Online Global Collaboration Taxonomy Julie Lindsay from “The Global Educator”
| Level 1
Online interactions |
To share online learning environment activities and expand communication from local to global through online digital platforms |
Blog posts and comments (class and individual Posting digital artifacts for others to view and comment on |
| Level 2
Real encounters |
To connect in real time to external learners and experts
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Skype interactions Google Hangouts Video conferencing Online chats |
| Level 3
Online Learning |
To encourage learning through digital interaction and sharing of digital artifacts
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Online communities to support curriculum objectives May be localized or more global May be student or teacher led MOOCs, discussions, sharing multimedia |
| Level 4
Communities of Practice |
Designed for specific learning objectives where students initiate or join deeper learning collaboratives Foster online global collaborative practices that may be teacher or student led |
Global collaborative practices |
| Level 5
Learning Collaborations |
Fosters learner autonomy for online global collaboration
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Extended collaborative communities |