Digital Learning
Become a digital online learner

Become a digital online learner

With my Open Pathways Design Leader and Online Facilitator hat on I want to share information about the online course I co-designed and created in 2018. This has been prepared for Open Education Week 2019. I encourage readers to browse the Resources collected on the...

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What is open?

What is open?

The u!magine Professional Learning Series on Open Education kicked off in August with the first session asking 'What is open?' Along with colleagues Val Peachey, Leanne White we discussed processes, practices and pathways for open education and open learning. As the...

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5 levels for taking your classroom global!

5 levels for taking your classroom global!

Successful online global collaborations require some structure and planning. Educators need to be aware that planning that includes design and implementation is paramount to engaging students and building in success for global learning. In a design for action mode the...

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Building an online school community using WeChat

Building an online school community using WeChat

This is the first post shared on the Flat Connections blog from the Connect with China trip to China in April 2016. The China trip of Katie Grubb and Julie Lindsay took them to Beijing BISS International School, a small IB world school located on the 3rd ring road in...

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Into the mouth of the dragon

Into the mouth of the dragon

Global collaborative learning with China China is not a sleeping giant – these days it is a dragon that roars. Young people today need to understand more about China as a country, the Chinese culture and language, and make vital connections for future understanding....

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