Mali Bickley
Canada
Students are constantly being bombarded with IT in their lives. They come to school as digital natives and we are their immigrants. We need to teach and learn using these tools, as they are using them anyway. We need to guide them through this shift in education, or we will have a group of unmotivated, disengaged youth. By having them connect, collaborate, communicate and share by using such tools as TIGed collaborative classes and other tools, we can engage them as they prepare to become... ( read more)
Fred D. Barlue
United States
The issue I have the most concern for is the lives of youth in post-war Liberia in particular I am concerned about finding a solution to many of the problems these youth face today and into the future. It is no secret that Liberia has gone through a devastating fourteen years of armed conflict, which took the lives of thousands of people. In response to this conflict youth continue to model past violence while efforts for peace re-settlement remain largely in the hands of powerful government... ( read more)
GSimon
Canada
Je suis inspiré par les gens visionnaires. Ces derniers ont cette force d'atteindre un but fixé, et de se battre pour leur conception du monde, dans un sens positif et meilleur. Ce qui m'inspire ce sont ceux qui ont une conviction profonde, une soif de s'engager dans une cause, à cent pour cent.
Je suis engagé dans les questions de gouvernance mondiale, et la participation de la société civile et son inclusion dans le processus de décision politique. Je m'intéresse notamment à... ( read more)
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