--- Forwarded Message from "Waid, Alexander Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]> --- >Disposition-Notification-To: "Waid, Alexander Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #8271.13 (!) facility artwork >Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:34:35 -0400 >In-Reply-To: A<[log in to unmask]> >Thread-Topic: #8271.13 (!) facility artwork >Thread-Index: Acal4CCmd8gNf2OlQHmJ/IWPLjNKUAAAZsjw >From: "Waid, Alexander Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> Some good leads on the upside down map can be found at: http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/ cheers, Alex Alexander Waid, Ph.D. Professor of Spanish Department of Humanities United States Coast Guard Academy (dh) 27 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320-4195 860-701-6866 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of LLTI-Editor Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 2:22 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: #8271.13 (!) facility artwork --- Forwarded Message from "Dente, Edmund N." <[log in to unmask]> --- >Subject: RE: #8271.12 (!) facility artwork >Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:16:32 -0400 >Thread-Topic: #8271.12 (!) facility artwork >thread-index: AcalEkDz8uMYehOVT2S7piQNiAOV8wAoClPg >From: "Dente, Edmund N." <[log in to unmask]> >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> Good question. Can anyone help with this? A little large for Photoshop, I guess. Ed > > > Hi Ed -- > Where can one get the "upside down" map? There was a > wonderful West Wing episode about that, in which CJ was lectured by a > group calling themselves "Geographers for Social Equality", who argued > that having North America and Europe at "the top" and Africa and Latin > America at "the bottom" privileged the more developed > countries. It was very well done -- > > Nina > > At 01:58 PM 7/10/2006, you wrote: > >--- Forwarded Message from "Dente, Edmund N." <[log in to unmask]> --- > > > > >Subject: RE: #8271.9 (!) facility artwork > > >Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:07:01 -0400 > > >Thread-Topic: #8271.9 (!) facility artwork > > >thread-index: AcahTgX8GHMqLg5xRCa3ibNvw+ef4AAdizMA > > >From: "Dente, Edmund N." <[log in to unmask]> > > >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" > ><[log in to unmask]> > > > >Which reminds me that the map display that always draws the most > >interest is the one displaying the world from south at top to north at > >bottom (i.e., "upside down") rather than the traditional way, which, > >after all, is purely arbitrary -- viewed from space there is no up or > >down. > >Imagine that lab wall with an "upside down" map to make a point about > >assumptions! > >Ed > > > >=========================================== > >Edmund N. Dente > >Director, Language Media Center > >Ass't Director, Media Services > >Tufts University Medford, MA 02155 > >[log in to unmask] 617.627.3036 > > > > > > > --- Forwarded Message from "Margo Burns" <[log in to unmask]> --- > > > > > > >Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:30:14 -0400 > > > >Subject: Re: #8271.7 (!) facility artwork > > > >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum > > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > >From: "Margo Burns" <[log in to unmask]> > > > >References: <[log in to unmask]> > > > >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > In my last lab, we had wallpaper with a map of the world on one entire > > > wall. It always got great comments. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Margo > > > > > > Margo Burns, Technology Integration Specialist Greater Manchester > > > Professional Development Center Room B109 at MST > > > http://www.gmpdc.org > > > > > > 530 South Porter St., Manchester, NH 03103 > > > (603) 628-6144 > > > Office: E121 at MST > > > [log in to unmask] > > > http://fcmail.mansd.org/~Margo_Burns > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *********************************************** > > > LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for > > > Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and > > > Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). > > > Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. > > > Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) > > > *********************************************** > > > > Nina Garrett, Director > Center for Language Study > Yale University > P.O. Box 208349 > New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8349 > Tel: (203) 432-8196 > Fax. (203) 432-4485 > > [log in to unmask] > http://www.cls.yale.edu > > > > > > *********************************************** > LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for > Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and > Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). > Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. > Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) > ***********************************************