Leadership for Connected and Global Learning

Ningbo-Auckland Education

Association Conference

Session 1: Chinese speaking

Meet Julie Lindsay…..Global Educator, Innovator

Teacherpreneur, AuthorMA Educational Technology Leadership

MA Music

EdD Student, University of Southern Queensland

Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University, Faculty of Education

Global collaboration consultant

Apple Distinguished Educator

Google Certified Teacher

Director, Learning Confluence Pty Ltd

Founder, Flat Connections@julielindsay | #flatconnect | @flatconnections | about.me/julielindsay

….my global journey

Zambia

KuwaitBangladesh

Qatar

China

Ocean Shores

Melbourne

Living in Beijing…..

Our Goals for Today

To provide ideas, resources and strategies to schools for ONLINE global connections that lead to collaborations

To discuss connected and collaborative learning and review working examples

To discuss with partner schools what can be possible in the future

Session 1

ConnectedLearning

Our Goals for this SessionThis session will: • Explore what it means to be connected and

learning online• Discuss synchronous and asynchronous online

learning modes• Define leadership characteristics for

connected learning• Explore current global collaborative projects

as examples of best practice connections

What is Connected Learning?Being connected to others who inspire, support and amplify your LEARNING

Being connected to places and people for personal and professional advantage

Understanding the opportunity and power that technology brings to all learners

Knowing how to access tools, resources and people to connect learning locally and globally

Connected Learning Part 1

Students

School

You

Efficient learning strategies for meaningful connections

Some terms to know……

• PLN – Personal Learning Network

• PLC – Professional Learning Community

DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

(DLE) refers to the tools, skills, standards, attitudes and habits for

learning while using technology and accessing digital resources.

Connected Learning PrimerConnected Learning Part 2

Why do we need to move to online learning modes?

How do we move our learning to online spaces?

What global digital citizenship challenges do we need to

consider?

Why Connected Learning?

We must be able to sustain connections beyond the face-to-face experience and beyond the virtual, synchronous experience e.g. Skype call.

In the 21st Century…..Communication A learner without web access has no opportunity to develop the technopersonal skills essential for success

Two types to sustain a global connection

Learning in online spaces

Traditional ClassroomSeparated by LocationSeparated by Time

Connected ClassroomUnified by the InternetUnified by asynchronous communication tools

SYNCHRONOUS and ASYNCHRONOUS

Team work - SynchronousTechno-personal skills

USA to Australia - SynchronousVirtual Classroom

Synchronous

Asynchronous

Blended learning modes to support online collaboration

Global- Asynchronous NetworkVirtual Classroom – Techno-personal skills

Connected Learning and Leadership

Connected Learning Part 3

Image source: Katie Grubb

Some leadership ideas and concepts…..

A change in teaching and learning beliefs

and practices from transmission paradigm to

constructionist paradigm

Facilitating a pedagogical shift

Rise of a distributed leadership model

Leadership and Skill Audit

• Is YOUR school ready to connect?• What skills do leaders and teachers have?• What skills do they need to learn?• What skills will students need?• What support will teachers and students have

for global connected learning?• How does global collaboration embed into the

curriculum?

Technology and Skill Audit

• What technologies are available?• What online access is available:

– At school?– At home?

• What skills are needed to use the technologies?

• Who will teach these skills?• What about global digital citizenship?

Building bridges between learners

Technology must be the bridge, not the barrier to new connected teaching and learning modes

Connected Learning Part 4

Taxonomy of Global Connection

© Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis 2012

Digital citizenship……

Just in time SKILLS, HABITS and

ATTITUDES for learning while digital

How will students (and teachers) learn this??

How do we move from local to global??

© Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis 2012

Enlightened Digital Citizenship

Global Awareness

Image: 'M like Muslim?’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/50451886@N00/2502594771

• Different countries have different laws– Copyright, legal– Taboo subjects

• Nationality transcends culture– Every nation has

multiple cultures– Never stereotype a

nation

The future of connected learning includes collaboration online.

How are we supporting this?

Facilitate or Constrain?

• What are the barriers and enablers to connecting teachers and students online?

• Are you a facilitator or a constrainer? Technology infrastructureCurriculum developmentLeadershipGlobal digital citizenship

Let’s discuss!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31676942@N04/3144103410

Global Connections and Collaborations

Connected Learning Part 5

Examples from

Flat Connections

Global Projects

http://flatconnections.com

Singapore American School International School of the Sacred Heart, Japan

Theme 2014-15: Global Peace and

Security

http://globalyouthdebates.com

Asynchronous global debates between classrooms

Tools: Voicethread & Fuze

Flat Connections Global Project (FCGP)

• 500 students• 20+ classrooms• 6 countries• 36 student teams• 1 Keynote• 24 Expert Advisors• 18 Judges and 3 Meta-judges• 213 Videos• 15 eBooks

February-June 2014!

http://flatconnections.wikispaces.com

FCGP Community for Learning

FCGP Content and Themes

Horizon Report K-12, 2013Emerging technologies impacting education and learning shared via a timeline of potential relevance.http://www.nmc.org/horizon-project/horizon-reports/horizon-report-k-12-edition

OpenLearning futurist, David Price OBE, argues that ‘open’ is not only affecting how we are choosing to live, but that it’s going to be the difference between success and failure in the future.http://engagedlearning.co.uk/

Welcome to

Building Bridges to Tomorrow K-2 Flat Connections Project

Tool: Youblisher

‘A Week in the Life…’A Flat Connections Project for Elementary School students

Grades 3-6/7, age 8-12

Co-Created Showcase Multimedia

Tool: Voicethread

NEW PROJECT now with a focus on ‘global issues’

USA

INDIA

‘A Week in the Life’, Global Project Grade 3-6

Tool: Edmodo

Global- Asynchronous Network – ‘Handshakes’

Virtual Classroom – Techno-personal skills

Connected Learning Discussion

How does ‘connected learning’ support

global understanding?Let’s discuss!