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Starting 2007, November 20

INTERNET-DISCUSSION:

TEACHING CLASSICS AND DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL METHODS

For participation join the group Classical Studies

2007, June 1- August 15

INTERNET-CONFERENCE:

CLASSICAL TRADITION AND THE WORLD CRISIS

This communication will be the first introductory event, which is designed to help participants in learning each other positions and to offer them opportunity for putting forward ideas for collective discussion both during the internet-conference and later, possibly as a part of their presentation at contact sessions.

The participants and the recourse faculty will discuss a series of issues, including the following three, which, as Prof. John Dillon recently put it, “seem to be such as, between them, to represent the great bulk of what is wrong with modern western society, and what is inexorably putting intelligent life on this planet under mortal threat. They are the following:

    (1)  The problem of the destruction of the environment and of waste disposal.

    (2)  The problem of religious conflict and mutual intolerance.

    (3)  The problem of the legitimation of authority and the limits of personal  freedom”.

(John Dillon, Platonism and the World Crisis, 2006, p. 2)

The participants (1) will read the pamphlet by John Dillon and discuss it;

(2) contribute short papers concerning the issues risen as well as any other problems which, to their mind, deserve collective discussion;

(3) and focus on the question of relevance of the classical tradition to the present-day world situation. 

2007, June 1- August 15

INTERNET-CONFERENCE:

THE TEACHING METHODS FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT TIME

This communication will be the second introductory event, which is designed to help participants to learn each other positions and to offers them opportunity to put forward ideas for collective discussion  both during the internet-conference and later, possibly as a part of their presentation at contact sessions.

Firstly, the participants and the recourse faculty will discuss educational techniques and corresponding philosophy of education in their historical development.

Secondly, the participants are invited to express their ideas concerning contemporary educational situation, especially in the field of classical studies.

Thirdly, the participants will start a long-term study of new approaches and technologies in teaching Classics, such as databases for Classicists (TLG and others) and Papyrologists. For details cf. (1) classes, directed by E. Afonasin during the Summer Session and (2) both Internet-conference and Winter Session by Gabor Betegh.

The participants will contribute short papers to each section and discuss the presentation