text_combined: franklin clipper esl efl etc call papers franklin clipper benjamin franklin institute global education dedicated lifelong learning opportunities whether thro traditional school divisions k12 college university thro onthe job training whether personal enrichment career advancement whichever reasons seem reasonable individual learner end announces second annual virtual voyage around world franklin clipper set sail columbus day weekend oct 1112 1998 celebration independent learner learning opportunities theme year return voyage world distance education challenges opportunities official call papers internetbased conference plans webpresence chatrooms live participation around globe making way pacific rim europe across atlantic usa ending voyage began 24 hours later participation invited indicated form papers discussing training educational theory practice especially utilizing internet related technologies submitted appropriate chairs may 30 1998 papers approximately 20002500 words length may submitted paper electronic form following discussion appropriate chair following masts conference strands franklin clipper identified consideration submission papers esl efl teach teach given variety cultural responses internationally english second language mast discuss whether teach english various manifestations second language vocational skill lingua franca 21st century level educational experience involvement may appropriate discussion papers may submitted duane p flowers purple dolphin language academy 323 1817 mitsuishidai hashimoto city wakayama 6480094 japan email submission dpf wcsnet jp access primarily addressing issues physical disability adaptive technology access internet example use deaf blind wheelchair students teachers mast may also concern issues literacy poverty also engage attention masts ship papers may sent norman coombs nrcgsh rit edu appropriate technology given differential technology different sites example students homes institutional capabilities mast discuss display various possibilities instructional capabilities distance education residential campus enrichment classes current predicted technology papers may sent roger boston houston area community college system 4310 dunlavy st room 116 houston tx 77006 usa phone 713 7185224 fax 713 7185301 email boston _ r hccs cc tx us k12 k99 mast consider significant issues relevant learning training much needed lifelong activity specific emphasis given k12 precollege adult senioraged learning training issues including increasingly busy high school student schedules business industry needs frequent retraining lifestyle enrichment use www technology enrich successfully deliver frequently updated learning training conveniently according needs learners considered papers may sent dr cliff layton layton rogersu edu globalization culturechanging phenomenon economic force multinational economics business defenders well critics freemarket ecological point view mast hopes engage positive dialogue one another papers may sent john mclaughlin phd dept english east stroudsburg university e stroudsburg pa 18301 email johnmc esu edu running thro rigging say nautical language skipper john hibbs conferencing virtual exhibitions series discussions meant engage corporate interests fully aware educational training implications multisite synchronous asynchronous hosting cyberspace thro listservs chatrooms websites forms electronic presentation crossing masts discussions involve thematic contents matter business industry verge 21st century correspondence may addressed john hibbs hibbs bfranklin edu john mclaughlin phd chair program committee gldii aka franklin clipper benjamin franklin institute global education 241 jutland avenue suite 2000 san diego california 92117 usa website http www bfranklin edu email hibbs bfranklin edu gld2 provided worldwide rogers university interested distance learning postings gld2 express thoughts gld2 subscribers endorsed rogers university