Yellow swallowtail (I think) on the white
majnooneh blossoms.
Ar-Riha (Jericho) is Palestinian territory under the current political situation. The drive down the mountains from Jerusalem doesn't take very long. There is an Israeli checkpoint and then a PA checkpoint in order to enter the town. We spent a pleasant afternoon at a friend's house with a picnic on the veranda. Let me know if you can identify any of these flowers from the garden. The red, white, and pink ones are called
majnooneh in Arabic or
Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra). Majnooneh means "the crazy one" in Arabic, apparently because this flowering bush grows uncontrollably.
Limoon (Lemon tree blossoms)
Hibiscus (in both Arabic and English or also known as Karkady in Arabic. A drink can be made from the dried flowers.)
Yellow swallowtail (I think) on the
majnooneh blossoms.
Bicolor
majnooneh
This plant has an intense blue flower and the leaves are edible, I believe. What is it called?
Red
majnooneh with drip irrigation hose.
I got to teach today for a little over an hour on the subject of e-learning in Palestine. We briefly compared the online learning in technical communication at my university, Minnesota State University, Mankato, with the "e-enabled" courses here at Birzeit's Center for Continuing Education. Second, we worked with taxonomies to classify types of e-learning and finally, we discussed our ideas for the future of e-learning in Palestine. We generated some interesting ideas in our groups as to how and why e-learning holds promise in Palestinian education.
