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Transdisciplinary xenophilia: Thinking across disciplines

worldwide

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Thinking two ways globally

Xenophilically

Transdisciplinarily

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Xeno- /non-native and “global”

Non-native, “xeno-”Exotic/unusual/atypicalNovel, unbounded

GlobalTechnologically speaking, “vertically”Geographically speaking, “horizontally”

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Four features of both “globals”

Access Openness TimelessnessCustomizability

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Global access, technologicallyWhat this means

Commonly, e.g., according to AIM (Accessible Inst Mats)TransdisciplinarilyIn classrooms, F2F, “flipping”, and online

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Global access technologically > geographically (Xeno!)

The question of ICT haves v. have-notsTo be answered through better training?To be answered through better hardware?To be answered through better software?To be answered by economics &/or society?What about “compatibility”?

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Global access, geographicallyWhat this means, xenophilically and otherwise

Commonly/literallyTransnationally

Socioeconomic questions & answers Linguistic, cultural questions & answers

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Global openness, technologicallyWhat this means…

…In the common modern sense Open SourceGNU, open OS Free Software (FSM)Open Courseware (OCW)

…TransdisciplinarilyMoodle, etc.

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Global openness, geographically

What it means Literally As practiced, or not (censure v. freedom of expression v. ethics)

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Global timelessness, technologically

What it meansWindows of temporal opportunityThe Just in Time (JIT) conceptCultural differences

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Global timelessness, geographicallyWhat it means

For students (on campus, off campus, way off campus, in service)For timeliness

The notion of newsThe ephemeral v. the perennial

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Global customizability, technologically

What it meansSeamlessness, simplicity, standardization, replicabilityUse of diverse range of tools for one goalUse of one tool for diverse goalsExamples:

Apple, Everywhere Tech Moodle

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Global customizability, geographicallyWhat it means

Technology is socially constructedThe interface carries information & impact“Translation” is more than words alone (ideas, images, context)Politics, economics, diplomacy, sensitivity…

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Globalism and transdisciplinarity

What these mean in the 21st centuryOverallIn education

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Globalism and transnationality Geography, history, & determinismGeographical & technological determinismsInternational and/versus transnational

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Global conclusions A conceptual grid: Vertical (tech) & horizontal (geography)Marrying the technological to the transnational: How?Awareness, cooperation, policies, ethics

Trans--generational -medial-systemic

Xeno--philia

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