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Erdogan Dogdu, Ph.D. <edogdu@etu.edu.tr>

Mr Yilmaz Cakir <y.cakir@superonline.com>

P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D., Professor <tapio.varis@uta.fi>

Heikki Hallantie, Ph.D. <heikki.hallantie@tkk.fi>

Sunil Kumar, Ph.D. <skumar@poly.edu>

Prof. Carl Skelton <cskelton@poly.edu>

Professor Harold P. Sjursen <hsjursen@duke.poly.edu>

References:

(a) (09/16/08) Tapio Varis' mtg at Polytechnic Institute of NYU on 9/10/08
http://tinyurl.com/4gva57

Dear Erdogan:

(1) Many, many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I) in response to Reference (a) above, as indicating your positive direction on GUS/course offerings.

Very glad to know that you have a well equipped e-learning receiving course classroom. This would be excellent for group-learning with the replication of classroom teaching approach. However, in addition to it, pls explore the possibility of multimedia web teaching with individual video-meeting for student’s intimate consultation with his/her professor through broadband Internet — as a lady teacher located in India teaching a home-learning American student via broadband Internet with video-meeting as a recent ABC News reported — we did such a thing very successfully during our workshop at the University of Tempere in the summer of 1999 with Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana via ethernet cable, i.e., 10 Mbps;

Emerging Global Electronic Distance Learning
http://www.uta.fi/%7etitava/EGEDL/

My next hope is to have such an individual video meeting with a portable digital assistant (PDA) (say, iPhone, etc.), so that students can meet with their instructors at thousands miles away from a bus-stop or any where in a city-street corner via broadband wireless Internet. This is to enact the custom which teachers open their doors to students (with some limited time availability, of course).

Dear Tapio:

(2) Referring to our conversations made during our dinner on 9/13th, pls talk with professors of the following courses at your Hypermedia Lab on the possible offering of their courses (in English) to students of TOBB/ETU in their Summer term (Apr 27-Aug 1, 2009) -- I think that earlier than this date would be difficult with fund raising and preparations, etc.;

(a) "Introduction to Web Publishing" and
(b) "Introduction to Hypermedia"

Pls let me know this possibility after discussing with your professors ASAP.

Dear Erdogan:

(3) Pls check the web site of the Helsinki University of Technology, since Heikki has already indicated the willingness and readiness of the e-learning course offering from his university during you invited him to your TOBB/ETU in the fall of 2006.

(4) If Tapio’s and Heikki’s replies are affirmative, the followings would be your next steps as mentioned to your people during my stay at your TOBB/ETU in the fall of 2006 upon your kind invitation;

(a) Hold a mini-workshop at the TOBB/ETU with professors from Finland, say, one or two days, to discuss with your professors how to proceed the e-learning courses,

The e-learning would utilize various technologies, e.g., multimedia web teaching, individual and group-based videoconferencing, etc., at maximum level.

(b) Two or three month after the above mini-workshop, hold a workshop (say, for two or three days) at the beginning of a semester/term for those Finnish professors describing to Turkish students how to conduct their e-learning courses,

(c) Hold a workshop (say, for two days) around the mid term examination for those Finnish professors consult with Turkish students on their e-learning courses,

(d) Hold a workshop (say, two days) just prior to final examination for those Finnish professors consult with Turkish students.

Outstanding student(s) would then have scholarship to go abroad Finland for their study for a year or so.

As you see, this is the so-called “mixed mode” e-learning. As I often said elsewhere, the essence of education is to inherit wisdom more than mere transfer of knowledge, which can only be made with face-to-fact contact. However, such face-to-face contact for prolonged period is too expensive nowadays, so that the mixed mode has been advocated by Prof. Hironaka through the Japanese government — see below.

This is to follow the so-called “the 21st Century Version of Fulbright Exchange System,” which was suggested by the Japanese government — see the following list;

(02/07/08) Respectfully requesting your help
http://tinyurl.com/2ro69n

(5) On your fund raising, pls talk with Mr. Cakir — see ATTACHMENT II below.

Pls send me the draft of your concept paper with a rough budget including the above mentioned procedures. We can work on it together.

Dear Mr. Cakir:
Thanks to your initiative on GUS/Turkey, things seem moving now!! Pls discuss about the fund raising with Prof. Dogdu ASAP.

Dear Sunil:

(6) As Erdogan indicated, the TOBB/ETU wishes to receive e-learning courses from your Polytechnic Institute of NYU.

Dear Erdogan:
Very glad to know that you have a graduate of Polytechnic Institute among your faculties.

As I asked you before on this matter (Item (3) of Reference (a) above), if your side is affirmative, pls let me know ASAP.

Your next step would then follow the case of TOBB/ETU and the University of Temper as your visiting TOBB/ETU for one or two days to see TOBB/ETU and discuss with their faculties. If affirmative, you may then invite TOBB/ETU people for signing the MOU.

After having signed the MOU, you may proceed the steps mentioned in the Item (4) above. If everything goes well, your e-learning course offering to TOBB/ETU may start in the fall of 2009.

I would be happy to visit you to discuss further in the coming weeks. Pls let me know your two alternative convenient date and time.

Looking forward to receiving your response soon,

Best, Tak

ATTACHMENT I

From: Erdoğan Doğdu <edogdu@etu.edu.tr>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:36:31 +0300
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: 'Mr Yilmaz Cakir' <y.cakir@superonline.com>, 'Süleyman Saritas' <ssaritas@etu.edu.tr>
Subject: RE: [gu-new] (09/16/08) Tapio Varis' mtg at Polytechnic Institute of NYU on 9/10/08

Dear Prof. Utsumi,

1) We have an e-learning classroom equipped with audio-video materials for distance education currently in receiving mode (broadcasting needs camera adjustments). This classroom can accommodate around 40 students to attend courses. We have looked at the courses offered by the Hypermedia Lab (U of Tampere). We can enroll students in the courses titled "Introduction to Web Publishing" and "Introduction to Hypermedia" (and possibly in other courses offered by the lab after discussing with the other departments of TOBB ETU). Our academic terms are Fall semester (Sep 8-Dec 20), Spring (Jan 5-Apr 11), Summer (Apr 27-Aug 1).

2) Currently we do not have any funds for this project. But we are investigating possible venues.

3) We are willing to sing an MOU with Poly Inst. for bilateral cooperation in education and research. We have Poly Inst. graduates as faculty in our school.

Best regards,

-Erdogan

ATTACHMENT II

From: Tapio Varis <Tapio.Varis@uta.fi>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:59:40 +0300
To: "y.cakir" <y.cakir@superonline.com>
Cc: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: eLearning courses

Dear Yilmaz Cakir,

Greetings from New York where I have been lecturing and consulting
cooperation with Dr Takeshi Utsumi at the Polytechnic Institute of New
York University. We are now exploring the possibility of offering
courses to TOBB together with New York University if that is in the
interest of TOBB. However, in order to proceed we need to explore also
the funding base of such activities. I hope to have some concrete
ideas in the near future and need also then your advise as to the
funding possibilities.

I wish you well.

Sincerely,

Tapio Varis
Professor, Acting President of GUS

List of Distribution

Erdogan Dogdu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Erasmus Institutional Coordinator
TOBB Economics and Technology University
Turkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birligi (TOBB)
Computer Engineering Department
Sogutozu Cad. No.43
Sogutozu, 06560
Ankara, Turkey
Tel : +90-312-292-4072
GSM: +90-535-334 35 99
Fax: +90-312-292-4180
edogdu@etu.edu.tr
http://edogdu.etu.edu.tr
www.etu.edu.tr/~edogdu
http://www.etu.edu.tr/

Mr Yilmaz Cakir
Chairman
Turkish-Finnish Business Council
Foreign Economic Relations Board
Digital Distance Learning
Digital Platform
ARA Research Inc.
Abdi Ipekci Caddesi, Altın sokak no.2
Ahmet Kara Is Hanı Kat 2 No. 10
34-367 Nisantası
Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: +90-212-225-19-12-225-1952
Cel: +90- 532 314 84 84
Fax: +90 212 225 99 58
+90-212-225-00-58-224-1816
y.cakir@superonline.com
ARA LTD/Turkey <arayl@superonline.com>

P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D., Professor
Acting President, Global University System
UNESCO Chair in Global e-Learning with applications to multiple domains
Professor and Chair of Media Education
Research Center for Vocational Education & Hypermedia Laboratory
University of Tampere
P.O.Box 229
FIN-13101 Hameenlinna
FINLAND
+358-3-3551-3608
GSM: +3358-50-567-9833
Fax: +358-3-614-5611 or +358-3-3551-3611
tapio.varis@uta.fi
http://www.uta.fi/~titava
www.ecml-eu.org -- about ECML project.
http://www.uta.fi/conference/mediaskills/

Heikki Hallantie, Ph.D.
Professor
Development Expert
Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli
Teaching and Learning Development
Helsinki University of Technology
P.O. Box 8000
FI‑02015 HUT, Finland
phone +358 9 451 4036
fax 358 9 451 4060
gsm +358 50 309 6466
heikki.hallantie@tkk.fi

Sunil Kumar, Ph.D.
Dean of Graduate School
Associate Provost
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Polytechnic University
Six MetroTech Center, Rm. RH-102
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: (718) 260-3182
Fax: (718) 260-3624
skumar@poly.edu

Prof. Carl Skelton
Director, Integrated Digital Media Institute
idmi.poly.edu
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Six MetroTech Center, RH 213
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-260-4018
cskelton@poly.edu

Professor Harold P. Sjursen
Philosophy of Technology & Global Ethics
Polytechnic Institute
New York University
5 Metrotech Center
Brooklyn, New York 11201
USA
Tel: 718-260-3597
Fax: 718-788-4268
Cel: 917-743-2390
hsjursen@duke.poly.edu
hsjursen@poly.edu
hsjursen@gmail.com
http://www.poly.edu/

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* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA                           *
* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.)          *
* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education           *
* Founder and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of                         *
*   Global University System (GUS)                                            *
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