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ERIC Number: EJ699006
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jul
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0738-0569
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Constructing Meaning in a Technology-Rich, Global Learning Environment
Gibson, Ian W.
Computers in the Schools, v22 n1-2 p169-182 Jul 2005
This paper introduces the Global Forum on School Leadership (GFSL) as a Type II application of interactive computing technology suitable for 21st century learners, teachers, and school leaders. Simply put, the concept of the GFSL brings together learners who share a common goal, a common subject area, or a common profession, and encourages them to interact and learn together. Among the many differences that learners bring to the learning task, the one central and very obvious difference upon which the GFSL depends is culture. In the example presented here, the GFSL creates a learning partnership between a class of neophyte school leaders enrolled in a school leader preparation program in the United States and a similar class of students enrolled in a school leader preparation program in Australia (it could be anywhere else in the world). The discussion begins with a focus on the evolution of technology use in schools and the related evolution of learning in technologically rich environments.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; United States
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