2.  Dr. Leigh Zeitz - @zeitz
 University of Northern Iowa
 Dr. David Stoloff - @davidstoloff
 Eastern Connecticut State University
 Dr. Julie Chen
 Chinese Culture University -Taiwan

3. Julie Lindsay
Global Collaboration PLN President
Flat Connections - CEO

4.  Connects educators around the world
 MonthlyWebinars
 January - The Future of Change and Leadership for
Global Collaboration – Rob Furman & Julie Lindsay
 MonthlyTweet Chats
 Recent – The Hour of Code – Anne Mirtschin &Toni
Olivieri-Barton
 #ISTEglobalPLN

5.  Global Collaboration Presentations
 Birds-of-a-Feather
 Poster Session for our PLN
 Global Collaboration Playground
 Global Collaboration Breakfast

6.  What is Global Collaboration?
 Global Collaboration in Higher Ed
 Examples
 Connecticut-TaiwanConnection
 Questions

7. castlellc.com
• WorkTogether
• Share Strengths
• Common Purpose
nasa.gov

8. In the 21st Century, higher
education is explicitly, and
fundamentally, a global
enterprise.A prerequisite for
success in this new era will be
active, ongoing engagement on
the part of colleges and
universities in the United States
with institutions around the
world.
American Council on Education,2011

9.  Research Collaboration
 E-Research
▪ Large-Scale, distributed national or global research
▪ Connecting people to resources
▪ Connecting people to people
▪ Creating a cyberinfrastructure
 Program/Institutional Collaboration
 Online Degrees
 Joint Degrees
 Branch Campuses
 International Study Centers

10. Uni.Edu/iTech

11. South Korea, Nepal,
Fiji,Texas, Arizona
Germany, Egypt,
Saudi Arabia, Iowa

12. Interpersonal Exchanges
 Epals/Video Conferencing
 Mentoring
 Intercultural Exchange
 Global Classrom
 Collaborative
Creation/Writing
 Impersonations
Information Collection
 Information Exchange
 Database Creation
 Live Expeditions
 Pooled Data Analysis
 Electronic Publishing
 Video Creations

13. Type in the Chat Room

14. Project Management
Geographic
Julie Lindsay andVicki Davis, 2012

15.  18 graduate students
 InstructionalTech
 3rd semester
 Selection & Integration
of InstructionalTech
Clif Mims
Leigh Zeitz
Clif Mims
• 17 graduate students
• Instructional Design
• Beginning program
• Using Social Media

16.  Create problem-based learning experience
 Incorporate 21st century learning skills
 Align w/ISTE and Common Core Standards
 Create a proposal for the project
 NOT written proposal
 Multimedia Mash-up
 Consume in 15 minutes

20. BENEFITS
 Authentic learning
 Connect learners to the world
 Build facility in using
collaborative tools
 Use multi-cultural
perspectives
 Incorporate new ideas in
problem solving
 Build independent learners
CHALLENGES
 Making connections w/others
 Maintaining connections
between students
 Collaborative group dynamics
 Coordinating curriculum
 Coordinating skill sets
 Politics
 Time zones

22. Volunteers wanted for ISTE Global Collaboration PLN
Join a vibrant group of global educators!
#ISTEglobalPLN | @ISTEconnects | http://iste.org