- Hi, I am Ulrike Reinhard. My blog deals with the way the internet is shaping and transforming society, education, politics and economics.
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Tag Archives: education
Incredible India 04 – Khajuraho
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Khajuraho (Hindi: खजुराहो), a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about 620 kilometres southeast of New Delhi, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. Luckily … Continue reading
Help to write the code for tomorrow!
For many countries in the so-called developing world (I don’t like this expression at all, but don’t know which other one to use) western Europe and the USA are role models. I just heard it again last week during a … Continue reading
Where Joi Ito and Ken Robinson meet
When Ken Robinson talks about “being in your element” for me he is talking exactly about the same thing as Joi Ito does when he refers to his friends, the people volunteering in networks such as Global Voices, Mozilla, Creative … Continue reading
E-Learning at Shanghai’s Jiao Tong University
Carsten Ullrich, native German, is living in Shanghai for almost 4.5 years now. He is working as a researcher at Jiao Tang University. His domaine: e-learning and web 2.0. The e-learning lab provides various online courses. In this interview he … Continue reading
True Believers Needed
When I talk about “true believers” I am NOT talking about a syndrome. To me “true believers” are people who deeply believe in their values and act according to them. They do things because they are convinced that these are … Continue reading
To help people help themselves …
… should be the ultimate goal of each and every NGO. But this is not always easy, especially when you’re working in highly insecure areas – such as Aghanistan. Asuntha Charles, head of Oxfam office in Kabul, knows what she … Continue reading
When Design Studios Meets Nerds
A few days ago we’ve met Mike & Mike from Paiwastoon – their mission: making IT work for Afghanistan. Emer had contact with one of them before and she knew they were piloting a olpc project here. To describe them … Continue reading
A Visit to Kabul University – A Lack of Everything
One of our first visits here in Kabul was Kabul University, the faculty of agriculture. Butterfly works had contact to students back home in the Netherlands who connected them to the faculty. We felt honored to be welcomed by the … Continue reading
Why I am in Kabul …
… is more or less coincidence. 4 weeks ago I chatted with Emer Beamer, whom I know from Makers Faire Africa, in Amsterdam. We were enjoying a sunny afternoon with a glass of wine. Emer told me she was planning … Continue reading
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Tagged afghanistan, butterfly works, education, mobile learning
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University for Life
During my latest travels through the Middle East I’ve visited Ben Gurion University (BGU) of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Ben-Gurion University is a major center for teaching and research – more than 19,000 students are enrolled in the Faculties of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2stars4peace, Ben Gurion University, education, Israel
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