Conversations
Local and global interactions and discussions that have meaning and relevance to individual learners and learning communities.
Case Study 1.4: Janice Newlin – Taking teacher education global
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...
Case Study 1.3: Michael Graffin – Leading the Global Classroom Project
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...
Case Study 1.2: Kim Cofino – A Globally Connected Educator
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...
Case Study 1.1: Anne Mirtschin – The World is my Classroom
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...
Global Educator Case Studies
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...
Global Collaboration with Flat Connections
This semester Yew Wah fourth graders worked with students from around the world on global issues during the Flat Connections “A Week in the Life” global collaboration project. Third, fourth and...
Global Narratives – Collaboration in the Edge – A Keynote Trilogy
In late October 2016 I was delighted to be able to assemble a keynote in 3 parts for the K12 Online Conference 2016. This is the first time I have had a chance to blog about this and share with...
The digital imperative….this is Lauren’s story about global collaboration
I often use the term 'digital imperative' to describe why and how learning needs to be digital, online and embrace both local as well as global learning modes. Digital fluency includes learning...
Global education: Leading pedagogical change in a flat world
This blog post first appeared on the Pearson Education Blog In a previous blog post, I examined the new globally connected, flat learning environment and how leaders can shape this change to...
Global education: Supporting collaborative learning and teaching
With the near ubiquity of technology enhanced education, new learning environments are emerging. Flat learning, active learning, and place-based learning are modalities that are helping to...
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...
You are a global educator. It’s time to start thinking like one
The following blog post comes from the new book by Julie Lindsay, "The Global Educator: Leveraging technology for collaborative learning and teaching" published by ISTE. Building collaboration...
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...
Ban Technology? No, let’s ban outdated learning and teaching instead!
This post is in response to an article in the Australian written by Natasha Bita and published March 26, 2016: 'Computers in class 'a scandalous waste': Sydney Grammar head' Brought to my...
What do students really think about global collaboration?
Today I hosted a Flat Connections Student Summit for two USA classrooms. It was a finale to the A Week in the Life 16-2 project from last semester. Both classrooms were on the east coast of the...