The annual Brussels-Lux Study Tour is a week-long opportunity for educators across the U.S. to learn more about the European Union. With funding from the EU Delegation and the U.S. Department of Education, K-12 educators and faculty teaching at community colleges and minority-serving institutions (Title III- or Title V-eligible) are able to gain first-hand knowledge and experiences to further their understanding of Europe and the European Union.
Language social hour for Japanese and English language learners. To RSVP, please email Samantha at sas715@pitt.edu
The free online Summer Institute for Global Educators, with the support of the Longview Foundation and the National Resource Center Program of the U.S. Department of Education, will allow in-service and pre-service secondary educators in all subject areas to develop courses and lesson plans with enhanced global and regional studies content. Educators from Title I schools are especially encouraged to apply. Online synchronous and asynchronous sessions will include the use of film and media, simulations, games, and technology to enhance global learning and teaching. Pitt College in High School (CHS) teachers will have the opportunity to meet with CHS staff on foregrounding global issues while meeting University and district requirements. Participating Pennsylvania teachers can apply for Act 48 credits.
In this final videoconference, the Week 1 cohort shares the final drafts of their lesson plans and unit modules with each, offering and accepting feedback from their peers.
In this final videoconference, the Week 2 cohort shares the final drafts of their lesson plans and unit modules with each, offering and accepting feedback from their peers.
The year of 2021 is called “the first year of metaverse.” With its intrinsic utopian and dystopian characteristics, the discourse of metaverse in China is entangled with the discourses of revolution, involution, scientism, monopoly, and decentralization, having wide implications for every aspect of social life. It prompts one to wonder whether “metaverse” would be another grand narrative after globalization that would fundamentally change the ways the world operates or how people perceive the world. This symposium will discuss the development of, and enthusiasm about, metaverse in China to explore its conceptual, historical, socio-economic, affective, and political significance.
Keynote speakers: Yomi Braester (University of Washington); Ban Wang (Stanford University)
Industry representatives: Luo Jinhai (CEO of Quantum School, Founder of Metaverse 2140); Chen Cao (research scientist in Reality Labs Meta, Meta)
Academic participants:
Mingwei Song (Wellesley) | Kun Qian (University of Pittsburgh) | Pu Wang (Brandeis University) | Huang Hua (Capital Normal University) | Song Shi (University of Pittsburgh) | Zhao Jing (University of International Business and Economics) | Liu Chunyi (Peking University) | David Warner (University of Pittsburgh)
The year of 2021 is called “the first year of metaverse.” With its intrinsic utopian and dystopian characteristics, the discourse of metaverse in China is entangled with the discourses of revolution, involution, scientism, monopoly, and decentralization, having wide implications for every aspect of social life. It prompts one to wonder whether “metaverse” would be another grand narrative after globalization that would fundamentally change the ways the world operates or how people perceive the world. This symposium will discuss the development of, and enthusiasm about, metaverse in China to explore its conceptual, historical, socio-economic, affective, and political significance.
Keynote speakers: Yomi Braester (University of Washington); Ban Wang (Stanford University)
Industry representatives: Luo Jinhai (CEO of Quantum School, Founder of Metaverse 2140); Chen Cao (research scientist in Reality Labs Meta, Meta)
Academic participants:
Mingwei Song (Wellesley) | Kun Qian (University of Pittsburgh) | Pu Wang (Brandeis University) | Huang Hua (Capital Normal University) | Song Shi (University of Pittsburgh) | Zhao Jing (University of International Business and Economics) | Liu Chunyi (Peking University) | David Warner (University of Pittsburgh)
