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About the Project | Global Freedom of Expression & Information @Columbia - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 19 Mar 15

"The purpose of Global Freedom of Expression & Information @Columbia (Global FoE&I @Columbia) is to advance understanding of, and promote, international norms and institutions that protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-connected global community with major common challenges to face and address" (Objectives, ¶1, 2015.03.17).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The purpose of Global Freedom of Expression & Information @Columbia (Global FoE&I @Columbia) is to advance understanding of, and promote, international norms and institutions that protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-connected global community with major common challenges to face and address" (Objectives, ¶1, 2015.03.17).</div>

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Welcome | Global Issues in Language Education - 0 views

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The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) GILE SIG "works to promote global awareness, international understanding, social responsibility and action to solve world problems through content-based language teaching drawing on fields such as global education, peace education, environmental education and human rights education" (Main page, Welcome, ¶1, 2014.07.10).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) GILE SIG "works to promote global awareness, international understanding, social responsibility and action to solve world problems through content-based language teaching drawing on fields such as global education, peace education, environmental education and human rights education" (Main page, Welcome, ¶1, 2014.07.10).</div>

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King's College London - International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 28 Mar 15

"The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) is the first global centre for knowledge and leadership addressing the issues of radicalisation and political violence. It will produce world-class research and organise regular high-level meetings and outcome-driven dialogues on security issues" (¶1, 2015.03.28).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) is the first global centre for knowledge and leadership addressing the issues of radicalisation and political violence. It will produce world-class research and organise regular high-level meetings and outcome-driven dialogues on security issues" (¶1, 2015.03.28).</div>

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Gapminder: About - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 25 Jan 18

"Gapminder is a fact tank, not a think tank. Gapminder fights devastating misconceptions about global development. Gapminder produces free teaching resources making the world understandable based on reliable statistics. Gapminder promotes a fact-based worldview everyone can understand" (What Gapminder is, ¶1, 2018.01.25).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Gapminder is a fact tank, not a think tank. Gapminder fights devastating misconceptions about global development. Gapminder produces free teaching resources making the world understandable based on reliable statistics. Gapminder promotes a fact-based worldview everyone can understand" (What Gapminder is, ¶1, 2018.01.25).</div>

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Paul Beaufait on 25 Jan 18

Check out Dollar Street and other cool interpretive visualization tools on this site!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Check out Dollar Street and other cool interpretive visualization tools on this site! </div>

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EST: Emerging issues - 0 views

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At present (2017.06.01), this page covers three emerging issues: 1) Price volatility, 2) Investments, and 3) Climate change.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">At present (2017.06.01), this page covers three emerging issues: 1) Price volatility, 2) Investments, and 3) Climate change.</div>

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Bill Gates: The next outbreak? We're not ready | Talk Video | TED.com - 0 views

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A wake up call to use available know-how to save millions of human lives and trillions of dollars that future outbreaks could take.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A wake up call to use available know-how to save millions of human lives and trillions of dollars that future outbreaks could take.</div>

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International Engagement Through Education: Remarks by Secretary Arne Duncan at the Cou... - 0 views

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We must improve language learning and international education at all levels if our nation is to continue to lead in the global economy; to help bring security and stability to the world; and to build stronger and more productive ties with our neighbors.
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The United States is a country made up of many cultures—and we often celebrate that diversity. But just as often, we rely on the predominance of English as the language of global business and higher education when looking toward the world.
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Paul Beaufait on 26 Mar 15

What Sec. Duncan said about cross-cultural and language education in the U.S. may apply to other countries around the world as well.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What Sec. Duncan said about cross-cultural and language education in the U.S. may apply to other countries around the world as well.</div>

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Vision of Humanity - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 26 Aug 14

"Vision of Humanity is a strong proponent of the need to further study, advocate and act on peace. It groups together a number of interrelated initiatives focused on global peace which enjoy the support of a wide range of philanthropists, business people, politicians, religious leaders and intellectuals. It brings a strategic approach to raising the world's attention and awareness around the importance of peace to humanity's survival in the 21st century" (A word from our founder, Steve Killelea, ¶3, 2014.08.26).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Vision of Humanity is a strong proponent of the need to further study, advocate and act on peace. It groups together a number of interrelated initiatives focused on global peace which enjoy the support of a wide range of philanthropists, business people, politicians, religious leaders and intellectuals. It brings a strategic approach to raising the world's attention and awareness around the importance of peace to humanity's survival in the 21st century" (A word from our founder, Steve Killelea, ¶3, 2014.08.26).</div>

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NOAA's Ten Signs of a Warming World - 1 views

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"This set of indicators was selected [from the 2009 State of the Climate report], as we would unambiguously expect them to increase or decrease if the world were warming" (About the Data, para. 2, 2020.01.15).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This set of indicators was selected [from the 2009 State of the Climate report], as we would unambiguously expect them to increase or decrease if the world were warming" (About the Data, para. 2, 2020.01.15).</div>

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The Arctic Ocean has lost 95 percent of its oldest ice - a startling sign of what's to ... - 1 views

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Millennium Development Goals | Explore Taylor & Francis Online - 0 views

Paul Beaufait on 18 Nov 15

"Established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, the Millennium Development Goals were formed to galvanise efforts to meet the needs of the world's poorest. Eight goals were defined and twenty-one targets were set to be completed by 2015. / To mark the final year of this programme, Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to be offering free access to selected research related to each of the eight Millennium Development Goals" (¶¶1-2, 2015.11.17). The offer of free access apparently will expire at the end of November 2015 (Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability,¶3, http://goo.gl/zjYrCb).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, the Millennium Development Goals were formed to galvanise efforts to meet the needs of the world's poorest. Eight goals were defined and twenty-one targets were set to be completed by 2015. / To mark the final year of this programme, Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to be offering free access to selected research related to each of the eight Millennium Development Goals" (¶¶1-2, 2015.11.17). The offer of free access apparently will expire at the end of November 2015 (Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability,¶3, <a href="http://goo.gl/zjYrCb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/zjYrCb</a>).</div>

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Fred Krupp: Let's launch a satellite to track a threatening greenhouse gas | TED Talk - 0 views

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Australian Curriculum | Global Education - 0 views

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"The Australian Curriculum sets out the core knowledge, understanding, skills and general capabilities important for all Australian students. It describes what all young Australians are to be taught as a foundation for their future learning, growth and active participation in the Australian community" (Australian Curriculum, ¶1, 2016.07.20).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Australian Curriculum sets out the core knowledge, understanding, skills and general capabilities important for all Australian students. It describes what all young Australians are to be taught as a foundation for their future learning, growth and active participation in the Australian community" (Australian Curriculum, ¶1, 2016.07.20).</div>

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Sea Surface Temperature | Climate Change | US EPA - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 14 Mar 16

This page dated 2015 provided graphs and data on sea surface temperature changes since 1880.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This page dated 2015 provided graphs and data on sea surface temperature changes since 1880.</div>

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About the OECD - OECD - 0 views

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Paul Beaufait on 30 Nov 15

"The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world."</div>

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The Environment - EFL CLASSROOM 2.0 - 0 views

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In this post and replies to it, Deubelbeiss compiled numerous files and videos "to help teach the vocabulary and concepts related to the environment" (deck, ¶1;2018.11.17).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In this post and replies to it, Deubelbeiss compiled numerous files and videos "to help teach the vocabulary and concepts related to the environment" (deck, ¶1;2018.11.17).</div>

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A-Conscious-Craft-An-Approach-to-Teaching-Collaborative-Computer-mediated-Composition -... - 0 views

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in a sense, the peer review process is embedded within the structure of collaborative composition on a shared document, as edits as well as oral and written meta-commentary occur and recur throughout the lifespan of a Doc
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Voices into Action - Home - 0 views

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"[A] wealth of free curriculum-based teaching resources and online tools to help you teach your students about prejudice, human rights and social justice" (Welcome to Voices into Action, ¶1).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"[A] wealth of free curriculum-based teaching resources and online tools to help you teach your students about prejudice, human rights and social justice" (Welcome to Voices into Action, ¶1).</div>

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Contaminations: Toute l'actualité sur Le Monde.fr. - 0 views

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