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My notes have been enhanced through the power of AI summarisation, although human editing has ensured this is exactly what I want to - [Morphing with purpose: My Evolution from K-12 Pioneer to Higher Ed Innovator](https://learningconfluence.com/2026/01/06/morphing-with-purpose/) - Learning Confluence by Julie Lindsay This keynote, titled "Morphing with Purpose: My Evolution from K-12 Pioneer to Higher Ed Innovator," by Julie Lindsay, Australia, outlines her professional evolution in education. - [CAULLT - Academic Development Day and Awards](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/10/27/caullt-academic-development-awards/) - Last week I attended the CAULLT Academic Development Awards gathering in Melbourne. Previously I had not engaged with the CAULLT organisation however I found them to be open, friendly, and engaged in higher education improvements. - [Reimagining learning in an AI empowered world](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/10/18/reimagining-learning-in-an-ai-empowered-world-2/) - The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked global discussions, particularly in higher education. Are robots coming for our jobs? Will AI erode academic integrity? According to Dr. Julie Lindsay and Associate Professor Lisa Jacka from the University of Southern Queensland, we’re asking the wrong question. In their keynote address, "Reimagining learning in an - [IDW - Digital Bridges Workshop, Nice](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/07/17/idw-digital-bridges-workshop-nice/) - As a reminder, this is post #3 where I share the experience of participating in International Digital Week at Universite Cote D'Azur, Nice, France, June 16-20, 2025. This is the second year in a row that I was invited to be a contributing attendee. In a previous post, Part 1, I share general information and - [Beyond the Great Reimagining: When AI Becomes Your Learning Partner](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/10/01/beyond-the-great-reimagining-when-ai-becomes-your-learning-partner/) - Recently I was invited to keynote the 2nd International Conference of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, an online international event offered over 2 consecutive days, organised by the Open Access Publishing Association (OAPA). It was an excellent event with many engaging presentations and lots of ideas shared around the integration of AI into HEd. Keynote - [Goodbye Finland......Hello France](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/06/19/goodbye-finland-hello-france/) - Part 1: International Digital Week, Nice After 11 weeks in Finland (well in and out...but mostly in!) I am now in Nice, France for International Digital Week, at the Universite Cote D'Azur. This is a European-based event including guests from places such as Australia (I think I am the only one!), Canada, Brazil, and the - [Learning with AI - Augmenting collaboration](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/06/12/learning-with-ai-augmenting-collaboration/) - Today I presented this short collection of thoughts at an online conference. I consider myself a 'veteran' in the online and in-person presentation challenge, well I have been doing it a long time, and perhaps better than some. This event, or my session I mean, was not well attended, and that's fine but I decided - [Action Competence, GenAI and Planetary Well-Being - Debating online](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/06/08/action-competence-genai-and-planetary-well-being-finland/) - [Oslo - I love you!](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/05/25/oslo-i-love-you/) - [Workshop in Norway: Embracing the Human-AI-World](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/05/25/workshop-in-norway-embracing-the-human-ai-world/) - As part of my trip to Oslo, Norway I was invited by the International Council for Online and Distance Education in collaboration with Fleksibel utdanning Norge to join a panel session of thought leaders and to also run a short workshop in the area of educational technology and the impact of Artificial intelligence on higher - [CCE, OGCL, Lahti and all that Jazz!](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/05/13/cce-ogcl-lahti-and-all-that-jazz/) - The presentation (online), and mocked up in the video above, examines how educational leaders can: Harmonize curriculum flexibility with embedded global collaboration Orchestrate sustainable cross-cultural partnerships that encourage glocalization Improvise with new pedagogical approaches while advancing sustainability goals Lead collaborative ensembles that transcend geographical boundaries - [May Day weekend activities in Finland!](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/05/06/may-day-weekend-activities-in-finland/) - May day (May 1) is an active public celebration in Finland. The Finnish word is 'vappu' and is originally celebrated as labour day or international workers day, and also celebration of the arrival (or coming) of Spring. These days, especially in Jyväskylä, being a university town, May day eve followed by May day is more - [The missing piece in education - Computation? Constructionism?](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/05/04/the-missing-piece-in-education/) - My recent post about attending the CMK event in Reggio Emilia focused on the RE approach. I want to now share the theme of 'computational thinking' and approaches to constructionism, as we heard, discussed and practiced while at CMK with and from Gary Stager and the CMK team. What is computational thinking? In simple terms, - [My first Finnish Luontopolku!](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/04/28/my-first-finnish-luontopolku/) - Despite the end of April looming, it continues to be cold here in Finland - but the snow and ice in Jyväskylä has essentially gone for now, so Spring and Summer are just around the corner I believe. This afternoon I was delighted to join Kristof, my key contact and mentor at the University of - [The Reggio Emilia Approach: Core Principles and Organization](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/04/25/the-reggio-emilia-approach-core-principles-and-organization/) - Despite colleagues sharing some confusion with me as to why a higher education academic (now) would go to Reggio Emilia (RE) to learn about their approach to learning, off I went. Not only was Constructing Modern Knowledge - The language of computation - an opportunity to learn more about RE, it filled an ambition I - [Travels in Italy - Milan to Reggio Emilia](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/04/14/travels-in-italy-milan-to-reggio-emilia/) - I am in Italy! First time in this country. Yes, I know I was just in Finland.....and I will be going back after Easter, but I have taken a sabbatical from my sabbatical (!) to attend the Constructing Modern Knowledge event here in Reggio Emilia, with Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez and team. I will - [From Symphony to Snow](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/04/12/from-symphony-to-snow/) - Did you know there are about 30 professional orchestra's in Finland? With a population of less than 6 million this is an amazing fact. I found this article 'Orchestras in Finnish Music Policy' and asked my AI buddy Claude to summarise it for this blog post. Summary: Orchestras in Finnish Music Policy This article by - [From Pedagogy to Cosmogogy - HIEST Presentation, JYU Finland](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/04/10/from-pedagogy-to-cosmogogy-hiest-presentation-jyu-finland/) - This is my second week in Finland, based at the Finnish Institute for Education Research, University of Jyväskylä. I was invited to present my research at the April meeting of the Higher Education Studies Team (HIEST), convened by Marc Perkins (a doctoral student from the USA, happily living and studying in Finland). Being my first - [Exploring Jyväskylä - Saturday April 5](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/04/06/exploring-jyvaskyla-saturday-april-5/) - My first weekend in Jyväskylä! It is now Sunday and, no surprise, I will be working most of the day to get a head start on the week but let me tell you about my Saturday. It was cold! Temperatures started at -5 C and hovered around 0 C for a while. The wind chill - [Virtual presentation to Germany - "Flexibly Glocalizing Higher Education: Enabling Student Choice through Online Global Collaborative Learning"](https://learningconfluence.com/2024/10/25/virtual-presentation-to-germany-flexibly-glocalizing-higher-education-enabling-student-choice-through-online-global-collaborative-learning/) - While I was in Germany, June 2024, visiting JLU Giessen as an Erasmus+ Staff Mobility recipient I was invited to present a workshop as part of the QuiS-Flex-Meta project. I did this virtually when back in Australia to an audience of round 40 participants. This included representatives from the Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, - [Beyond Borders: how to make online global collaborative learning work](https://learningconfluence.com/2024/11/01/beyond-borders-how-to-make-online-global-collaborative-learning-work-2/) - I was recently contacted by Times Higher Education to write a piece about global collaboration in higher education. Although a different context to K-12, where most of my experience and research has focused previously, there are key imperatives for HEd institutions to embrace online global collaborative learning (OGCL) as part of being more flexible, open, - [Virtual presentation to South Korea - Future-Ready Learning - Empowering Students through Global Connections and Innovative Technology](https://learningconfluence.com/2024/11/12/virtual-presentation-to-south-korea-future-ready-learning-empowering-students-through-global-connections-and-innovative-technology/) - In October 2024 I was contacted by the Sejong City Office of Education, South Korea. Communication was through my GMail, not my university email, which made me think they had looked at my Learning Confluence website or other online material from the K-12 global project days. Through their email I learned that they were running - [Times Higher Education Campus Webinar: Can universities keep pace with digital transformation?](https://learningconfluence.com/2024/11/29/times-higher-education-campus-webinar-can-universities-keep-pace-with-digital-transformation-2/) - In this webinar I joined two other Australian digital education experts as we unpacked digital transformation in an attempt explain where universities stand to benefit most from digitally enhanced teaching and learning. We also looked at the risks involved in using artificial intelligence in higher education and how digital skills can be more equitably distributed - [CASE STUDY: Providing Quality Online Learning at the University of Southern Queensland](https://learningconfluence.com/2024/11/30/case-study-providing-quality-online-learning-at-the-university-of-southern-queensland/) - It's not everyday you are invited to present to the Chinese Government on quality assurance of online education. This came about through a virtual introduction from Professor Ren Yi, PVC (International) at UniSQ, to Rachel, the First Secretary (Education and Research) at the Australian Embassy in Beijing. In this introduction Ren stated "UniSQ is delighted - [Online global collaborative learning: Open mind, open practice](https://learningconfluence.com/2024/12/05/online-global-collaborative-learning-open-mind-open-practice/) - OEGlobal Conference, Brisbane November 2024 This event was an opportunity for me to further extend understanding and purpose behind the Global Collaborator Mindset, with a focus on the attribute or 'Openness'. As I wrote in a paper from two years ago, "Central to the Openness mindset is believing in the inherent value of transparency, openly contributing - [Footsteps on the sands of AI for higher education: Moving beyond adhoc](https://learningconfluence.com/2024/12/18/footsteps-on-the-sands-of-ai-for-higher-education-moving-beyond-adhoc/) - In June 2024 I attended the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Leadership Summit, hosted by Globethics at the Campus Biotech in Geneva, Switzerland. Lisa Jacka and I wrote a paper from which I crafted a short presented at the event. Remember, anything written about AI should be read in context of when - [International collaboration for the future of inclusive education](https://learningconfluence.com/2024/12/12/international-collaboration-for-the-future-of-inclusive-education/) - Introducing the ICDE Technology and Innovation Network I had the pleasure of introducting the ICDE Technology and Innovation Network at the Open Education Global Conference 2024 (OEGlobal24). While AI can transform university classrooms overnight, one key challenge in higher education isn't technological - it's building international networks that help us evolve from traditional academic silos - [Global education: Leading pedagogical change in a flat world](https://learningconfluence.com/2016/08/24/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 revitalize their schools. This time I will examine the expectations of a global education leader’s ability to think holistically and differently in order - [Ban Technology? No, let's ban outdated learning and teaching instead!](https://learningconfluence.com/2016/04/01/ban-technology-no-lets-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 attention via Twitter by the organisers of Education Nation (a conference being held in Sydney in June), I responded with a tweet..... Let me explain my thinking further. In - [Building an online school community using WeChat](https://learningconfluence.com/2016/05/21/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 Beijing. This was the school Julie worked in - [5 levels for taking your classroom global!](https://learningconfluence.com/2016/06/27/5-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 essential strategies for successful collaboration include the following: Find like-minded educators Design curriculum outcomes Select - [IUT Conference 2018 - Holistic approaches to online collaborative learning design](https://learningconfluence.com/2018/07/02/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 Australia, Scotland, China, South Africa, USA, Canada, Fiji and more..... This was a small and very friendly event and over the three main days I did three presentations - [The digital imperative....this is Lauren's story about global collaboration](https://learningconfluence.com/2016/09/13/the-digital-imperative-this-is-laurens-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 in both synchronous and asynchronous learning environments coupled with the ability to create and co create ideas, artefacts, solutions. The potential to use - [Global Narratives - Collaboration in the Edge - A Keynote Trilogy](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/01/04/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 my followers the full keynote - including my aspirations for how it will impact the - [Global Collaboration with Flat Connections](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/01/16/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 fifth graders from six schools worked in mixed teams to research a global topic aligned with the theme, “What does it mean to be - [Global Educator Case Studies](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/07/10/global-educator-case-studies/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 20%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 80%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [Case Study 1.1: Anne Mirtschin - The World is my Classroom](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/07/14/case-study-1-1-anne-mirtschin-the-world-is-my-classroom/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”90%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 20%!important;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 80%!important;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]The - [Case Study 1.2: Kim Cofino - A Globally Connected Educator](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/07/19/case-study-1-2-kim-cofino-a-globally-connected-educator/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [Case Study 1.3: Michael Graffin - Leading the Global Classroom Project](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/07/30/case-study-1-3-michael-graffin-leading-the-global-classroom-project/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.7″ column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ width=”90%” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ hover_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” hover_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global - [Case Study 1.4: Janice Newlin - Taking teacher education global](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/08/04/case-study-1-4-janice-newlin-taking-teacher-education-global/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [Case Study 1.5: Karen Lirenman - Early years students go global](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/08/11/case-study-1-5-karen-lirenman-early-years-students-go-global/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [Case Study 4.2: The Learning2 Conference](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/10/04/case-study-4-2-the-learning2-conference/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [Global education: Supporting collaborative learning and teaching](https://learningconfluence.com/2016/08/15/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 revitalize schools, and work to the benefit of learners. From an educational leadership standpoint, how does one navigate this new landscape, the new tools, and the learning shifts to - [You are a global educator. It’s time to start thinking like one](https://learningconfluence.com/2016/06/24/you-are-a-global-educator-its-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 skills today means building global collaboration skills. Educators have their work cut out for them It’s one thing for today’s students to connect with the world and to - [What do students really think about global collaboration?](https://learningconfluence.com/2016/02/07/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 USA and it was early afternoon EST. Therefore, for me in Australia it was very early morning (5:30am - [Into the mouth of the dragon](https://learningconfluence.com/2016/01/19/into-the-mouth-of-the-dragon-global-collaborative-learning-with-china/) - 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. China is likely to be a part of future employment, tourism, - [If Berea can do it - so can you! A story of global collaboration success for learning!](https://learningconfluence.com/2015/08/24/if-berea-can-do-it-so-can-you-a-story-of-global-collaboration-success-for-learning/) - The following is an excerpt from my new book, The Global Educator, being published by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) in early 2016. I share it here now to show how careful planning in conjunction with ‘leaping into new learning modes’ has started to transform teaching and learning in Berea District, Ohio, - [Case Study 2.8: National, International Global Educator - Alan Preis](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/09/25/case-study-2-8-national-international-global-educator-alan-preis/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [Case Study 2.1: Yvonne Marie Andres - Global SchoolNet](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/08/30/case-study-2-1-yvonne-marie-andres-global-schoolnet/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [My PhD Journey - Musing #2 - Birdbath Joy!](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/08/29/my-phd-journey-musing-2-birdbath-joy/) - Of course it was predicted what would happen - I start blogging one early Tuesday morning about my PhD and vow to do this every Tuesday morning......and now it is Tuesday, but later in the afternoon and I almost forgot! Anyway I am here now, and this is my second PhD musing, ever. The PhD - [My PhD Journey - Musing #1 - why is the sunrise not pink?](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/08/22/my-phd-journey-musing-1-why-is-the-sunrise-not-pink/) - I am a PhD student at the University of Southern Queensland. This is my 5th year of study (part time!) and my very first blog post about this study. Completing a PhD is a surreal experience - and as everyone has been telling me, it is a journey. I am only just starting to appreciate - [Case Study 1.7: Julie Carey - Write Our World](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/08/24/case-study-1-7-julie-carey-write-our-world/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [Case Study 1.6: Lizzie Hudson - Being an International Educator](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/08/17/case-study-1-6-lizzie-hudson-being-an-international-educator/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [My PhD Journey - Musing #3 - Coding adventures](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/09/05/my-phd-journey-musing-3-coding-adventures/) - I spent the weekend buried in Saldaña's book on coding. Yes, I had browsed it before, but for some reason this time it really started to make sense! Just realised I have the 2009 edition from USQ - wondering if I should chase up a more recent edition....? My PhD research - a summary Paradigm - [Case Study 2.3: Ed Gragert - Global Connections](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/09/15/case-study-2-3-ed-gragert-global-connections/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [Case Study 3.7: Global Read Aloud - Pernille Ripp](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/09/08/case-study-3-7-global-read-aloud-pernille-ripp/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [Case Study 4.1: The Global Education Conference - Lucy Gray & Steve Hargadon](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/09/21/case-study-4-1-the-global-education-conference-lucy-gray-steve-hargadon/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [My PhD Journey - Musing #4 - Things I do that 'get in the way' of my study](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/09/27/my-phd-journey-musing-4-things-i-do-that-get-in-the-way-of-my-study/) - It is still Tuesday somewhere in the world - so here I go - another PhD Journey blog post. I have 15 minutes before my next online meeting...... BTW - my husband is continuing to refine his bird pictures - now he has found the Canon lens he bought 6 years ago - and worked - [My PhD Journey - Musing #5 - Qualitative research with Kathy Charmaz](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/10/03/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, in particular her work on Grounded Theory. "Constructing Grounded Theory" 2nd edition is available on Amazon. The sessions I attended were focused on qualitative research - [My PhD Journey - Musing #6 - 'To be' and other passivities](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/10/10/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. So....the problem is...how do I identify a 'passsive verb or construction'? Passive voice definition from From Dictionary.com One of the two “voices” of verbs (see also active voice ). A verb is in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb. For example, in “The ball was thrown by the pitcher,” the ball (the subject) receives the action of the verb, and was thrown is in the passive voice. The same sentence cast in the active voice would be, “The pitcher threw the ball.” Active - [Case Study 4.4: The K12 Online Conference - Peggy George and Wesley Fryer](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/10/13/case-study-4-4-the-k12-online-conference-peggy-george-and-wesley-fryer/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [Explore, Engage, Empower – EdTech Workshop Review](https://learningconfluence.com/2023/12/04/explore-engage-empower/) - It is important to not treat the two different groups of participants separately when teaching in hybrid. All had access to the chat facility (backchannel opportunity) for comments and conversation. At first we had the online and on campus at separate tables in Engageli – however as the workshop progressed we mixed up the modes and full interactive and collaborative learning took place. - [Reimagining learning in an AI empowered world](https://learningconfluence.com/2024/09/17/reimagining-learning-in-an-ai-empowered-world/) - This presentation shares insights and examples with a focus on personalising the student experience, capacity building, and assessment imperatives. Julie shares ideas, meanderings and provocations based on research, exploration and simply talking to others around the world. - [Online Global Collaborative Learning – Exploring the Silver Lining](https://learningconfluence.com/2024/12/20/online-global-collaborative-learning-exploring-the-silver-lining-2/) - I recently had the great pleasure of appearing on the #SilverLiningForLearning Podcast, hosted by Chris Dede, Curtis Bonk and Lydia Cao. The focus of the discussion was how to prepare educators for online global collaborative learning (OGCL). Watch the video from the podcast below: To find out more: Read my LinkedIn article on the podcast and how her research informs - [The Global Collaborator Mindset](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/01/15/the-global-collaborator-mindset-2/) - Despite over 20 years of internet access in the classroom, online global collaborative, curriculum based activities are not typical in K-12 schools. Why is this? Why should we care and what can we do about it? My PhD research centred on K-12 learning and educators who embedded online global collaboration. One outcome of this is - [What is open?](https://learningconfluence.com/2018/09/17/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 current Open Pathways Design Leader at Charles Sturt University my world revolves around gaining - [Become a digital online learner](https://learningconfluence.com/2019/03/05/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 Open Education website this week (and beyond) - you will find DOL shared HERE. - [Jyväskylä - the 'Athens' of Finland](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/04/04/jyvaskyla-the-athens-of-finland/) - I am now in Jyväskylä, having arrived by train on Tuesday. Although I did not see snow and/or ice in Helsinki there is some around further north in fields and waterways. Finnish Institute for Educational Research Jyväskylä is a university town and for the next 11 weeks I am based at the University of Jyväskylä - [My Cosmic Sabbatical begins!](https://learningconfluence.com/2025/04/01/my-cosmic-sabbatical-begins/) - It is 5am, I am in Helsinki, and a little jet-lagged from 36+ hours of travel from Toowoomba, Australia. Finland embraced daylight saving last weekend and the sun will rise at 6:45am. I am in a hotel next to the Helsinki Central Train Station and opposite the main shopping area and CBD. At this time - [Sharing a PhD research outcome](https://learningconfluence.com/2019/11/26/sharing-a-phd-research-outcome-the-global-collaborator-mindset/) - 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 willing to connect with those beyond for global collaborative learning. The Global Collaborator Mindset has four attributes: Connection, Openness, Autonomy and Innovation Despite - [My PhD Journey - Musing #7 - How to share the PhD passion?](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/10/17/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 assignments are challenging to mark and deserve alert responses). In my GMail this morning was confirmation that I will be presenting a L2Talk at the - [Case Study 4.6: Leadership for Global Learning - Judy O'Connell](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/11/23/case-study-4-6-leadership-for-global-learning-judy-oconnell/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - [My PhD Journey - Musing #8 - It's raining....again....](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/11/28/my-phd-journey-musing-8-its-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 - but not so good for my ambition to walk on the beach this morning. Oh well....back to the blog, and my musings, which have been - [Case Study 4.7: Global Learning and Teacher Education - Leigh Zeitz](https://learningconfluence.com/2017/12/01/case-study-4-7-global-learning-and-teacher-education-leigh-zeitz/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Global Educator Book Promo” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”#e7ecef” custom_padding=”30px||30px||false|false” global_module=”1120″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ width=”90%”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|3%|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 15%!important;”][et_pb_image src=”https://learningconfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/globaleducator.jpg” alt=”The Global Educator” title_text=”globaleducator” _builder_version=”4.4.7″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_padding=”|1em|||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”width: 85%!important;”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text: The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for …” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font_size=”15px” header_2_text_color=”#2590b0″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”Lato|700|||||||” header_3_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative - ['Windows to the World' (penpal) global project](https://learningconfluence.com/2018/02/07/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 inspired curious conversations and inquiry into what life was like for this mystery person on the other side of the world. Well, - [Nostalgia will NOT get my PhD finished.....but it is a nice diversion](https://learningconfluence.com/2018/02/28/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, and yet I work full time. I would like to be working (money is a requirement to - [T21C Conference - Getting started with online collaborative learning](https://learningconfluence.com/2018/07/13/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 purpose built classrooms with a socratic approach to learning and furniture arrangement. It was good to catch up with friends (and former students of mine in ## Pages - [Home](https://learningconfluence.com/) - Julie is a thought leader in online learning, and global collaborative pedagogy. She actively leads educators from around the world through carefully designed and customized learning experiences including virtual courses and live events to support global understanding for learning. 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She has been a keynote or distinguished speaker and presenter at international conferences including in the USA, China, - [Workshops and Webinars](https://learningconfluence.com/about/workshops-and-webinars/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.6″ width=”90%” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” admin_label=”Text: Workshops and Webinars” _builder_version=”4.4.6″ header_2_font_size=”30px”]Workshops and Webinars Julie is a master workshop leader who uses a Design Thinking process to provide a stimulating, engaging and hands-on learning environment infused with digital technology to support communication, collaboration and creation of artifacts. The workshop format is a - [Consulting](https://learningconfluence.com/about/consulting/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.6″ width=”90%” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” admin_label=”Text: Education Consultant” _builder_version=”4.4.6″ header_2_font_size=”30px”]Education Consultant Julie is a highly effective and sought-after global education consultant and works with schools, educators, education leaders, students, organisations and higher education institutions to connect learners and promote authentic online collaboration using ubiquitous emerging technologies. 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