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"Global Classroom Learning Modules"
Fall, 2000

Module Topics, Videos and Reading



Num Topic Video Read
1. Do We Live in a Unique Time? Video: 1999/1, "Brave New World" (H) "Historical Trends"
2. Case Studies and How to Code Them Video xx About the Cases
Coding the Cases
The Template
(H) How to Web Cite
3. Distance Learning: Trends and Key Concepts Video xx (H) "A Dot-Com World", Washington Post

(H) "21st C. Patterns", Boettcher

About Distance Learning (DL)

Study Tips for DL

4. The Concepts and the Model Over Time Video: 1999-2, "Some Ancient History", Guest: Craig VanGrasstek, AU Lee 1, Conjunction
5. History and Tools and the Creating of Trade Video: 2000-01, "Trade and Development", Colin Bradford, AU "Horses and Euro/Native Contact", by Andrew Petto

Environmental History on the Internet

World PreHistory Chronology

6. Agriculture and Industry Trade in History Video: 1999-10, "Agriculture and Trade", Guest: David Ervin, or

Video: 1999-11, "Trade and Agriculture", Guest: Richard Holmes and Thomas Sams

(H) "Towards Gatt-Proofing", Ervin

See The Agricultural Revolution: Consequences (Petto)

See "The Industrial Revolution"

Industrial Revolution & Internet, (Halsall)

Industrial Revolution

Lee 2(B+C), Convergence

7. Today's Cases and Key Issues Video 1999-4, "Tradew in the Post-War Era", Guest, Robert Rogowski Lee 3(B), Electronic Era (Species)

WTO Home Page

Harmonizing Trade & Environment, Stevens

Early and Modern Tool Use

8. Modern Issues Video: 1999-6, "WTO and Disputes", Guest: David Walters

WTO Disputes

Beyond the Information Revolution, (Drucker)

World History Archives (Pros and Cons on Trade)

9. OnLine Technologies Video xx Video: 1999-12, "New Media and Trade, 99-12 (Simpson)
10 The Future of the WTO Video xx, New Issues, 99-5 (Cowles-Fawcett) Lee 4, Next

(H) Lee, "Cost-Benefit"

(V)

WTO Trade and Environment Bulletins

The Next Industrial Revolution (McDonough and Braungart

11. The Gene Conjunction Video, New Issues in an Old Context, 99-9 (Hoekman) Lee 4, Next
12. (DL3) Key Issues: IP Video, Media and Trade, 00-02 (Campbell) OnLine Articles on DL, IP, and the Web


Related Sites of Interest


"Guardians of the Land: Indigenous Peoples and the Fate of the Earth," Worldwatch Paper 112, Alan Thein Durning

"Sustainability, Trade, Environment and People," University of New Brunswick Course and Project

"The Multilateral Agreement on Investment Fact Page," Vancouver CommunityNet

Trade and Environment Committee Report #29

The WTO Agreements in the Uruguay Round

WTO Trade Statistics

Trade Disputes

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Blackboard

Columbia International Affaris Online (CIAO)

The Right-to-Know Network

The EPA Information Office

Renato Ruggiero, (Former) Director-General of the World Trade Organization, "The WTO and the Wired Economy", March, 1990

Conserving Cultural Diversity, World Resources Institute

Heinz Center on WTO and Carbon Emissions

EU Foundation Sustainable Development Link Page

Committee for the National Institute of the Environment

International Environmental Law and Policy

GreenLynx Directory of Environmental Websites

Search Engines and Key TED Links

Dogpile

All In One

Google

Lots of Search Engines

Directhit.com

HotBot

Fly Swat

Gurunet

Albert

Ask Jeeves

Oingo

Description of the Case Study

Description of Coding Format

TED Template


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