Each participating organization will also be able to determine the degree and kind of participation it wishes to engage in. In addition, Dean Ann Marcus has provided initiative for the School of Education in examining the role of technology in education. We have had enthusiastic support from institutions elsewhere in the United States, in Italy and South America, each of which is anxious to coordinate the proposed activities within its own sphere of influence. We are currently exploring collaborations with Eastern European and Asian organizations. A number of meetings of the School of Education's Commission for Experimental Commission led to the development of coursework which is of import to this project.
Several projects are underway as pilot studies in cross-culturual, multimedia collaboration.
In order to explore the interrelationships of culture, the arts, criticism and education, artists, critics, educators and specialists in communication technology will be invited to participate in a variety of ways. Working through the centers established in institutions in each country, participants will interact with others at home and abroad to produce works of art. Criticisms of completed works and studies of works in progress will be undertaken and shared. Educational projects will be planned at each site and between sites and specific educational materials will be produced. An international arts festival and final conference will be scheduled as culminating activities, although it is anticipated that the project will launch collaborations and associations that may well continue into the future.