229-333-2157 March 27, 2006
06-051
NASA joins students from around the world
Dr. Jiri Stelzer's KSPE 2000 class at Valdosta State University
will be visited by the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) via innovative distance learning technology,
along with students from Palacky University in the Czech Republic
and Abant Izzet Baysaal University in Turkey on Tuesday, March 28,
2006, at 2 p.m. The 55-minute presentation will highlight space
exploration.
Stelzer, an assistant professor in the Kinesiology and Physical
Education Department, created the international distance learning
course at VSU to expose students in his Health and Wellness class
to culturally diverse health care approaches. Internet-based
conferencing allows students to attend class at their home
institutions while participating in class discussions and small
group projects with students across the globe. Students are able to
access course content and communicate with each other via online
discussion forums and e-mail using WebCT Vista.
The class meets in the Special Education & Communication
Disorders Building (next to the University Bookstore on Patterson
Street) in room 203.
