Introductions - Australia


Francisco Morfin Otero - FMORFIN@INGE.GDL.ITESO.MX


I am working at the electronics and computer systems department at Iteso University, and at health sciences library at University of Guadalajara, both at Mexico.

I have been working with technology in education since 7 years. I am working on models to enhance collaborative learning supported with technology.

fmorfin@inge.gdl.iteso.mx
Francisco Morfin, e-mail: fmorfin@inge.gdl.iteso.mx
Universidad ITESO Tel: (523)669-3517/669-3508
Deparmento ESI Fax: (523)669-3511
Periferico Sur 8585, Tlaquepaque, Jal.
45090, Mexico.

Harold Ormsby L. Mexico - ormsby@servidor.unam.mx


Harold Ormsby L.
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
ormsby@servidor.unam.mx

I am a language teacher and language-teacher educator/trainer. I work in the Masters in Applied Linguistics program at the National Autonomous University of Mexico's central campus in Mexico City. My principle activities are with Mexican indigenous-language teachers. in colaboration with the federal Indigenous Languages and Literature Program, the National Association of Universities and the [National] Indigenous-Language Writers' Centre. The current thrust is to increase the use of distance-education techniques and technology in our education/training courses.

Being involved in teacher education/training includes, to one degree or another, being interested in changes in higher education in general, as well as developments in professional education/training, even when one's particular profession isn't to be dealt with specifically.


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Harold Ormsby L.
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
CCH: Proyecto Academico "Maestria en Linguistica Aplicada"
ormsby@servidor.unam.mx (asuntos academicos/academic matters)
hormsby@spin.com.mx (cualquier asunto/whatever)


Dr. Pablo A. Longoria - longoria@mail.ur.mx


Rector
Universidad Regiomontana
Villagran 238 Sur
Monterrey N.L. 64000
Mexico
phone: 52-8-389-4601
fax: 52-8-344-3470
URL: http://www.ur.mx

I have a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from UANL (http://www.uanl.mx) in Monterrey Mexico, a MSc degree in chemical engineering form University of Houston (http://www.uh.edu), in Houston Texas USA, and a PhD also in chemical engineering from Tufts University (http://www.tufts.edu) in Boston Mass., USA. I have been rector of Universidad Regiomontana (http://www.ur.mx) since 1992, UR is a private university located in Monterrey Mexico. In 1995 we started a strategic plan which helped us to develop what we call "modelo UR2000" (http://www.ur.mx/ur2000/) a transformation process to change the teaching style by incorporating the information technology in the classroom.

In 1996 we signed an strategic alliance with Lotus Development Corporation (http://www.lotus.com/CORPCOMM/3b86.HTM) and IBM (http://www.wiche.edu/telecom/newsibm.htm) and started offering a BA degree in international business (http://www.ur.mx/ur@in/) as part of our virtual university concept.

In 1996 we signed a collaboration agreement with UNU in Tokio, Japan after Gunter Pauli visited Mexico (http://www.ur.mx/zeri/). We are preparing an international conference in ZERI (http://www.zeri.org/) to be held in Monterrey Mexico in August 1997. I am interested in the Future of Higher Education and Learning and I would like to share my ideas and experience on this topic.

Best Regards

Dr. Pablo A. Longoria

Sandra Castaneda - sandra@SERVIDOR.UNAM.MX


Dear colleges:
My name is Sandra Castaneda, I am a doctor in Experimental Psychology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The biggest university in Latin America. I am a full time profesor in graduated studies in Psychology at UNAM; also invited professor in other universities. My research field is on Evaluation and fostering of learning in educational settings; cognitive psychometrics and enviroment design for the development of academic and cognitive skills. I am a full member in EARLY; International Union of Psychological Science;International Association of Applied Psychology:Iberoamerican Association of Thinking and Language and Mexican Association of Psychology.

I have developed technology on evaluation and fostering related to cognitive development in teaching and learning at bachelor and college levels by means of CAI, AI and neural networks. More than 50 papers written by me have been published in specialized journals and books, some of them are on the following topics: Learning Cognitive Psychology, The first antology written on the topic in Latin America; a monographic issue on instruccional psychology at international level with American and European researchers; several handbooks on educational psychology, cognitive psychology and strategic teaching;co-author of more than 20 guides and one book to get ready for entrance examns at bachelor and college levels and many research papers on experimental cognitive psychology related to the knowledge structuring processes from reading comprehension and other cognitive-affective and motivational variables.