Your Name and Title: Susan Jacques Pierson Assistant Professor of Education
School or Organization Name: Cabrini College
Co-Presenter Name(s):
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: United States
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Educators, especially those with an interest in global partnerships
Short Session Description (one line): Bridges to Swaziland will outline the partnership between Cabrini College, teachers, staff and children in Swaziland, a partnership sustained by digital technology
Full Session Description (as long as you would like): Cabrini College faculty and students are partners with Cabrini Ministries in Swaziland. Our goal is to help the children build a sustainable future through education. Although our partners lack Internet access, we are able to create learning materials, write letters and lessons for them and share them via digital technology, specifically USB drives which I mail to Swaziland. I will present background information on our partnership, details concerning my visit to Swaziland along with a description of how technology is used to sustain connections to my students there.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bridges-to-Swaziland/177167889003123
Replies