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                                                                      Tag Global Collaborative Research on Diigo flatclassroom_research to share it with others.

                                                                      Chapter 2: 

                                                                      Moving from anecdotal evidence to current research, the flattening of the classroom is not only between students but also incorporates the modern 21st century researcher with unprecedented access to the modern classroom in online and blended environments. Citizen science projects are discussed and new paradigms for research are shared along with current research in global collaboration.

                                                                      Virtual Communications video by Casey Cox

                                                                      This video won the first Flat Classroom project competition and features the two members of the self proclaimed "c" team. Casey in Camilla, Georgia and Cannelle in Bangladesh worked together with an energy and excitement that demonstrated what is possible.

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                                                                      Student Casey Cox
                                                                      Student Cannelle Cuvelier

                                                                      "The common fascination we all share with each other is something valuable."
                                                                      Casey Cox, student 


                                                                      Places

                                                                      Cannelle and Casey's Wiki in the first Flat Classroom Project

                                                                      Projects

                                                                      Shout Citizen Science Tree Banding Project
                                                                      Monarch Butterfly Project
                                                                      NASA Citizen Scientist Projects
                                                                      Science for Citizens

                                                                      Posts

                                                                      • Collaboration: Concept, Power, and Magic by Julie Lindsay
                                                                      • The Classroom is Flat: Teacherpreneurs and the Flat Classroom Kickoff, November 27, 2006 

                                                                      Wireless Connectivity and the Bedouin Life

                                                                      AhmedM made this video for the Flat Classroom project to share how wireless connectivity is effecting his tribe.

                                                                      Find more videos like this on Flat Classroom Project

                                                                      People

                                                                      David Warlick @dwarlick http://davidwarlick.com/2cents
                                                                      Brian Mannix @mannixlab https://sites.google.com/a/greatneck.k12.ny.us/mannixlab
                                                                      Theresa Allen @tdallen5 http://techcsrn.edublogs.org
                                                                      Eva Brown @ebrownorama http://ebrownorama.wordpress.com
                                                                      Dr. Craig Union @craigunion31 http://flatclassrooms.ning.com/profile/CraigUnion
                                                                      Heidi Everett-Cacopardo @hoever81

                                                                      David Warlick, Flat Classroom Keynote 2010-3

                                                                      Projects often have keynotes that speak to the students and make topics current and relevant and provide connection to globally recognized experts.

                                                                      Find more videos like this on Flat Classroom Project

                                                                      Publications

                                                                      Gee, James Paul. New Digital Media and Learning as an Emerging Area and “Worked Examples” as One Way Forward (Scribd Download from the MIT Press.)

                                                                      Dr. Craig Union, "Ethnocentrism and Global Collaboration" 

                                                                      Siemens, G. (2004, December 12). Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age

                                                                      Presentations

                                                                      Flat World, Flat Web, Flat Classrooms
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