Re: [xmca] Re: Master's program based on CHAT

[Natalia Gajdamaschko <nataliag@sfu.ca>]

Hi Mike and Dear All!
 
I have found interest in this initiative at the Faculty of Education of Simon Fraser University.  Some key faculty members like the idea, and the Dean of the Faculty of Education has told me that “the idea is worth exploring.”  Our Associate Dean for Academics, Kelleen Toohey, thinks the initiative is an exciting one.    
 
We have some related experience here that reinforces our interest in the initiative.  For example, during the Fall semester, I ran a successful special topics seminar of CHAT.  Also, my Vygotsky course has been in the university catalog for few years now.  In addition, the Faculty of Education has a continuing interest in international cooperation.  
 
We can talk about different formats of such a program and other implementation details, but I wanted to let you know that we are very much on board with the idea.  I would be thrilled to teach a course, similar to one we offered in CHAT a few years ago.
   
Cheers,
Natalia.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mike cole" <lchcmike@gmail.com>
To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 9:08:21 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [xmca] Re: Master's program based on CHAT

Hi Luisa-

The experience of a team of implementers would be necessary, I am pretty
sure. We would need to host archived lectures, discussions around them. We
have to pick the medium of discussion (list serve, blog, moodle that would
be most widely accessible). We would have to decide if this was just a total
free for all, or whether, for example, we would have a sequence that got
repeated yearly, which could of course grow to be a sequence of sequences.
We would have to select texts, ideally in more than just English, where
possible. And of course, the theme of the first course: Maybe something
inclusive like "One Open Source Introduction to Socio-cultural-historical
approaches to human nature: Basic texts and concepts" (But maybe others will
have better idea). And more.


So, lets figure you would be part of an organizing group because of your
background in DL and interest in the topic. Andy says he is willing to help,
I think i recall a note from Emily in the affirmative, Anna Stetsenko was
suggested but not sure about her interest, Simon Fraser is considering the
idea. And a few others. But many are simply silent, either because they
(mistakenly!) think they have nothing to offer, or because, perhaps, they
have other projects in mind to which they are devoting their attention.

We'll see emerges.
mike

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 7:53 AM, Luisa Aires <laires11@gmail.com> wrote:

> What a wonderful idea, Mike!
> If you think that my experience might be helpfull, it would be a pleasure
> for me to participate.
>
> Luísa A.
>
> 2010/1/21 Duvall, Emily <emily@uidaho.edu>
>
> > That would be excellent!
> > ~em
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu]
> On
> > Behalf Of mike cole
> > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:17 AM
> > To: asannino@mappi.helsinki.fi
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> > f.blackler@lancaster.ac.uk; natalia.gajdamaschko@gmail.com;
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> > Subject: [xmca] Re: Master's program based on CHAT
> >
> > I guess my question is this:
> >
> > Why are we not, collectively, offering such a course, where each member
> of
> > the collective you are trying to form gives a lecture/discussion via
> > internet DL? Credit could be given locally, or they could all pay
> Helsinki
> > a
> > fee. Or whatever.
> >
> > Wouldn't that help build collaboration or is it not meaningful?
> > mike
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:17 PM, <asannino@mappi.helsinki.fi> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Mike,
> > >
> > > We feel that it is beneficial to inform colleagues about this, even if
> > they
> > > live far away.
> > >
> > > With kind regards,
> > > Annalisa
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting "mike cole" <lchcmike@gmail.com>:
> > >
> > >  Well, too bad and good luck to those who have the time and money to
> come
> > >> to
> > >> Helsinki.
> > >>
> > >> Might there be a better way to proceed?
> > >> mike
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:42 AM, <asannino@mappi.helsinki.fi> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>  Hello Mike!
> > >>>
> > >>> This is not a dl class. Sorry for not being explicit about this
> already
> > >>> in
> > >>> the message.
> > >>>
> > >>> With kind regards,
> > >>> Annalisa
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Quoting "mike cole" <lchcmike@gmail.com>:
> > >>>
> > >>>  Do students have to be physically present, or is this a dl class?
> > >>>
> > >>>> mike
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:33 AM, <asannino@mappi.helsinki.fi>
> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>  Dear Colleagues,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> At University of Helsinki, we are running a Master's program (in
> > >>>>> English)
> > >>>>> in Adult Education and Developmental Work Research. This program is
> > >>>>> based
> > >>>>> on
> > >>>>> cultural-historical activity theory and aimed at training competent
> > >>>>> developers and interventionists in workplaces and other
> > organizations.
> > >>>>>  Please find below a link to a the call for applications:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> http://www.helsinki.fi/atmo/index.htm
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The deadline is the 1st of February for applicants who have gained
> > >>>>> their
> > >>>>> degrees outside Nordic countries. For those with degrees from
> Nordic
> > >>>>> countries, the deadline is the 26th of February.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> With kind regards,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Yrjö Engeström      Reijo Miettinen     Annalisa Sannino     Saija
> > >>>>> Volmari
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
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