Date : 09-07-03 16:45
[GIC Talk] July Schedule
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■ Time: Every Saturday, 14:15-16:00
■ Place: GIC office (5th floor of Jeon.il Bldg)
Please be early to the GIC talk.
"Let's consider the guest speakers and others."


■ July 4th
No GIC Talk
-The 2nd UNESCO Asian Youth Culture Festival


■ July 11th
Topic: Geography Re/Evolution
Speaker: Gail S. Ludwig (Professor, dept. of Geography, University of Missouri-Columbia)

* The age of mapping has revolutionized people’s lives. Navigation systems in automobiles, Geographic Information Systems for businesses and industry, and simple online mapping programs are only a few examples of how geography has become central to how we operate and what we do. The job market for people with mapping skills is booming—even in today’s period of recession. This talk will focus on the evolution of geography and how it intersects with the information revolution.


■ July 18th
Topic: Rethinking the Learning Strategy in the Digital Age
Speaker: Robert Hao (Vice-director of the Research Center of Educational Technology for Foreign Studies at Yantai University, PR. China)

* The ultimate goal of education is a society of creative individuals who are constantly inventing new possibilities for themselves and their communities. Success in the future will be based not on how much we know, but on our ability to think and act creatively.
Digital technologies have the potential to fundamentally transform how and what people learn throughout their lives. Psychologists and educational researchers have come to understand that learning is not a simple matter of information transmission. We need to reform education fundamentally. We need to rethink how people learn. This talk will touch on and showcase some feasible techniques which can help to reform education fundamentally.


■ July 25th
Topic: Community, Creativity, Collective
Speaker: Gwangju International Artist Collective

* On Saturday July 25th come an meet the Gwangju International Arist Collective comprised of a growing group of Korean and International artists. The group aims to promote creativity and community in and around Gwangju. Its talk will introduce the group, its activities to date and its project goals, their will be a brief artist talk and screening of work as well as a hands on community art making project with audience/participants.