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September 26, 2000 Global Nomads Group Accepts Invitation from Jordan to Conduct Videoconferences Between Jordanian and American Classrooms Dallas (September 26, 2000) -- Global Nomads Group (GNG) will conduct a series of live videoconferences between American and Jordanian secondary schools in October 2000. The Dallas-based educational, 501 (c)(3), non-profit organization was invited earlier this year by Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan to implement its educational project in his country. Over the course of a month, children in Texas and Florida will be linked to classrooms in Amman, Jordan, for over twelve conferences. During each of the one and a half hour events, students will speak to each other informally about their everyday lives, discuss issues and topics that concern them, and attempt to best define their own cultures. As mediators, GNG will suggest topics for discussion, and provide the structure and technological resources for the conferences. Equipped with remote satellite broadcasting equipment, Global Nomads Group will then take the American students out of their classrooms to explore environmental and social projects. The month long project will also include a live, interactive broadcast from Petra, Jordan's most famous cultural site. Global Nomads Group co-founder Jonathan Giesen explained that Global Nomads Group's Jordan expedition will "provide a catalyst for responsible dialogue between the US and the Middle East. It is imperative that citizens of the US and Jordan have the opportunity to understand each other's cultures and lives, and take this understanding to explore some of the issues that they face as citizen's of the world". About the Global Nomads Group Founded in 1998 by Mark von Sponeck, Jonathan Giesen and Christopher Plutte, Global Nomads Group is devoted to promoting cross-cultural dialogue and understanding via technology. It uses high-tech remote satellite broadcasting equipment to link school children throughout the world for live discussions. Since its inception, GNG has established partnerships and collaborations with many educational and governmental organizations, as well as with United Nations representatives, to provide children with an enriching and lasting educational experience through the live discovery of the world. |
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