillingness to do this); etc.  I also heard someone talking the other day about a number of commonly used products and services, and the fact that all the companies that made/provided them were owned by foreign investors.  I was not aware of many of them, and am sure our students are also not.  I believe we, as faculty, need to make our students more conscious of such issues, and think a TB discussion of what and how would be useful.  I am sure there are also other items that should be on this list.

 

Bob

 

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Hell JIm and all,
The teaching breakfast topic looks interesting, but I'd be grateful if we could have some suggestion PRIOR to our meeting of what the TB means when it speaks of "globalization."

Thanks
Janet

Dr. Janet Nepkie
Professor of Music and Music Industry
Music Department
State University College
Oneonta, New York 13820
tele (607) 436 3425
fax  607 436 2718

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The next Teaching Breakfast will be November 4 at 8:00 AM in Morris Hall
room 103.  The topic will be:

Seeking better and more ways to address the impact globalization is having
on our students in all disciplines.

The final Teaching Breakfast of the semester will be Dec. 2 at 8 AM in
Morris Hall room 103.  The topic for this get together will be:

How to make connections with students.  Faculty tend to agree that
students who make connections with their  professors often do better.  How
can we create a climate in our classes and at the college where  more
students make connections with teachers.  What do you do that works?

Invite a member of your department to come with you!!  Hope to see you all
there.

The TB web site is at: http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/teachingbreakfast/

 

Mr. James B. Greenberg
Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center
Milne Library
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, New York 13820

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