In Person: Presenters: Jen Botzojourns, Dr. Martha Richmond & Dr. Joe Mazza
Virtually: Dr. Susan Feibelman, Paul Solarz, Dr. Michael Johanek
HANDOUT LINK: http://goo.gl/Z8LQ4H
Abstract:
How does a hashtag serve as the nexus of a global learning community that invites educators to bring their questions and perspectives to universal inquiry about preparing learners for the demands of an increasingly connected world? Extending place-based practitioner research in U.S. public, charter and independent schools, a team of doctoral students, alumni and faculty from the University of Pennsylvania planned, facilitated and continue to reflect upon a week- long study of innovative education models in Helsinki, Finland (seepennfinn13.wordpress.com). Using multiple lenses, which included instructional innovation, teacher leadership, and home- school partnerships, the team employed social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs, Skype, YouTube and Google Hangouts to engage fellow U.S. and Finnish educators in a ubiquitous dialogue. Site visits were extended through real-time and virtual conversations with educators from K-12 and higher ed institutions. This preliminary exploration has served as a catalyst for partnerships with Finnish educators and serves as a launching pad for further university work. The PennFinn research team will take you inside the synchronistic conversations that emerged through the research trip and sustains the conversation. This initial investigation provides models for today’s university by stepping outside the brick and mortar of classrooms in order to maximize resources (human, virtual, experiential, text-based, etc.) to expand the capacity for collective investigation.
#HETL14 - Learning Across Platforms & Landscapes: Using Social Media to Study the Finnish Edu System
1. Jennifer Botzojourns, Dr. Martha Richmond & Dr. Joe Mazza
PennGSE’s Mid Career Doctoral Program in Ed Leadership
June 1, 2014 – Anchorage, Alaska #HETL14
Learning Across Platforms & Landscapes
Using Social Media as a Tool to Explore the Finnish Edu System
#pennfinn13
2. #pennfinn13 team5 doctoral students, 1 program alumni, 2 connected educators & the program director
(Superintendents, principals, directors, University professors & middle school teachers)
36. Knapp hosted Koulumestari 6/12/13
Start of global partnerships, PLCs
Potluck Breakfast
Afterschool Parent Q & A Session
Informal dinners
Implications for further connections with stakeholders
37. For more information
Visit pennfinn13.wordpress.com for blogs on student voice,
21st century learning, assessment, cultural competency,
culture, family engagement, leadership, mobile learning, schol
design, teacher and leader preparation and more.
Visit facebook.com/pennfinn13 for pictures, resources,
agendas, contacts and presentation slides from our trip.
38. Questions / Implications
For people who may attend college
For students currently attending college
For those teaching at the college level
For those already using Twitter and other
social media
How does this affect global education?
How do evolving technologies redefine the
landscape of education?
How might a hashtag at the top of the
syllabus evolve participation?