making classroom connections in an interconnected world
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MAKING CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD:
Online Collaborative Learning in Central Asia
Ryder CobeanJuly 8, 2011
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INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD (IREX)
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS& EXCHANGE PROGRAM(GCE)
US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL AFFAIRS (ECA)
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GCE GOAL:Promote mutual understanding in youth of US and
Kyrgyzstan
Online Projects
Skype Video Conferences
collaborative educational activities linked to a theme, based around multimedia posts in a forum for 3-5 weeks (users post one or two times a week)
45 mins-1 hr, either stand-alone or part of a project
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Uzbekistan2003-2007
Turkmenistan2006-2008
Kyrgyzstan2009-present
Eight years of GCE in Central Asia
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GCE is in 22 schools
and 3 libraries
In Kyrgyzstan:
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GCE has connected 21 schools
with Kyrgyzstan
In the United States:
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gcekyrgyzstan.ning.com
GCE Kyrgyzstan has hosted 50+ online projects at its community site
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Project: Mapping My Community
Students map assets of their neighborhoods, share changes they’d make as mayor
“If I would have been mayor I would build a [museum], shop, supermarket and a park near our house, would put up the lamp near the roads so that it light us on the way.”
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Project: Cold War Experiences
Students prepare questions together, interview community members who lived during the Cold War, compare responses
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Project: Global Grocery Baskets
Students discuss typical food purchases in their families, compare food sources/preparation, and share recipes
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Online Projects Promote Student-driven Learning
“I made Pelmeni – I think the recipe may have been put up in 4th period’s group. Mine didn’t come out very pretty, but the filling inside the dumplings was pretty good :)”
-- Arizona student, making dumplings at home from a recipe she found during a project
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Lesson from Experience: Plan, Train, Rehearse, and PARTICIPATE
Plan project with an outcome, train students in the tech, rehearse in class
before you do it live, and do the project with them
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Lesson: Clear Communication is Key
Simple English, no slang, consider potential sensitivities of any project topic
(Привет you go to рынок?
You may see
from their class,)(oMg tH4t hAt
uR wEaRiN iZ oFf dA h00k
and
from your own)
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Lesson: Backup Plans and Flexibility Separate Successful Projects from Disappointments
School closures, power outages, miscommunications – be ready to extend, postpone, and adjust… OR encourage an unexpected discussion if valuable