ne 6. Terrace Review — Wednesday, October 18, 1989 oe : ; Northwest College going global — oe Did the world really shrink, or _ was that an illusion? by Nancy Orr _» That” was’ the feeling of _ :members of the Distance Educa- - -:tion Program at Northwest Community College this past - month after a whirlwind court- .. Ship with the Commonwealth of *' “Learning Program (COL). _" Elizabeth Ligate of Tanzania, _. ‘a Fellow of COL, arrived in Ter- “Tace early on the moming of Oct, 8 to méet Norbert Hartig, ‘manager of distance education “at NWCC, and other college “personnel. oo, - With hardly a pause for breath, the dynamic head of '“Tanzania’s Distance Teaching Institute proceeded to fill every ‘moment of her visit with ques- _ tions _ and information about Open Learning programs, - operation, organization, pro- . ‘duction and delivery. At the Terrace campus, she ‘toured the administration, ‘delivery and production studios, then went on to Kitwanga and Hazelton to observe the outpost and learning centers; and when she finally left on: Monday eve- ning, Ligate was still bubbling with questions. © ° |; The Commonwealth of Learning. Program was con- ceived .at the 1987 Common- wealth Conference in Vancouver by the heads of government from all the Commonwealth countries to “create and widen opportunities for learning . by ' promoting cooperation through- out the: Commonwealth’? and ‘‘by making use of the potential offered by distance education and by the application of com- munication technologies to’ education’? (Memo of Under- _ standing, 1988). The following year, at th New Delhi meeting, the COL launched its Fellowship Pro- gram to award fellowships to educators from countries which could benefit. from distance education. The awards provide an opportunity for selected peo- ple to study the design and delivery of similar programs in use around the world. Co- operative sharing of ideas and products on a global scale would enhance the learning oppor- -. Books for Young Readers . by Andrea Deakin "A Flask of Sea Water by poet P.K. Page is a fairytale for slightly older children. Written very much in the form of the tradi- tional fairytale, it follows the fortunes of a young goatherd who seeks the hand of a princess. -«” The challenge of all those that seek her hand is to bring the king of this inland kingdom a flask of sea water. Each of the " young men fails the test of kindness and compassion that is - thrust in their way, except for the goatherd; but when Galaad is on the point.of reaching the sea he is entrapped by a magician and only saved by the woman to whom he has shown kindness. - The elements of all the traditional tales are here, there are no surprises. However, they are also all handled very well. The text is beautifully modulated, the heart of the story rings true, and Lazlo Gal’s illustrations are, as we expect from him, quite outstanding. The soft color and the use of pattern and gold enrich the eastern theme of the tale. A Flask of Sea Water is published by Oxford at $18.95. _ For younger children, Under the Sun and Over the Moon com- bines the verse of Kevin Crossley-Holland and the pictures of Ian. Penny in a form that is part counting book, part puzzle. The. richly detailed pictures have a young boy stroll through a series of gardens. The first has one of everything, the last ten. The task is to find and count all that there is. The pages are beautifully designed, a pleasure in themselves, and all of the objects are not easy to see; there is a real challenge here as well. Unusual, creative and highly decorative, Under the Sun and Over the Moon is published by Doubleday at $17.95. Graeme Base has already intrigued and delighted us with - book, The Eleventh Hour. - Animalia and Jabberwocky. He has outdone himself in his latest - When Horace the elephant turns eleven, he invites all his . friends to a party, the. highlight of which is a feast to be eaten at exactly eleven. He works hard, producing the most mouth- watering of fare. One by one his friends arrive in fancy dress, and in a series of beautifully designed and elaborately detailed pictures they play party games while waiting for the feast to begin. However, when the animals eventually goin to the great , hall to begin, the feast is gone. It has been totally consumed. — ‘Who is responsible? Is it the elegant swan, the sinuous cat, the _ muskateer mouse? Each picture contains clues. As the clock in each illustration moves on, the location of each animal becomes - 4mportant. There are word clues, codes, messages to be read in the mirror, and, if all else fails, tightly sealed in the back of the : book is the answer. Graeme Base is a young man of some considerable gifts, and . this latest offering from him will keep parents and children oc- cupied.and arguing for some time. My son and I have not solved it yet — we think; when we finally agree, we will check our solu- tion in the back. Until then, the pages stay sealed, whatever-he . - threatens. “Even if you give up.on the puzzle, the book remains atourde force of illustration. The Eleventh Hour is published by Stoddard — Dau gioreaie” Pas ONT a TY AK Se ald CHa ASAE ICD eee OY ee et Se ni a Ce ea a a ad re me tunities of all participants. "Vancouver was selected asthe center for the Agency. ° . Funding is provided mainly ~ from’ -member -countries and governments, - but - private. and ‘multinational agency support is _ | - encouragéed,.Canada and British — ‘Columbia have made ‘‘substan- — tial contributions”, according to | Dr. Maraj, president and chief (zg. executive officer, including pro- vision of premises. for the Agen- cy. Mos Susan Phillips (nee Tucker), has recently joined the COL staff in, Vancouver as a program direc- tor. - ‘*The programs are tailored to the special needs and interests of the participants,’’ said Phillips. _ “Colleges and institutions in . B.C. were invited to participate. North Island and. Northwest Community Colleges, which have extensive Distance Pro- grams, responded with interest.” ‘*Video presentations pro- duced at NWCC,” said Hartig, “such as Alcohol and Drug Abuse video and .the Marine Training, attracted - favorable notice.” oe, oe - Hartig: attended a seminar in Vancouver Oct. 5 at COL head- quarters to bring together in- terested participants. Mrs. Ligate was one of the Fellows presenting a summary of her undertaking. - a “The project is a terrific challenge,’’ said Hartig. ‘“We - are excited at the prospects which could result... to be linked eventually with countries around 7 the world, to provide and share .. programs and ideas. “In many areas, we can help each other. But in others, there are unique differences of culture _and circumstances — such as lack of electricity and difficulty of delivery. Most countries will have to adapt to their own cir- cumstances... _ But at NWCC the prospect of being part of a world learning network shrinks the horizons. 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