This resource explains why
global classroom collaboration is on the rise and describes one way that you can get started with it using a 3D world.
Global classroom collaboration to share good practice - does anyone do it on quite the same scale as Edmodo?
Not exact matches
Digital tools such as Slack, Google Docs, social media platforms, and Nearpod are further used to support
collaborations and partnerships both within the
classroom and with
global friends.
It is a matter of looking at sustainable engagement and motivation with a new perspective because engaging in education online has similarities to the training area in a business organization or the brick and mortar school
classroom, but the online environment is not the same in that the boundaries of
collaboration, innovation, and creativity are
global and immediate in nature.
Promote
global collaborations among
classrooms of the world by involving students in creating their learning space and connecting physical and virtual learning spaces.
Though there can not be a single universal blueprint for designing a collaborative learning space, teachers can use the goal of
global collaboration to inspire
classroom design that allows for connected sharing and learning.
Is it possible to facilitate
collaboration in the
classroom, business and
global community?
A variety of learning experiences using a variety of media — instructor - led training (both
classroom and virtual), Web - based training, performance support (for just - in - time learning), communities of practice — leads to increased learner engagement and builds the technology - mediated
collaboration skills that are so vital in our
global economy.
So as you move forward this school year, please don't hesitate to reach out the the Instructional Technology Specialist in your building and discuss how you could bring a
global collaboration experience into your
classroom.
Through targeted training, an international field experience, and
collaboration with colleagues in other countries, teaching and learning is transformed in their
classrooms, effectively bringing their students onto the
global stage.»
Bringing the world into the
classroom and building
global competency can include the introduction of
global issues curriculum, new World Languages, online
collaboration, youth and teacher exchanges, professional development on international education, video - conferences, etc..
The National Endowment for the Arts document «Preparing 21st Century Students for a
Global Society» states: «
Collaboration is essential in our
classrooms because it is inherent in the nature of how work is accomplished in our civic and workforce lives.
A central theme of the Avenues curriculum is
global collaboration, so our students and teachers love to connect with
classrooms around the world.
Our
classrooms need these devices, not just for research,
collaboration, and motivation, but also to keep up with a
global market and motivate our future engineers to do better.