Defense of Innovation for Multimedia Presentation

Jennifer Carbonneau Walden University EDUC-7101-3 Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education June 19, 2011

Defense of Innovation for Multimedia Presentation

Global Collaboration in education is in its infant stages. Various educational institutions and individuals exert effort to connect with schools and classrooms from other geographical locations often much distant from their own. The 2010 Edublog Award winner Global Education Conference demonstrates the growing focus of global approaches to learning and teaching. Their wiki can be found at http://www.globaleducationwiki.com ; and their social network is housed at http://globaleducation.ning.com ; the 2010 Global Education Conference Webinar recordings can be viewed at http://www.globaleducationconference.com/recordings.html . The promise of the diffusion of the innovation of Global Collaboration in Education is rich. By bringing teachers and students together, the world will grow towards a more tolerant, open, and collaborative learning community. This innovation triumphed over my consideration of both mobile devices and social networking, because it promises the greatest shift in learning. Mobile devices and social networking are very specific tools. They are tangible and more readily researchable. It would have been easier to focus my attention on one of the other innovations, but Global Collaboration in Education poises the challenge that in some ways includes the other innovations. Its a mind set that shifts the approach to learning that our society needs. Collaboration is essential to the success a person experiences in their future. Making it global allows for greater significance than a mere classroom activity for a single teacher that you may or may not connect with and with a peer group that you have already passed judgment on. Global Collaboration is bigger than a tool.
It appears that Facilitating Students Global Perspectives: Collaborating with International Partners Using Web 2.0 assessed the consequences that resulted from the use of an innovation in examining changes in students 1) cultural competencies, 2) perceived comfort for engaging

in international collaborations using technology, and 3) perceived knowledge for using technology in their future classrooms. The research indicates that participation in a crosscultural wiki project, which enabled interactions among both local and international peers, was an effective strategy for increasing pre-service teachers cross-cultural awareness and acceptance of differences among others. Comfort with technology and future use in the classroom was also reported as increasing. This study addressed the consequences of preservice teachers collaborating with peers from 5 different countries. With a this pioneer study beginning at the teacher preparatory level, the next phase will need to include students k-12. Teachers are assumed to have the mind set to learn and grow and accept perspectives different from their own, but students have not achieved that level of acceptance especially if they have had little or no opportunities to collaborate with peers from another culture. Global collaboration is a very powerful, promising, innovative approach to education.

Resources
Ertmer, P.A., Newby, T.J., Yu, J.H., Liu, W., Tomory, A., Lee, Y.M., Sendurur, E. & Sendurur, P. Facilitating students global perspectives: Collaborating with international partners using web 2.0 June 15, 2011, from Science Direct: http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/science? _ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6W4X-52Y7DF4-51&_cdi=6554&_user=7754736&_pii=S1096751611000406&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_lis

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