Flat Connections Live!
Building bridges between islands of excellence
Come to Canada in 2015!
Flat Connections in conjunction with the Red River College in Winnipeg Canada invite you to join us April 30-May 2 for Flat Connections Live! - a conference with a difference.
This event will provide an opportunity for Higher Education, pre-service teachers and K-12 teachers, leaders and administrators to experience connected and collaborative learning while using digital technologies to connect across the world.
Intercultural understanding through the use of technology to connect learners that leads to global competence through global collaboration in an increasingly ‘flat’ world is one of the event's goals. This is not about technology skills, it is about new modes of teaching and learning with the world. We need to design authentic connections, construct collaborations to create products that leave a legacy and amplify the impact of this through connecting learners beyond the classroom walls.
This event is not professional development, it is professional transformation!
Futuristic Theme | Innovative Program | Global Facilitators
This event will provide an opportunity for Higher Education, pre-service teachers and K-12 teachers, leaders and administrators to experience connected and collaborative learning while using digital technologies to connect across the world.
Intercultural understanding through the use of technology to connect learners that leads to global competence through global collaboration in an increasingly ‘flat’ world is one of the event's goals. This is not about technology skills, it is about new modes of teaching and learning with the world. We need to design authentic connections, construct collaborations to create products that leave a legacy and amplify the impact of this through connecting learners beyond the classroom walls.
This event is not professional development, it is professional transformation!
Futuristic Theme | Innovative Program | Global Facilitators
Conference Schedule
Thursday April 30: 8am-4pm then 5-7pm Wine and Cheese reception
Friday May 1: 8:30am-5:30pm
Saturday May 2: 8:30am-1:00pm
Friday May 1: 8:30am-5:30pm
Saturday May 2: 8:30am-1:00pm
GLOBAL FACILITATORS
Darren Kuropatwa
He is known for his innovative use of visuals and storytelling using technology to enable students & educators to do things they could not have done before.
Andrew Churches
He believes that to prepare our students for the future, we must prepare them for change, teach them to question and think, to adapt and modify, to sift and sort.
Rushton Hurley
His fun and thoughtful talks center on the connection between engaging learning and useful, affordable technology, as well as professional perspectives of teachers.
Devon Caldwell
She is passionate about infusing technology to foster collaboration, inclusion, and innovation among students, teachers, and their local and global communities.
Leah Obach
She aims to make learning meaningful and exciting by infusing technology, providing opportunities for project-based learning and empowering students to take
action on important issues.
action on important issues.
Toni Olivieri-Barton
As a Flat Connections Global Educator she brings her global collaboration experience to schools across the world.
Exciting Conference Format
Flat Connections Live! is process-based. The program is based on DESIGN THINKING and participants will build 'empathy', 'define' challenges, 'ideate' in teams, and build collaborative 'prototype' solutions based on 'feedback' for global sharing. Participants will work in mixed teams on curriculum and leadership objectives to do with flattening learning through the use of emerging technologies and improving outcomes at all levels. This is an event where new meaning and knowledge is constructed through team work, sharing, collaboration and co-creation.
Flat Connections Live! is technology infused. There is an urgent need to embed digital technologies and collaborative experiences into learning at all levels. The use of Web 2.0, social media and online collaborative tools will support creative and innovative curriculum development and new pedagogical models for global learning.
Flat Connections Live! is technology infused. There is an urgent need to embed digital technologies and collaborative experiences into learning at all levels. The use of Web 2.0, social media and online collaborative tools will support creative and innovative curriculum development and new pedagogical models for global learning.
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Eva Brown
Co-Chair, Flat Connections Live!
Red River College, Winnipeg, Canada
Red River College, Winnipeg, Canada
Email: ebrownorama@gmail.com
Twitter: @ebrownorama
Julie LIndsay
Co-Chair, Flat Connections Live!
Learning Confluence Pty Ltd, Australia
Learning Confluence Pty Ltd, Australia
Email: conference@flatconnections.com
Twitter: @julielindsay