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July 2008 - Novia Ludwig and Lisa at BarCamp Auckland 08. Ludwig organised a very successful young web developers event, helped in part by EON sponsorship. View details.
April 2008 - EON trials the use of solid state Mini PCs from Asus in Laos project work. Graham Harper, Darunee Khamjan and John Eyles with a mini PC that comes complete with webcam, wifi, open source software and Linux operating system.oftware and Linux operating system.
January 2008 - Suranaree University of Technology Thailand, Thailand TESOL conference and the wider FLNW2 participants. View details.
December 2007- EON continues to work with Michelle Lee and Poutini Productions in supporting the Virtual Paa project.
November 2007 - EON New Zealand supports Ymedia and the Ymedia Challenge - linking young media designers with charitable organisations needing media savvy. View details.
September 2007 - EON New Zealand is awarded funding from FLinNZ for development of introductory education resource around Kapa Haka/Waiata and celebration of Maori songs. View resources.
August 2007 - Graham Harper of EON Foundation Thailand presents workshops on the solidarity economy in Thailand for the Asian Forum in Manila, Philippines.
June 2007 - Linking Hands Across the World. EON runs learning day workshops with sponsorship from FLiNZ, with a focus on Podcasting, digital story telling and multicultural project based learning using mobile and networked channels.
March 2007 - John Eyles of EON New Zealand spends three weeks in Abu Dhabi, UAE with Synapsys Ltd, developing a Learning and Development Strategy for Mubadala in Abu Dhabi.
January 2007 - Living Classroom '2 Day Workshop on the Practical Application of Technology in English Language Teaching'. Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand.
January 2007 - Dr Siriluck and John Eyles give a presentation at the Thailand TESOL/Pan-Asian Consortium International Conference: Bangkok 2007 “Beyond Boundaries: Teaching English for Global Communication in Asia” Link to presentation >>>
October to now - EON Symposium2: Teaching English in a Mobile and Networked World. Go to Symposium2 >>> Go
 to Sympo
September. 2006 - The Future of Learning in a Networked World - EON hosted part of this week long event on Waiheke Island. Learn more >>>
CSRSME Asia, through the generous funding from the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation, is conducting a review of innovative 'solidarity economies' initiatives in five Asian countries. Graham Harper, of EON, is conducting the review in Thailand by focusing on community-based tourism initiatives assisting entrepreneur skills development, economic independence and poverty alleviation.
The study aims to: (1) describe the characteristics of the innovation initiative; and (2) use lessons drawn from the initiative to support expansion of its outreach in domestic and regional (Asia wide) markets.
June. 2006 - John Eyles led an 8 day EON workshop and seminar series at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand on using Moodle and social software tools for English language learning.
 March. 2006 - With help from the staff at Mekong Institute, EON delivered an ICT and Tourism course to senior tourism officials from the 6 countries of the GMS (Cambodia, China, Laos, Myannmar, Thailand and Vietnam) via live internet based videoconference and free Open Source learning management software.
February. 2006 - The theme of the March 2006 symposium held by EON on Waiheke Island was to look at how digital media can be used to enhance the delivery of the core competencies as set out by the OECD Ministers of education and due for integration into national curriculums. Participants came from UK, US, Australia and New Zealand. One of the key principles we collectively agreed on in respect to the competencies and digi-media was to leverage much needed action in the real world through digi-media. In particular leverage game environments towards solving real world problems. Learn more >>>
November. 2005 - EON and tourism professionals from the GMS have set up a website to share information and conduct training on ICT and Tourism, particularly sustainable community based economic development. The next workshop will be held at the Mekong Institue February 23rd and 24th 2006 in Khon Kaen and supported with an online component delivered through the Living Classroom Network and www.gmstourism.info website.
September. 2005 - EON in Association with the Mekong Institute, University of Khon Kaen and the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute held workshops ledd by John Eyles for senior officials from the Greater Mekong Subregion on ICT in Tourism. Find out about the programme
August. 2005 - EON launches the Anuwath Appeal. Supporting Anuwath High School, National Institute of Education, Phnom Penh, Cambodia to become an education leader in promoting sustainable development through the innovative use of technology and English for international communication.
June.
2005 - Winners of the Life along the Mekong Photo Contest
announced.
View the winning photos here.
May.
2005 - EON Trustees Dr Howard Scott
and John Eyles meet His Excellency Nguyen
Minh Hien, Minister of Education,
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in
Auckland, New Zealand. His excellency
concluded his address by saying he
supported the work of the Living
Classroom.
April.
2005 - EON makes a study of internet
cafes as education portals along the
Mekong River in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam
and Thailand.
March.
2005 - EON Trustee Merin Waite from
the British Council in Singapore and John
Eyles present a joint paper on the Mekong
Living Classroom project at the first
CamTESOL conference in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia.
March.
2005 - John Eyles spends time with the
Chair of English and the 'Education
without Borders' unit at Suranaree
University of Technology in Thailand to
discuss and share open source learning
management software know how and the use
of wiki as a language teaching
tool.
March.
2005 - Auckland University of
Technology, Kodak NZ, Nokia, Swatch and
Kathmandu support research into the use of
Wiki and open source technology to extend
photoreportage methodology. The aim is to
develop an affordable and effective
digital channel for community based visual
literacy for use by the Living
Classroom
Network
and elsewhere.
February.
2005 - ASEAN New Zealand Combined
Business Council in association with AUT’s
Centre for International Development and
Laos – New Zealand Business
Development invite EON Trustees Howard
Scott and John Eyles to a reception in
honour of His Excellency Kenthong
Nouanthasing, Laos Ambassador to New
Zealand and Australia. The event provided
an opportunity to update the Ambassador on
the Living Classroom initiative in
Laos.
Oct.
2004 - Launch of the new Mekong Living
Classroom Wiki. Developing a living
encycopedia and visual record of the
Mekong River . More
info ...
Sept.
2004 - His Excellency Mr Ong Keng
Yong, ASEAN Secretary General met with
John Eyles and members of the Living
Classroom team at Auckland University of
Technology, September 13th 2004. John
presented the Mekong
A Living
Classroom
to Mr Ong and had fruitful discussions on
how the activities
of the Living
Classroom
can be expanded throughout the ASEAN
region.
June.
2004 - EON launches the pilot
version of the 'Living Classroom'
supporting website with schools in Laos,
Cambodia, Thailand and New Zealand. More
info .. .
May.
2004 - EON presents 'The Mekong a
Living Classroom' to participants at the
SEAMEO-UNESCO Education Congress and Expo. More
info ...
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