EDIT 9990 Fall 2008
From MikeOrey
Global Perspectives with Interactive Communications Technology: From Images to Immersion
Mondays, 1:00-4:00pm
EDIT 9990 (41-611)
This class will examine the use of Interactive Communication Technology (ICT) for bringing the world to the classroom. Last fall we looked at how our world view was being embedded in the content we deliver over the web; this fall we will examine how we can bring others' world views to our learners through the web. We will begin with a look at Global Education and we will also examine how we have approached this topic from traditional methods to the Study Abroad experience. The question is how much of the Study Abroad experience can be mediated with web-based technologies? We will try to explore this issue during the semester. The image below shows this perspective.
Plato's Allegory of the Cave serves as a useful starting point to talk about at least one goal of education and specifically, the impact of becoming a more globally oriented person.
Schedule
| Week | Leader | Topic | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1, 18-Aug | Orey | Overview | None |
| Week 2, 25-Aug | Tsao | Global Perspectives | Noel; Nieto; Hanvey; Banks |
| No Class - Labor Day | |||
| Week 3, 8-Sep | Lechner | Meet in CMC at 1:25; More Global | Banks; Wang & Reeves; Le Roux; Lovett |
| Week 4, 15-Sep | May | Transformative Learning | Tsao, et al; Mezirow; Pai |
| Week 5, 22-Sep | Kim | Collaborative Learning | Palmer, et al; Resta & LaFerriere; Slavin |
| Week 6, 29-Sep | Colon | Study Abroad | Kiely; Engle & Engle |
| Week 7, 6-Oct | Lechner | Meet in the 3rd Floor Conference Room in Bank of America Building (Clayton & Lumpkin) Service Learning and Study Abroad | Tonkin (Chp 4-8) |
| Week 8, 13-Oct | Mid Point Project Sharing | None | |
| Week 9, 20-Oct | Tsao | Traditional Global Teaching | Brisco; Babcock; Chen; Frederick |
| Week 10, 27-Oct | Kim | All Text | Abbott, et al; Cifuentes & Shih |
| Week 11, 3-Nov | Squires | 3D Virtual Environments, Telepresense, Augmented Reality | Lu; Ramler |
| Week 12, 10-Nov | May | We will meet online via audio 1-2:30 and then we will meet in the classroom from 3-4. Download and use this system. All Audio | Kraut, et al; Kilgore, et al; Lee, et al First Draft of Paper Due to Peer -- Colon-Tsao; Kim-Lechner; May-Squires |
| Week 13, 17-Nov | Orey | Online Learning Communities | Palloff & Pratt (Chp 1&2); McLoughlin; Peer Feedback Due |
| No Class - Thanksgiving Week | |||
| Week 14, 1-Dec | Colon | Flex Week - Mobile Technology - TBD | TBD |
| Week 15, 10-Dec | Topic | Final Project Presentations | None; Final Papers Due |
Reference
Abbott, L., Austin, R., Mulkeen, A., & Metcalfe, N. (2004). The global classroom: advancing cultural awareness in special schools through collaborative work using ICT. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 12(2), 225-240. AbbottMulkeenMetcalfe.pdf
Babcock, S. (1993, March). The Significance of Cultural Influences within the ESL/EFL Classroom; A Taiwan Experience. Paper presented at the International Conference on Teacher Education in Second Language Teaching, Hong Kong, China. Babcock.pdf
Banks, J. A. (1994). Multicultural Education: Historical Development, Dimensions, & Practice. In J. A. Banks & C. A. McGee Banks (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education (pp. 3-24). New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Banks, J. A. (2008). Diversity, group identity, and citizenship education in a global age. Educational Researcher, 37(3), 129-139.
Brisco, S. (2008). Rand McNally classroom. School Library Journal, 54(4), 86.
Chen, Q. (1994, April). Teaching Business Chinese to College Students: A Course Report. Paper presented at the the Annual Conference on Languages and Communication for World Business and the Professions, Ypsilanti, MI. Chen.pdf
Cifuentes, L. & Shih, Y. C. (1999). Learning How To Teach Online: Preservice Teaching Experiences. Journal of Online Learning, 10(3), 17-19. CifuentesShih.pdf
Engle, L., & Engle, J. (2003). Study Abroad Levels: Toward a Classification of Program Types. Frontiers: International Journal of Study Abroad. Carlisle, PA: Dickinson College.
Frederick, R. (2006). Tapping Into Students' Cultural Identity. Educational Leadership, 63(4), 69-70. frederick.pdf
Hanvey, R. G. (1975). An Attainable Global Perspective. NY: New York Friends Group, Inc. Hanvey.pdf
Kiely, R. (2004). A chameleon with a complex: Searching for transformation in international service-learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 10 (2), 5-20.
Kilgore, R., Chignell, M., & Smith, P. (2003). Spatialized audioconferencing: what are the benefits? In Proceedings of the 2003 Conference of the Centre For Advanced Studies on Collaborative Research. Toronto: IBM Press, 135-144.
Kraut, R. Fussell, S. Brennan, S. Siegel, J. (2002) Understanding effects of proximity on collaboration: Implications for technologies to support remote collaborative work. In Hinds and Kiesler (Eds.) Distributed Work, Cambridge MIT Press.
Lee, M. J. W., McLoughlin, C., & Chan, A. (2008). Talk the talk: Learner-generated podcasts as catalysts for knowledge creation. British Journal of Educational Technology, 39(3), 501-521.
Le Roux, J. (2001). Re-examining global education's relevance beyond 2000. Research in Education, 65, 70-80 Le Roux.pdf
Lovett, C. M. (2008). We Need a New Model of Global Education. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 54(31), A40.
Lu, W., (2004). Building cross-cultural partnerships through the Internet: What works and what doesn’t. Paper presented at World conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications. Lugano, Switzerland. lu.pdf
McLoughlin, C. (1999). Culturally responsive technology use: Developing an on-line community of learners. British Journal of Educational Technology, 30(3), 231-243. McLoughlin.pdf
Nieto, S. (2002). Laguage, culture and teaching: Critical perspectives for a new century. nieto.pdf
Noel, J. (2000). Developing multicultural educators. [7mb, PDF] noel.pdf
Mezirow, J. (1997). Transformative learning: theory to practice. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 74, 5-12
Pai, Y. (1991). Cultural Pluralism, Democracy, and Multicultural Education. In Cassara (Ed.), Theory and Practice of Adult Education. (pp. 11-27).
Palloff, R. M. & Pratt, K. (1999). Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series.
Palmer, G., Peters, R., & Streetman, R. (2003). Cooperative learning. In M. Orey (Ed.), Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology. Retrieved August 7, 2008, from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/
Ramler, S. (2002). Teaching and learning in a global society. Independent School, 61(3), 100-106. Ramler.pdf
Resta, P & LaFerriere, T. (2007). Technology in Support of Collaborative Learning, Educational Psychology Review, 19:65–83.
Slavin, R. E . (1985). Cooperative Learning: Applying contact theory to desegregated schools. Journal of Social Issues, 41(3), 43-62.
Sleeter, C. E., & Grant, C. A. (2003). Making choices for multicultural education: five approaches to race, class, and gender (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley & Sons. sleeter.pdf
Tonkin, H. (Ed.). (2004). Service-learning Across Cultures: Promise and Achievement. NY:IPSI.
Tsao, J., Takahashi, K., Olusesu, J. & Jain, S. (2006). Transformative Learning. In M. Orey (Ed.), Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology. Retrieved August 7, 2008, from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/
Wang, C.M., & Reeves, T. C. (2007). The meaning of culture in online learning: Implications for teaching, learning, and design. In A, Edmundson (Ed.), Globalized E-Learning Cultural Challenges. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.
Evaluation
| Activity | Points |
|---|---|
| Participation | 10 |
| Project Share | 10 |
| Full Draft of Paper | 30 |
| Peer Feedback | 10 |
| Final Paper | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
