For my final blog post, I wanted to further explore some of the case studies that I read in my course text, The Global Educator by Julie Lindsay, last week. There were 10 different case studies found on pages 229-244. While reading through all of the case studies, there were two that I wanted to …
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Virtual Reality in the Classroom?
Virtual reality “is a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. Applications of virtual reality can include entertainment and educational purposes. Other, distinct types of VR style technology include augmented reality and mixed reality”, according to Wikipedia. Personally, I have never experienced virtual reality, but I have seen …
Out of Eden Walk Explorations
This week I visited the Out of Eden Walk. This was a particularly fun assignment and I found it extremely informative and interesting. While exploring this site, I decided to visit different places and milestones and read more about them. Specifically, in Chapter 3: Autumn Wars, found on the main page, I first explored Milestone …
Be Prepared and Have a Purpose
In this week’s reading of Julie Lindsay’s The Global Educator, the norms of online global collaboration are evaluated. There are 8 norms discussed, but in this post I will be focusing on the first two. The first is to be prepared and the second is to have a purpose. According to the text, “The Norms …
Google Map of My Dream Trip
This week’s blog post is a reflection on what I have learned so far throughout taking this online course. One of our latest assignments was based off of Google Maps. We had to create our own map of any location of our choice. I chose to make a map of destinations in Italy because my …
Skype in the Classroom
Throughout the duration of this course, I have learned so many new digital tools and have been enlightened by different global perspectives in the classroom. Although, I am not an education major I still find that what I have learned so far, is useful and helpful information to me as a communications major. One of …
Different Cultures on TV
This week I watched and analyzed the cultural aspects of an episode of a foreign TV show, that streams on HBO, called My Brilliant Friend. This show is entirely in Italian and I watched it with English subtitles. The show takes place in Naples, Italy in the 1950s, post World War II. It follows the …
The Incredible Twitterverse
For multiple weeks now, I have been heavily using and developing my PLN on Twitter for my college course that explores multiple digital web tools. I have thoroughly enjoyed using my Twitter for this course, so far. I think that it is a fun and great way to learn from others who share interests with …
How Would You Impact Global Learning?
While reading Chapter 4 of Julie Lindsay’s ‘The Global Educator’, Lindsay discusses multiple ways an educator, or any person in general, can make an impact on Global Learning. Some of the main ideas were: personal awareness, being a good role model, being ready for transformation, engagement, and open-mindedness. These are all impacts on students or …
What’s In Your Digital Toolbox?
As discussed in ‘The Global Educator’ written by Julie Lindsay, there are many different tools that educators utilize in the classroom. This is referenced as the ‘Global Educator’s Toolbox’. These tools can be used for anything ranging from scheduling to collaborating to communicating in the classroom. Some of the tools, overall, include Skype, Remind, Twitter, …