"Global" means across-the-board, technologically speaking, and it means "transnational", geographically speaking. In education, four features of both things "global" are necessary. This PPT slide set accompanies a paper presented at "Innovations 2014"

1. Going non-native:
Flexible culture for learning
across the curriculum
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2. Non-nativity and the “global”
Non-native
Exotic/unusual/atypical
Novel, unbounded
Global
Technologically speaking, “vertically”
Geographically speaking, “horizontally”
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3. Four features of both “globals”
Access
Openness
Timelessness
Customizability
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4. Global access, technologically
What this means
Commonly, e.g., according to AIM (Accessible Inst Mats)
Transdisciplinarily
In classrooms, F2F, “flipping”, and online
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5. Global access technologically > geographically
The question of ICT haves v. have-nots
To be answered through better training?
To be answered through better hardware?
To be answered through better software?
To be answered by economics &/or society?
What about “compatibility”?
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6. Global access, geographically
What this means
Commonly/literally
Transnationally
Socioeconomic questions & answers
Linguistic, cultural questions & answers
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7. Global openness, technologically
What this means…
…In the common modern sense
Open Source
GNU, open OS
Free Software (FSM)
Open Courseware (OCW)
…Transdisciplinarily
Moodle, etc.
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8. Global openness, geographically
What it means
Literally
As practiced, or not (censure v. freedom of expression v. ethics)
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9. Global timelessness, technologically
What it means
Windows of temporal opportunity
The Just in Time (JIT) concept
Cultural differences
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10. Global timelessness, geographically
What it means
For students (on campus, off campus, way off campus, military)
For timeliness
The notion of news
The ephemeral v. the perennial
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11. Global customizability, technologically
What it means
Seamlessness, simplicity, standardization, replicability
Use of diverse range of tools for one goal
Use of one tool for diverse goals
Examples:
Apple, Everywhere Tech
Moodle
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12. Global customizability, geographically
What it means
Technology is socially constructed
The interface carries information & impact
“Translation” is more than words alone (ideas, images, context)
Politics, economics, diplomacy, sensitivity…
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13. Globalism and transdisciplinarity
What these mean in the 21st century
Overall
In education
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14. Globalism and transnationality
Geography, history, & determinism
Geographical & technological determinisms
International and/versus transnational
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15. Global conclusions
A conceptual grid: Vertical (tech) & horizontal (geography)
Marrying the technological to the transnational: How?
Awareness, cooperation, policies, ethics
Trans-generational
-medial
-systemic
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