The Global Classroom Videos


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The Global Classroom produces videos that supplement its distance learning efforts. These videos are available as part of the class or separately. The videos touch on a wide variety of topics, but always focus around some issue related to international trade and its role as an agent of globalization. The videos are the result of a collaboration of faculty at American University in Washington DC, between Dr. James Lee in the School of International Service and Dr. John Doolittle in the School of Communciations. Each show has four parts.

  1. Introductory Lecture
  2. The News
  3. The Interview
  4. The Case of the Week
You can order them by sending an email to address below. The videos can be purchased as part of the Global Classroom according to differing levels of participation.
For more details on the content of the tapes, go to The Show Program. Show scripts are also available for a small fee.
Here are ways to participate in the Global Classroom.
(1) Purchase of a "Class" that is delivered to a home institution as part of the season's Global Classroom "Core" class. It is preferred to work with a local instructor.
(2) Enrollment for a class at American University and pay AU rates accrding to AU policy.
(3) Payment of fees for specialized services, including videos, email broadcasts and Virtal confernce hosting.

Below is a link to the cases in TED that underlie the videos.

Scroll down to see all the Videos over time. To go to a specific set, see the list below.

Global Classroom Videos
1999 2000 2001 2002






Vol-Num Lecture Guest Topic Case
99-1 "Brave New World" Dr. James Lee "Six Cases" TUNA-DOLPHIN
99-2 "Some Ancient History" Dr. Craig Van Grasstek "Making of US Trade Policy" MAMMOTH Ivory Trade
99-3 "Trade and Development" Dr. Colin Bradford "Which Model Works" ????
99-4 "Trade in the Post-War Era" Dr. Robert Rogowski "The WTO and the Uruguay Round" ????
99-5 "How Much is a Dolphin Worth?" Dr. Maria Cowles, Dr. Caroline, Fawcett, AU "Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade" xxxx
99-6 "Trade Disputes" Mr. David Walters, Chief Economist, USTR "GATT-WTO Dispute Resolution" xxxx
99-7 "Student Video of Campus" Dr. Cornelius Kerwin, Provost and Dr. Louis Goomdna, Dean, SIS "AU and Distance Learning" xxxx
99-8 "Trade and Environment" Mr. Trigg Talley, State Department and Mr. Pep Fuller, EPA "Policy Issues: Trade in Pesticicides and Pollutants" xxxx
99-9 "Trade and Development" Dr. Bernard Hoekman, World Bank "Next Steps for Trade Agreements" xxxx
99-10 "Trade and Agriculture" Dr. David Ervin, Henry Wallace Institute "Agriculture Issues in the WTO" xxxx
99-11 "Some Old History: The Agricultural Revolution and Trade" Mr. Richard Holmes, US-Arab Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Thomas Sams, US Department of Commerce "Policy Issues: Trade in Pesticicides and Pollutants" xxxx
99-12 "Trade and E-Commerce" Dr. Chris Simpson, AU "Satellite Information as Trade" xxxx
99-13 "21st Century Trade Issues" Students "What Concerns US" xxxx
Vol-Num Lecture Guest Topic Case
00-1 "Historical Lessons for Today's Trade Negotiators" Dr. Colin Bradford, AU "The Role of Environment and Culture in Development" MAMMOTH
00-2 "Trade and Media Issues" Dr. Joe Campbell, AU "Freedom of the Press in Africa" xxxx

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The Video is about 55 minutes long and has four segments. Trailers give additional Web and bibliographic information.

Part I is a 10-15 mintue lecture on issues and cases of trade, environment and culture by Dr. James Lee. Part II is a current and topical news program on trade produced and prepared by broadcast journalism students 0f 5-10 minutes. Part III is a discussion between Dr. Lee and a guest (or guests) on current trade issues, followed by a series of student-generated questions and responses. Part IV Presents a focus "Case of the Week" and provides background information on the show.

The following organizations, among others, have used the Global Classroom videos.