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Planet Earth Global Class
Topic: The Power in Earth
Time: Wednesday,  March 11, 2015, 0900 - 1030 EDT
Students: Durham College, Oshawa, Canada... Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh... St. Petersburg Lyceum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Guest: Prof. Hazel Barton, The Barton Lab, The University of Akron, Ohio, United States

To prepare for the class, please familiarize yourself with the material below. The class will be livestreamed. 

IMAX film with guest

interview with guest
cave science
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livestream

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Worldview Global Class
Topic: Features of a Worldview
Time: Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 0900 - 1030 EST
Students: Durham College, Oshawa, Canada... University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria... Columbia University, New York, United States
Guest: Prof. Edwin McDaniel, Communication Between Cultures and Intercultural Communication, San Diego, United States

To prepare for the class, please familiarize yourself with the material below. The class will be livestreamed.

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                  guest's lesson plan
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                      guest's presentation


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p. 72 - 74, 107 - 108  of guest's book

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p. 56 - 64 of guest's book
interview about worldview
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livestream


Global class breakout between Durham College & Columbia University, led by Durham College student, Dylan Gibbons:

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livestream

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Freedom Global Class
Topic: Why Media Literacy Is Crucial for Our Freedom
Time: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 0900 - 1030 EST
Students: Durham College, Oshawa, Canada... St. Petersburg Lyceum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Guest: Elizaveta Friesem, Temple University, Philadelphia, United States

To prepare for the class, please familiarize yourself with the material below. The class will be livestreamed.

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 lesson plan


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                 key questions
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               examined in class


                examined in class
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livestream

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Freedom Global Class
Topic: Stereotypes & Individual Freedom
Time: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 0900 - 1030 EST
Students: Durham College, Oshawa, Canada... St. Petersburg Lyceum, St. Petersburg, Russia... Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary
Guest: Elizaveta Friesem, Temple University, Philadelphia, United States

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livestream

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Change & Challenge Global Class
Launch of The DC Diversity Project
Topic: Hate & Radicalization
Time: TBA
Students: Durham College, Oshawa, Canada... University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria... Gordon College of Education, Haifa, Israel... Mahindra United World College, Pune, India
Guest: Prof. Lorne Dawson, University of Waterloo, Canada 

* The guest will be joined by a former jihadist as well as a world authority on violent extremism.

To prepare for the class, please familiarize yourself with the material below. The class will be livestreamed.
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           article & short documentary with guest
interview with guest
  short documentary

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Leadership Global Class
Topic: Women in the 21st Century
Time: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 0900 - 1030 EDT
Students: Durham College, Oshawa, Canada... Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary... University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria... Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 
Guest: Sally Armstrong, Journalist/Author, Uprising: A New Age is Dawning for Every Mother's Daughter

To prepare for the class, please familiarize yourself with the material below. The class will be livestreamed.

interview with guest


livestream

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Limits Global Class
Topic: Solar Power World Record
Time: Wednesday, April 8 or 15, 2015, 0900 - 1030 EDT
Students: Durham College, Oshawa, Canada... College, City, Country... College, City, Country
Guest: Marcelo da Luz, Solar Power World Record Holder, Sao Paulo, Brazil

To prepare for the class, please familiarize yourself with the material below. The class will be livestreamed.

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                                                 guest's world-record project
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                                                  reading from guest


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Exploration Global Class
Topic: Digital Empathy
Time: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 0900 - 1030 EDT
Students: Durham College, Oshawa, Canada
Guest: Yonathan Friesem, Media Education Lab, University of Rhode Island, Providence, United States 

To prepare for the class, please familiarize yourself with the material below. The class will be livestreamed.

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guest's presentation

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livestream

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Global Class Syllabus:

Durham College Class 1

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