With guest speakers from the Centre for Global Education, we learn how to foster collaborative projects and experiences meant to empower youth around the world to become digitally savvy, caring, and committed global citizens
This episode of Silver Lining for Learning will highlight global education projects and approaches designed and sponsored by the Centre for Global Education (CGE) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In the show, we hear from two teachers in South America as well as Terry Godwaldt, the director of the CGE in Canada, and get their views on how to effectively foster collaborative projects and experiences meant to empower youth around the world to become digitally savvy, caring, and committed global citizens. Using online technology, the goal or mission of those involved in CGE is to connect young people to each other so that they can engage in meaningful projects across Canada and the world that address vital social, cultural, and environmental issues. Started in 2008, the CGE has involved more than 400 different schools from dozens of countries in hundreds of activities and synchronous videoconferencing exchanges. Tune in to learn how to engage students in interdisciplinary, project-based activities in globally significant issues that involve both synchronous and asynchronous exchanges (e.g., discussion boards, writing blogs, global project galleries, project management, etc.). You too can start fostering mutual knowledge and understanding across regions of the world and diverse cultures and languages.