Omani Students: 2009 Conference in Qatar
Student Testimonials
Beatrice P, 'From a Flat Classroom to a Flat World' (student from Korea, participant in Flat Classroom Workshop HK, 2009)
To me, Flat Classroom meant more than a workshop to learn about technology. It was a life-changing experience to connect, communicate, and cooperate with people from various cultures. I interacted with people I’ve never met before, and even spoke in front of a large audience; if you know how shy I am, you will understand how meaningful it was to me.
I think that the ultimate goal of Flat Classroom wasn’t to learn about technology, or to bridge the digital divide (although those were very, VERY important objectives!)– It was to FLATTEN THE WORLD.
I believe that when we broke down the walls of the classroom, a small crack was made on the walls of the world. Starting from flattening the classroom through technology, we shall flatten the whole world step by step. I’m looking forward to the day I’ll be attending a “Flat World Conference."
Tse Yee Cheung, 'Reflection of the 21CHK - Flat Classroom' (student from Hong Kong, participant in Flat Classroom Workshop HK, 2009)
In the past two days, I've been joining the flat classroom conference. My schoolmates and I came from local schools in Hong Kong. So, for a period of time, we faces communication problems. By getting more to know each other, the problem is solved. From my perspective, I think that the use technology is becoming more and more important. In local school like mine, the use of technology is not as frequent as here. It is my first time that everyone carry their notebook and preset what they want in couple of hours. The topic Digital Divide is meaningful to me. previously, I went to third world countries such as Cambodia. They have no knowledge of Information technology as they are still very anxious about their next meal. These people have really no assess to the internet. There came the one notebook per child.
Steve R, 'My Experience and Reflection' (student from Houston, Texas, USA, Participant in Flat Classroom Conference Qatar 2009)
First of all, I have made friends from all over this beautiful world that we live on. From Australia to Oman to Ethiopia to this beautiful country of Qatar. And one thing i have to say is that no one, and i mean no one should ever judge someone on their stereotypes. Why is it that i get along with the people from this conference? WHy is it that i can make people laugh over here? It is because we are all humans. Yes i know that there are cultural differences but that doesnt mean that we are completely different. We share so many characteristics. I am extremely happy that i have made friends from all around the world and i hope to see them again sometime in the future.
Second of all, i have learned many qualities that i can use in the future since i a plan on going into the business world. I have learned how to present something more effectively. I have learned many different aspects of having a successful campaign and that is something i can hold to value for the rest of my life.
To me, Flat Classroom meant more than a workshop to learn about technology. It was a life-changing experience to connect, communicate, and cooperate with people from various cultures. I interacted with people I’ve never met before, and even spoke in front of a large audience; if you know how shy I am, you will understand how meaningful it was to me.
I think that the ultimate goal of Flat Classroom wasn’t to learn about technology, or to bridge the digital divide (although those were very, VERY important objectives!)– It was to FLATTEN THE WORLD.
I believe that when we broke down the walls of the classroom, a small crack was made on the walls of the world. Starting from flattening the classroom through technology, we shall flatten the whole world step by step. I’m looking forward to the day I’ll be attending a “Flat World Conference."
Tse Yee Cheung, 'Reflection of the 21CHK - Flat Classroom' (student from Hong Kong, participant in Flat Classroom Workshop HK, 2009)
In the past two days, I've been joining the flat classroom conference. My schoolmates and I came from local schools in Hong Kong. So, for a period of time, we faces communication problems. By getting more to know each other, the problem is solved. From my perspective, I think that the use technology is becoming more and more important. In local school like mine, the use of technology is not as frequent as here. It is my first time that everyone carry their notebook and preset what they want in couple of hours. The topic Digital Divide is meaningful to me. previously, I went to third world countries such as Cambodia. They have no knowledge of Information technology as they are still very anxious about their next meal. These people have really no assess to the internet. There came the one notebook per child.
Steve R, 'My Experience and Reflection' (student from Houston, Texas, USA, Participant in Flat Classroom Conference Qatar 2009)
First of all, I have made friends from all over this beautiful world that we live on. From Australia to Oman to Ethiopia to this beautiful country of Qatar. And one thing i have to say is that no one, and i mean no one should ever judge someone on their stereotypes. Why is it that i get along with the people from this conference? WHy is it that i can make people laugh over here? It is because we are all humans. Yes i know that there are cultural differences but that doesnt mean that we are completely different. We share so many characteristics. I am extremely happy that i have made friends from all around the world and i hope to see them again sometime in the future.
Second of all, i have learned many qualities that i can use in the future since i a plan on going into the business world. I have learned how to present something more effectively. I have learned many different aspects of having a successful campaign and that is something i can hold to value for the rest of my life.
