Case Studies

Recently, I read about some case studies from the book The Global Educator: Leverage Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching. It was written by Julie Lindsay.
On pages 229-244, multiple case studies were listed. Here are some that were my favorite:

Check out Learning2!

Reading about Case Study 4.2, I have learned that Learning2 is a face to face conference with a focus on using technology to support global learning. Learning2 has allowed global conferences to go on in many countries across the world, including 4 continents. It was developed in 2007. The flaw of this technology is that it is not accessible to every country, therefore leaving a lot of people unable to use its technology. Other than that, it is a great tool for video conferences with people in different countries.

Check out Our Global Friendships!

In Case Study 4.5, Our Global Friendships is a small virtual community of global educators with one common goal: bring together a group of educators to implement global projects with other educators and classrooms. This platform allows a lot of friendships to form and connections to be made all over the world. It is a great way to learn more about diverse parts of other countries and challenges different people face, and allows you to work through solutions to fix them. The downside of Our Global Friendships is that it is not widely known and remains a small active community. However, it is helping the educators who are apart of it and allows them to connect to people all over the world for global learning.