2011 Pre-Departure Orientation

The State Department hosts a Pre-Departure Orientation for Fulbrighters heading overseas. Last year, I found the Moldova country sessions with returning Fulbrighters to be the most valuable part of the preparation for my trip.

I was delighted to return to Washington, D.C. again this summer to participate in the Eurasia PDO, this time as one of the returning Fulbrighters.

I was so impressed with the range of interesting teaching assignments and research projects that this year's Fulbright Scholars and Students will be undertaking throughout Moldova. I am so excited for the Fulbrighters and for their host institutions!

Vote for Us! Party Political Campaigning in Moldova 2010 - Moldova Azi

Vote for Us! Party Political Campaigning in Moldova 2010 - Moldova Azi

An article about the campaigns course I taught at ULIM in November, in advance of the parliamentary elections.

No spring for Moldova | euronews, reporter

No spring for Moldova | euronews, reporter


Click on this link to hear an interesting report of Moldova's economic situation.

with Vice President Biden at Chisinau Airport, 11 March 2011

2 Articles about Using Skype in the Classroom

I loved what I was able to do with Skype when I was teaching in Moldova (e.g., see posts about our 2010 Mid-Term Election forums). Now, I am looking forward to using Skype in my classes at USF St. Petersburg when I resume teaching later this summer. Stay tuned!


http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/04/20/creating-global-connections.aspxCreating

Global Connections
A middle school teacher connects geographically dispersed students through online video and audio chats using Skype.
By Bridget McCrea04/20/11


http://www.timesrecord.com/articles/2011/04/20/news/doc4daf20156cc1e211553553.txt

Skype chat adds new dimension for young readers
(Darcie Moore / The Times Record)
By Darcie Moore, Times Record Staff
Published:
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 2:10 PM EDT

The National Gagauz Museum

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Blog for Students travelling from Moldova to the U.S.

A USF student (an eIntern with the U.S. Department of State) has created a blog to help students from Moldova who want to travel to the U.S. this summer as a part of the Work and Travel program.

Go Bulls!

http://vsfsmoldova.blogspot.com/