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<title>My RSS Feed</title><link>http://williambarek.com/index.html</link><description>Hot News&#x21;</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>william.barek@utoronto.ca</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2008 William Barek</dc:rights><dc:date>2002-10-03T08:25:00-04:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:48:41 -0500</lastBuildDate><item><title>Senior Alumni Lecture - Never Too Old to surf the Internet</title><dc:creator>william.barek@utoronto.ca</dc:creator><category>Presentations</category><dc:date>2002-10-03T08:25:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/c30b1d18ea3d50369a153b5a72128bd0-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/c30b1d18ea3d50369a153b5a72128bd0-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Centre for Instructional Technology Development&#x2c; University of Toronto at Scarborough</title><dc:creator>william.barek@utoronto.ca</dc:creator><category>Scholarly projects</category><dc:date>1998-04-23T08:40:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/51fae7fb305718ba5bad94cb255d25ed-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/51fae7fb305718ba5bad94cb255d25ed-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Centre for Instructional Technology Development, University of Toronto at Scarborough William Barek founded the Centre for Instructional Technology Development (CITD) at the University of Toronto at Scarborough in 1991 and is currently serving as the director.  With a broad educational background and a wide ranging interests in the Arts, Mr. Barek received degrees in Psychology, Physiology, Education and Environmental Sciences.  He is a pioneer in the use of computer and multimedia for teaching and learning and he has been instrumental in promoting the integration of technology with course design and delivery at all educational levels.  Skilled as a multimedia designer and programmer, Mr. Barek has completed a large number of projects, both in CD-ROM and Web-based, that range from the Humanities to the Life Sciences.

William will co-present The Global Gathering Place: Exploring the Ethnocultural Diversity of Canada on the Web.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Museums and the Web 1998</title><dc:creator>william.barek@utoronto.ca</dc:creator><category>Presentations</category><dc:date>1998-04-23T08:27:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/2a4c930cb28ea6f41db07cca23337c78-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/2a4c930cb28ea6f41db07cca23337c78-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Global Gathering Place: The History of Canada's Ethnic Diversity (GGP) is a joint initiative between the Multicultural History Society of Ontario (MHSO) and the Centre for Instructional Technology Development (CITD) at the University of Toronto at Scarborough.

...Although the primary focus of the project is the history of the diverse groups that make up Canada, the broad range of subjects covered in the project (e.g. immigration, religion, arts, literature) make it suitable for cross-disciplinary use and for fulfilling a range of curriculum goals, such as the teaching of social responsibility, critical thinking, writing skills, and research methods.

...In September 1997, we made a call to the EdNet2 schools asking for participation in the GGP project, with the intent of seeing how teachers integrate the material into their curriculum, how students respond to the material, and whether they are interested in submitting their own projects for publishing on the Web.

...Technical problems aside, our partnership with the EdNet2 schools, and our work with students -- from the primary schools to university -- tell us that information technology can add values to the learning environment by making learning more relevant and responsive to changes in our knowledge base.

...As the site grows and becomes interlinked with other learning and cultural institutions, it will evolve into a "virtual learning space" where students interested in specific aspects of Canada's multicultural history can find all pertinent information that may originate from diverse, geographically disperse institutions and sources.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Global Gathering Place project began in 1997</title><dc:creator>william.barek@utoronto.ca</dc:creator><category>Scholarly projects</category><dc:date>1997-07-15T08:21:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/d25cac19db3e94d8db91a0f376de5211-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/d25cac19db3e94d8db91a0f376de5211-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Global Gathering Place project began in 1997, as a collaboration between the Multicultural History Society of Ontario (MHSO) and the Centre for Instructional Technology Development (CITD) of the University of Toronto at Scarborough.  The project was i nitiated by project manager Leslie Chan and technical coordinator William Barek and it is founded upon the belief that it is essential to Canadian civic culture that young people develop a good understanding of Canada&rsquo;s multicultural heritage.  This includes gaining knowledge of the contributions that immigrants from all times and places have made to building Canada in every respect &mdash; physical, social, intellectual, political &mdash; and informed awareness of the challenges and rewards which cultural diversity brings to a society.  The Global Gathering Place site recognizes and pays tribute to that diversity by presenting original historical materials from the MHSO, together with overviews of their historical and present-day contexts.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>CITD organized an international symposium entitled &#x201c;Scholarly Publishing and Communication in the Electronic Environment&#x201d; at UTSC</title><dc:creator>william.barek@utoronto.ca</dc:creator><category>Scholarly Events</category><dc:date>1997-07-09T09:22:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/31a54d705a8aba91fa6ea1089e73b270-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/31a54d705a8aba91fa6ea1089e73b270-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Conferences on New Media&mdash;In 1997 CITD organized an international symposium entitled &ldquo;Scholarly Publishing and Communication in the Electronic Environment&rdquo; at UTSC]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Founded the Centre for Instructional Technology Development (CITD) at the University of Toronto at Scarborough&#xd;09/Jul/1991 07:06 Filed in: </title><dc:creator>william.barek@utoronto.ca</dc:creator><category>Career move</category><dc:date>1991-07-09T08:47:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/dac2c462fd28c0addb7a4e3ac9085595-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/dac2c462fd28c0addb7a4e3ac9085595-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Its mandate has been to advance faculty use of New Media and Instructional Technology in their teaching and to empower students, allowing them to engage with new media in their courses in multiple interactive ways.  CITD&rsquo;s job is to help faculty implement their course goals by interpreting those goals for students through practical application in the learning environment; consultants create the conditions for student and faculty development in this new environment.

...Examples include: the Harmony Project: Them=Us (a package promoting diversity and tolerance that is sold across Canada and has been adopted by several school boards); the Global Gathering Place (Web based resources developed in conjunction with the Multicultural History Society of Ontario); the Jean Lumb Awards; and the Bioline project....  A folder of educational materials is enclosed. . &bull; Courseware development&mdash;TLS funds have been used to leverage the Provost&rsquo;s Courseware Development funds in order to support innovative projects at UTSC in collaboration with other colleagues.

...We have done some exciting pilot work and have developed the necessary skills in this area and would therefore welcome the opportunity to expand in this direction, if the university deemed it to be a significant priority.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Scarborough Campus Computer Centre</title><dc:creator>william.barek@utoronto.ca</dc:creator><category>Career move</category><dc:date>1984-07-08T09:45:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/4d2d2cb3e02602b48c1a98d4c6cb8d77-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://williambarek.com/Blogs/LifeCareer/index_files/4d2d2cb3e02602b48c1a98d4c6cb8d77-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Accepted a position of Computing co-ordinator at Scarborough Campus Computer Center.]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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