Embedding Global
Collaborative
Projects into the
Curriculum
Julie Lindsay
E-Learning and MYP Coordinator
Beijing BISS International School, China
Director, Flat Classroom® Projects
lindsay.julie@gmail.com
@julielindsay
Presentation outline
 PART 1 - Exploring Global
 Collaboration


  PART 2 - Curriculum design for
  global collaboration in the
  classroom


      PART 3 – Pedagogy and tools for
      embedded global collaboration
PART 1

EXPLORING GLOBAL COLLABORATION
What is ‘Global Collaboration’?



     Not an      An approach
     ‘add on’    to pedagogy
Evolution of the Traditional
Classroom
            Social-educational
               networking



                Learning
 Peer-to-       is Social
   peer                          New
 learning                        media
Why Global Collaboration?
  Global competency


  International mindedness


  Cultural awareness


  Glocalisation!
Cultural Understanding
Thomas Friedman
The World is Flat
               "The more you have a
               culture that naturally
               glocalizes - that is, the
               more your own culture
               easily absorbs foreign
               ideas and best practices
               and melds those with its
               own traditions - the
               greater advantage you will
               have in a flat world."
Defining the Global
Collaborative Classroom
A classroom that is:
• connected
• engages with multiple
  audiences
• engages with diverse
  resources, and tools
• creates authentic,
  collaborative learning
  outcomes.
Evolution of Global
Collaboration in Education

                                Global
                                Collaboration
                Global          3.0
                Collaboration
Global          2.0
Collaboration
1.0
Global Collaboration Taxonomy
Global Collaboration 3.0
•   “Co-created” and multimedia rich products
•   Engaged and connected teachers with all participants
•   Use of social media tools for communication and interaction
•   Classrooms merged into one
•   Engaged students and collaborative expectations
•   Extended community partners
•   Student directed learning
Challenges of Embedding
Global Collaboration
        Having        Going
       realistic    Beyond the
     expectations     ‘Wow’




        Shifting      Engaging
      traditional   learners and
      pedagogies       leaders
PART 2

CURRICULUM DESIGN FOR GLOBAL
COLLABORATION IN THE CLASSROOM
What are the
    CHARACTERISTICS of a GOOD
    Global Project?




Brain Storm
What is an Effective Global
Collaborative Project?
           An educational project that flattens or joins
           classrooms and people from geographically
               dispersed places within a technology
           infrastructure built for a common curricular
                             purpose.




          Interactions foster cultural understanding and
           global awareness in the process of learning.




           Local identity is maintained and celebrated.
Examples of successful Global
    Projects




                               “Successful global
                           collaborative projects
                              start with planning
                                   and designing
                                 meaningful and
                                 understandable
Brain Storm                          interaction.”
Am I willing to redesign my curriculum to
 embed a global project into what my class does?




“Designing a global collaborative experience involves transcending the
obvious real time linkup, fostering higher order thinking and providing
   opportunities for cultural understanding while usually making a
           product that impacts others in a positive way. ”
Project Design Relationships
7 Steps
1.CONNECTION
2.COMMUNICATION
3.CITIZENSHIP
4.CONTRIBUTION &
  COLLABORATION
5.CHOICE
6.CREATION
7.CELEBRATION

           
               
Communication over the Internet
Types of Communication
Enlightened Digital Citizenship




    ©2011 All Rights Reserved Vicki A Davis and Julie Lindsay
Digital Citizenship
Citizenship
                         OMG I JUST SAW
          Sorry for      THE HISTORY ON
        accusing you,    THE WIKI..Really
         the history       sorry for any
        makes it look       problems
           like you




                               BTW I didn’t
                                 delete
                                anything
       Why did you
      delete stuff off
         the wiki?
Contribution & Collaboration
Online Collaboration
Contribution
      &
Collaboration




     Wiki history
Choices: Align with Learning Styles
Higher Order Thinking


     Creation

                  Co-
                creation
Project Celebration: Student Summit


                             “In addition to the in-class
                             required assessment for a
                             global project, it is advised
                              that students are able to
                             celebrate and reflect with
                              others from the project,
                               including teachers and
                                     students. ”
Student Summit Flat Classroom Project
PART 3

PEDAGOGY AND TOOLS FOR
EMBEDDED GLOBAL COLLABORATION
Flat Classroom Project
Concept Mashup
Flat Classroom Project Matrix
Flat Classroom Wiki
Collaboration
Flat Classroom Multimedia Product
Digiteen Project
Julie Lindsay
      (Beijing, China)
http://123elearning.blogspot.com

  Vicki Davis
        (Camilla, GA)
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com
Synchronous & Asynchronous
Social Media
and Global
Projects
How to Work
them Together?
•Project Website
•Project Blog
•Project hashtag#
•Use of syndication
•Facebook
•Press Release
Be a DigiTeacher
In Three Easy Steps
#1
#2
#3




     http://flickr.com/photos/breakdennis/
Getting Started with Global Projects
   Find like-minded educators


   Design Outcomes


   Select Tools


   Manage for Success
Project Management
     Shared expectations


     Support for Success


     Reflect and Redesign
Collaboration: The Concept
Connected
Reliable communicators
‘Flat’ classroom walls
Collaboration: The Power




                    Power to change the
                    world, one classroom
                    at a time.
Collaboration: The Magic
Collaboration: Magic




                            Finding a voice
                   Taking charge of learning
                     Choices and ownership
                             Empowerment
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Embedding Global Collaborative Projects into the Curriculum

Editor's Notes

  • #7 Global competition for jobs means that today’s students must not only be well-educated, creative problem solvers but they must also be equipped to collaborate globally.
  • #29 All students and teachers should conduct themselves in a professional and culturally sensitive manner. This includes the types of avatars they choose, the styles of language they use, and the quality of material they upload. Digiteen Project is a launching pad into this professional learning mode.
  • #31 Homework, staying in touch with family, cultural understanding, blended learning
  • #32 Develop strategies to measure and verify the quality and quantity of online participation using Web 2.0 toolsPractices for measuring student contribution - Ning and wiki.  A group project using Web 2.0 tools now provides better transparency by being able to accurately record participant contribution. Both quality and quantity of contribution can be collected via history tabs on the wiki or revision history in Google docs. 
  • #48 Teachers are taught to:
  • #49 1) Research the Technology and become connected themselves
  • #50 2) Monitor and Be Engaged with the technology and the learning
  • #51 3) Avoid the Fear Factor: Make a difference.  Fear-based education is shown to be ineffective in changing student behaviors - this focuses on the methods that work with students and promoting teacher behaviors that must underlie such an environment.
  • #57 Simplified slide for access to resources