{"id":408,"date":"2012-02-27T19:51:42","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T19:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=408"},"modified":"2012-02-27T19:51:42","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T19:51:42","slug":"collaborative-networkingcollaboration-between-with-students-educators-leaderslocallyregionallynationallyglobally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=408","title":{"rendered":"Collaborative Networking
Collaboration between & with Students, Educators, Leaders
Locally~Regionally~Nationally~Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"

27 February 2012
\npost by Robert Price<\/p>\n

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\nCollaborative Networking<\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>between us in pairs, groups, schools, and global networks
\n<\/em>Collaborative Networking is one of\u00a0Thinking Schools Ethiopia’s Six Starting Points of Thinking<\/a>\u00a0which includes reflective questioning; thinking skills; visual mapping; collaborative networking; developing dispositions; and structuring environment. This blog posting will explore Collaborative Networking.<\/p>\n

The techniques for cooperative learning are many and there are many models for establishing collaborative\u00a0groups, classrooms and schools. The research on cooperative learning in school and the need\u00a0for high quality collaborative groups in the work place connect to the recent evolution of social\u00a0networking through new technologies as learners engage other learners around the globe. Collaborative Networking (i.e. collaborative learning at all levels) can greatly change the success of students, educators and the community as thinkers and learners. It is sustainable and a low cost high impact methodology – a transformative design. Like all implementations aiming for sustainable success: whole school implementation with a goal of mastery is important if not vital. \u00a0In this post we’ll briefly look at collaborative networking from within the classroom to whole school to global including:<\/p>\n