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Flat Classroom Workshop, Hong Kong, September 2009

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Workshop Leaders: Julie Lindsay and Kim Cofino

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Workshop Wiki: http://hkworkshop09.flatclassroomproject.org/

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Workshop Ning: http://flatclassroomconference.ning.com/

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Prior to Workshop:
- Join Flat Classroom Workshop Wiki (http://hkworkshop09.flatclassroomproject.org/) and Flat Classroom Conference Ning (http://flatclassroomconference.ning.com/)
- Review teams and make virtual connections with team members
- Review Action Project material and collect resources to use

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DayStartEndPrimary TopicLive Participant InvolvementVirtual Participant Involvement

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Thursday
Sept 17
14:30:0015:15:00Ice Breaker: Cultural Scavenger HuntParticipants (students and teachers) for Flat Classroom Workshop meet prior to main conference opening.
First activity provides an opportunity for everyone to explore cultural similarities and differences and 'break the ice'.
Cultural Scavenger Hunt completed online via Google form prior to Workshop

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15:15:0016:30:00Action Project Kickoff: Team Meet, Greet and Action (Investigate)Teams meet (real and virtual). Participants introduced to Web 2.0 tools for action and to main theme: "Digital Divide" - Key questions include - What is it?, How does it affect you? How does it affect learning? How can we get around this? How can we solve it? How are tools changing our learning environment?
Action project started - investigation
Research strategies using Web 2.0 and other tools
Team wikis started with initial ideas and research
Reflection blog post on Ning
Interaction with real participants via backchannel and uStream.

Prior to Workshop and on this day: Add ideas and resources to team wiki

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16:30:0017:00:00Telling your story with a compelling presentationKim shows participants how to use multimedia and Creative Common licensed resources to create powerful presentations

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17:00:0017:30:00Team workFinal team brainstorm and documentation of ideas

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18:00:0018:35:00Join main conference strand for opening of 21C@HKJulie and Kim present introduction to Flat Classroom Workshop at opening

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18:35:0019:25:00Opening Keynote: Wes FryerWorkshop participants stay with main conference strand for the opening keynote

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19:30:0020:30:00Dinner and homeDinner provided for all student Workshop attendees. (International students picked up by host families for the night)

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Friday
Sept 18
08:30:0009:30:00Keynote 2: Bruce DixonWorkshop participants attend keynoteInteraction with real participants via backchannel and uStream.

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09:30:0010:00:00The perfect pitch: Selling your vision to stakeholdersWorkshop and pitch preparation (Research, Design, Plan). Participants will research, design and plan a 'pitch' showing an idea that will impact positively on the digital divide somewhere and somehow around the world. Julie is joined virtually by Vicki Davis and talks about the process and expectation of pitch delivery.Interaction with real participants via backchannel and uStream.

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10:00:0010:50:00Preparing pitchParticipants work on their 'pitch' of a connected classroom project on the Digital Divide theme.via backchannel and wiki

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11:00:0011:45:00Flat Classroom Team Pitch Presentation
(Parallel session 2)
Flat Classroom strand and main conference joint session where teams 'pitch' their ideas for review and feedback (Parallel Session 2 on main program)
Teams will present their proposed Digital Divide solution to groups of main conference strand participants. Each group will provide feedback to the students using the judging rubric. Each team will receive 3 rubric-based reviews.
Submitted for program:
This is an opportunity to interact with the Flat Classroom Workshop strand. Educators are invited to review teams after listening to their ideas. This a 21st Century 'flat' learning experience where adults and students are learning together.
Participants in the Flat Classroom Workshop will join with a group of main conference educators. In this session workshop teams of 3-4 will 'pitch' their ideas for solutions to the main theme of the 'digital divide'. Educators will provide feedback with rubric-based criteria and help teams work towards the next stage of project development. The pitch in this session will be largely verbal with possibly some images to support the argument presented.
The Flat Classroom Workshop will have 10 teams and therefore need a minimum of 20 educators to attend this session (10 groups of 2) in order to provide review.
Add comments to the team wiki and start discussions in the discussion tab on the wiki.

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12:00:0012:45:00Lunch

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12:45:0013:15:00Artifact Creation and multimedia tools Kim talks about creating final presentations using available multimedia tools (Web 2.0 and more)

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13:15:0013:30:00Digital storytelling for successJulie talks about digital storytelling as a powerful communication medium when pitching to an audience

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13:30:0014:30:00Keynote 3: Robyn TreyvaudWorkshop participants attend keynote

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14:30:0016:15:00Teams work on presentationTeams have 2 hours to work on their final pitch presentations. They will have 3 min. per team only in the next session to present their idea using all team members and multimedia. This time will be spent collecting more resources and creating an effective presentation, and rehearsing this to be within the time limit. Presentations are to be placed on the team wiki.Participants available in real time can interact and provide resources and feedback leading to the final pitch presentation.

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16:30:0017:15:00Flat World Solutions to Digital Divide Problems
(Parallel session 3)
Educators in the main conference strand are invited to hear and review Flat Classroom Workshop presentations. Teams will showcase their final ideas and pitches via a multimedia presentation. Presentations will pitch the teams' solution to an identified 'digital divide' problem. Solutions will have been developed by teams made up of workshop participants as well as global team members and expert advisors.
A highlight of this session is the opportunity for the audience (local and global) to vote on the best three presentations. These featured teams will then move into Strand 1 on Saturday where they prepare a 'F.L.A.T.' (Flat Learning Action Talk) to be presented in the Flat Classroom Closing Session.
via backchannel and Ustream including voting

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17:30:0020:30:00Flat Classroom Workshop Dinner and HK sightseeing tripCelebrate our new learning community as we get to know each other better during this social activity

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Saturday
Sept 19
08:30:0009:30:001. Top 3 successful teams acknowledged
2. Reflection on Day 2 and blogging to Ning
3. Explanation of program for Day 3
Workshop participants reflect on Day 2 experiences

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09:30:0013:30:00STRAND 1: Flat Learning Action TalkFlat Classroom Strand 1, top 3 teams spend Saturday developing a "F.L.A.T." (Flat Learning Action Talk) based on their 'Digital Divide' theme to bring forward to the world and to share with the audience at the Saturday afternoon closing. This will include a final multimedia artifact that includes outsourced media from the virtual team members, as well as a verbal presentation. Length: 5 min maxProvide feedback and input to final product. Must send outsourced clips for inclusion - video/audio/images

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09:30:0013:30:00STRAND 2: Web 2.0 in Education - Bridging the Digital DivideRemaining participants work on a short piece of multimedia based on a topic chosen by each team.
Focus and Criteria: It must be a personal response to the workshop, it must include multimedia from the virtual participants as well as from the workshop and surrounds eg FC Workshop and 21st century learning, Digital Citizenship, Web 2.0 tools for education, how the digital divide affects learning, Why is it important to be a networked learner? How can these experiences change the way we understand school? etc

Teams will be merged to form larger collections. 3 teams for 2 min piece, or 1 large team for a 6 min piece.

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09:30:0010:00:00STRAND 2:
Designing and planning the presentation
Participants meet to discuss the main focus of their multimedia, all team members will contribute but work will need to be divided into smaller chunks
- The group must develop a common storyboard and split tasks according to needs
- At least one clip is to be outsourced to a virtual team member
Provide outsourced clips - video/audio/images

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10:00:0012:00:00STRAND 2:
Creating the presentation
In smaller groups, students collect and create media needed to put together the finished product. Editing and compilation going on at the same time
Students may also get input from teachers attending the conference - quotes, video clips, feedback

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11:45:0012:30:00Lunch

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12:30:0001:45:00STRAND 1 and 2Finalising presentations ready for closing

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01:45:0002:00:00Pack up room and move to GymRestore workshop room to order and move to gym to prepare for pesentation

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02:00:0002:30:00Rehearsal in GymPresentation rehearsal

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15:00:0015:30:00Flat Classroom Workshop ClosingThis will be a participant-led closing event showcasing the work of the Flat Classroom Workshop and 'flat' learning modes.
Introduction: 5 min
Strand 1 Teams present "F.L.A.T." talks: 3 x teams, 5 min each (15 min total)
Strand 2 teams present multimedia: (5 min total)
Closing: 5 min
Watch via uStream, participate in backchannel

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