Global Collaboration

Q1 What is a Global Collaborator? Active Listening

20. Global Collaboration

Part 3 Active Listening

Step 1. The Importance of Active Listening Skills

  • Are you listening or do you hear me?
    • What is the difference between active listening and just hearing?
  • Global citizens have to be able to communicate effectively with different types of people. Review the slide deck to learn some talk moves and active listening strategies you can use to strengthen your communication skills.  Explore the listening skills by reviewing the Slideshow for Speaking and Listening.
  • Check out these resources from MindTools for more information about active listening or to see the skill represented as an infographic: 
  • Discuss the speaking and listening strategies presented in the slide deck and additional resources with your shoulder partner.
    • What does effective communication look like?
    • What does effective communication sound like?



Step 2. Test It Out

Put your communication skills to the test by determining if the communication scenarios are effective or ineffective.

20.Q1 Teamwork

20.Q1 Your Tools 

20.Q1 Student Checklist

  

20.Q1 Teacher Guide

 

MITECS  Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and

ISTE Standards for Students

1. Empowered Learner
a. Articulate and set personal learning goals, developing strategies leveraging technology to achieve them, and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes
d. Understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies

2. Digital Citizen
a. Cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world
b. Engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices

3. Knowledge Constructor
c. Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts or solving authentic problems
d. Build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and

7. Global Collaborator
a. Use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures

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