designing engaging curriculum for global collaboration in the classroom

Designing  Engaging  Curriculum  for  Global  Collabora4on  in  the  

Classroom  

ASB  Unplugged  2014  Hands-­‐on  Learning  Ins4tute  

learningconfluence.wikispaces.com  Julie  Lindsay  

Julie Lindsay Director Learning Confluence P/L

MA Music, MA Educational Technology Leadership EdD Student, University of Southern Queensland

@julielindsay | about.me/julielindsay learningconfluence.com | flatconnections.com

Let’s  get  started…..  

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AGENDA  

•  PART  1  – Ge)ng  started  with  global  projects  and  collabora:ve  pedagogy  

•  PART  2  – Global  project  curriculum  design  

•  PART  3  – Design,  pitch  and  evaluate  global  projects  

GeVng  started  with  global  projects  and  collabora4ve  pedagogy  

PART  1  

Discuss!  

What is ‘collaboration’? What is ‘global collaboration’? What conditions must exist to support global collaboration in learning?

What  is  Collabora4on?  

Something  we  do  already  

Enhanced  using  

technology  

More  than  coopera4on  

Aligned  with  standards  

ISTE  NETS.S  

Students  use  digital  media  and  environments  to  communicate  and  work  collabora:vely,  including  at  a  distance……  

Develop  cultural  understanding  and  global  awareness  by  engaging  with  learners  of  other  cultures.  

ISTE  NETS.T  

Collaborate  with  students,  peers,  parents,  and  community  members  using  digital  tools  and  resources  to  support  student  success  and  innova:on  

A classroom that is: •  connected •  engages with multiple audiences •  engages with diverse resources,

and tools •  creates authentic, collaborative

learning outcomes

Defining  the  Global  Collabora4ve  Classroom  

Going Beyond the ‘Wow’

Engaging learners and

leaders

Shifting traditional

pedagogies

Having realistic

expectations

Challenges  of  Global  Collabora4on  

Global competency

International mindedness

Cultural awareness

Glocalisation!

The  cross-­‐cu

ltural  skills  an

d  

understandi

ng  needed  to

communicate  outs

ide  one’s  

environment  an

d  to  act  on  

issues  of  glo

bal  significan

ce.  

Think  Global

 and  Act  Loca

l!  

Everyone  is  n

ot  like  me.  

Everyone  is  li

ke  me  in  some  ways

.  

Why  Global  Collabora4on?  

Global  Learning:  Holis:c  and  ‘Flat’  

 Collabora4veConnected  Learning  

Blended  Learning  

Project  &  Challenge-­‐based  

Culture  of  sharing  

Flipped  Classroom  

Inter-­‐connected  

Web  2.0  

Global  Project  Design   Leadership  for  connected  learning  

Pedagogy  

‘Flat’  Learning  

Recipe  to  FlaSen  Your  Classroom  

Simple  ACTIONS  to  Go  Global  

Global,  Flat,  

Connected  Classroom  

Connect  

Communicate  

Ci:zenship  

Collaborate  

Choice  

Create  

Celebrate  

Simple  ACTIONS  to  Go  Global  

Connection Personal Learning Network (PLN)

Students

School

You

Connection Strategies for meaningful interactions

hSp://www.flickr.com/photos/jrhode/375671790/in/pool-­‐rss  

Connection Pull Technologies

1. RSS  Reader  2. Tablet-­‐Sized  Devices  3. Handheld  Devices  4. Social  Bookmarking  5. Joining  Online  Conversa4ons  6. Networking  Organiza4ons  7. Loca4on  Based  Apps  

Connection Taxonomy

©  Vicki  Davis  and  Julie  Lindsay,  ‘FlaSening  Classrooms,  Engaging  Minds’.  Pg  55  

'Good  teacherpreneurs  aren't  renegades;    they  are  connectors'  

hSp://www.flickr.com/photos/51035553780@N01/344832591  

Connec:on  Teacherpreneur

How  connected  are  you  as  an  educator?  

How  are  you  connec:ng  your  students  to  the  

world?  

Connec4on!  The  2  minute  challenge  

Image:  'customer-­‐loyalty_reten4on.jpg’  hSp://www.flickr.com/photos/36001761@N02/3364250371  

Communica:on  The Handshake

hSp://padlet.com/wall/asb2014    

Two types to sustain a global project Communica:on  

Tradi:onal  Classroom  Separated  by    Loca4on  Separated  by  Time  

Connected  ‘flat’    Classroom  Unified  by  the  Internet  Unified  by  asynchronous  communica4on  tools  

SYNCHRONOUS and ASYNCHRONOUS

Communicate  Synchronously  

Red  arrow  poin4ng  to  latest  ac4vity  by  students  on  the  Ning    

Blue  arrow  poin4ng  to  global  real  4me  chat  by  students  on  the  Ning    

Flat  Connec:ons  Global  Project  Ning  (Educa:onal  Community)    -­‐  Connect    -­‐  Communicate  

Communicate  -­‐  Blended  

Communicate  –  Blended  modes  Virtual Participation

Digital  Citizenship  “…the  norms  of  behavior  with  regard  to  technology  use”  

Ribble  and  Bailey  

©  Vicki  Davis  and  Julie  Lindsay  2011  

Enlightened Digital Citizenship model

Ci:zenship  Global competency and confidence

Digiteen/tween  project  outcomes  

Team  forma:on,  Handshakes  

Research  Topics,  Collabora:ve  Wiki  Authorship  

Ac:on  Project  Design  and  Implementa:on  

Celebra:on,  Reflec:on,  Sharing  outcomes  

hSp://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/8540095171/  

•  Research  the  technology  and  lead  the  way  

•  Monitor  and  be  engaged  

•  Avoid  the  fear  factor  &  make  a  difference  

•  Model  legal  wisdom  &  choose  your  own  copyright  

Be  a  DigiTeacher  

Digital  Ci:zenship  

Ci:zenship!  

What  are  you  doing  in  your  school  to  foster  global  digital  ci4zenship?  

Ci4zenship!  The  2  minute  challenge  

If  Collabora4on  is  a  needed  &  required  21st  Century  skill,  educators  need  to  not  only  teach  it,  but  employ  &  model  it  as  well  

Online  Existence  

“The  weakness  is  that  if  there  is  a  problem,  and  you  e-­‐mail  them,  they  can  just  ignore  the  email,  or  they  can  just  do  their  own  thing  and  not  listen  to  what  you  ask  of  them.”  Student  in  the  Horizon  Project  

hSp://www.flickr.com/photos/superkimbo/3940303947/  

FlaSening  the  classroom  is  technology  enabled  collabora4on  

Contribu:on  and  

Collabora:on    

Ci:zenship!  

How  do  you  teach  collabora4on?  What  technology  tools  foster  collabora4on?  

Collabora4on!  The  2  minute  challenge  

“PuVng  choice  into  the  classroom  will  naturally  direct  students  toward  their  own  interests  and  strengths.  It  can  allow  students  to  “shine”  in  unimaginable  ways.”  Fla$ening  Classrooms  Chapter  7  

“‘Beefsteak or liver’ quite took away Philip’s power of choice. He begged for a glass of milk…”

MARK TWAIN

Using  Web  2.0  technologies  to:  •  Ques4on  •  Build  •  Invent  •  Connect  •  Have  meaning  •  Understand  •  Excel  

hSp://www.flickr.com/photos/35590362@N02/5791320785/  

Choices  for  different  learning  styles  

http://k-2buildingbridges.blogspot.com/2012/04/voicethread-sharing.html

To be able to Create is a 21C Learning Objective

Revised 2001 by Lorin Anderson

From Create

To Co-create

Challenge yourself……….

Co-creating a Popplet with students around the globe. Robyn Thiessen - Vancouver, B.C.

Co-creation

Co-Creation Collabora:on  

©  Emily  McCurran,  Flat  Classroom®  Cer4fied  Teacher  

Student Summit

Celebrate New friends and achievements

Reflect and evaluate

A sense of accomplishment

Making the world a better place

Enhanced cultural understanding

Flat,  Global,  

Connected  Classroom  

Connect  

Communicate  

Ci:zenship  

Collaborate  

Choice  

Create  

Celebrate  

The  2  minute  challenge  

What  is  missing  here?  What  would  you  add?  Take  away?  How  will  you  use  this  in  your  classroom  or  in  your  school  on  Monday  morning?  

Time  to  Team  Up  

•  Find  like-­‐minded  partners  – hSp://padlet.com/wall/asb2014  

•  Awer  break  sit  together  

Global  project  curriculum  design  

PART  2  

Flat  Connec4ons  Global  Projects  •  Grade  8-­‐12,  Ning  &  Wiki  •  Emerging  technologies,  E-­‐Book,  Video  

Flat  Connec:ons  Global  Project  

•  Digital  ci4zenship  leading  to  ac4on  •  Tween:  up  to  13,  Teen:  over  13  

Digiteen  Digitween  

•  Asynchronous  formal  deba4ng  •  Global  discussions  leading  to  ac4on  

Global  Youth  Debates  

•  Gr  3-­‐5,  Edmodo  &  Wiki  •  Comparing  lifestyles  and  living  A  Week  in  the  Life  

•  Cross-­‐classroom  groups  share  and  create  •  The  start  of  technology-­‐based  global  interac4on  

K-­‐2  Building  Bridges  to  Tomorrow  

•  Grade  8-­‐12,  Ning  &  Wiki  •  Emerging  technologies,  E-­‐Book,  Video  

Flat  Connec:ons  Global  Project  

hSp://www.flickr.com/photos/32625013@N00/17135231/  

Ning  for  community  development  hbp://flatconnec:onsglobalproject.net/      

Teachers  

Students  

Extended  community  

Community  Collabora4ve  Learning  

Building  working  rela4onships  

Project  Content  

Horizon  Report  K-­‐12,  2013  Emerging  technologies  impac5ng  educa5on  and  learning  shared  via  a  5meline  of  poten5al  relevance.  hSp://www.nmc.org/horizon-­‐project/horizon-­‐reports/horizon-­‐report-­‐k-­‐12-­‐edi4on  

Project  Themes  

Open  Learning  futurist,  David  Price  OBE,  argues  that  ‘open’  is  not  only  affec5ng  how  we  are  choosing  to  live,  but  that  it’s  going  to  be  the  difference  between  success  and  failure  in  the  future.  hSp://engagedlearning.co.uk/    

•  The  future  of  learning  and  educa4on  •  Emerging  technologies  and  how  we  can  and  will  use  them  •  Connected  and  flat  learning  •  Collabora4ve  and  social  entrepreneurship  •  Global  issues  and  ac4ons  to  solve  them  

Collabora4ve  wiki  leading  to  a  published  eBook  

cc  licensed  (  BY  SA  )  flickr  photo  by  Anita  Hart:  hSp://flickr.com/photos/anitakhart/4586879133/  

Student  final  video  

Storyboard  &  planning  

Outsourced  content  

Personal  content  

Topic  subtheme  

Video  specifica4ons  

Credits  &  cita4ons  

Personal  Mul4media  Response  to  Topic    

How  will  Workflow  support  FCGP  14-­‐1?  FCGP-­‐01:  January-­‐May  •  Applica4on  Deadline:  January  23  •  Online  Teacher  Informa4on  mee4ng:  Before  February  7  •  Classroom  and  student  handshake:  February  7-­‐21  •  Wiki  edi4ng  and  collabora4on:  February  22  -­‐  March  22  •  eBook  planning  must  be  started  by:  March  8  •  Video  pitches  and  crea4on:  March  23  -­‐  April  •  Video  outsourced  requests  due:  Up  before  break  or  by  April  5  •  Video  outsourced  requests  completed  and  uploaded:  April  17  •  FCGP  videos  due:  April  26  •  FCGP  eBooks  due:  May  1  •  Student  Summits:  April  26  -­‐  May  31  •  Video  Judging  Phase  1:  April  26  -­‐  May  6  •  Video  Judging  Phase  2  (meta-­‐judging):  May  6  -­‐  13  •  Awards  ceremony:  Awer  May  13  as  determined  by  the  project  organiser  

How  will  Student  Teams  func4on?  

Team  Wiki  

Researchers  

Media  fossickers  

Content  editors  

E-­‐Book  managers  

Outsourced  video  clip  organisers  

Student  leaders  

Team  Grid  -­‐  Topics  

Team  Grid  –  FCGP14-­‐1  

Personal  Video  Topic  Selec:on  Student  chooses  topic   Aligns  with  research  &  eBook  crea4on  

eBook  Content  Selec:on  Topics,  subtopics,  mul4media   Edi4ng,  cita4ons,  formaVng  

Sub-­‐topic  ID  and  Ranking  Challenges  &  Trends     Collabora4ve  ranking  

Main  Topic  ID  and  Research  Primary  &  Secondary  sources   Expert  Advisors  

Global  Youth  Debates:  Deba:ng  into  Ac:on  

Slovakia   Hong  Kong  

Japan   Singapore   USA  

hbp://globalyouthdebates.com    

Explore  Global  Projects  

•  Find  a  partner  •  Spend  some  4me  now  exploring  another  Flat  Connec4ons  Global  project  – hSp://www.flatconnec4ons.com/flat-­‐projects.html    

What are the CHARACTERISTICS of a GOOD Global Project? How can we design learning experiences that embrace global education as well as enforce rigor and relevance.....or are these the same?

Discuss!

Design,  pitch  and  evaluate  global  projects  

PART  3  

Global  project  design  features  

Find  like-­‐minded  educators  

Design  Outcomes    

Select  Tools  

Manage  for  Success  

“Designing  a  global  collabora4ve  experience  involves  transcending  the  obvious  real  :me  linkup,  fostering  higher  order  thinking  and  

providing  opportuni4es  for  cultural  understanding  while  usually  making  a  product  that  impacts  

others  in  a  posi:ve  way.  ”  

Engage  students  globally  

Ci:zenship!  

What  is  an  INSPIRING,  CHALLENGING,  RELEVANT  and  GLOBAL  topic  or  theme  to  join  classrooms/learners  across  the  world?  

Global  project  design!    The  2  minute  challenge  

Project  Design  Rela4onships  

Project Design Essentials These include:

¡ The Flat Classroom Framework

¡ Curriculum Planning, Standards Alignment, Inputs and Outcomes

¡ Seven Steps Design Principles and Teaching Strategies

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Pg 257

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What to do now?

• Design a global project – use whatever tools you need

• Be ready to ‘pitch’ this verbally and with artifacts of your choice

•  ‘Pitch’ for feedback • Review and update • Share via Google Doc

Global  projects?  Where  to  start?  •  Flat  Connec:ons  –  fully  managed  and  supported  –  (caveat  –  entry  is  via  subscrip4on,  some  scholarships  available)  hSp://flatconnec4ons.com    

•  Global  Classroom  –  community  of  global  educators  keen  to  connect  –  hSp://globalclassroom2013-­‐14.wikispaces.com/    

•  iEARN  –  learning  circles  and  other  projects  –  hSp://iearn.org  and  hSp://iearn.org.au/    

•  Join  networks  –  Flat  Connec4ons  –  hSp://flatconnec4ons.net  –  Global  Educa4on  Conference  –  hSp://globaleduca4onconference.com    

Flat  Classroom  Conference  Sydney  hbp://www.flatconnec:ons.com/  

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6-­‐week  course    -­‐  global  cohort  3-­‐graduate  credits  through  CSU  

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Julie Lindsay Director Learning Confluence Global Educator, Leader, Innovator, Author @julielindsay about.me/julielindsay learningconfluence.com