Flat Classroom Workshop 2010 ACTION PROJECT MICDS, St Louis Julie Lindsay http:// flatclassroomworkshop2010.flatclassroompro ject.org
Flat Classroom Workshop 2010ACTION PROJECT
MICDS, St LouisJulie Lindsayhttp://flatclassroomworkshop2010.flatclassroomproject.org
Project Challenge: Opening Up Education
The World Is OpenWE-ALL-LEARN
Quote from Curtis Bonk:
“It is in this age [of web tools] that millions, if not billions of people can read, define, and share a new idea or opinion. Such collaborations will undoubtedly result in a wave of innovations and inventions not before possible. Creativity for the masses, by the masses”
The World is Open, Pg 36
Collaboration
The World is Flat (Friedman) collaboration leads to economic competitiveness
Globalization 3.0 allows individuals to participate, pool knowledge skills and ides and create new product
Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (Tapscott)
The power of emerging collaborative technologies such as the wiki
“Our learning futures rest not only on the
realization that collaboration is not
simply an empowering engine for economic
expansion made possible by Globalization 3.0, but
also the gains in education that underpin
the economic ones” The World
is Open, pg 273
The Challenge …………..
To create a ‘new’ lesson or assignment or project that
opens new opportunities and ‘flattens’ the
classroom walls through local or global
collaboration, and is scaffolded by emerging
technologies.
The Process
Discuss, reflect in teams
Explore new tools and methods
Imagine the future
Create new learning experiences
Pitch team ideas for feedback
Refine ideas
Team presentation, use of multimedia
“Learn by doing……let’s CREATE the future not just talk about it!”
Project PhasesInvestigate/ResearchDesign - Generation of Ideas (Ideation)Analysis - feedbackAction PlanningCreatePresent
Brainstorming Phase
Coming up with ideas
Three Phases:1.Generation of ideas (Ideation)
2.Analyses
3.Action Planning
Our “Problem”Investigate: What is a challenging topic that can support a global collaboration?How can we join multi-cultural classrooms and effectively design a meaningful project?
•……Brainstorm•……Analyze•……Plan
Phases of Brainstorming
Select 2 recorders: wiki and other method
Join the wiki: http://flatclassroomworkshop2010.flatclassroomproject.org/
Find your team wiki and start taking notes
Rules of Brainstorming: IdeationGenerate as many ideas as possibleDon’t judge, DON’T CRITICIZE!Think creatively, BE WILDCombine and adjust ideas
Expand, delete, consolidate, substitute, reverse, make analogies, make problem bigger or smaller
Brainstorm responses Recorders note EVERYTHING!
Discuss terms that are unclearGOAL: AS MANY IDEAS AS POSSIBLE
Our “Problem”Investigate: What is a challenging topic that can support a global collaboration?How can we join multi-cultural classrooms and effectively design a meaningful project?
•……Brainstorm•……Analyze•……Plan
AnalysisHow will you pick the best ideas?What are your criteria for selection?Select three ideas that are your best
Outline steps needed to implement List forces (situations, people, events) that work
for or against implementation of the eventsGOAL: Selection of ONE idea that will be your group’s focus! Start thinking of a name!
BackchannelJumps InHere!
Our “Problem”Investigate: What is a challenging topic that can support a global collaboration?How can we join multi-cultural classrooms and effectively design a meaningful project?
•……Brainstorm•……Analyze•……Plan
PlanGo to your team wiki pagePlan by completing the formPlan your pitch
… Each person should speak about the topic idea
… Name of project … Summary of project … Getting ready for your pitch
Telling your story with a compelling presentation