leadership for connected and global learning: session 1 chinese
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Ningbo-Auckland Education Association Presented by Julie Lindsay Conference October 21, 2014TRANSCRIPT
Leadership for Connected and Global Learning
Ningbo-Auckland Education
Association Conference
Session 1: Chinese speaking
Meet Julie Lindsay…..Global Educator, Innovator
Teacherpreneur, AuthorMA Educational Technology Leadership
MA Music
EdD Student, University of Southern Queensland
Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University, Faculty of Education
Global collaboration consultant
Apple Distinguished Educator
Google Certified Teacher
Director, Learning Confluence Pty Ltd
Founder, Flat Connections@julielindsay | #flatconnect | @flatconnections | about.me/julielindsay
….my global journey
Zambia
KuwaitBangladesh
Qatar
China
Ocean Shores
Melbourne
Living in Beijing…..
Our Goals for Today
To provide ideas, resources and strategies to schools for ONLINE global connections that lead to collaborations
To discuss connected and collaborative learning and review working examples
To discuss with partner schools what can be possible in the future
Session 1
ConnectedLearning
Our Goals for this SessionThis session will: • Explore what it means to be connected and
learning online• Discuss synchronous and asynchronous online
learning modes• Define leadership characteristics for
connected learning• Explore current global collaborative projects
as examples of best practice connections
What is Connected Learning?Being connected to others who inspire, support and amplify your LEARNING
Being connected to places and people for personal and professional advantage
Understanding the opportunity and power that technology brings to all learners
Knowing how to access tools, resources and people to connect learning locally and globally
Connected Learning Part 1
Students
School
You
Efficient learning strategies for meaningful connections
Some terms to know……
• PLN – Personal Learning Network
• PLC – Professional Learning Community
DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
(DLE) refers to the tools, skills, standards, attitudes and habits for
learning while using technology and accessing digital resources.
Connected Learning PrimerConnected Learning Part 2
Why do we need to move to online learning modes?
How do we move our learning to online spaces?
What global digital citizenship challenges do we need to
consider?
Why Connected Learning?
We must be able to sustain connections beyond the face-to-face experience and beyond the virtual, synchronous experience e.g. Skype call.
In the 21st Century…..Communication A learner without web access has no opportunity to develop the technopersonal skills essential for success
Two types to sustain a global connection
Learning in online spaces
Traditional ClassroomSeparated by LocationSeparated by Time
Connected ClassroomUnified by the InternetUnified by asynchronous communication tools
SYNCHRONOUS and ASYNCHRONOUS
Team work - SynchronousTechno-personal skills
USA to Australia - SynchronousVirtual Classroom
Synchronous
Asynchronous
Blended learning modes to support online collaboration
Global- Asynchronous NetworkVirtual Classroom – Techno-personal skills
Connected Learning and Leadership
Connected Learning Part 3
Image source: Katie Grubb
Some leadership ideas and concepts…..
A change in teaching and learning beliefs
and practices from transmission paradigm to
constructionist paradigm
Facilitating a pedagogical shift
Rise of a distributed leadership model
Leadership and Skill Audit
• Is YOUR school ready to connect?• What skills do leaders and teachers have?• What skills do they need to learn?• What skills will students need?• What support will teachers and students have
for global connected learning?• How does global collaboration embed into the
curriculum?
Technology and Skill Audit
• What technologies are available?• What online access is available:
– At school?– At home?
• What skills are needed to use the technologies?
• Who will teach these skills?• What about global digital citizenship?
Building bridges between learners
Technology must be the bridge, not the barrier to new connected teaching and learning modes
Connected Learning Part 4
Taxonomy of Global Connection
© Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis 2012
Digital citizenship……
Just in time SKILLS, HABITS and
ATTITUDES for learning while digital
How will students (and teachers) learn this??
How do we move from local to global??
© Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis 2012
Enlightened Digital Citizenship
Global Awareness
Image: 'M like Muslim?’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/50451886@N00/2502594771
• Different countries have different laws– Copyright, legal– Taboo subjects
• Nationality transcends culture– Every nation has
multiple cultures– Never stereotype a
nation
The future of connected learning includes collaboration online.
How are we supporting this?
Facilitate or Constrain?
• What are the barriers and enablers to connecting teachers and students online?
• Are you a facilitator or a constrainer? Technology infrastructureCurriculum developmentLeadershipGlobal digital citizenship
Let’s discuss!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31676942@N04/3144103410
Global Connections and Collaborations
Connected Learning Part 5
Examples from
Flat Connections
Global Projects
http://flatconnections.com
Singapore American School International School of the Sacred Heart, Japan
Theme 2014-15: Global Peace and
Security
http://globalyouthdebates.com
Asynchronous global debates between classrooms
Tools: Voicethread & Fuze
Flat Connections Global Project (FCGP)
• 500 students• 20+ classrooms• 6 countries• 36 student teams• 1 Keynote• 24 Expert Advisors• 18 Judges and 3 Meta-judges• 213 Videos• 15 eBooks
February-June 2014!
http://flatconnections.wikispaces.com
FCGP Community for Learning
FCGP Content and Themes
Horizon Report K-12, 2013Emerging technologies impacting education and learning shared via a timeline of potential relevance.http://www.nmc.org/horizon-project/horizon-reports/horizon-report-k-12-edition
OpenLearning futurist, David Price OBE, argues that ‘open’ is not only affecting how we are choosing to live, but that it’s going to be the difference between success and failure in the future.http://engagedlearning.co.uk/
Welcome to
Building Bridges to Tomorrow K-2 Flat Connections Project
Tool: Youblisher
‘A Week in the Life…’A Flat Connections Project for Elementary School students
Grades 3-6/7, age 8-12
Co-Created Showcase Multimedia
Tool: Voicethread
NEW PROJECT now with a focus on ‘global issues’
USA
INDIA
‘A Week in the Life’, Global Project Grade 3-6
Tool: Edmodo
Global- Asynchronous Network – ‘Handshakes’
Virtual Classroom – Techno-personal skills
Connected Learning Discussion
How does ‘connected learning’ support
global understanding?Let’s discuss!