Me- a guest lecturer at an American University!!!

Ha! What about that! I got a Skype phone call this morning from motivational speaker, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, who is visiting NZ from Virginia, America in March to deliver a number of keynote speeches for TUANZ (Telecommunications Users of NZ).

She asked if I would be interested in mentoring two college (their university) classes. The idea is that we join in an on-line classroom and we can discuss and answer questions about teaching and learning in the 21st century environment.

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I will be able to write that I am a guest lecturer at the William and Mary College on my CV. How clever is that!

Here is the William and Mary College website. Here are some interesting snippets from their website...

William and Mary is about 200km south of Washington DC. Founded in 1693, William and Mary is the second oldest educational institution in the U.S. Although Harvard began operation first, William and Mary's antecedents actually predate those of the Massachusetts institution.

King William III and Queen Mary II granted a charter to establish The College of William and Mary in Virginia. The King provided £1,985 14s l0d from quitrents in Virginia, a penny tax on every pound of tobacco exported from Maryland and Virginia.

Four Presidents of the United States benefited from educational programs offered by the College: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and John Tyler.

Although William and Mary retains its traditional title of "College," it is in reality a small university that offers advanced degrees in several fields.

William and Mary earned the five-star (highest) academic ranking awarded by the Fiske Guide to Colleges, edited by the former New York Times education reporter.

William and Mary's 12-to-1 student-faculty ratio is among the lowest of national public universities, a factor that helps strengthen the College's traditional commitment to teaching.