Australia/Sydney-based award winning educator, Chris Betcher, talks about the long-term advantages for students of connecting and collaborating globally. He includes footage from his students today who worked on global projects over 10 years ago and the impact this had on their lives and future careers.
This keynote was produced for the Flat Classroom Project 12-2, November 2012.
http://fcp12-2.flatclassroomproject.org/Keynote
Chris Betcher: http://www.chrisbetcher.com http://twitter.com/betchaboy
I agree with some of these reasons - there are two mains issues - 1) lack of good quality e-books (in other words 'e-books' that are really PDF format with limited hyperlinking, interaction and social media 2) a lack of vision amongst teachers to encourage students to write their OWN text books.
The Rational Path – Based on the understanding of learning, teaching, and curriculum.
The Emotional Path – The development of relationships and trust within our organizations.
The Organizational Path – Structure, policies and procedures of our schools.
The Family Path – The importance of parental engagement