240:245 and 240:186g
Dates: February 19 - February 28, 2011
Students will be attending the "Flat Classroom" Conference, which is a unique limited-seating conference including students and educators to envision the future of education as they use leading technology tools such as wikis, blogs, social networking and multi-media storytelling. The conference is diverse in participation while allowing smaller groups with leading world-class presenters in a "flattened" environment where virtual participants join in the conversation from remote corners of the world.
Educators will leave the conference understanding how to collaborate globally and with contacts in hand to start projects. Students will leave the conference with leadership skills, technology skills, presentation skills, and a better unedrstanding of diverse cultures and collaboration.
http://flatclassroomproject.net
http://bit.ly/bySRGg
Beijing (formerly called Peking, Beiping, Dadu, Jingcheng, and Yanjing in different periods of Chinese history) is the capital city of the People's Republic of China. It is also the nation's political and cultural hub. Additionally, it is the focal point for the country's transportation, scientific and technological development, education and communication. Its present-day population is over eleven million, thus,it is the second largest city in China.
Beijing is universally acknowledged for its rich history and cultural development. It is also recognized as a modern international metropolis full of energy and vitality. It is located on the northwest part of Huabei Campagna (the North China Plain) about 150 kilometers (93 miles) west of the Bohai Sea. It has been the capital city of many dynasties in Chinese history. The city's grid pattern and original walls were first laid down in the 13th century when it was called Khanbalik, the capital city of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). It was razed, rebuilt and named Beijing by the Han Chinese rulers of the subsequent Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It also served as capital city of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Faculty Leader
Leigh Edward Zeitz, Ph. D.
The UNI Intructional Technology students will participate in the conference as instructional design and development consultants. The educators and students attending the conference will be divided into groups. The UNI students will be dispersed among the groups and support the lesson development.
The lesson development will be global as well. Participants will partner with schools from arouns the world. The lesson development team in Beijing will work on their lessons by day and then "pass it off" to schools on the other side of the world to continue with the development. Students will experience the 24/7 creation opportunities that are available in an interconnected world.
UNI student participation at the Flat Classroom Conference will be limited to Instructional Technology masters students as well as undergraduate Educational Technology minors. These students must have successfully completed program courses involving instructional design and development. They must also complete and application process involving writing an essay about what they hope to learn at the Flat Classroom Conference.
Students will be staying at the Zhejiang Hotel during Conference
http://www.chinadiscounthotel.com/beijing/zhejiang-hotel/hotel.html
Other possible accomodations for rest of program
