Flat Connections Workshop Atlanta, June 2014
We have the technology, we have the pedagogy, it’s time to join learners to the world! This workshop provides educators and education leaders the skills and resources to connect their learning and take it from local to global - and provides concrete examples and stories of those who are already doing this to inform your approach. It is imperative students receive a global education and have the opportunity to connect and work with others in the world. Embedding global learning and competency is not a plane ticket but a mindset and a curriculum imperative. Where do you start? This workshop will show you how.
Workshop Leader: Julie Lindsay
MA (Music), MA (Educational Technology Leadership), Graduate Diploma in Computer Education, Diploma in Education, Apple Distinguished Educator, Adjunct Lecturer, School of Information Studies, Faculty of Education, Charles Sturt University.
Julie has led the way in global education and technology-infused connections and collaborations across six countries including Africa, Asia and the Middle East. As an IT Director in international schools she implemented 1:1 learning and worked with teachers from K-12 on pedagogical applications for mobile and ubiquitous computing. She also developed a unique approach to global collaboration using Web 2.0 tools and connected learning approaches. Now based back in Australia as a consultant, presenter and workshop leader she is kept busy as Director of Learning Confluence Pty Ltd, founder of Flat Connections, Global Collaboration Consultant for THINK Global School. She is a former ISTE International Representative on the Board of Directors and a member of the Horizon Report Board of Advisers 2008-2014.
Julie understands different global contexts and is able to bring opportunities to others through her passion for learning and ‘teacherpreneur’ approach. She is adept at designing and customizing learning experiences for all ages, including cutting edge events such as the groundbreaking Flat Connections Conference. As co-founder of Flat Classroom® she authored ‘Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to global collaboration one step at a time’ Pearson, 2012. Julie is completing her EdD with the University of Southern Queensland with a focus on facilitating positive social change through effective pedagogy for collaboration.
To find out more about Julie, start with this portfolio website - http://about.me/julielindsay
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Who is this workshop for? This workshop is for K-12 educators as well as leaders in schools and government who make pertinent decisions about what teachers and students learn and do. Participants will do some team collaboration and build a resource together that can start the global journey for you and your teachers and students. The focus is on the use of technology (mobile devices, cloud computing, Web 2.0, and more) to support connected and collaborative learning that can go from local to global. It is ideal for schools implementing BYOD and moving into cloud-based apps. It is also perfect for schools talking about how to implement global awareness and competency as well as global digital citizenship across the curriculum. | Purpose and ObjectivesParticipants will be immersed in 'flat' or connected learning modes and explore global collaboration as a pedagogy. A hands-on approach will allow participants to explore, discuss and model collaborative use of emerging technologies scaffolded by the steps and actions to flatten the classroom. Focus will also be on how to participate in a global project, how to engage learners and your extended network in global interactions, as well as how to support global education and global competency within your school or learning environment. The Flat Connections projects for K-12 as well as other global collaboration will be used as working models for teams to design and create their own global projects. | What will you do?Content for the workshop comes from the book 'Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a Time', by Lindsay and Davis, Published by Pearson 2012 as well as from the many global projects and material developed at Flat Connections. Participants will be invited to join a group on the Flat Connections educator community for easy interaction. Tools for collaboration will include Google apps, Web 2.0 applications such as wikis and Ning, social bookmarking and other online tools for creating and sharing multimedia for differentiated outcomes. In addition virtual participants will provide opportunities for extended classroom interactions. |
Who is this workshop for?
The focus is on the use of technology (mobile devices, cloud computing, Web 2.0, and more) to support connected and collaborative learning that can go from local to global. It is ideal for schools implementing BYOD and moving into cloud-based apps. It is also perfect for schools talking about how to implement global awareness and competency as well as global digital citizenship across the curriculum.
Purpose and Objectives
Participants will be immersed in 'flat' or connected learning modes and explore global collaboration as a pedagogy. A hands-on approach will allow participants to explore, discuss and model collaborative use of emerging technologies scaffolded by the steps and actions to flatten the classroom.
Focus will also be on how to participate in a global project, how to engage learners and your extended network in global interactions, as well as how to support global education and global competency within your school or learning environment. The Flat Connections projects for K-12 as well as other global collaboration will be used as working models for teams to design and create their own global projects.
What will you do?
Content for the workshop comes from the book 'Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a Time', by Lindsay and Davis, Published by Pearson 2012 as well as from the many global projects and material developed at Flat Connections. Participants will be invited to join a group on the Flat Connections educator community for easy interaction.
Tools for collaboration will include Google apps, Web 2.0 applications such as wikis and Ning, social bookmarking and other online tools for creating and sharing multimedia for differentiated outcomes. In addition virtual participants will provide opportunities for extended classroom interactions.
