Keynote Presentation by Julie Lindsay and Katie Grubb for the Global Education Conference 2015. How do learners in and beyond China connect, communicate and collaborate? What tools, strategies and attitudes are needed to support learners across cultures and beyond borders. Through connected and collaborative learning using digital and online technologies, this presentation shares how to grow beyond the walls of the classroom to a world where solutions for positive change become real and include how to: build empathy through virtual connections; identify environmental and other issues; define what problems need to be solved; ideate solutions; share solutions via multimedia and invite feedback. The Connect with China Collaborative caters for diverse learner needs. Links with community organisations and events activates authentic conversations resulting in greater understanding about how we are connected. This type of learning engages with parents and the wider community, builds student success, and creates links to intercultural understanding.

1. Julie Lindsay and Katie GrubbGlobal Education Conference 2015
@globaledcon #globaled15

2. Meet Katie Grubb….

3. Connect with China - Katie’s story….

5. Meet Julie Lindsay….
Global Education Consultant
Innovator, Leader, Author
MA Educational Technology Leadership, MA Music
EdD Student, University of Southern Queensland
Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University, Faculty of
Education
Apple Distinguished Educator
Google for Education Certified Innovator
President, ISTE Global Collaboration PLN
Author ‘Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds’
& ‘The Global Educator’
Founder, Flat Connections www.flatconnections.com
Worked in Beijing for 3 years
@julielindsay
about.me/julielindsay

6. Connect with China - Julie’s story….
…..my global journey….learning about the world, with the world
…..you don’t need to leave home to become a global educator/learner

7. ● Part 1: The importance of global connections to foster global understanding
● Part 2: Connect with China Collaborative
● Part 3: Global Perspectives and understanding through Connect with China
Collaborative

8. Part 1: The importance of global connections
to foster global understanding

11. Part 2: Connect with China Collaborative

13. What is Connect with China? 连接中国是什么？
• Interdisciplinary & cross-
curricular learning
• Cross-age
• Thematic approach
• Digital technology infused
• Includes extended
community

14. #ChinaConnects Learning Objectives
• to learn more about Chinese language, culture and society
• to learn with others in a digital technology-infused environment
• to make authentic connections with learners and supporters in China
• to connect learners across the world with each other and with China
• to learn how to connect, communicate, collaborate and create with those in
China and elsewhere
• to build enhanced understanding of the world and our relationship with China
• to build confidence, trust and intercultural awareness whilst having fun!
General capabilities from the Australian Curriculum are covered. These include
intercultural understanding, ethical understanding, ICT capability, personal and
social capability, critical and creative thinking

15. What is the role of a Learning Concierge?
• To be the BRIDGE between learners
• To post and repost ideas and multimedia
• To make connections using a variety of
tools
• To support understanding of China
(language, culture, society)
• To facilitate teamwork around the
collaborative theme
• To work as the first point of reference for
any digital issues
• To help teams work within the timelines

16. Some of our Learning Concierge’s…..
http://www.connectchinacollaborative.com/learning-concierges.html

17. #ChinaConnects Community Partners
http://www.connectchinacollaborative.com/partners.html

18. Our theme: My Community 我的社区
During Connect with China we will:
• Explore the concept of ‘think global, act local’ - what’s the value of this?
• Explore different aspects of our communities and compare/contrast with
China.
• Design ways to positively contribute to our local communities
• Guiding questions:
• How am I connected to my community?
• What is my relationship with my environment?
• How does my daily life and consumption patterns affect my environment and how does this
affect me?

19. #ChinaConnects - A word about TOOLS

20. Tools we are using to Connect with China

21. Part 3: Global Perspectives and Understanding
through Connect with China Collaborative

22. #ChinaConnects Participants - Learners

23. #ChinaConnects Participants - Learners

24. #ChinaConnects Conversations!

25. #ChinaConnects... More Conversations!

26. #ChinaConnects Digital Handshakes

27. #ChinaConnects Interactions on Voicethread

28. Read Anne’s blog post
http://www.connectchinacollaborative.com/blog/talk-of-the-school
Hawkesdale P-12 College, Victoria, Australia
Skype with Yew Wah, Yantai, China
Emmerson:
I enjoyed this
session because we
got to link up with
kids the same age
as us and they lived
in a different
country. I think this
is a good way to
learn about China
because we get to
learn new facts
about the country
from people that live
in china.
#ChinaConnects Real Encounters

29. Read Jess’s blog post!
https://jessheysen.wordpress.com/2015/10/28/the-first-
connection-immanuel-and-china/
Immanuel College, Adelaide with
Green Initiatives, Nitin in China
#ChinaConnects Real Encounters

30. Immanuel College
This time with our
Learning Concierge
Harry Brookes in Beijing
Read Jolanta’s blog post
https://flatteningtheworld.wordpres
s.com/2015/10/30/connect-with-
china-skyping-harry/
#ChinaConnects Real Encounters

31. #ChinaConnects - Fostering those ‘wow’ moments
Read Jess’s blog post!
https://jessheysen.wordpress.com/2015/10/28/the-first-connection-immanuel-and-china/
“...collaborate, build community and continue to make connections to help
each other share ideas and resources….”

32. How we dealt with this
Digital citizenship resources
EDUTOPIA
• http://www.edutopia.org/article/digital-
citizenship-resources
Julie’s Diigo
• https://www.diigo.com/user/julielindsay/
digitalcitizenship
#ChinaConnects - Global digital citizenship

33. DESIGN FOR PURPOSE

34. #ChinaConnects VoiceThread cover art

35. Some of our Connect with China cover art

36. Some of our Connect with China cover art

37. Some of our Connect with China cover art

38. Highlights of #ChinaConnects

39. The future……..

40. Join Connect with China in 2016!

41. Thank you to everyone listening today and to all of the
participants in the Connect with China Collaborative.
Credits rolling…….