It’s always nice to know the results of a videoconference. Last week I got this email from the teacher at St. Joseph High School who participated in the GNG videoconference with students in Haiti. What an amazing experience that was! Videoconference was good, some technical difficulties because Haiti is having power issues but that only […]
Lit Review: This is a post in a series focusing on the research studies on videoconferencing. Morrison, J., & Macquart, D. (2006). World’s youth connect through Global Nomads Group: An interview with GNG’s David Macquart. Innovate, 2(4). Author: Morrison, J and Macquart, D Title of article: World’s youth connect through Global Nomads Group: An interview […]
As part of the Jazz workshop today, we connected to Global Nomads Group for a simulation of their Pulse programs. As our participants interacted, the facilitators chatted in Skype about the good facilitation skills that Chris modeled during the program. Here are some of the things we noticed: Asking a question of all the sites, […]
Most of you reading this blog are already familiar with Global Nomads. If you missed the Project UGANDA programs this past spring, check out the videos they’ve posted online. Showing a bit of this in a workshop would be a great way to introduce teachers to the power of videoconferencing.
Another day of Jazz, and great learning happening. It’s so neat to see the progress of the participants and their new found comfort with videoconferencing and collaborative web tools. Today’s hit was definitely Flickr, with participants naming pictures and writing captions beneath them. My group in particular sure had a lot of fun with this […]
Today Global Nomads connected three schools from the United States, Texas, New York and Missouri to students in Mozambique. Polycom helped to sponsor this incredible connection. This videoconference series in March and April of 2006 brings the world’s youth face-to-face with their peers in Mozambique to discuss and learn about their respective cultures. Here are […]
I’ve been attending the 10th Anniversary COIL Conference and reflecting on and processing what I’m learning on my blog. I’m comparing and contrasting COIL to the work that I did supporting collaborative videoconference projects at the K12 level from 1998-2011, as documented on this blog. In this post, I want to share some of the ideas that I gained […]
This blog post is a supplement to my presentation at the annual Andrews University Teaching and Learning Conference. Description: Break down the walls of your classroom and bring global engaging learning experiences to your students. Why? The benefits are engaging learning experiences for your students. Collaborate with teachers to design powerful collaborative projects. Come learn about tools […]
I participated in the 123VC: Jazzing Up Your Curriculum workshop from 2005-2010. It continues under the stellar leadership of Ken Conn. This workshop has been an amazing experience, year after year. I decided to collect all of my posts related to this workshop in one location for each access. Philosophy of the Jazz Community 123VC Jazz Wins the […]
Note: This post is written from my role as a member of the TWICE CAPspace and Read Around the Planet Committee. Yesterday (December 1) registration opened for Read Around the Planet 2011. As you prepare to register, be careful of these top five Read Around the Planet pitfalls. 5. Procrastinate until the last minute. Verification […]
