Conversations
Local and global interactions and discussions that have meaning and relevance to individual learners and learning communities.
Sharing a PhD research outcome
The Global Collaborator Mindset One of the outcomes from my PhD research is the development of what I call the 'Global Collaborator Mindset'. Educators who adopt this mindset are more able and...
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...
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...
T21C Conference – Getting started with online collaborative learning
Just a quick post to share my presentation/workshop at the T21C event this week. A small local conference at Hillcrest Christian College on the Gold Coast. What a lovely school! We were in...
IUT Conference 2018 – Holistic approaches to online collaborative learning design
Last week I attended the 43rd Improving University Teaching Conference held on the Charles Sturt University Port Macquarie campus. As an international conference it attracted representatives from...
Nostalgia will NOT get my PhD finished…..but it is a nice diversion
Life is work, work is life....or should it be 'life is a beach'? I just don't know anymore....most days here at our beach home are the same right now. I am not working in a full time position,...
‘Windows to the World’ (penpal) global project
Remember the excitement around having a penpal? I remember almost 50 years ago having a penpal in Germany - and how strange life sounded in that country! His name was 'Axel' and his letters...
Case Study 4.7: Global Learning and Teacher Education – Leigh Zeitz
The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching Written and edited by Julie Lindsay, and published by the International Society for Technology in Education in...
My PhD Journey – Musing #8 – It’s raining….again….
It's raining....again....the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales has had an unusual second half Spring season with cooler temperatures and lots of rain. Good for our water-thirsty garden -...
Case Study 4.6: Leadership for Global Learning – Judy O’Connell
The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching Written and edited by Julie Lindsay, and published by the International Society for Technology in Education in...
My PhD Journey – Musing #7 – How to share the PhD passion?
It's Tuesday morning again....7:30am....I have already been working for 2 hours, but not on my PhD work (unfortunately), on marking papers (I teach at the Masters degree level, and final...
Case Study 4.4: The K12 Online Conference – Peggy George and Wesley Fryer
The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching Written and edited by Julie Lindsay, and published by the International Society for Technology in Education in...
My PhD Journey – Musing #6 – ‘To be’ and other passivities
Kathy talked a lot about the use of strong nouns and verbs and using them to build description. She stated we should reduce the verb 'to be' and passive constructions to about 10% of the page....
Case Study 4.2: The Learning2 Conference
The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching Written and edited by Julie Lindsay, and published by the International Society for Technology in Education in...
My PhD Journey – Musing #5 – Qualitative research with Kathy Charmaz
Last week I attended a 2-day workshop, Qualitative Research, with Kathy Charmaz. Kathy is a retired professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University. She is known for her research and writing,...